“Goodfellas” quotes
(1990)
Martin Scorsese
directed this movie
in 1990
Title Goodfellas
Year 1990
Director Martin Scorsese
Genre Drama, Crime, Thriller, Biography
Year 1990
Director Martin Scorsese
Genre Drama, Crime, Thriller, Biography
Plot – Henry Hill was born to an Irish father and a Sicilian mother. He's just a teenager when he joins the "little mafia" of the slums of New York. There, a powerful Irish man called James Conway protects him and introduces him to a gang specialized in thefts, extortions and contraband that soon becomes his real family. He obeys without discussing his bosses James Conway, Tommy DeVito and Paul Cicero, who soon show to be able to kill ferociously. In particular Tommy, apparently so good-natured, often transforms into a bloodthirsty maniac, ready to kill not only enemies, but also an unlucky waiter who irritated him.
All actors – Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Chuck Low, Frank DiLeo, Henny Youngman, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, Suzanne Shepherd, Debi Mazar, Margo Winkler, Welker White, Jerry Vale, Julie Garfield, Christopher Serrone, Elaine Kagan, Beau Starr, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Imperioli, Robbie Vinton, Johnny Williams, Daniel P. Conte, Tony Conforti, Frank Pellegrino, Ronald Maccone, Tony Sirico, Joe D'Onofrio, Steve Forleo, Richard Dioguardi, Frank Adonis, John Manca, Joseph Bono, Katherine Wallach, Mark Evan Jacobs, Angela Pietropinto, Marianne Leone, Marie Michaels, LoNardo, Melissa Prophet, Illeana Douglas, Susan Varon, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Clem Caserta, Samuel L. Jackson, Fran McGee, Paul Herman, Edward McDonald, Edward Hayes, Daniela Barbosa, Gina Mattia, Joel Calendrillo, Anthony Valentin, Edward D. Murphy, Michael Citriniti, Peter Hock, Erasmus C. Alfano, John Di Benedetto, Manny Alfaro, Thomas Lowry, Margaret Smith, Richard Mullally, Frank Albanese, Paul McIsaac, Bob Golub, Louis Eppolito, Tony Lip, Mikey Black, Peter Cicale, Anthony Powers, Vincent Pastore, Anthony Alessandro, Victor Colicchio, Mike Contessa, Philip Suriano, Paul Mougey, Norman Barbera, Anthony Polemeni, James Quattrochi, Lawrence Sacco, Dino Laudicina, Thomas E. Camuti, Andrew Scudiero, Irving Welzer, Jesse Kirtzman, Russell Halley, Spencer Bradley, Bob Altman, Joanna Bennett, Gayle Lewis, Gaetano Lisi, Luke Walter, Ed Deacy, Larry Silvestri, John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia, Vito Picone, Janis Corsair, Frank Aquilino, Lisa Dapolito, Michael Calandrino, Vito Antuofermo, Vito Balsamo, Peter Fain, Vincent Gallo, Gaetano LoGiudice, Garry Pastore, Nicole Burdette, Stella Keitel, Dominique DeVito, Michaelangelo Graziano, Paula Kcira, Nadine Kay, Tony Ellis, Peter Onorati, Jamie De Roy, Joel Blake, H. Clay Dear, Thomas Hewson, Gene Canfield, Margaux Guerard, Violet Gaynor, Tobin Bell, Berlinda Tolbert, Nancy Cassaro, Adam Wandt, Joe Gioco, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Alyson Jones, Ruby Gaynor, Bo Dietl, Steve Baker, Linda Carola, Anthony Caso, George G. Colucci, Matthew T. Gitkin, Richard Goteri, Debbee Hinchcliffe, Al Jolson, Anibal O. Lleras, Charles Pendelton, Jeffrey Rollins, Barry Squitieri, Drew Stanley, Frank Stellato, Billy L. Sullivan, Nick Vallelonga
show all“Goodfellas” Quotes 26 quotes
“Killing's got to be accepted. Murder was the only way that everybody stayed in line. You got out of line, you got whacked. Everybody knew the rules.”
“For as long as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster. To me that was better than being president of the United States. To be a gangster was to own the world.”
“She'll never divorce him. She'll kill him but she won't divorce him.”
“I got enough to worry about getting whacked on the street! I gotta come home for this? I should fucking kill you!”
“- Paul Cicero: You know anything about this fucking restaurant business?
- Sonny Bunz: He knows everything about it. I mean, he's in the joint 24 hours a day. I mean, another fucking few minutes, he could be a stool, that's how often he's in there.”“To become a member of a crew you've got to be one hundred per cent Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they...” (continue)(continue reading)
“Saturday night was for wives, but Friday night at the Copa was always for the girlfriends.”
“In prison, dinner was always a big thing. We had a pasta course and then we had a meat or fish. Paulie did the prep work. He was doing a year for contempt, and he had this wonderful system for doing the garlic. He used a razor, and he used to slice it so thin that he used to liquefy in the pan with just a little oil. It was a very good system.”
“I settle down with a nice girl every night, then I'm free the next morning.”
“Look what this fucking mutt did to my shoes.”
You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you said to, uh, somebody, "you're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a good fella. He's one of us". You understand? We were goodfellas. Wiseguys.
“If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you that they're going to kill you, doesn't happen that way. There weren't any arguments or curses like in the movies. See, your murderers come with smiles, they come as your friends, the people who've cared for you all of your life. And they always seem to come at a time that you're at your weakest...” (continue)(continue reading)
“They even shot Tommy in the face so his mother couldn't give him an open coffin at the funeral.”
“- James Conway: You stupid bastard, I can't fuckin' believe you. Now, you're gonna dig the fuckin' thing now. You're gonna dig the hole. You're gonna do it. I got no fuckin' lime. You're gonna do it.
- Tommy DeVito: Who the fuck cares? I'll dig the fuckin' hole. I don't give a fuck. What is it, the first hole I dug? Not the first time I dug a...” (continue)(continue reading)“- Henry Hill: [narrating] I felt he used too many onions, but it was still a very good sauce.
- Paul Cicero: Vinnie, don't put too many onions in the sauce.
- Vinnie: I didn't put too much onions, uh, Paul. Three small onions. That's all I did.
- Johnny Dio: Three onions? How many cans of tomatoes you put in there?
- Vinnie: I put two cans, two...” (continue)(continue reading)“- Johnny Dio: How do you like your steak?
- Paul Cicero: Medium rare.
- Johnny Dio: Huh. An aristocrat.”“- Tommy DeVito: You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?
- Henry Hill: Just... you know, how you tell the story, what?
- Tommy...” (continue)(continue reading)“All right, so he got shot in the foot, what is it, a big fuckin' deal?”
“One day some of the kids from the neighborhood carried my mother's groceries all the way home. You know why? It was outta respect.”
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