Families can be hard, but they’re so worth fighting for. They might be one of the only things that are.
Everything we did, all those people we saved, look what it got us. But what if, just once, we did something just for us?
When you love something, you protect it. It is the most natural thing in the world.
It’s all just a bit of fun, isn’t it? Men. Husbands, sex. Mistresses. Deceit. Succession. It’s currency. That’s all we are. I like nice things that are simple, ordinary. But things that are real.
People do need a villain to believe in, so I’m happy to fit the bill.
It’s true that we’re losing time every day, all the time, until one day it’s all gone. But you’re gaining it, too. Every second, perfect moments, one after the other, until, by the end, you have your whole life. You have everything.
You know what it takes to be the best. You got to say to yourself, “I will do what nobody else is willing to do.”
Life is beautiful, and messy, and never goes according to plan. And the truth is, I have no idea what it has in store for me. But I do know that love, real love, is choosing each other through all of it, every single day. Beginning and middle and end.
It’s funny. My whole life, I didn’t think I had any family. Turns out I got two.
It may feel impossible, but sometimes, you just have to take the first step, even before you’re ready.
If you’re lucky enough to have one person in this life to care about, then that’s world enough for me.
Everybody dies. Some sooner than others.
When it comes to drawing, there’s only really one rule you ever need to teach. It’s to look.
If you expect disappointment, then you can never really be disappointed.
No such thing as a happy ending. All endings are sad. Especially if the story was happy.
I love crazy ideas. They made me rich.
If you don’t aim for anything, you will never hit anything.
It’s not until you’re about to lose someone that you finally pay attention.
Anywhere there’s people, there’s power.
Why rats, Papa?
Rats are the lowliest and most despised of all creatures, my love. If they have purpose, so do we all.
I think you look so pretty. But honestly, who cares what I think? Who cares what anyone thinks? What matters is how you feel when you look in the mirror.
A great man doesn’t seek to lead. He’s called to it.
We are all born into this world through blood and pain. Every hero has an origin story.
A child needs his mother more than a mother needs to be right.
Look, you want to be a civilian, I appreciate that. I’m all for it. But pay attention to me for once, okay? You take the speakers, right? At the same time, you promise yourself these speakers are it. Now, you say to yourself, “This is the last time I’m ever gonna steal something.” And you stick to it. It’s that simple.
In order to understand a work, you must engage with it.
Have you ever seen a hawk kill a horse? Just swoop down and… It’s terrible. Every man should see it at least once. But that is the world. And the world is fit for all manner of mysteries. A man’s home, though, should be safe from all that. One wall joined with another, line and plumb. Good, strong walls, and a fire within.
They say robbing banks is hard work. That’s a lie. Robbing banks is easy. The hard part is doing it without killing.
Moving at night presents that which is not predictable. People.
It doesn’t matter what you do, only matters what they think you’ve done.
Father, Son, and House of Gucci.
What has the world come to when you can’t even trust a program?
It’s the little things that are important, Jimmy. It’s the little things that get you caught.
I used to be a lot of things, but I’m not now. And I’ll tell you something. This macho thing is overrated. Works perfect for him, but it’s overrated. Just people trying to be macho to show that they’ve got grit. That’s about all they end up with. And you sit there and let a bull step all over you, and you let a horse throw you 50 feet in the air. What an idiot. Only an idiot would be in a profession like that. It’s like anything else in life. You think you got all the answers, then you realize as you get old, that you don’t have any of them. By the time you figure it out, it’s too late.
