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Dominic Chianese and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)

James Gandolfini: Tony Soprano

Bust-Out

The Sopranos

James Gandolfini credited as playing...

Tony Soprano

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  • David Scatino: [after woken up by Tony unzipping the camping tent David was sleeping in inside his sports goods store] Tony, what're you doing here?
  • Tony Soprano: I was going to ask you the same fuckin question
  • David Scatino: It's my store
  • Tony Soprano: [after looking at the mess, sarcastically] congratulations, it's a fuckin disaster
  • David Scatino: Hey, some of those airline tickets came in, you want me to split them with Richie?
  • Tony Soprano: They're mine, it's my idea. This is where you sleep?
  • David Scatino: Yeah, sometimes. It's easier than going home
  • Tony Soprano: [while sitting down on a wooden bench near David's tent] I know what you mean. I remember when you transferred in the tenth grade from Baden-Baden, fuckin army brat
  • David Scatino: Hey, you remember when those Guidos from Paterson caught you at Garret Mountain and had you barricaded in your old man's car? I whipped that rocket and hit that guy in the eye?
  • Tony Soprano: Don't reminisce on me
  • David Scatino: You told me not to get into the game, why'd you let me do it?
  • Tony Soprano: Well, I knew you had this business here Davey, it's my nature "frog on a scorpion" you know? Besides if you would've won I'd be the one crying the blues right?
  • David Scatino: What's the end?
  • Tony Soprano: The end? Declaring bankruptcy
  • Tony Soprano: [after David begins crying] hey, your not the first guy to get "busted out."This is how a guy like me makes a living: this is my bread and butter. When this is over your free to go. You can go wherever you want
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: So, this "person", this witness changed his or her mind?
  • Tony Soprano: I don't know what happened
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: You don't?
  • Tony Soprano: What's that suppose to mean?
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: [Shrugs]
  • Tony Soprano: You know when I was in Italy, I met someone that reminded me of you. A woman and it's not what you think
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Like me in what way?
  • Tony Soprano: Smart, you know what she said to me?
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What did she say?
  • Tony Soprano: She told me I'm my own worst enemy
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: That's kind of a cliche isn't it?
  • Tony Soprano: Well, you had to be there, she's one of them "witchy" broads, not like a psychic but...
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: I didn't mean to sound disparaging
  • Tony Soprano: That's some ancient culture over there, they believe all this weird shit like sibyl
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Sibyls?
  • Tony Soprano: Like I said, you had to be there, ok so I wanted to fuck her but she's right, what she said? I mean I bring all this on myself, I mean that's what you keep telling me
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Yes I suppose it is, at root, the question is, how do you stop?
  • Tony Soprano: You know what?
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What?
  • Tony Soprano: [Before getting up to leave] I dodged a very big bullet, and I'm feeling very fuckin good about it so I don't need anymore psychiatry today
  • Tony Soprano: [Referring to how his children socialize with their friends] My girl did the same thing, at his age, always in a group, what's that about?
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What's it about for you?
  • Tony Soprano: In my day a boy and a girl went on a date and your father hoped you wouldn't get too far or else you'd get the girl knocked up and her parents would come over and break your legs
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: I don't think it's about him going to the mall with a group that bothered you, it was that he wanted to go to mall instead of the movies with you
  • Tony Soprano: Well, his getting to that age where his got a life of his own
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: One that doesn't include you
  • Tony Soprano: It was always "we'll do this", "we're going to do that..."
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Not so fast I've heard you many times about being with your son
  • Tony Soprano: Yeah well that's over now... gone... done
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Its bitter sweet this period, you're glad they're growing up but you're sad to lose them
  • Tony Soprano: [Intentionally changing the subject] I could be going away, for a very long time for something I didn't do
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: [Remains silent]
  • Tony Soprano: [Offended by her not showing any emotions, sarcastically] how about "gee that's too bad Anthony" or "what a shame Tony"
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: We can't go into specifics on this
  • Tony Soprano: Well, here's something "specific", I didn't do anything wrong, we're not suppose to talk about it. I could be going to the can for the rest of my life and I'm not supposed to discuss it with my psychiatrist? What the fuck are you for anyway?
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: How does that make you feel? The idea that you might be sent to prison
  • Tony Soprano: I've just got to stay around a little while for the kids, especially my boy. Once his out of the house the government can do whatever the fuck they want to do, give me life, give me the chair, whatever they want
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: I've never seen you like this
  • Tony Soprano: Like what?
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Scared
  • Tony Soprano: [Amused] you know I wouldn't use that word but sometimes I feel, I don't know, you mother fuckers, you know I don't fuckin deserve this
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: [Intentionally changing the subject] how's your medication?
  • Tony Soprano: [Shifting in his seat]
  • Dr. Jennifer Melfi: [Sensing he feels uncomfortable] Maybe we should stop
  • Richie Aprile: [while in a mall] thanks for meeting me
  • Tony Soprano: no problem, I went over to Brookstone and got myself a scale, what'd you want to talk to me about?
  • Richie Aprile: fuckin Dick Barone
  • Tony Soprano: as long as the two of you are happy
  • Richie Aprile: I'm in no mood... freakin garbage business, I found out that bow tie wearing mother fucker is charging me twice as much as everybody else to tip my trucks at his place
  • Tony Soprano: so, you repair the tonnage and charge the townships a little extra for the pickups, that's all
  • Richie Aprile: I got the smallest amount of routes than anybody in the association
  • Tony Soprano: you're like the old woman who's got a Virginia ham under her arm and she goes around crying because she's got no bread
  • Tony Soprano: [after Richie looks confused] never mind, the point is your brother Jackie never concentrated on sanitation so what do you want Dick to do?
  • Richie Aprile: [sternly] I want a rate
  • Tony Soprano: alright, I'll see what he says
  • Richie Aprile: yeah, you see since you own part of the company
  • Carmela Soprano: [while lying in bed] Did you shut off all the lights?
  • Tony Soprano: Yeah
  • Carmela Soprano: In the kitchen?
  • Tony Soprano: Yeah. I want to spend more time with AJ
  • Carmela Soprano: It's the other one you should spend time with: she's almost out of the house
  • Tony Soprano: Hey, I'm not worried about Meadow, she can take care of herself
  • Carmela Soprano: Why the sudden burst of fatherhood?
  • Tony Soprano: [irritated] Can you say anything without it being sarcastic?
  • Carmela Soprano: Your right, I'm sorry. I think it's a good idea, he adores you: he never gets to spend enough time with you
  • Tony Soprano: Yeah well
  • Carmela Soprano: I was reading in Time the other day this study at Harvard: a father's support is absolutely linked to a boy's later capacity to manage frustrations, to explore new circumstances, and to do well in school
  • Tony Soprano: The kid needs to toughen up
  • Carmela Soprano: I'm not talking about toughening up, I'm talking about opening up
  • Tony Soprano: Somebody needs to teach that kid some street smarts: not to be a sucker, not to be involved with the wrong people. I don't want another Christopher on my hands, look at him, his lucky to be alive and the other poor prick they found dead: the kid was twenty-three or something
  • Tony Soprano: [after entering his office holding a bag and placing it on his desk] Got a safe?
  • Neil Mink: Yeah, why?
  • Neil Mink: [after opening it and seeing it's filled with cash, referring to his attorney fees] You want to pay in advance?
  • Tony Soprano: There's a little more than 400k in there. I want you to hold it for me. This goes down, I'm out of this area code, my wife's gonna come in here once a week for an allowance. You don't ask her any questions, never, ever, refuse her. If she wants it all... you give it to her. She won't do that, Carmela's smarter than that
  • Neil Mink: And if your gone longer than the money lasts?
  • Tony Soprano: Don't worry, you won't have to go into your own kick. This witness can't remain nameless forever
  • Neil Mink: [as Tony leaves] I didn't hear that
  • Tony Soprano: I got something for you
  • A.J. Soprano: what?
  • Tony Soprano: a Penn and Rod international reel for you
  • A.J. Soprano: thanks
  • Tony Soprano: you wanted it for Christmas last year, remember? We couldn't get it because it was backordered? Well, I got a great deal on it: we'll take the boat and go out fishing
  • A.J. Soprano: umm ok
  • Tony Soprano: what're you doing now?
  • A.J. Soprano: you wanna go fishing now?
  • Tony Soprano: nah, nah, I figured we'd go see a movie or something? Get some pizza?
  • A.J. Soprano: I can't
  • Tony Soprano: [disappointed] what'd you mean you can't?
  • A.J. Soprano: I'm going to the mall
  • Tony Soprano: [confused] you can't see a movie because you're going to the mall?
  • A.J. Soprano: well, not just me, Brad, Alan, Heidi, her sister maybe?
  • Tony Soprano: [amused] like a double date?
  • A.J. Soprano: no dad, ok? We're just going to the mall: we go there sometimes
  • Tony Soprano: [irritated] and do what?
  • A.J. Soprano: [referring to the cookie franchise] I don't know, get something to eat: some Mrs. Fields. Well, anyway I gotta go, I'm meeting them there
  • Tony Soprano: alright, go ahead, see you later
  • Carmela Soprano: [referring to AJ] I hope you apologized to him
  • Tony Soprano: [confused] For what?
  • Carmela Soprano: You promised him you were going to be at his swim meet
  • Tony Soprano: Oh, shit I forgot
  • Carmela Soprano: How could you forget?
  • Tony Soprano: [dismissively] Something I had to do
  • Carmela Soprano: He almost came in second: you should've seen his face when you weren't there
  • Tony Soprano: Yeah well, I saw his face the other day when he had to go to the mall when I wanted to take him to the movies
  • Carmela Soprano: What are you, six years old?
  • Tony Soprano: I said I'd try to be there
  • Carmela Soprano: What is with you? This whole week, you're like an alien life form among us
  • Tony Soprano: There's nothing wrong
  • Carmela Soprano: [sarcastically] Thank you for sharing
  • Tony Soprano: [irritated] You know what? Leave me the fuck alone, I'm exhausted. I'll make it up to him
  • Carmela Soprano: So, where were you? Did you go see Christopher at the hospital?
  • Tony Soprano: [lying] Yeah, I went to see Christopher at the hospital
  • Carmela Soprano: [not believing him] wherever you were, it couldn't have been more important than letting your son know you care about him
  • Tony Soprano: [sarcastically] No, only you care... fuck you
  • Tony Soprano: [while sitting by himself in the dark at the kitchen table] hey
  • Meadow Soprano: my God, you scared the shit out of me
  • Tony Soprano: [after she turns on the lights] no, turn them off
  • Meadow Soprano: why are you sitting in the dark?
  • Tony Soprano: I don't know, I like it
  • Meadow Soprano: I gotta go online
  • Tony Soprano: oh, come on, sit for a minute
  • Tony Soprano: [after she sits down] so, what's going on?
  • Meadow Soprano: with what?
  • Tony Soprano: whatever, I don't know. What's going on?
  • Meadow Soprano: I told you: chat room, is that it?
  • Tony Soprano: you know I love you right?
  • Meadow Soprano: dad...
  • Tony Soprano: don't "dad" me, come on, I want to know. Do you know that I love you?
  • Meadow Soprano: [nods] yes, I know you love me
  • Tony Soprano: because your mother doesn't think I love you enough
  • Meadow Soprano: you listen to her?
  • Tony Soprano: everything I do and everything I've done and everything I will do is all for you and your brother, you know that?
  • Meadow Soprano: I think you should go to bed
  • Tony Soprano: and I tell people you're like your mother but... you're all me: nothing gets by you and I know you think I'm a hypocrite...
  • Meadow Soprano: [interrupts him] I'm going to bed
  • Tony Soprano: yeah, alright, go ahead
  • Meadow Soprano: dad, why don't you go to bed?
  • Tony Soprano: no, I'm gonna finish my drink
  • Meadow Soprano: good night
  • Tony Soprano: good night baby
  • Meadow Soprano: sometimes... we're all hypocrites
  • Tony Soprano: [while inside David Scatino's sporting goods store after business hours, referring to the police investigating the murder of Matt Bevilaqua] if they do have something, why aren't they talking to you?
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Give them time, they will
  • Tony Soprano: [Referring to the charges they'll face] murder, aiding, and racketeering
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: [On the possible sentence they'll receive] Twenty to life
  • Tony Soprano: [while Paulie and Furio enter the store, jokingly] there they are: the Flaying Gavone Brothers
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: [to Tony] not good, not good
  • Tony Soprano: [Suddenly stands up and forcefully grabs Paulie by his shirt] on my fuckin kids I will cut you, just tell me
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: Take it easy Tone. It's fixable. First off it's not a rat
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Thank God
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: [to Pussy] don't thank Him yet. There's an eyeball witness
  • Tony Soprano: What're you talking about?
  • Tony Soprano: [after kicking a table, to Pussy] Jesus Christ! Shit! Did you see anybody? Did you see another living fuckin soul?
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Fuck no
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: Don't worry, it's only a mere bump in the road
  • Tony Soprano: [Sarcastically] Oh, you're beautiful
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Do we know him?
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: My friend at the station only knows is that his a civilian. A flag saluting mother fucker
  • Furio Giunta: [to Tony, unintentionally incorrectly using the Idiom "go on the lamb"] Maybe you should lamb chop it for a while?
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: I keep a suitcase in my trunk
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: Yeah, tell us about it
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Hey, fuck all of you, bygones are never fuckin bygones
  • Tony Soprano: This is a fuckin nightmare. I've got to move some cash around, if I going to lamb it I'm going away with a fuckin "package." I'm not going to be like Mickey Mcsuko. That poor prick had five fuckin minutes to run. He ended up in some rat infested motel down in Elvis country
  • Furio Giunta: [to Paulie] where is that?
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: Anywhere there are no Jews or Italians
  • Furio Giunta: I don't get it
  • David Scatino: [after coming out of his office] it's starting. It's fuckin starting
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Get back in your office David
  • David Scatino: I'm opening my mail and it's a lawsuit, there's a fuckin lean on the building they're going to close me down
  • Tony Soprano: Davey, not fuckin now ok?
  • David Scatino: They're going to know after this it's fraud. I'm going to go to jail for this
  • Tony Soprano: [Angrily stomps towards David while shouting] get the fuck back in your fuckin hole now!
  • Tony Soprano: [after calming down, realizing they still David to continue their bust out scheme] Davey, you're doing a good job
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: Don't worry about this witness T
  • Furio Giunta: [In Italian] that's true. We'll find him
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Exactly
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: You don't even know what he said
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Fuck you. I did too
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: What then?
  • Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: I understood
  • Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: What does it mean?
  • Beansie Gaeta: [surprised to see him] What are you doing here?
  • Tony Soprano: [hands him an envelope] I got something for you
  • Beansie Gaeta: What is that?
  • Tony Soprano: Fifty grand
  • Beansie Gaeta: Get the fuck outta here with that
  • Beansie Gaeta: [feeling insulted] Why? Because I'm a paraplegic?
  • Tony Soprano: My idea was for you to donate it to the spinal cord injury foundation
  • Beansie Gaeta: [adamantly] Hey, I'm gonna walk again
  • Tony Soprano: I know you are but in the meantime, you donate it, you get your picture up and you inspire people
  • Beansie Gaeta: Oh, wait you mean like a fuckin poster boy? Is that what you mean?
  • Tony Soprano: Take the money, you can whack it up with the foundation
  • Tony Soprano: [when Beansie shakes his head, insistently] Take the money
  • Tony Soprano: [Increasing Scatino's sporting goods store's debt by buying products, selling them, and not paying back the vendors] a lot of fuckin work to move some picnic coolers
  • Richie Aprile: Coolers are scissors, everybody wants one but have nobody has a fuckin idea how much they cost. You have a Nigerian sell these on the streets for two or three bucks a piece, who's not going to say "fuck it, give me one"
  • Tony Soprano: Davey, how we doing with the books of airline tickets?
  • David Scatino: You want to raise a red flag with the travel agency? A sporting goods store that charges airline tickets in bulk?
  • Tony Soprano: You say it's a promotional device" you know "customer of the year", "salesman on the month", that kind of thing, don't worry about it. You put it all on different lines of credit
  • David Scatino: Yeah but all of sudden I'm ordering all this weird shit. Picnic coolers, Ramosa water. When is one of these vendors realizes I'm never going to pay them and call the cops?
  • Richie Aprile: When your fuckin credit runs out "Diamond Jim", until then get on the fuckin horn and order unless your ready to pay the principle you owe us?

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