Hoffa (1992)
Jack Nicholson: James R. Hoffa
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Quotes
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Jimmy Hoffa : If a guy's close to you, you can't slight 'im. You can't slight that guy. A real grievance can be resolved; differences can be resolved. But an imaginary hurt, a slight - that motherfucker gonna hate you 'til the day he dies.
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Jimmy Hoffa : I'm gonna give ya a piece of advice. Don't ask for something if it's a burden to ya if ya get it.
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Jimmy Hoffa : [Cut to conversation with Robert Kennedy] ... and fuck you, too! Guy need his brother elected fuckin' President of the United States to get a job. You're a joke. You woulda been a bond salesman somewheres. You're the brother-in-law they make jokes about.
Robert Kennedy : I don't know what you're trying to prove, but you're proving it... you're proving it, Hoffa.
Jimmy Hoffa : I'm provin' what? You got nothin' on me. You got a TV show.
Robert Kennedy : The Justice Department has plenty on you, Mr. Hoffa.
Jimmy Hoffa : You don't impress me, and your office don't impress me, and your family don't impress me. Bunch of rumrunners. And I don't need 300 million dollars and my brother elected President to whop your fuckin' ass, you slimy little prick! I beat your ass, that trumped-up charge down south, I'm gonna beat you again! There is no organized crime, the Teamsters...
Robert Kennedy : [Interupting Hoffa] I am gonna see you in jail, Mr. Hoffa! In jail!
Jimmy Hoffa : For what? What did I fuckin' do?
Government Attorney : Your loans, Mr. Hoffa. Your loans, for one thing.
Jimmy Hoffa : The pension fund... the pension fund has the best record in the country on loans.
Robert Kennedy : Aw, bullshit!
Jimmy Hoffa : Best record in the country!
Robert Kennedy : Bullshit!
Jimmy Hoffa : For the working man! You ever heard of work? You know what work is?
Robert Kennedy : [Speaks to government attorney, then back to Hoffa] Look, I want this man in jail, and I'm not going to stop until I see you behind bars!
Jimmy Hoffa : Who in the fuck are you? Who the fuck are you? Fuck you, and fuck your threats, and fuck your brother!
Robert Kennedy : [Leaps out of his chair] What did you say?
Jimmy Hoffa : [as he leaves room and slams door] You heard me!
Robert Kennedy : [Walks towards door] What the fuck did you say?
Robert Kennedy : [Yelling towards closed door] I don't succumb to pressure, and I don't succumb to threats!
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[while handcuffed]
Bobby Ciaro : I can't even scratch myself.
Jimmy Hoffa : Do you itch?
Bobby Ciaro : No.
Jimmy Hoffa : What the fuck are you complaining about then?
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Jimmy Hoffa : [to Bobby] Life's a negotiation, it's all give and take.
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Bobby Ciaro : Someday, your gonna be president of the United States.
Jimmy Hoffa : Fuck that. Someday, I'm gonna be president of the Teamsters.
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Cop : You think someday, you're gonna organize the cops?
Jimmy Hoffa : Hey that's easy, someday, I'm gonna organize the crooks.
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Jimmy Hoffa : Someone oughtta shoot that motherfucker! Let 'im organize the dead!
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Jimmy Hoffa : Never let a stranger in your cab, in your house or in your heart... unless he is a friend of labor.
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Reporter : You could've anticipated this.
Jimmy Hoffa : In every conflict there are casualties. The question is, what has been lost and what has been gained?
Reporter : What about...
Jimmy Hoffa : Make the rest of it up yourself!
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Jimmy Hoffa : [to Bobby Ciaro, on Carol D'Allesandro, who has kept him waiting for hours, in his car, for a "simple meeting"] You fuckin' Wops!... You people... Ya cocksucker, why you wanna be born into a race like this?
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Jimmy Hoffa : [to Frank] You know what they used to say in the old days, tell me now or else I'm going to find out about it anyway.
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[first lines]
Bobby Ciaro : Want me to go call him up?
Jimmy Hoffa : Uh-unh.
Bobby Ciaro : Want a cup of coffee?
Jimmy Hoffa : No.
Bobby Ciaro : Want to go?
[Hoffa gives him a scornful glance]
Bobby Ciaro : You okay?
Jimmy Hoffa : Yeah.
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Scialla : [Speaking Italian]
Bobby Ciaro : [Translating into English] he says you're costing a lot of money and you're pissing on his whole operation.
Scialla : [Speaking Italian]
Jimmy Hoffa : You want...
Bobby Ciaro : He said to shut up.
Scialla : [Speaking Italian]
Bobby Ciaro : [Translating into English] he says why shouldn't he take you into an alley and beat you until you beg for death?
Scialla : [Speaking Italian]
Bobby Ciaro : This is the question.
Scialla : [Speaking Italian]
Bobby Ciaro : When you fuck with his livelihood and the livelihood of the people under is protection
Scialla : [Speaking Italian]
Bobby Ciaro : [Translating into English] why shouldn't he kill you?
Scialla : [Speaking Italian]
Bobby Ciaro : [Translating into English] he says if you were in his place what would you do?
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Jimmy Hoffa : What do I want you to do? I want you to kill the cocksucker! I want you to stuff his arms up his ass, that's what I fuckin' want!
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Bobby Ciaro : He wants to know what you're scared of.
Jimmy Hoffa : Tell him it's none of his fucking business.
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Frank Fitzsimmons : I'm gonna go and get laid. Come with me.
Jimmy Hoffa : Ahh, I'm busy. You go get laid.
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Jimmy Hoffa : They been feeding ya dogshit! Been telling ya it's Cream of Wheat!
