Narcotics have been systematically scapegoated and demonized. The idea that anyone can use drugs and escape a horrible fate is anathema to these idiots. I predict in the near future right-wingers will use drug hysteria as a pretext to set up an international police apparatus. ibid. Tom
It’s this fucking Life. You never know what’s going to happen next. ibid.
I’ve told you and I told you and I told you not to curse in my house. Bloody Mama 1970 starring Shelley Winters & Lisa Jill & Robert Walden & Alex Nicol & Robert De Niro & Pat Hingle & Don Stroud & Diane Varsi & Bruce Dern & Clint Kimbrough et al, director Roger Corman, Ma Barker
You got to fight the bastards always, boys. ibid. Ma
I’m sure glad I didn’t raise me any girls. Who knows how they would have turned out. ibid. Ma
Herman, tonight you sleep with Ma. ibid. Ma
1929 was a bad year for a lot of folks. ibid.
I’m not Mary, mother of God. ibid.
The trouble with our Lord was that he didn’t have a smart slick lawyer. ibid.
It was God’s will. If He didn’t want us to have that there money He wouldn’t have left it for us in that bag. ibid.
We are decent respectable law-abiding hunters. ibid.
Ma, do you reckon Dillinger’s more famous than we are? ibid. Son
I aim to be freer than the rest of the people. ibid. Ma
I told my boys you just rob banks and stay out of trouble. ibid. Ma
Nothing disgusts me more than a sissy. Ma Barker’s Killer Brood 1960 starring Lurene Tuttle & Tristam Coffin & Paul Dubov & Nelson Leigh & Myrna Dell & Dan White & Victor Lundin & Paul Power et al, director Bill Karn, Ma
You got caught, that’s what you did. ibid.
If only you’d been a better father. ibid. Ma
What do you think I am? What line of work you in when you not stealing cars? Bonnie & Clyde 1967 starring Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway & Michael J Pollard & Gene Hackman & Estelle Parsons & Denver Pyle & Dub Taylor & Gene Wilder & Evans Evans & Mabel Cavitt et al, director Arthur Penn
I ain’t much of a lover boy. ibid. him to her
You best keep running, Clyde Barrow. And you know it. ibid. Bonnie’s mother to Clyde
It’s called the story of Bonnie & Clyde: you heard the story of Jessie James, of how he lived and died; if you’re still in need of something to read this is the story of Bonnie & Clyde. Bonnie & Clyde are the Barrow Gang; I’m sure you all have read. How they rob and steal, and those that steal are usually found dying or dead. ibid. Bonnie’s poem
I guess I’d do it all different. ibid. him to her
Gibsland, Louisiana, May 23 1934: I was born Clyde Chestnut Barrow. Bonnie & Clyde 2013 starring Emile Hirsch & Holliday Grainger & Sarah Hyland & Elizabeth Reaser & Lane Garrison & Dale Dickey & Austin Hebert & Jack Thompson & Holly Hunter & William Hurt et al, director Bruce Beresford
I’d like to see your daughter, as I have intentions to take her out. ibid. Clyde Champion Barrow
If people didn’t have headaches, what would happen to the Aspirin industry? The Killing 1956 starring Sterling Hayden & Vince Edwards & Coleen Gray & Jay C Flippen & Elisha Cook junior & Marie Windsor & Ted de Corsia & Joe Sawyer et al, director Stanley Kubrick, wife to husband
You’re a no-good nosy little tramp. ibid. hood to wife
Johnny had no choice but to save himself and the money. ibid. commentary
Vincent Lubeck is a hoodlum. A habitual criminal. It is my opinion he will be denied parole. The Hoodlum 1951 starring Lawrence Tierney & Allene Roberts & Marjorie Riordan & Lisa Golm & Edward Tierney & Stuart Randall & Angela Stevens & John de Simone & Tom Hubbard & Eddie Foster et al, director Max Nosseck, parole board
The hoodlum is our public enemy number one. ibid.
Dough. That’s the only thing that’ll cover up the stink of the city dump. ibid. Vincent
Now you can give me back my $2,000. The Big Steal 1949 starring Robert Mitchum & Jane Greer & William Bendix & Patric Knowles & Ramon Novarro & Don Alvarado & John Qualen et al, director Don Siegel, Joan to Fiske
Going somewhere? ibid. Duke
They’re thieves, just like us. They Live By Night 1949 starring Farley Granger & Cathy O’Donnell & Howard Da Silver & Jay C Flippen & Will Wright & William Phipps & Ian Wolfe & Harry Harvey & Marie Bryant & Will Lee et al, director Nicholas Ray, gangsta of old man and daughter
Look: $20 weddings. What a way to get married. ibid. him to her
Won’t be long now. ibid. him to her on the road
You’re a thief just like me. ibid. him to Mattie
Nobody can touch us. ibid. him to her
We got no chance together. Not a single one. ibid. him to Mattie
Fast enough for you? They Made Me a Killer 1946 starring Robert Lowery & Barbara Britton & Lola Lane & Elizabeth Risdon & Frank Albertson & Byron Barr & Paul Harvey et al, director William C Thomas, Tom to Betty
A man came to see you. I Died a Thousand Times 1955 starring Jack Palance & Shelley Winters & Lori Nelson & Lee Marvin & Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez & Lon Chaney junior & Earl Holliman & Perry Lopez & Dennis Hopper et al, director Stuart Heisler, Mexican bloke to Palance
Somebody always talks. ibid. Palance to gang
This caper’s a synch. ibid.
Tropico Stunned By Half Million Dollar Robbery. ibid. Los Angeles Telegram
Those rats. ibid. Palance
Guess what? You just brought a gun to a bomb fight, officer! Thirty Minutes or Less 2011 starring Jesse Eisenberg & Danny McBride & Aziz Ansari & Nick Swardson & Dilshad Vadsaria & Bianca Kajlich & Michael Pena & Red Ward et al, director Ruben Fleischer, Nick from trailer
Pretty Boy Floyd – you’re under arrest. Public Enemies 2009 starring Johnny Depp & Christian Bale & Marion Cotillard & Billy Crudup & Stephen Dorff & Stephen Lang & Jason Clarke & Rory Cochrane & James Russo et al, director Michael Mann
I am declaring the United States of America’s first war on crime. ibid.
I’m John Dillinger, and I rob banks. ibid.
When you’re desperate, that’s when you’ve got no choice. ibid.
We’ll go and see Public Enemy with James Cagney. Young Dillinger 1965 starring Nick Adams & Robert Conrad & John Ashley & Mary Ann Mobley & Victor Buono & Dan Terranova & John Hoyt & reed Hadley & Robert Osterloh et al, director Terry O Morse, him to her
I made a deal with Floyd. When I make a deal I never welch. ibid.
There’s no place you can go. ibid. gangsta
John Dillinger was sent to prison for attempted robbery when he was 21 years old. He was released in May 1933 after serving 9 years. Dillinger 1991 starring Mark Harmon & Sherilyn Fenn & Will Patton & Bruce Abbott & Tom Bower et al, director Rupert Wainwright, caption
Relax. The money ain’t yours. It belongs to the bank. They stole it in the first place. ibid. Dillinger to bank teller
I rob banks; I don’t kill people. ibid. Dillinger
The only thing that matters is to have some fun. Live while you’re here. Hard as you can. Do what you want. Get what you can. ibid.
Waitress: You’re crazy ain’t ya?
Dillinger: Oh yeah, but I ain’t dull. ibid.
Experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. Just when you think one’s all right, he turns legit. The Asphalt Jungle 1950 starring Sterling Hayden & Louis Calhern & Jean Hagen & James Whitmore & Sam Jaffe & John McIntire & Marc Lawrence & Barry Kelley & Anthony Causo, director John Huston, Doc