Godfather Quotes: The Godfather tells the epic story of an Italian mafia family in the America of the 40s and 50s.
The Godfather Quotes
1. “I am sorry. What happened to your father was business. I have much respect for your father. But your father, his thinking is old-fashioned. You must understand why I had to do that. Now let’s work through where we go from here.” –Sollozzo,The Godfather
2. “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse. You see, Johnny, we feel that entertainment is going to be a big factor in drawing gamblers into the casinos. We’re hoping that you’ll sign a contract agreeing to appear 5 times a year. Perhaps convince some of your friends in the movies to do the same. We’re counting on you, Johnny.” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather
3. “There are negotiations being made that are going to answer all of your questions and solve all of your problems. That’s all I can tell you right now. Carlo, you grew up in Nevada. When we make our move there you’re going to be my right hand man. Tom Hagen is no longer Consigliari. He’s going to be our lawyer in Vegas. That’s no reflection on Tom it’s just the way I want it. Besides, if I ever help who’s a better Consigliari than my father. That’s it.” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather
4. “Well, when Johnny was first starting out, he was signed to a personal services contract with this big-band leader. And as his career got better and better, he wanted to get out of it. But the band leader wouldn’t let him. Now, Johnny is my father’s godson. So my father went to see this bandleader and offered him $10,000 to let Johnny go, but the bandleader said no. So the next day, my father went back, only this time with Luca Brasi. Within an hour, he had a signed release for a certified check of $1000.” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather
5. “It’s true I have a lot of friends in politics, but they wouldn’t be so friendly if they knew my business was drugs instead of gambling which they consider a harmless vice. But drugs, that’s a dirty business.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
6. “You straightened my brother out?” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather
7. “I believe in America. America has made my fortune. And I raised my daughter in the American fashion. I gave her freedom, but — I taught her never to dishonor her family. She found a boyfriend; not an Italian. She went to the movies with him; she stayed out late. I didn’t protest. Two months ago, he took her for a drive, with another boyfriend. They made her drink whiskey. And then they tried to take advantage of her. She resisted. She kept her honor.” – Bonasera, The Godfather
8.”Do you know who I am? I’m MOE GREEN. I made my bones when you were still dating cheerleaders!” –Moe Greene, The Godfather
9. “You touch my sister again and I’ll kill you.” – Sonny Corleone, The Godfather
10.”You’re getting a real reputation, Sonny! I hope you’re enjoying it!” –Tom Hagen, The Godfather
11. “Now you come to me and say, “Don Corleone, give me justice!” But you don’t ask with respect. You don’t offer friendship. You don’t even think to call me ‘Godfather’. Instead you come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married, and you ask me to do murder. For money.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
12. “This is business. Not personal.” –Tom Hagen, The Godfather
13. “It’s a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.” –Clemenza, The Godfather
14. “Leave the gun. Take the cannolis.” –Clemenza, The Godfather
15. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
16. “In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.” –Calo, The Godfather
17. “Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your home on the wedding day of your daughter. And may their first child be a masculine child.” –Luca Brasi, The Godfather
18. “Come on, if I wanted you dead you would be dead already.” –Sollozzo, The Godfather
19. “Go on, you spoiled guinea brat, break it all, break it all! Now clean it up! Clean it up! Clean it up!” –Carlo Rizzi, The Godfather
20. “I frisked him, he’s clean. I’ve frisked a thousand young punks.” –McCluskey ,The Godfather
21. “I bet Russian Czars never paid that much for a horse.” –Jack Woltz, The Godfather
22. “You wanna know how many men he killed? Read the papers! Read the papers! That’s your husband! THAT’S YOUR HUSBAND!” –Connie Corleone
23. “Surely he can charge a fee for such services. After all, we are not Communists.” -Barzini, The Godfather
24. “I will give you this favor on the day of my daughters wedding.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
25. “Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, consider this justice a gift on my daughter’s wedding day.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
26. “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
27. “Get him a drink. Don’t be afraid, Carlo. Come on, you think I’d make my sister a widow? I’m Godfather to your son.” –Michael Corleone,
28. “Drop the gun, take the canoli” –Clemenza, The Godfather
29. “Luca Brasi held a gun to his head, and my father assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract.” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather
30. “I have a sentimental weakness for my children and I spoil them, as you can see. They talk when they should listen.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
31. “Barzini is dead. So is Phillip Tattaglia. Moe Greene. Stracci. Cuneo. Today I settled all family business so don’t tell me that you’re innocent. Admit what you did.” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather
32. “They should have stopped Hitler at Munich. They should’a never let him get away wit’ dat. They were just askin’ for big trouble when they let him get away wit’ dat.” –Clemenza, The Godfather
33. “I believed in America…” –Bonasera, The Godfather
34. “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” Clemenza, The Godfather
35. “And if by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies then they would become my enemies… and then they will fear you.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
36. “It’s a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes” –Clemenza, The Godfather
37. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
38. “I understand. You found paradise in America, you had a good trade, you made a good living. The police protected you and there were courts of law. You didn’t need a friend like me. But, now you come to me, and you say: “Don Corleone, give me justice.” But you don’t ask with respect. You don’t offer friendship. You don’t even think to call me Godfather. Instead, you come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married, and you ask me to do murder for money.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
39. “Women and children can be careless but not men.” –Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
40. “I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman. Blood is a big expense” Sollozzo, The Godfather
