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Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz in American Buffalo (1996)

Dustin Hoffman: Teach

American Buffalo

Dustin Hoffman credited as playing...

Teach

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  • Teach: The only way to teach these people is to kill them.
  • Teach: If I had kept everything my old man threw out, I'd be a wealthy man today.
  • Teach: I go out there everyday. There is nothing out there.
  • Teach: All I'm saying is don't confuse business with pleasure.
  • Teach: Loyalty is fine, but this is business.
  • Teach: The world is lies. There is no friendship.
  • Teach: We live like the cavemen.
  • Teach: We're talking about money for Christ's sake, we're talking about cards. Friendship is friendship and a wonderful thing and I'm all for it. I never said different, and you know me on this thing, but let's just keep it separate, OK? Let's keep the two apart and we can deal with each other like some human beings.
  • Teach: Only, and I am telling you this, Don. Only, and I am not, i don't think, casting anything on anyone: from the mouth of the Southern bulldyke asshole ingrate of a vicious nowhere cunt can this trash come.
  • Teach: Friendship is friendship, a wonderful thing, and I'm all for it. You know me on this point! OK?
  • Bob 'Bobby': I found a nickel. I like it cause the art of it
  • Teach: Unh-huh.
  • Bob 'Bobby': Cause it looks like somethin'.
  • Don: [to Bobby] Get Teach an English muffin.
  • Teach: I don't want an English muffin.
  • Don: Get him and English muffin and make sure they give you the jelly.
  • [repeated line]
  • Teach: Fuckin' Ruthie!
  • Don: Want some coffee?
  • Teach: Not hungry.

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