Edward G. Robinson credited as playing...
Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello • 'Little Caesar'
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- Caesar Enrico Bandello: You can dish it out, but you got so you can't take it no more.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: When I get in a tight spot, I shoot my way out of it. Why sure. Shoot first and argue afterwards. You know, this game ain't for guys that're soft.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: If you ain't out of town by tomorrow morning... you won't ever leave it except in a pine box.
- Sgt. Tom Flaherty: So somebody finally put one in you.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: Yeah, but they just grazed me though.
- Sgt. Tom Flaherty: The old man will be glad to hear it. He takes such an interest in you.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: You tell him the cops couldn't get me no other way, so they hired a couple of gunmen.
- Sgt. Tom Flaherty: If I wasn't on the force I'd have done the job cheap.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: Did you ever stop to think what you'd look like with a lily in your hand?
- Sgt. Tom Flaherty: No, I never did.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: [reading newspaper] Underworld pays respects to Diamond Pete Montana.
- Joe Massara: Ah, what's that gotta do with the price of eggs?
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: Ain't nobody gonna leave this room. You guys are invited to this private party.
- Undetermined Role: Suppose we don't want to stay?
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: I wouldn't want to stop you for the world. Only these boys of mine have itching fingers.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: We gotta stick together. There's a rope around my neck now and they only hang you once. If anyone gets yellow and squeals, my gun is gonna speak its piece.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: [to photographers at the banquet who are about to take his picture] Come on boys, make it snappy! We ain't got all evening!
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: This is Rico speaking. Rico! R-I-C-O! Rico! Little Caesar, that's who! Listen, you crummy, flat-footed copper, I'll show you whether I've lost my nerve and my brains!
- Little Arnie Lorch: Do yourself a favor, will you, Rico? Leave your gat home on the piano the next job you pull. Yeah, park it next to your milk bottle.
- Sam Vettori: Hey, run your own mob, Arnie. I'll take care of mine.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: Yeah, I'll park it. I don't need no cannon to take care of guys like you, Mr. Lorch.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: I'm going to see Little Arnie tonight. If he's looking for trouble, why, that's what we got the most of.
- Sam Vettori: What am I gonna do?
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: Why don't you go and give yourself up? You're slipping, Sam.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: You didn't quit. Nobody ever quit me. You're still in my gang. You got that? I don't care how many fancy skirts you have hanging on to you. That Jane's made a softy out of you.
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: [reading newspaper headline] Underworld pays respect to Diamond Pete Montana.
- Joe Massara: What's that got to do with the price of eggs?
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: Plenty. Diamond Pete Montana. He don't have to waste his time on cheap gas stations. He's somebody. He's in the big town, doing things in a big way. And look at us. Just a couple of nobodies. Nothin'!
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: Money's all right, but it ain't everything. Be somebody. Look hard at a bunch of guys and know that they'll do anything you tell them. Have your own way or nothing. Be somebody!
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: You know, this was our last stand in this burg. We're pulling out.
- Joe Massara: Where are we going?
- Caesar Enrico Bandello: East. Where things break big!