Fat City (1972)

Nicholas Colasanto: Ruben

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• Ruben : [admiring a waitress]  She sure knows how to fill a skirt.

• Ruben : [about Ernie]  I talked to his mother on the phone. He got married.

  Babe : What can you expect?

  Ruben : All that energy they waste. If they're not getting married, they're getting arrested or they're joining the navy or they're killing themselves on motorcycles.

  Babe : You know why I think he did it? I think that beating discouraged him.

  Ruben : Well, if you don't have confidence in yourself, you're never gonna get anywhere.

  Babe : I remember the first time I passed blood. I was one scared kid.

  Ruben : Sure, when I got my jaw broken and I had to suck liquids through that straw, I started wondering if it was all worthwhile.

  Babe : I'll tell you what bothered me: getting my throat ruined.

  Ruben : You didn't keep your chin down.

  Babe : How's your nose? Can you breathe?

  Ruben : Yeah, can't you?

  Babe : Not on a wet day.

• Tully : Did I get knocked out?

  Babe : No, we won, we won.

  Ruben : You won, baby, you won!