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

“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

“- 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

“Angela, I heard Steven was alive. Where is he? Where's Steven? Where is he? Just tell me where he is. Angela, where is Steve? Just tell me where he is. Where is he? Where is he? Please? You've got to tell me. Now, where is he? Do you know? Where is he?”
Robert De Niro - Michael

“- Danielle Bowden: Well, um, why do you hate my father?
- Max Cady: I don't hate him at all. Oh no, I pray for him. I'm here to help him. I mean, we all make mistakes, Danielle. You and I have. At least we try to admit it. Don't we?... But your daddy, he doesn't. Every man carries a circle of hell around his head like a halo. Your daddy too....” (continue) (continue reading)
Juliette Lewis - Danielle Bowden
Robert De Niro - Max Cady

“Party 'till you're pregnant!”
Robert De Niro - Dick Kelly

“I can believe most anything, my problem is I just don't care.”
Robert De Niro - Ned

“- Dick Kelly: We have a long standing bet: who's the better golfer. Obviously I've got the bigger three wood.
- Lenore: Good. Maybe you can use it to hit your balls right into my vagina.
- Jason Kelly: Holy shit.”
Robert De Niro - Dick Kelly
Aubrey Plaza - Lenore
Zac Efron - Jason Kelly

“- Harry Tuttle: Bloody paperwork. Huh!
- Sam Lowry: I suppose one has to expect a certain amount.
- Harry Tuttle: Why? I came into this game for the action, the excitement. Go anywhere, travel light, get in, get out, wherever there's trouble, a man alone. Now they got the whole country sectioned off, you can't make a move without a form.”
Robert De Niro - Harry Tuttle
Jonathan Pryce - Sam Lowry

“- Jake La Motta: She says he's pretty.
- Joey LaMotta: Yeah, well, you make him ugly.”

Robert De Niro - Jake La Motta
Joe Pesci - Joey

“If I talk to you, and you turn me into a fag... I'm gonna kill you , you understand?”

Robert De Niro - Paul Vitti

“- Deputy: Father, Father I've been shot!
- Ned: I'm very happy for you.”
Bruno Kirby - Deputy
Robert De Niro - Ned