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 - 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?
