Richard S. Castellano Quotes

Peter Clemenza Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

Michael You have to answer for Santino, Carlo.

Carlo Mike, you've got it all wrong!

Michael You fingered Sonny for the Barzini people. Ah, that little farce you played with my sister. Did you think that would fool a Corleone?

Carlo Mike, I'm innocent. I swear on my kids. Please don't do this to me, Mike.

Michael Sit down.

Carlo Please don't do this. Please.

Michael Barzini's dead. So is Phillip Tattaglia, Moe Greene, Stracci, Cuneo. Today, I settle all family business, so don't tell me you're innocent, Carlo. Admit what you did. Get him a drink. Come on. Don't be afraid, Carlo. Come on. You think I'd make my sister a widow? I'm Godfather to your son, Carlo. Go ahead, drink. Drink. No, Carlo, you're out of the family business, that's your punishment. We're finished. I'm putting you on a plane to Vegas. Tom? I want you to stay there, understand? Only, don't tell me you're innocent, because it insults my intelligence. It makes me very angry. Now who approached you: Tattaglia or Barzini?

Carlo It was Barzini.

Michael Good. There's a car waiting for you outside, it'll take you to the airport. I'll call your wife and tell her what flight you're on.

Carlo Mike, it was-

Michael Go on, get out of my sight.

Clemenza Hello, Carlo.

Michael She's hysterical. Hysterical.

Kay Michael, is it true?

Michael Don't ask me about my business, Kay.

Kay Is it true?

Michael Don't ask me about my business.

Kay No!

Michael Enough! All right, this one time. This one time, I'll let you ask me about my affairs.

Kay Is it true? Is it?

Michael No.

Kay I guess we both need a drink, huh? Come on.

Clemenza Don Corleone.

Clemenza This is as cold as they come, impossible to trace, so you don't worry about prints, Mike. I put a special tape on the trigger and the butt. Here, try it. What'sa matter? The trigger too tight?

Michael No. Ah, my ears.

Clemenza Yeah, I left it noisy. That way, it scares any pain-in-the-ass innocent bystanders away. All right, you shot em both. Now what do you do?

Michael Sit down, finish my dinner.

Clemenza Come on, kid. Don't fool around. Just let your hand drop to your side, and let the gun slip out. Everybody'll still think you got it. They're gonna be staring at your face, Mike, so walk out of the place real fast, but don't run. Don't look nobody directly in the eye, but you don't look away either. Eh, they're gonna be scared stiff of you, believe me, so don't worry about nothing. You know, you gonna turn out all right. You take a long vacation, nobody knows where, and we gonna catch the hell.

Michael How bad do you think it's gonna be?

Clemenza Pretty god-damn bad. Probably, all the other families will line up against us. That's all right. These things gotta happen every five years or so, ten years. Helps to get rid of the bad blood. Been ten years since the last one. You know, you gotta stop em at the beginning, like they shoulda stopped Hitler at Munich. They should never have let him get away with that. They was just asking for big trouble. You know, Mike, we was all proud of you, being a hero and all. Your father, too.

Peter Clemenza Mikey, why don't you tell that nice girl you love her? I love you with all-a my heart, if I don't see-a you again soon, I'm-a gonna die.