Goodfellas Quotes: This movie is based on a true story… Goodfellas, produced in 1990 by master director Martin Scorsese, is one of the best gangster films in the history of cinema
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Goodfellas Quotes
1. “You know, a twenty-year-old kid with such connections. He was an exciting guy. He was really nice. He introduced me to everybody. Everybody wanted to be nice to him. And he knew how to handle it.”– Karen Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
2. “Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.” – James Conway, ‘Goodfellas’.
3. “Eh, I been playin’ that numba for three years.” – Frankie Carbone, ‘Goodfellas’.
4. “I don’t know what the hell’s wrong with you. I gotta toughen this kid up.” —Tuddy Cicero, ‘Goodfellas’.
5. “You know, we always called each other Goodfellas. Like you’d say to somebody: ‘You’re gonna like this guy, he’s all right. He’s a goodfella. He’s one of us.'” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
6. “As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
7. “I’m not mad, I’m proud of you. You took your first pinch like a man, and learned the two greatest things in life. Look at me.” – James Conway, ‘Goodfellas’.
8. “I like going this way. It’s better than waiting in line.” —Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
9. “Only cops talked that way. If they had been wise-guys, I wouldn’t have heard a thing. I would have been dead.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
10. “Right after I got here, I ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce and I got egg noodles and ketchup. I’m an average nobody. I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook.” —Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
11. “If we wanted something, we just took it. If anyone complained twice they got hit so bad, believe me, they never complained again.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
12. “Trouble with a bill, he can go to Paulie. Trouble with the cops, deliveries, Tommy, he can call Paulie. But now the guy’s gotta come up with Paulie’s money every week, no matter what.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
13. “You might know who we are… we know who you are understand?” – James Conway, ‘Goodfellas’.
14. “I didn’t want to get blood on your floor.” —Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
15. “For us, to live any other way was nuts. To us, those goody-good people who… took the subway to work every day, worried about their bills, were dead.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
16. “We called each other, ‘Goodfellas’.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
17. “If they had been wiseguys, I wouldn’t have heard a thing. I would’ve been dead.” —Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
18. “Yeah? You should be sorry.” – James Conway, ‘Goodfellas’.
19. “I know there are women, like my best friends, who would have gotten out of there the minute their boyfriends gave them a gun to hide. But I didn’t. I got to admit the truth.” – Karen Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
20. “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.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
21. “Attaboy! I got respect for this kid.”– James Conway, ‘Goodfellas’.
22. “Today, everything is different. There’s no action. I have to wait around like everyone else.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
23. “Now he’d make your shoes look like mirrors, ‘scuse my language. He was terrific, he was the best. He made a lot of money too, ah salud, Tommy.” – Billy Batts, ‘Goodfellas’.
24. “Now the guy’s got Paulie as a partner. Any problems, he goes to Paulie.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
25. “If you’re part of a crew, nobody ever tells you that they’re going to kill you. It doesn’t happen that way. There aren’t any arguments or curses like in the movies.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
26. “To me, it meant being somebody in a neighborhood full of nobodies.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
27. “Anything I wanted was a phone call away.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
28. “For a second, I thought I was dead, but when I heard all the noise, I knew they were cops. Only cops talk that way.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
29. “Whenever we needed money, we’d rob the airport. To us, it was better than Citibank.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
30. “Come on, make that coffee to go. Let’s go.”—Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
31. “Like a clown I amuse you?! Huh?” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
32. “Frankie, was he shaking? I wonder about you sometimes, Henry. You may fold under questioning.” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
33. “You know, a twenty-year-old kid with such connections. He was an exciting guy. He was really nice.” – Karen Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
34. “To me being a gangster was better than being president of the United States.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
35. “Now go home and get your shinebox!” – Billy Batts, ‘Goodfellas’.
36. “Don’t yeah, yeah me…” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
37. “Roses are red, my love… fa la la la la…” -Bobby Vinton, ‘Goodfellas’.
38. “Jimmy was the kind of guy who rooted for the bad guy in movies.” – Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
39. “His family’s all rats. He’ll grow up to be a rat.” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
40. “This kid was great. They used to call him Spitshine Tommy, I swear to God!” – Billy Batts, ‘Goodfellas’.
41. “Ping! Pow! Boom! Bing!” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
42. “Oklahoma kid. That’s me. I’m the Oklahoma kid.” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
43. “[Knocks on the car window of two cops following him. The cops have fallen asleep] Come on, let’s go for a ride. – James Conway, ‘Goodfellas’.
44.”But I’m funny how, I mean, funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh?” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
45. “He was terrific, he was the best. He made a lot of money too, ah salud, Tommy.” – Billy Batts, ‘Goodfellas’.
46. “Don’t give me that Tommy garbage. What the I asked you for, Henry? I asked you for a favor. I do a lot of favors for you, don’t I?” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
47. “You wasted eight aprons on that guy.” – Paul Cicero, ‘Goodfellas’.
48. “You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me…I’m here to amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
49. “You’d be late to your own funeral.” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
50. “He said, ‘No, you’re gonna tell me something today, tough guy.’ I said, ‘All right, I’ll tell you something: go home to your mother.’”– Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
51. “You know Spider, you’re a mumbling stuttering little idiot. You know that?” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
52. “Medium-rare… an aristocrat.” —Johnny Dio, ‘Goodfellas’.
53. “Just stay away from that garbage.” – Paul Cicero, ‘Goodfellas’.
54. “Hey spider that bandage on your foot is bigger than your head.” – Tommy DeVito, ‘Goodfellas’.
55. “See, your murderers come with smiles. They come as your friends, the people who have cared for you all of your life, and they always seem to come at a time when you’re at your weakest and most in need of their help.” —Henry Hill, ‘Goodfellas’.
