Armando Brancia Quotes

Aurelio Biondi I get up at 4:00 am and slave away all day like a mule, and when I come home for a crust of bread, I find a bunch of long faces!

Aurelio Biondi Tell me, who's the father of this piece of shit?

Titta Uncle's not feeling good.

Aurelio Biondi Then take him to the whorehouse.

Aurelio Biondi Miranda. Miranda! Who locked the gate?

Miranda Biondi I did.

Aurelio Biondi Why?

Miranda Biondi You know why.

Aurelio Biondi Unlock it. You've heard what's been going on in the piazza all day. Open up. I have business to take care of.

Miranda Biondi Nothing doing. You're staying at home. What's all this stuff? If I wanted to be a widow, I'd kill you myself. I'll strangle you with your neckerchief!

Aurelio Biondi Think I'm scared of those black-shirted lice? Give me the key. Give me the key! Miranda! Damn it all!

Aurelio Biondi I can stare at an egg for hours, wondering how nature can make things so perfect.

Miranda Cause it was God who made nature, not an ignoramus like you!

Aurelio Biondi What are you crying about? It's one big laugh riot!

Aurelio Biondi Look how many there are. Millions and millions and millions of stars. Jesus Christ! I wonder how they all stay in place up there. I mean, it's pretty simple for us. To build a house, we use so many bricks, so much lime. But up there, sweet Jesus! Where do you put the foundations? They aren't just confetti, you know.

Construction Worker Mortar, let the boss hear your poem.

Aurelio Biondi Let's hear it. What's it called?

Mortar Bricks.

Aurelio Biondi Good title!

Mortar My grandfather made bricks. My father made bricks. I make bricks too. But, where's my house?

Aurelio Biondi He's getting worse and worse! They're a pair of little hoodlums! You've brought them up wrong!

Miranda Biondi Then you do it! Let's see how well you do! I can't stand any more! I'm going crazy! I'm going mad! I'll kill the whole lot of you! No? No? I'll put strychnine in your soup! That's what I'll do! But I'll kill myself first!

Aurelio Biondi Good.

Miranda Biondi Right now!

Aurelio Biondi Go ahead.

Miranda Biondi You'll see!

Aurelio Biondi I'll kill myself first!