Public Enemies Quotes

John Dillinger You wanna know if we're armed? We're armed.

John Dillinger We're having too good a time today. We ain't thinking about tomorrow.

Red Hamilton We don't work with people we don't know. And you don't work when you're desperate. Walter Dietrich. Remember that?

John Dillinger Walter forgot. When you're desperate, that's when you got no choice.

Billie Frechette They say you're the man who shot him.

Charles Winstead That's right. One of em.

Billie Frechette So why are you coming to see me? To see the damage you done?

Charles Winstead No. I came here because he asked me to. When he went down, he said somethin'. I put my ear next to his mouth, and what I think he said was this. He said, Tell Billie for me: Bye bye, Blackbird.

Police Chief Fultz How long does it take you to run through a bank?

John Dillinger About 1 minute... 40 seconds... Flat

John Dillinger I was raised on a farm in Mooresville, Indiana. My mama died when I was three. My daddy beat the hell out of me cause he didn't know no better way to raise me. I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you... what else you need to know?

John Dillinger Well, here's the man who killed Pretty Boy Floyd. Damn good thing he was pretty cause he sure wasn't Whiz-Kid Floyd.

John Dillinger The only thing that's important is where somebody's going.

Billie Frechette Where are you going?

John Dillinger Anywhere I want.

Billie Frechette What do you want?

John Dillinger Everything. Right now.

John Dillinger We're here for the bank's money, not yours. Put it away.

Melvin Purvis What keeps you up nights, Mr. Dillinger?

John Dillinger Coffee.

Melvin Purvis Pretty Boy Floyd?

Pretty Boy Floyd Charles Floyd.

Melvin Purvis Mr. Floyd, you are under arrest.

Pretty Boy Floyd I'm done for; you've hit me twice.