Robert De Niro movie quotes

“- Neil McCauley: I have one where I'm drowning. And I gotta wake myself up and start breathing or I'll die in my sleep.
- Lt. Vincent Hanna: You know what that's about?
- Neil McCauley: Yeah. Having enough time.”

Robert De Niro - Neil McCauley
Al Pacino - Lt. Vincent Hanna

“- Deirdre: What exactly were you doin' back here?
- Sam: Lady, I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of.”

Natascha McElhone - Deirdre
Robert De Niro - Sam

“They're war slogans. We remember the slogans, we can't even remember the fucking wars. You know why? That's show business. Naked girl covered in Napalm. 'V for Victory'. Five Marines raising the flag. You remember the picture 50 years from now, you'll have forgotten the war. The Gulf War, smart bomb falling down a chimney. 2500 missions a day,...” (continue)(continue reading)

Robert De Niro - Conrad Brean

“- Jonathan Mardukas: There's good and bad everywhere, don't you think?
- Jack Walsh: Eh, well, I'd say there's bad everywhere. Good I don't know about.”
Charles Grodin - Jonathan Mardukas
Robert De Niro - Jack Walsh

“Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.”
Robert De Niro - Rupert Pupkin

“No matter how big a guy might be, Nicky would take him on. You beat Nicky with fists, he comes back with a bat. You beat him with a knife, he comes back with a gun. And if you beat him with a gun, you better kill him, because he'll keep comin' back and back until one of you is dead.”
Robert De Niro - Sam "Ace" Rothstein

“The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.”
Robert De Niro - Lorenzo

“- Rodrigo Mendoza: Father, I've come to ask you to bless me.
- Father Gabriel: No. If you're right, you'll have God's blessing. If you're wrong, my blessing won't mean anything.”
Robert De Niro - Rodrigo Mendoza
Jeremy Irons - Father Gabriel

“We want to hurt no one! We're here for the bank's money, not your money. Your money is insured by the federal government, you're not gonna lose a dime! Think of your families, don't risk your life. Don't try and be a hero!”

Robert De Niro - Neil McCauley

“- Detective Belsik: There were people who saw him.
- Lorenzo: Well, they're wrong. He don't know nothin'.
- Detective Belsik: Listen, Mr. Anello, we could do things the nice way or we could do things the hard way. Alright?”

Mitch Kolpan - Detective Belsik
Robert De Niro - Lorenzo

“War is no game, Peter. Only kids and fools and generals think that. War hurts and kills and is misery.”
Robert De Niro - Ed

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
Robert De Niro - Ed

“You don’t go to war with family.”
Robert De Niro - Ed

“During peace talks, you need someone neutral to mediate, otherwise it just breaks down to yelling.”
Robert De Niro - Ed

“Nowadays, young people, they don't know who Jimmy Hoffa was. They don't have a clue. I mean, maybe they know that he disappeared or something, but that's about it. But back then, there wasn't nobody in this country who didn't know who Jimmy Hoffa was.”
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran

“- Jimmy Hoffa: In a war, you go from point A to point B. Sometimes, you spill a little beer along the way. That philosophy make sense to you?
- Frank Sheeran: Sure does.”
Al Pacino - Jimmy Hoffa
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran

“- Jimmy Hoffa: You wanna be a part of this fight?
- Frank Sheeran: Yes, I do, sir.
- Jimmy Hoffa: Would you like to be a part of this history?
- Frank Sheeran: Yes, I would. Whatever you need me to do, I'm available.”
Al Pacino - Jimmy Hoffa
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran

“- Arthur Fleck: Murray, one small thing?
- Murray Franklin: Yeah?
- Arthur Fleck: When you bring me out, can you introduce me as Joker?”
Joaquin Phoenix - Arthur Fleck
Robert De Niro - Murray Franklin

“November is the cruelest month of the year.”
Robert De Niro - Alfredo Berlinghieri

“- Alfredo Berlinghieri: Where's my father's gun?
- Olmo Dalco: I have hidden it.
- Alfredo Berlinghieri: You'd better be careful. If you don't use it, it gets rusty.”
Robert De Niro - Alfredo Berlinghieri
Gérard Depardieu - Olmo Dalcò

“- Regina: Make me cum. Make me cum. Make me cum.
- Alfredo Berlinghieri: Come on, you can't cum. An elephant couldn't make you cum.
- Regina: All I need is a real man!”
Laura Betti - Regina
Robert De Niro - Alfredo Berlinghieri

“You made me wait 30 years to prove to the world I could kick your ass! And that's what I'm going to do, kick your ass!”

Robert De Niro - Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen

“- Gil Renard: Don't you talk back to me. You show me some respect. Without people like me, you're nothing. We're the ones that get you your 40 fuckin' million!
- Bobby Rayburn: Look, what do you want?
- Gil Renard: What do I want? I want every time they think of you they're gonna think of me.”

Robert De Niro - Gil Renard
Wesley Snipes - Bobby Rayburn

“You should feel nothing but great about what you've done, and I'd hate to see you let anyone take that away from you.”

Robert De Niro - Ben

She told me on her deathbed: “you get back out there again”.
Robert De Niro - Dick Kelly