Robert De Niro movie quotes

“There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.”
Robert De Niro

“Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt.”
Robert De Niro - Sam

“Now you're insulting my intelligence; what you think I am, a fuckin' idiot? You know goddamn well that someone had to get into those machines and set those fuckin' reels. The probability of one four-reel machine is a million and a half to one; the probability of three machines in a row; it's in the billions! It cannot happen, would not happen,...” (continue) (continue reading)

Robert De Niro - Sam "Ace" Rothstein

“- Rodrigo Mendoza: For me, there is no redemption.
- Father Gabriel: God gave us the burden of freedom. You chose your crime. Do you have the courage to choose your penance?”
Robert De Niro - Rodrigo Mendoza
Jeremy Irons - Father Gabriel

“The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.”
Robert De Niro - Lorenzo

“- Detective Belsik: There were people who saw him.
- Lorenzo: Well, they're wrong. He don't know nothin'.
- Detective Belsik: Listen, Mr. Anello, we could do things the nice way or we could do things the hard way. Alright?”

Mitch Kolpan - Detective Belsik
Robert De Niro - Lorenzo

“- Whispers DiTullio: To tell you the truth, I'm a little concerned.
- Frank Sheeran: [narrating] Whenever anybody says they're a little concerned, they're very concerned.
- Whispers DiTullio: As a matter of fact, I'm really more than a little concerned.
- Frank Sheeran: [narrating] And when they say they're more than a little concerned, they're...” (continue) (continue reading)
Paul Herman - Whispers DiTullio
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran

“Nowadays, young people, they don't know who Jimmy Hoffa was. They don't have a clue. I mean, maybe they know that he disappeared or something, but that's about it. But back then, there wasn't nobody in this country who didn't know who Jimmy Hoffa was.”
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran

“- Jimmy Hoffa: In a war, you go from point A to point B. Sometimes, you spill a little beer along the way. That philosophy make sense to you?
- Frank Sheeran: Sure does.”
Al Pacino - Jimmy Hoffa
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran

“- Jimmy Hoffa: You wanna be a part of this fight?
- Frank Sheeran: Yes, I do, sir.
- Jimmy Hoffa: Would you like to be a part of this history?
- Frank Sheeran: Yes, I would. Whatever you need me to do, I'm available.”
Al Pacino - Jimmy Hoffa
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran

“- Arthur Fleck: Murray, one small thing?
- Murray Franklin: Yeah?
- Arthur Fleck: When you bring me out, can you introduce me as Joker?”
Joaquin Phoenix - Arthur Fleck
Robert De Niro - Murray Franklin

“November is the cruelest month of the year.”
Robert De Niro - Alfredo Berlinghieri

“- Alfredo Berlinghieri: Where's my father's gun?
- Olmo Dalco: I have hidden it.
- Alfredo Berlinghieri: You'd better be careful. If you don't use it, it gets rusty.”
Robert De Niro - Alfredo Berlinghieri
Gérard Depardieu - Olmo Dalcò

“- Regina: Make me cum. Make me cum. Make me cum.
- Alfredo Berlinghieri: Come on, you can't cum. An elephant couldn't make you cum.
- Regina: All I need is a real man!”
Laura Betti - Regina
Robert De Niro - Alfredo Berlinghieri

“- Dwight Hansen: You look fine.
- Tobias 'Toby' Wolff: I look like an idiot.
- Dwight Hansen: You act like an idiot. You look fine.”
Robert De Niro - Dwight
Leonardo DiCaprio - Toby

“You made me wait 30 years to prove to the world I could kick your ass! And that's what I'm going to do, kick your ass!”

Robert De Niro - Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen

“- Gil Renard: Don't you talk back to me. You show me some respect. Without people like me, you're nothing. We're the ones that get you your 40 fuckin' million!
- Bobby Rayburn: Look, what do you want?
- Gil Renard: What do I want? I want every time they think of you they're gonna think of me.”

Robert De Niro - Gil Renard
Wesley Snipes - Bobby Rayburn

“You should feel nothing but great about what you've done, and I'd hate to see you let anyone take that away from you.”

Robert De Niro - Ben

She told me on her deathbed: “you get back out there again”.
Robert De Niro - Dick Kelly

“- Winifred Ames: Fuck you!
- Conrad Brean: Leave it alone! What did television ever do to you?
- Winifred Ames: It destroyed the electoral process!”

Anne Heche - Winifred Ames
Robert De Niro - Conrad Brean

“- Spike: Who the fuck are you?
- Hunter: Who, me? The voice of experience.”
Clive Owen - Spike
Robert De Niro - Hunter

“I don't like surprises, I never did. I never really enjoyed that whole Pop Goes The Weasel thing. I mean, don't get me wrong, I appreciate the unexpected. And, in fact, I'd say I'm a connoisseur of the unexpected. But I don't like surprises.”
Robert De Niro - Dragna

“Speaking of shoes. You know what I was thinking I'm... You know I, I would like to have a... some shoes next to my shoes.”

Robert De Niro - Detective Eddie Flemming

“It just didn't sink into his head what the Black Book is and what it meant, being banned from every casino is just one thing but being in this book gets you into the brains of every cop and FBI agent in the state, I mean you're listed in there with Al Capone, but Nicky didn't care.”
Robert De Niro - Sam "Ace" Rothstein

“Hey, listen. Listen, I'm gonna send you after people I don't like. Give 'em a little psychology; then beat 'em up.”

Robert De Niro - Paul Vitti