Many great motion pictures and television epics — especially mob stories with budgets north of $20 million — are remembered not only for their visuals, but for the legendary lines that become part of pop culture. The classics set the tone:

The Sopranos:
“Fuhgeddaboudit.” • “People only see what you allow them to see.” • “Bada Bing!”

The Godfather:
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” • “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” • “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.”
“Don’t ever take sides with anyone against the family. Ever.” • “Michael, we’re bigger than U.S. Steel.”

King of New York:
“Root beer — want some?” • “There’s some things I don’t do.” • “Give me a year or two, I’ll make something good.”
“From now on, nothing goes down unless I’m involved… A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in!”

Casino:
“Back home, they’d have thrown me in jail for what I’m doing. Here, they give me awards.”
“If you don’t have my money, I’ll crack your head open… and when I get outta jail, I’ll crack it open again.”

Goodfellas:
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” • “Now go home and get your f---in’ shine box.”

A Bronx Tale:
“I’d rather be feared than loved.”

Scarface:
“Say hello to my little friend!” • “I always tell the truth — even when I lie.”

My Buddy from Brooklyn — The Next Chapter of Iconic Mob Quotes

Horse Thief Scene:

“That’s good steak… what cut is it?”
Sonny: “Saratoga Sirloin.”

“He’s my little Buddy.”

“Hell no — if we can’t tell what’s good, we should be in another business.”

David Silbergeld Scene:
“Business is never finished for guys like us.”

“The whole city’s out there, Mel.”

“You’re in luck, kid — you came just in time for goulash. Join us in Barn 6.”

“Can we deliver Stye Baby Stallion to Hidden Dreams Farm?
Isn’t that Jimmy Hoffa’s farm?”

“Why’s Boychik so fond of Hirsch?”
“Because Hirsch takes him to Coney Island! He’s a millionaire, not a milliner!”