“American Me” quotes

“When we were kids, belonging felt good. But having respect, that feels even better.”
Steve Wilcox - Young JD

“La Eme took a long time earning the respect in this place, and if we wanna keep it, we gotta show some class.”
Edward James Olmos - Montoya Santana

“Whatever we had, we gave it away.”
Edward James Olmos - Montoya Santana

“- Puppet: I heard about what happened. I'm sorry, Santana. Mi carnalito, he messed up.
- Montoya Santana: It wasn't his fault, ese. It was all American beef. When they wanna pop you they're gonna pop you.”
Danny De La Paz - Puppet
Edward James Olmos - Montoya Santana

“Blaming my father for everything I did, isn't that the life of every kid?”
Edward James Olmos - Montoya Santana