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Knock on Any Door Quotes

"It will shock you but it will hold you spellbound to the end!"

NR 1949 · 1h 40m
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62
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12 quotes
The Paradox of Happiness and Poverty
Sunshine Jackson How can a guy be happy and broke at the same time?
Contradictions of Happiness and Hardship
Nick Romano Hi, Sunshine. What you look so happy about?
Sunshine How can a guy be ] and broke at the same time?
[[happy]
A Request for Remembrance
Nick Romano You wanna do something for me? Remember me in your ]s.
[[prayer]
Living Fast and Leaving a Legacy
Nick Romano * Sometimes misquoted: "Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
A Lesson on Courage and Identity
Andrew Morton I can still teach you a few, kid. You're just a tin-horn thug, and you always will be. You haven't got the guts to be anything else!
The Governing Pinpoints in Every Man's Life
Andrew Morton In every man's life, there are pinpoints of ] that govern his ].
[[time; [destiny]
A Question About a Bar Encounter
Dist. Atty. Kerman Was there a floor show that night at the bar?
Butch Just a dancer—a little dame... lady.
Dist. Atty. Kerman Was the little lady blond or brunette?
Butch You think I was lookin at her hair? Huh?
Embrace Life's Risks for Lasting Impact
Nick Romano Live fast, die young, have a good-looking corpse.
Questioning Innocence and Personal Responsibility
Andrew Morton Oh, sure, sure. I know—there must be some mistake. And poor Nick is innocent, and what a heel I am to be sitting here playing ] when he needs me. Well, you're wrong, honey. If he's innocent, this is the first time.
[[chess]
Live Fast, Die Young Philosophy
Nick Romano What I used to say still goes. Live fast, die young... and have a good-looking corpse.
Addressing the Cycle of Poverty and Crime
Andrew Morton Until we do away with the type of neighborhood that produced this boy, ten will spring up to take his place, a hundred, a thousand. Until we wipe out the slums and rebuild em, knock on any door and you may find Nick Romano.
Cynicism and Despair in Conversation
Andrew Morton There have been very few ]s since the 13th century.
[[miracle]
Susan Perry Oh, if I were as ] as you, I'd hang myself.
[[cynical]
Andrew Morton I'd be too cynical to trust the rope.