The King of Comedy
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Rupert Pupkin: I know, Jerry, that you are as human as the rest of us, if not more so.

Rupert Pupkin: The more scribbled the name, the bigger the fame.

Langford's Lawyer: What is the defense of kidnapping? How can you say, "I was crazy at the time"?

Rupert Pupkin: I'm gonna work 50 times harder, and I'm gonna be 50 times more famous than you.
Jerry Langford: Then you're gonna have idiots like you plaguing your life.

Rupert Pupkin: Why not me? Why not? A guy can get anything he wants as long as he pays the price. What's wrong with that? Stranger things have happened.

Rupert Pupkin: Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.

Secretary: Is Mr. Langford expecting you?
Rupert Pupkin: Yes, I don't think he is.

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Continuity mistake: When De Niro's character gets in the limousine with Lewis' character he has a hurt hand. He wraps it with a handkerchief. As the scene progresses the handkerchief disappears and reappears depending on the camera angle. (00:07:15)

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