You will get rich here or you’ll be killed. A Fistful of Dollars [Per Un Pugno Di Dollan] 1964 starring Clint Eastwood & Marianne Koch & Gian Maria Volonte & Joseph Egger & Antonio Prieto & Sieghardt Rupp & Wolfgang Lukschy et al, director Sergio Leone, village man to Man With No Name
Here you can only get respect by killing other men. So nobody works any more. ibid. Inn-keeper to Man with No Name
Get three coffins ready. ibid. Man with No Name to Undertaker
The dead can be very useful sometimes. They’ve helped me out of tough spots more than once. ibid. Man with No Name to Inn-Keeper
When I’m dead I want to remain with the dead. ibid. Inn-Keeper to Man with No Name
Let’s go. The show’s over anyway. ibid. Man with No Name to undertaker
Isn’t a sheriff supposed to be courageous, loyal and above all honest? For a Few Dollars More [Per Qualche Dollaro in Pui] 1965 starring Clint Eastwood & Lee van Cleef & Gian Maria Volonte & Klaus Kinski & Mario Brega & Luigi Pistilli & Aldo Sambrell & Benito Stefanelli & Panos Papadopulos et al, director Sergio Leone, Man With No Name
You people need a new sheriff. ibid.
Mr Mortimer, to try robbing us would be so futile that only a complete fool would attempt it. ibid. bank manager
Not many men last long in these parts. ibid. Mortimer to Man with No Name
Our partnership is dissolved. ibid. Man with No Name to Mortimer
Yes, we’re men. Men is what we are. Fight Club ***** 1999 starring Edward Norton & Brad Pitt & Helena Bonham Carter & Meatloaf & Jared Leto et al, director David Fincher, opening scene
Losing all hope was freedom. ibid. hero
Marla’s philosophy of life is that she might die at any moment. The tragedy, she said, was that she didn’t. ibid.
I’d pray for a crash or a mid-air collision – anything. ibid.
One can make all kinds of explosives using simple household objects. ibid. Pitt
After fighting, everything else in your life got the volume turned down. ibid. hero
The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. Third rule of Fight Club: Someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule: one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule: no shirts, no shoes. Seventh rule: Fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: If this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight. ibid. Pitt
What you’re feeling is premature enlightenment. ibid.
You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you. He never wanted you. In all probability He hates you. This is not the worst thing that can happen. We don’t need Him. ibid.
It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we're free to do anything. ibid.
Man, I see in Fight Club the strongest and smartest men who’ve ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see it squandered. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables – slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need. We’re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives. We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars, but we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed off. ibid.
You are not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fucking khakis. You’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world. ibid.
1983: When you love someone you’ve gotta trust them. There’s no other way. You’ve got to give them the key to everything that’s yours. Otherwise what’s the point? Casino 1995 ***** starring Robert De Niro & Sharon Stone & Joe Pesci & James Woods & Frank Vincent & Don Rickles & Pasquale Cajano & John Bloom et al, director Martin Scorsese, opening scene De Niro’s car explodes
Before I ever ran a casino or got myself blown up Ace Rothstein was a hell of a handicapper. ibid. Rothstein’s commentary
I was given one of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas to run – The Tangiers. ibid.
We fucked it all up. It should have been so sweet too. ibid. Nicky’s commentary
The Strip Las Vegas Ten Years Earlier ... Here I’m Mr Rothstein. I’m not only legitimate but running a casino, and that’s like selling people dreams for cash. ibid. Rothstein’s commentary
All this money: this is the end result of all the bright lights ... It’s all been arranged just for us to get your money. That’s the truth about Las Vegas. We’re the only winners. ibid.
The Teamsters Union – and that’s where you have to go if you wanted to borrow money to buy a casino. ibid. Nicky’s commentary
With Ace the casino never saw such money. ibid.
Money, this, doesn’t mean anything without trust. I have to be able to trust you with my life. ibid. Rothstein to wife
I soon had the best operation in the Strip. ibid. Rothstein
Nicky managed to get himself banned from every casino in Las Vegas. ibid.
To Nicky Las Vegas was like the wild west. ibid.
Nicky was the new boss of Las Vegas. ibid.
The cash kept rolling in, and the suitcases kept coming and going. ibid. Nicky’s commentary
Fucking bosses – they think it’s a free fucking lunch out here. ibid.
Nicky was not only bringing heat on himself but on me too. ibid. Rothstein commentary
Flamboyant Tangiers casino executive Sam Ace Rothstein accused the state’s top gaming officials of corruption and hypocrisy. ibid. news report
Meeting in the middle of the desert always made me nervous. ibid. Rothstein’s commentary
The Fed’s didn’t need her anyway. They had all the pieces they needed. And everybody began to tumble. ibid. Rothstein’s commentary
The word was out – the bosses had enough of Nicky. ibid. Rothstein’s commentary
The town will never be the same. After the Tangiers, big corporations took it all over. To them it looks like Disneyland. ibid.
Where did the money come from to rebuild the pyramids – junk bonds. ibid.
In the end I wound up right back where I started. ibid.