Quotes from Joe Mantegna movies and TV shows

Eddie: You want to be a shoplifter, go to J.C. Penney.

Norby: Eddie, what else did Mary's little lamb do?
Eddie: Didn't he put, uh, Humpty Dumpty back together again?
Veeko: That was Nat King Cole.N.
Eddie: Nat King Cole stuck his finger in the pie and yanked out the bird.

Eddie: When I boxed, the guys I most feared were the ones who feared nothing. Babies are like that. They ain't afraid of nothing! (00:45:20)

Sammo ★

Robert Garrett: Miss Carlson, you stated that you handcuffed Andrew Marsh before having sex with him the night of his death.
Rebecca Carlson: It wasn't before. It was during.

Mike: You see, in my trade, this is called - what you did - you cracked out of turn. Huh? You see? You crumbed the play.

Mike: It's called a confidence game. Why? Because you give me your confidence? No. Because I give you mine.

Mike: You can't bluff someone who's not paying attention.

Mike: What'd you do, win again?
George: That's right. If you wanna win the hand, you've gotta stay in 'til the end.

Mr. Dean: Mike, how did you know she was gonna go for it?
Mike: Go for it? Hey, the broad's an addict.

Mike: You say I acted atrociously. Yes. I did. I do it for a living.

Joey: The bitch is a booster.
Mike: The bitch is a born thief, man.
Mr. Dean: So, you had her made from the jump?
Mike: I'm tellin' ya. A ton of fuckin' bricks! Show me some real con-men.
Joey: Yeah, we showed her some con-men.
Mike: We showed her some dinosaur con-men. Some old style.
Joey: Yes, sir.
Mike: Years from now, they're gonna have to go to a museum to see a frame like this.
Joey: That's right.
Mr. Dean: Took her money and screwed her, too.
Mike: A small price to pay.

Mike: I think you're bluffin', pal. I think you're trying to BUY it.
George: Then you're gonna have to give me some respect, or give me some money.

Mike: Hey, fuck you! This is what you always wanted, you crooked bitch! You thief! You always need to get caught, 'cos you know you're bad. I never hurt anybody, I never shot anybody. You sought this out. This is what you always wanted. I knew it the first time you came in. You're worthless, you know it? You're a whore. You came back like a dog to its own vomit You sick bitch - I'm not gonna give you shit.

Mike: Everybody gets something out of every transaction.

Mike: I read a book once which said this: If you're fired from your job, when you're going home, take something. A pencil... Something to assert yourself. Take a memento. Take something from life.

Dr. Margaret Ford: You took my money.
Mike: How naughty of me.

Mike: Did I ever tell you my name? My name is Mike.
Dr. Margaret Ford: Glad to meet you.
Mike: Well, I'm glad to meet you, too.
Dr. Margaret Ford: I have a proposition for you.
Mike: And what's your name?

Mike: Oh, you're a bad pony. And I'm not gonna bet on you.

Dean Martin: Hey Frank, how do you make a fruit cordial?
Frank Sinatra: I don't know Dean, how do you make a fruit cordial?
Dean Martin: Be nice to it.