The Godfather Part II - I Was Mad at You
Fredo Corleone:
Sometimes I think I should have married a woman like you did, like Kay — have kids, have a family, for once in my life be more like Pop.
Michael Corleone:
It's not easy to be his son, Fredo. It's not easy.
Fredo Corleone:
Mama used to tease me. She’d say, "You don't belong to me. The Gypsies left you on the doorstep." Sometimes I think it’s true.
Michael Corleone:
You’re no Gypsy, Fredo.
Fredo Corleone:
Mikey, I was mad at you! Why couldn’t we spend time like this before?
The Godfather Part II - You Can Never Lose Your Family
Michael Corleone:
Tell me something, Ma. What did Papa think, deep in his heart? He was being strong, strong for his family. But by being strong for his family, could he lose it?
Carmela Corleone:
You’re thinking about your wife, about the baby you lost. But you and your wife can always have another baby.
Michael Corleone:
No, I meant, lose his family.
Carmela Corleone:
But you can never lose your family.
Michael Corleone:
[nods] Times are changing.
The Godfather - It's Strictly Business
Michael Corleone:
Where does it say that you can't kill a cop?
Tom Hagen:
Come on, Mikey...
Michael Corleone:
Tom, wait a minute. I'm talking about a cop that's mixed up in drugs. I'm talking about a - a - a dishonest cop - a crooked cop who got mixed up in the rackets and got what was coming to him. That's a terrific story. And we have newspaper people on the payroll, don't we, Tom? And they might like a story like that.
Tom Hagen: [Tom nods]
They might, they just might.
Michael Corleone: [to Sonny]
It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business.
The Godfather - Barzini Business
Don Corleone:
I hope you don't mind the way I keep going over this Barzini business.
Michael Corleone:
No, not at all.
Don Corleone:
It's an old habit. I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men.
The Godfather - Michael Tells Kay How They Know Johnny Fontane
Kay Adams:
Michael, you never told me you knew Johnny Fontane!
Michael Corleone:
Sure, you want to meet him?
Kay Adams:
Well, yeah! Sure.
Michael Corleone:
My father helped him with his career.
Kay Adams:
How did he do that?
Michael Corleone:
...Let's listen to the song.
Kay Adams: [after listening to Johnny for a while]
Tell me, Michael. Please.
Michael Corleone:
Well, when Johnny was first starting out, he was signed to a personal services contract with this big-band leader. And as his career got better and better, he wanted to get out of it. But the band leader wouldn't let him. Now, Johnny is my father's godson. So my father went to see this bandleader and offered him $10,000 to let Johnny go, but the bandleader said no. So the next day, my father went back, only this time with Luca Brasi. Within an hour, he had a signed release for a certified check of $1000.
Kay Adams:
How did he do that?
Michael Corleone:
My father made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
Kay Adams:
What was that?
Michael Corleone:
Luca Brasi held a gun to his head, and my father assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract.
Kay Adams:
...
Michael Corleone:
...That's a true story.
The Godfather - Michael Corleone to Carlo Rizzi
Michael Corleone: [speaking to Carlo]
Only don't tell me you're innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and makes me very angry.
The Godfather - Las Vegas Casino Buy Out
Michael Corleone:
My credit good enough to buy you out?
Moe Greene: [Fredo laughs nervously]
Buy me out?
Michael Corleone:
The hotel, the casino. The Corleone Family wants to buy you out.
Moe Greene:
The Corleone Family wants to buy me out? No, I buy you out, you don't buy me out.
The Godfather - Kay Being Naive
Michael Corleone:
My father is no different than any powerful man, any man with power, like a president or senator.
Kay Adams:
Do you know how naive you sound, Michael? Presidents and senators don't have men killed.
Michael Corleone:
Oh. Who's being naive, Kay?
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