“Vincent Mancini: Well you tell him from me, that he can live, or he can die. Michael Corleone: Vincent, will you SHUT UP?”Tagged: live, Die, shut up
“Don Lucchesi: It's not personal. It's business. Michael Corleone: Very well. You want to do business with me. I will do business with you.”Tagged: Business, personal
“[Michael is kneeling alone in a room at the corpse of Don Tommasino in a coffin] Goodbye my old friend. You could have lived a little longer, I could be closer to my dream. You were so loved, Don Tommasino. Why was I so feared, and you so loved? What was it? I was no less honorable. I wanted to do…”Tagged: funeral, Remorse, forgiveness
“Michael Corleone: I spent my life protecting my son. I spent my life protecting my family! Kay Corleone: Let's be reasonable here, Michael. I mean, that's your big thing, isn't it? Reason backed up by murder. Michael Corleone: Oh, God, you hate me. You hate me. Kay Corleone: No, I don't hate you,…”Tagged: Dysfunctional Family, Fear, dread, Hate
“Joey Zasa: I earned that territory with my talent. Commission gave it to me, and you approved. Michael Corleone: Yes. Vincent Mancini: Hey, Uncle Mike, I came here for the party. I'm not here to ask you for any kind of help. I could just kill this bastard. He's the one who needs the help. Michael…”Tagged: Wall Street, Bankers, Piece of Shit, Talent, Conflict of Interest
“Joey Zasa: The Miucci association and elected you their Italian American man of the year. [hands Michael a plaque] Michael Corleone: Oh, Miucci. Who's Miucci? Joey Zasa: He's the Italian American who invented the telephone. He did it one year before Alexander Graham Bell. Michael Corleone: Oh. And…”Tagged: kindness, Temper, trouble, Mafia, italian american
“Michael Corleone: [after learning of Zasa's assassination] Don't ever give an order like that again. Not while I'm alive. Vincent Mancini: Uncle Mike, it had to be done. You were too sick to make a decision. I got the go ahead from Neri and Connie. Michael Corleone: Connie. Vincent Mancini: It was…”Tagged: Opposites, Temper, Judgment
“Michael Corleone: I feel...I'm getting wiser now. Kay Corleone: The sicker you get, the wiser you get, huh? Michael Corleone: When I'm dead, I'm gonna be really smart.”Tagged: older, wiser, Smarter
“I, uh, betrayed my wife. I betrayed myself. I've killed men, and I ordered men to be killed. No, it's useless. I killed... I ordered the death of my brother; he injured me. I killed my mother's son. I killed my father's son.”Tagged: Betrayal, Murder, Remorse
“Vincent Mancini: You had a gun. They only had a knife. You could have talked them into surrendering. Turned them over to the police. Hey, Uncle Mike, Zasa sent these guys I was just sending him a message that's all. Michael Corleone: Now he has to send you a message back. Vincent Mancini: Joey…”Tagged: Fear, Gun, Revenge, Mafia