The Sting Quotes: The Sting tells the story of two gangsters seeking revenge.
The Sting Quotes
1-“You see that fella in the red sweater over there? His name’s Donnie McCoy. Works a few of the protection rackets for Cunnaro when he’s waiting for something better to happen. Donnie and I have known each other since we were six. Take a good look at that face, Floyd. Because if he ever finds out I can be beat by one lousy grifter, I’ll have to kill him and every other hood who wants to muscle in on my Chicago operation. ” –Doyle Lonnegan, ‘The Sting’.
2- “[Repeated line] You follow?” –Doyle Lonnegan, ‘The Sting’.
3- “[losing his temper with Henry] The name’s Lonnegan! Doyle Lonnegan! You’re gonna remember that name or you’re gonna get yourself a new game! You follow?” –Doyle Lonnegan, ‘The Sting’.
4- “Not only are you a cheat, you’re a gutless cheat as well.” –Doyle Lonnegan, ‘The Sting’.
5- “You have to keep this con even after you take his money. He can’t know you took him.” -Henry Gondorff, ‘The Sting’.
6- “Tough luck, Lonnehan. But that’s what you get for playing with your head up your ass!” –Henry Gondorff, ‘The Sting’.
7- “[Gondorff enters the poker game pretending to be drunk]Sorry I’m late. I was taking a crap.” –Henry Gondorff, ‘The Sting’.
8- ” Looks like you’re bringing up the rear, Granger.” –Combs, ‘The Sting’.
9- “Dukey, if this thing blows up, the Feds will be the least of our problems.” –Kid Twist, ‘The Sting’.
10- “If I didn’t know you better, I’d swear you had some class!” –Louise Coleman, ‘The Sting’.
11- “[Polk greets Snyder] Sit down and shut up, will ya? Try not to live up to all my expectations.” –FBI Agent Polk, ‘The Sting’.
12- “-Johnny Hooker: Can you get a mob together?
-Henry Gondorff: After what happened to Luther, I don’t think I can get more than two, three hundred guys.” – ‘The Sting’.
13- ” -Floyd: Doyle, I KNOW I gave him four THREES. He had to make a SWITCH. We can’t let him get away with that.
-Doyle Lonnegan: What was I supposed to do – call him for cheating better than me, in front of the others?” – ‘The Sting’.
14- “-Doyle Lonnegan: Your boss is quite a card player, Mr. Kelly; how does he do it?
-Johnny Hooker: He cheats.” – ‘The Sting’.
15- “-[last lines] Henry Gondorff: You not gonna stick around for your share?
-Johnny Hooker: Nah. I’d only blow it.” – ‘The Sting’.
16- “-Johnny Hooker: You’re right, Henry. It’s not enough. But [laughs]
-Johnny Hooker: it’s close!” – ‘The Sting’.
17- “-Johnny Hooker: He’s not as tough as he thinks.
-Henry Gondorff: Neither are we.” – ‘The Sting’.
18- “-Johnny Hooker: Luther! Good God, we’re millionaires!
-Luther: Jesus! Did you know he was that loaded?
-Johnny Hooker: Hell no. I just cut into him. I woulda settled for pawning one of them shoes.” – ‘The Sting’.
19- “-Kid Twist: Now how do you want to work this? Flat rate or percentage?
-Benny Garfield: Who’s the mark?
-Kid Twist: Doyle Lonnegan.
-Benny Garfield: Flat rate.” – ‘The Sting’.
20- “-Doyle Lonnegan: I put it all on Lucky Dan; half a million dollars to win.
-Kid Twist: To win? I said *place*! “Place it on Lucky D-” That horse is gonna run second!
-Doyle Lonnegan: [There is a pause, and Lonnegan runs horrified to the betting booth] There’s been a mistake! Gimme my money back!” – ‘The Sting’.
21- “-Luther: How much did you lose?
-Johnny Hooker: [winces] All of it.
-Luther: In one damn night? What are you spraying money around like that for, you could’ve been nailed.
-Johnny Hooker: I checked the place first. There were no dicks in there.
-Luther: But you’re a con man! And you blew it like a pimp!” – ‘The Sting’.
22- “-Henry Gondorff: Glad to meet you, kid. You’re a real horse’s ass.
-Johnny Hooker: Luther said I could learn something from you. I already know how to drink.” – ‘The Sting’.
23- “-Loretta: I don’t even know you.
-Johnny Hooker: You know me. I’m the same as you. It’s two in the morning and I don’t know nobody.” – ‘The Sting’.
24- “-Henry Gondorff: What’s your problem?
-Doyle Lonnegan: I’m putting half a million dollars on Lucky Dan to win, third race at Riverside Park.
-Henry Gondorff: Can’t lay that off in time. A bet like that could break us.
[Hooker stares at him incredulously]
-Doyle Lonnegan: Not only are you a cheat, you’re a gutless cheat as well.
-Henry Gondorff: What are the odds?
-Eddie Niles: Four to one.
-Henry Gondorff: Take all of it!” – ‘The Sting’.
25- “-Henry Gondorff: Is Lonnegan after you too?
-Johnny Hooker: I don’t know. I ain’t seen anybody.
-Henry Gondorff: You never do, kid.” – ‘The Sting’.
26- “-Johnny Hooker: I gave him the breakout just like you said.
-Henry Gondorff: And?
-Johnny Hooker: ‘S good. He threatened to kill me.
-Henry Gondorff: Hell, kid, they don’t do that, you know you’re not getting to ’em.” – ‘The Sting’.
27- “-Doyle Lonnegan: Mr. Shaw, we usually require a tie at this table… if you don’t have one we can get you one.
-Henry Gondorff: That’d be real nice of you, Mr. Lonniman!
-Doyle Lonnegan: Lonnegan. [Gondorf nods and burps in response]” – ‘The Sting’.
28- “-Joe Erie: Hello Snyder. Whattya doin’ up here?
-Lieutenant William Snyder: I’m on vacation. You see that friend of yours lately?
-Joe Erie: No, no. He packed it in. Enrolled in detective school.” – ‘The Sting’.
29- “Doyle Lonnegan: Four nines.
Henry Gondorff: Four jacks.” – ‘The Sting’.
30- “[Figuring out which con to pull on Lonnegan]
-J.J. Singleton: I dunno know what to do with this guy, Henry. He’s an Irishman who doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, and doesn’t chase dames. He’s a grand knight in the Knights of Columbus, and he only goes out to play faro. Sometimes plays 15 or 20 hours at a time, just him against the house.
-Henry Gondorff: Roulette? Craps?
-J.J. Singleton: He won’t touch ’em. The croupier at Gilman’s says he never plays anything he can’t win.
-Henry Gondorff: Sports?
-J.J. Singleton: Likes to be seen with fighters sometimes, but he doesn’t go to the fights or bet on ’em.
-Henry Gondorff: Jesus. Does he do anything where he’s not alone?
-J.J. Singleton: Just poker. And he cheats. Pretty good at it, too.” – ‘The Sting’.
