Miller's Crossing (1990)

Albert Finney: Leo

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Quotes 

• Tom Reagan : Think about what protecting Bernie gets us. Think about what offending Caspar loses us.

  Leo O'Bannion : Oh, come on, Tommy. You know I don't like to think.

  Tom Reagan : Yeah. Well, think about whether you should start.

• Johnny Caspar : You think that I'm some guinea, fresh off the boat, and you can kick me! But I'm too big for that now. I'm sick a' takin the scrap from you, Leo. I'm a' of marching into this goddamn office to kiss your Irish ass. And I'M SICK A' THE HIGH HAT!

  [Puts on his hat and coat] 

  Johnny Caspar : Youse fancy pants, all a youse.

  Leo O'Bannion : Johnny, you're exactly as big as I let you be, and no bigger, and don't forget it, ever.

  Johnny Caspar : That's right, Leo. You're the big shot around here, and I'm just some schnook likes to get slapped around.

• Leo O'Bannion : You hear about Rug?

  Tom Reagan : Yeah, RIP.

  Leo O'Bannion : They took his hair, Tommy. Jesus, that's strange, why would they do that?

  Tom Reagan : Maybe it was injuns.

• Leo O'Bannion : So you wanna kill him...

  Eddie Dane : For starters.

• Leo O'Bannion : Seein' you mope around here ruins my, whaddya call it, "joy de veever"?

  Tom Reagan : "Joie de vivre".

• Leo O'Bannion : You ain't got a license to kill bookies and today I ain't sellin' any. So take your flunky and dangle.

• [Last lines] 

  Leo O'Bannion : Dammit, Tom, I forgive you!

  Tom Reagan : I didn't ask for that and I don't want it. Good-bye, Leo.

• Leo O'Bannion : I figure I can still trade body-blows with any man in this town.

  [Tom looks at him] 

  Leo O'Bannion : Except you Tom.

  Tom Reagan : And Verna.

• Leo O'Bannion : If I never see him again, it would be soon enough.

• Leo O'Bannion : Goddamn kid's just like a twist!