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Favorite Quote
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07/31/01 03:31 PM
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A while back, on the old board, I started a thread about everyone's favorite quote. I thought now that we have a new board and many new members that it might be fun to do it again. So what is everyone's favorite quote or line from the Trilogy? My favorite is Sonny's badabng speech, the one he gives after Mike says that he will kill Sollozo. Also, I love the one that I have for my signature, and Calo's quote, "Power wears out those who don't have it."
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." - Henry Hill
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Re: Favorite Quote
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I still like the...... 'You can act like a man' *slap* I loved it because to me it was very spontaineous, I thought Don Vito would have responded with a more symathetic attitude for his godson. But he did the right thing and gave Fontaine the respect he deserved which was Vito being truthfull. (as usual) 
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Re: Favorite Quote
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I agree that "Tattaglia's a pimp" line is pretty good.  One of my favorite lines is when the boys go visit Vito after he returns home. Fredo says, "I'm gonna learn the casino business." He sounds like such an idiot when he says it, I think it completely personifies his character. [ July 31, 2001: Message edited by: Tattaglia's a Pimp ]
He never coulda outfought Santino.
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Re: Favorite Quote
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07/31/01 08:02 PM
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I think this quote is the best of all the three parts.
FREDO you're nothing to me now you're not a brother, you're not a friend, I don't want to know you or what you do -- I don't want to see you at the hotels -- I don't want you near my house -- when you see our mother I want to know a day in advance, so I won't be there -- you understand.
I got two brothers my self and i think it will be very tough to speak to you're own brother that way.
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Re: Favorite Quote
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" My wife is crying upstairs. I hear cars coming to the house. Consiglieri of mine, I think you should tell your Don what everyone seems to know "
" Ah, I didn't tell Mama anything. I was about to come up and wake you just now and tell you "
" But you needed a drink first "
" Yup "
" Well, now you've had your drink "
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"If you win you win. If you lose you still win. Theres no way you can lose." Joey - Raging Bull
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Re: Favorite Quote
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07/31/01 09:41 PM
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Originally posted by Sonny:
"..... But I'm a superstitious man -- and if some unlucky accident should befall him -- if he should get shot in the head by a police officer -- or if he -- should hang himself in his jail cell -- or if he's struck by a bolt of lightning -- then I'm going to blame some of the people in this room. And that, I do not forgive..." I've always felt that line was the closest that Don Vito ever came to making a threat (even though his philosophy was to never do so). It was chilling, yet in spite of that, Barzini still made one final attempt to kill Michael before he left Sicily. [ July 31, 2001: Message edited by: SC ]
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Re: Favorite Quote
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My favorite line is when Clemenza is telling Michael the plan to kill Sollozo.
"..just come out blasting."
"Thats just my opion I could be wrong." Dennis Miller
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Re: Favorite Quote
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I also like...
" OK kid, so you shot 'em both. What'da you do now? "
" Sit down, finish my dinner "
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"If you win you win. If you lose you still win. Theres no way you can lose." Joey - Raging Bull
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Re: Favorite Quote
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07/31/01 11:00 PM
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"Leave the gun, take the canolis" is great. I also like my signature
--A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns--
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Re: Favorite Quote
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I like the scene when the Don slaps Johnny Fontaine and tells him to act like a man, not "some Hollywood finochi", and feigns like he is crying.
The other is from my friend-also a GF fan-when Don Vito says "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse." refering to Jack Woltz.
"How's the Italian food in this restaurant?'
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Re: Favorite Quote
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08/01/01 12:14 AM
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my favourite quote is when michael says to pentangeli that his family is still called corleone in the boat house, that is amazing !!! that scene is very interesting too ...
eso es ok tavo gaona in my mind im everyone of you.....
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Re: Favorite Quote
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Originally posted by Don Sicilia: A few weeks ago and I was changing the channel and the movie "You've Got Mail" was on. When I saw that movie the first time a few years ago, I didn't catch it (because I haven't seen the Godfather films yet), but the part I turned it to was Tom Hank's dialogue about how guys base everything on the Godfather. I just found that funny. There was a gal who used to post on the old boards who was watching "You've Got Mail" and decided to watch "The Godfather" because of Tom Hanks' references to it. She quickly became a big fan of the three movies!
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Re: Favorite Quote
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Here are a few of mine.
"'Cause a man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."
"You can act like a man!"
"She was the greatest piece of ass I ever had, and I had'em all over the world!"
"Senator - we're both part of the same hypocrisy. But never think it applies to my family."
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
"...a man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man." Vito Corleone
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Re: Favorite Quote
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Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. That's my favorite, but too bad I messed it up in my interview. I was too nervous in front of the camera to get it right, and like a stunad I said: Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer. When the TV special "America's Love Affair With The Godfather" comes out this Fall on TNN, please try not to laugh too hard at all my nervous F-ups JG
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Favorite Quote
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Something kind of like "You've Got Mail" was in City Slickers 2. In it, Jon Lovitz's character constantly quoted Godfather. It was pretty funny.
"Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
"Well I hope he's wearing protection."
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Re: Favorite Quote
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A couple of other lines I like a lot, not exactly quotes, just lines are when Woltz says to Tom, "... Now you get the hell outta here." Also when Tom says to Frankie, "Don't worry about anything Frankie 5 Angels." And, in my opinion, the most emotional moment in the Trilogy is when Kay says to Mike in part 3, "I want you to know that I always loved you Michael. I always will." That whole scene is always a tear jerker for me.
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." - Henry Hill
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Re: Favorite Quote
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Originally posted by J Geoff:
When the TV special "America's Love Affair With The Godfather" comes out this Fall on TNN, please try not to laugh too hard at all my nervous F-ups
JGWill it come out in Europe as well JG or don't you know ?
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Re: Favorite Quote
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Originally posted by Don_Michel:
Will it come out in Europe as well JG or don't you know ? I really don't know - do you get TNN there on cable or satelite? It used to be The Nashville Network, but since MTV took over it's now The National Network and airs lots of pop culture shows... JG [ August 01, 2001: Message edited by: J Geoff ]
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Favorite Quote
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I'm sorry, I can't rememeber the exact wording, but Michael to Tom;
"Tom you surprise me. If history has taught us anything, it's that we can kill anyone."
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Re: Favorite Quote
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U talkin' da me ??
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From the meeting with the other families:
DON CORLEONE------- I forego my vengeance for my dead son, for the common good. But I have selfish reasons. My youngest son had to flee, accused of Sollozzo's murder, and I must now make arrangements so that he can come home with safety, cleared of all those false charges. That is my affair, and I will make those arrangements. But I am a superstitious man......and so if some unlucky accident should befall my youngest son, if some police officer should accidentally shoot him, or if he should hang himself in his cell, or if my son is struck by a bolt of lightning, then I will blame some of the people here. That, I could never forgive, but...aside from that, let me swear by the souls of my Grandchildren that I will never be the one to break the peace we have made."
"It's nothing personal, Sonny....... It's strictly business."
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