There’s no creature on earth as wily as a farmer. ibid. mad Samurai
I want to die quickly. I want to die soon. And leave this suffering behind. But you know, the other world may be just as full of suffering as this one. ibid. old woman
If you only think of yourself, you’ll only destroy yourself. ibid. #1 Samurai
In the end, we lost this battle too. ibid. #1 Samurai
And behold a pale horse, and his name that sat on him was Death. Pale Rider 1985 starring Clint Eastwood & Michael Moriarty & Carrie Snodgress & Christopher Penn & Richard Dysart & Sydney Penny & Richard Kiel & Doug McGrath & Jeffrey Weissman & John Russell et al, director Clint Eastwood, Megan reading
You can’t serve God and mammon both. ibid. preacher to baddie
We know how to pull a damned trigger, don’t we? ibid. tenant
Only by standing together are you going to beat the hoods of the world. ibid. preacher
Who are you really? ibid. her to him
It’ll all gone … You haven’t worked a single day for eight months. Kill List 2011 starring Neil Maskell & MyAnne Buring & Michael Smiley & Emma Fryer & Harry Simpson & Struan Rodger & Ben Crompton & Robin Hill & Gareth Tunley & Mark Kempner & Robert Hill et al, director Ben Wheatley, her to him opening scene
You’re in serious danger of turning into a miserable cow, Shel. ibid. him to her
They’re bad people. They should suffer. ibid.
New York City 1991: Right there. No, the flower shop. Valentine’s Day, baby. Rob the Mob 2014 starring Michael Pitt & Andy Garcia & Nina Arianda & Ray Romano & Griffin Dunne & Michael Rispoli & Frank Whaley & Burt Young & Yul Vasquez & Samira Wiley & Bill Raymond & Adam Trese et al, director Raymond de Felitta, robbery
Plan B, baby ... I run in five minutes – bam! – I’m out of it. ibid. him to her
I want your goddamned shoes. ibid. first robbery
My club. My club today. ibid. second robbery
Reporter: You think it’s a crime?
Her: No I don’t. ibid.
At least with the Mob you know where you stand. ibid. reporter to rozzer
Thomas Uva and Rose Marie de Toma were murdered on Christmas Eve 1992. ibid.
Dodgson, a self-confessed and convicted Soviet agent, was able to hold a position of trust here for ten years. It must not happen again. The Whistle Blower 1985 starring Michael Caine & James Fox & Nigel Havers & John Gielgun & Felicity Dean & Barry Foster & Gordon Jackson & Kenneth Colley & David Langton & Dinah Stabb & James Simmons et al, director Simon Langton
It’s not only your jobs that are at risk, it’s the survival of the free world. ibid.
There are seven thousand of us working at GCHG. ibid. son to father
Because unlike the enemy we err on the side of decency and trust. ibid. toff boss to boss
They have put out the lights in the ordinary world – something Bob said. ibid. father to Bob's bird
Now nuclear war is expected. And planned for. ibid. mad establishment bloke to Caine
It wasn’t a moral judgment initially – more an aesthetic one. ibid. traitor to Gielgud to Caine
By 1960, the nuclear arms race had intensified. The United States and Soviet Union now possessed weapons capable of wiping out humanity. As Khrushchev and his American counterparts traded threats, many feared that the world was on the verge of imminent destruction. The Courier 2021 starring Benedict Cumberbatch & Merab Ninidze & Rachel Brosnahan & Jessie Buckley & Angus Wright & Zeljko Ivanek & Kirill Pirogov & Anton Lesser & Maria Mironova & Vladimir Chiprikov et al, director Dominic Cooke
Say hello to Colonel Oleg Vladimiravish Pentovsky. Codename Ironmark … He’s GRU. ibid. US spy to Brits
If this mission was the least bit dangerous you really are the last man we’d send. ibid. Spy knob to Greville
Tell your government they must use my information wisely. Not as a weapon but as a tool to bring peace. ibid. Pentovsky to Brits
I am a traitor. I betrayed the revolution. I’m so sorry. ibid. Pentovsky to wife
April 28, 1978 Plaza Hotel, New York. American Hustle 2013 starring Christian Bale & Bradley Cooper & Amy Adams & Jeremy Renner & Jennifer Lawrence & C K Louis & Jack Huston & Michael Pena & Shea Whigham & Alessandro Nivola & Elisabeth Rohm & Paul Herman et al, director David O Russell
You have to find a way to survive. And you knew your choices were bad. I learned how to survive when I was a kid. My father had a glass business. I would rather be on the taking side than the getting taken side any day of the week. ibid. kid's commentary
I became a con artist. For real. From the feet up. ibid.
He wasn’t necessarily in good shape. And he had this comb-over that was rather elaborate. ibid. her commentary
He had a chain of dry cleaning stores. He asked me if I wanted to come in and upgrade my wardrobe. ibid. her commentary
As far as I could see people were always conning each other to get what they wanted. We even con ourselves. Talk ourselves into things ... We’re all conning ourselves in one way or another. Just to get through Life. ibid. his commentary
She was the Picasso of passive aggressive karate. She was better than any con artist I ever met including myself. ibid.
She had me. I was her mark. ibid.
We gave the two million back so Carmine got a reduced sentence: eighteen months. ibid.
This is the forward section of the Bronx. My home. A world into itself ... It was 1960. A Bronx Tale 1993 starring Lillo Brancato junior & Robert De Niro & Chazz Palminteri & Taral Hicks & Francis Capra & Joe Pesci & Clem Caserta & Kathrine Narducci et al, director Robert De Niro
The Number One man in the neighbourhood – Sonny ... All I could see was Sonny with the gun in his hand. ibid. Calogero
The saddest thing in life is wasting talent. ibid. dad to Calogero
We finally meet face to face. Are you afraid of me? ibid. gangsta to Calogero
Not funny when your nine-year-old kid has a bigger bank account than you. ibid. dad to Sonny
The working man is the tough guy. ibid. dad to Calogero
Eight years past, and as I grew, Sonny grew in power. He became a Boss and I was his friend. ibid. commentary
People don’t respect him; they fear him. ibid. dad to Calogero
When I was born the world was a far simpler case: it was all just cops and robbers. Layer Cake 2004 starring Daniel Craig & Colm Meaney & Kenneth Cranham & George Harris & Jamie Foreman & Sienna Miller & Michael Gambon & Marcel Iures & Tom Hardy & Tamer Hassan & Ben Whishaw & Burn Gorman et al, director Matthew Vaughn
Drugs changed everything. ibid.
Never be too greedy. ibid.
I’m not a gangster, I’m a businessman whose commodity happens to be cocaine. ibid.
England. Typical. Even drug dealers don’t work weekends. ibid. Eddie Temple
Welcome to the layer cake, son. ibid. Eddie Temple
Drug money is easy money. ibid.
Give me the gun. True Grit 1969 starring John Wayne & Glen Campbell & Kim Darby & Robert Duvall & Jeff Corey & Dennis Hopper & Strother Martin & Ron Soble & John Fiedler et al, director Henry Hathaway, Frank Ross to Tom Chaney
Who knows what’s in a man’s heart? ibid. Mattie