Casino Quotes
Ace Rothstein : [ voice-over; notices a couple of card counters ] Now here's this guy reading the dealer's whole card and signaling his buddy at this table. [ the signaler, using a small telegraph, types a morse code to his friend at the other table ]
Ace Rothstein : And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino, looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope.
Ace Rothstein : And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino, looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope.
Movie: Casino
Ace Rothstein : [ voice-over ] They never know what hit them. And if, and when, they do find out that they just got zapped by a cattle prod, they wish they really did have a heart attack.
Movie: Casino
[ close shot of socked feet up on casino table ]
Ace Rothstein : I don't give a shit who he's connected to. Tell him to take his fuckin' feet off the table. What's he think this is, a goddamn sawdust joint?
Billy Sherbert : [ goes up to Cowboy ] Sir, would you mind taking your feet off the table and putting your shoes back on?
Cowboy : Yeah, I would mind. I'm having a bad night.
Billy Sherbert : [ walks back over to Ace ] Fuckin' asshole won't budge.
Ace Rothstein : [ smoking a cigarette ] Call security. [ advances towards cowboy and says firmly ]
Ace Rothstein : How are you?
Cowboy : [ trying to avoid eye contact and says sour ] Good. How are you?
Ace Rothstein : [ getting right to the point ] Fine. Good. You want to do me a favor? You want to take your feet off the table and put your shoes back on?
Cowboy : [ now making eye contact ] Fuck you!
Ace Rothstein : [ looks in disbelief ]
Cowboy : [ with serious look ]
Ace Rothstein : [ goes back to Sherbert to see that security has arrived and says to them pointing at cowboy ] I want you vacate this guy off the premises, and I want you to exit him off his feet and use his head to open the fucking door.
Guards : [ approach cowboy and one tries to say firmly but nice ] Sir, you're gonna have to leave. You mind accompanying us outside?
Cowboy : Bullshit, I ain't going anywhere.
Guards : [ one guard grabs the cowboy by the arms, the other by the legs and says ] Bullshit, you're coming with us!
Cowboy : [ mainly at Ace who casually watches the scene unfold while smoking his cigarette ] Fuck you! FUCK YOU! You know who you're fucking with? Huh? Do you? You fucking faggot! Do you know who you'
Ace Rothstein : I don't give a shit who he's connected to. Tell him to take his fuckin' feet off the table. What's he think this is, a goddamn sawdust joint?
Billy Sherbert : [ goes up to Cowboy ] Sir, would you mind taking your feet off the table and putting your shoes back on?
Cowboy : Yeah, I would mind. I'm having a bad night.
Billy Sherbert : [ walks back over to Ace ] Fuckin' asshole won't budge.
Ace Rothstein : [ smoking a cigarette ] Call security. [ advances towards cowboy and says firmly ]
Ace Rothstein : How are you?
Cowboy : [ trying to avoid eye contact and says sour ] Good. How are you?
Ace Rothstein : [ getting right to the point ] Fine. Good. You want to do me a favor? You want to take your feet off the table and put your shoes back on?
Cowboy : [ now making eye contact ] Fuck you!
Ace Rothstein : [ looks in disbelief ]
Cowboy : [ with serious look ]
Ace Rothstein : [ goes back to Sherbert to see that security has arrived and says to them pointing at cowboy ] I want you vacate this guy off the premises, and I want you to exit him off his feet and use his head to open the fucking door.
Guards : [ approach cowboy and one tries to say firmly but nice ] Sir, you're gonna have to leave. You mind accompanying us outside?
Cowboy : Bullshit, I ain't going anywhere.
Guards : [ one guard grabs the cowboy by the arms, the other by the legs and says ] Bullshit, you're coming with us!
Cowboy : [ mainly at Ace who casually watches the scene unfold while smoking his cigarette ] Fuck you! FUCK YOU! You know who you're fucking with? Huh? Do you? You fucking faggot! Do you know who you'
Movie: Casino
Ace Rothstein : [ voice over after having cowboy thrown out ] Sure enough, an hour later, I get the call.
Nicky Santoro : [ on payphone ] Ace, what happened over there? I mean, did you know that guy you threw out was with me? [ in background the cowboy stands there with some other guys ]
Ace Rothstein : [ on casino phone ] No, I didn't know that. But you know what he did? He insulted Billy. And then I walked over to him politely and he tells me to go fuck myself. Then he called me a faggot.
Nicky Santoro : [ in a you don't say type of voice ] What?
Ace Rothstein : So what do you think I do? I threw that cocksucker out.
Nicky Santoro : What? Hold on a second. [ to cowboy ]
Nicky Santoro : Hey, come here.
Cowboy : [ does ]
Nicky Santoro : [ losing it ] You called my friend a faggot? You tell him to go fuck himself?
Cowboy : Nicky, I didn't
Nicky Santoro : Is that what you did?
Cowboy : [ stuttering ] I did. I didn't
Nicky Santoro : [ angry ] Tell him to go fuck himself? You fucking hick! Fucking. [ Nicky hits cowboy with phone. He falls down ]
Nicky Santoro : you big fucking hick, you. Come here. Come here. [ to guys ]
Nicky Santoro : Get him up. Come here.
Cowboy : [ does all banged up ]
Nicky Santoro : You go over there right now and you apologize. You better hope he lets you back in. If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll smash your fucking head so hard you won't be able to get that cowboy hat on. You hear me? Fucking hick.
Nicky Santoro : [ into phone ] Ace, listen to me. this guy obviously doesn't know who he was talking to, you understand? He doesn't know that, uh, we're dear
Nicky Santoro : [ on payphone ] Ace, what happened over there? I mean, did you know that guy you threw out was with me? [ in background the cowboy stands there with some other guys ]
Ace Rothstein : [ on casino phone ] No, I didn't know that. But you know what he did? He insulted Billy. And then I walked over to him politely and he tells me to go fuck myself. Then he called me a faggot.
Nicky Santoro : [ in a you don't say type of voice ] What?
Ace Rothstein : So what do you think I do? I threw that cocksucker out.
Nicky Santoro : What? Hold on a second. [ to cowboy ]
Nicky Santoro : Hey, come here.
Cowboy : [ does ]
Nicky Santoro : [ losing it ] You called my friend a faggot? You tell him to go fuck himself?
Cowboy : Nicky, I didn't
Nicky Santoro : Is that what you did?
Cowboy : [ stuttering ] I did. I didn't
Nicky Santoro : [ angry ] Tell him to go fuck himself? You fucking hick! Fucking. [ Nicky hits cowboy with phone. He falls down ]
Nicky Santoro : you big fucking hick, you. Come here. Come here. [ to guys ]
Nicky Santoro : Get him up. Come here.
Cowboy : [ does all banged up ]
Nicky Santoro : You go over there right now and you apologize. You better hope he lets you back in. If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll smash your fucking head so hard you won't be able to get that cowboy hat on. You hear me? Fucking hick.
Nicky Santoro : [ into phone ] Ace, listen to me. this guy obviously doesn't know who he was talking to, you understand? He doesn't know that, uh, we're dear
Movie: Casino
Nicky Santoro : Fuckin' bosses. I mean, they're smokin' their Di Nobilis and they're eatin' trippa and fuckin' suffritt', you know, fried pigs guts? While, if I wanna talk private, I gotta go to a fuckin' bus stop.
Movie: Casino
Nicky Santoro : Now, notice how in the count room nobody ever seems to see anything. Somehow, somebody's always lookin' the other way. Now, look at these guys. They look busy, right? They're countin' money. Who wants to bother them? I mean, God forbid they should make a mistake and forget to steal.
Movie: Casino
Female Newscaster : A routine licensing hearing turned into bedlam yesterday when the flamboyant Tangiers Casino executive, Sam "Ace" Rothstein accused the state's top gaming officials of corruption and hypocrisy.
Ace Rothstein : What are you runnin' for, Bob? What are you running for? Don't you remember? You promised me a fair hearing when you were getting comped at my hotel and were asking me for copies of your bills so you could put 'em on your expense account.
Female Newscaster : In a wild outburst that followed his gaming license denial, Rothstein followed several stunned commissioners into the hallway where he continued his harangue until his own lawyers and friends urged him to leave.
Ace Rothstein : Bullshit! Bullshit! We all have a past. You have a past. I have a past. And my past is no worse than yours. But you guys think you have the right to pass judgement on me!
Female Newscaster : Long suspected of running the Tangiers without a license, yesterday's hearing was to determine whether someone with Rothstein's history was qualified to officially hold a top gaming post.
Ace Rothstein : Fuckin' hypocrites!
Ace Rothstein : What are you runnin' for, Bob? What are you running for? Don't you remember? You promised me a fair hearing when you were getting comped at my hotel and were asking me for copies of your bills so you could put 'em on your expense account.
Female Newscaster : In a wild outburst that followed his gaming license denial, Rothstein followed several stunned commissioners into the hallway where he continued his harangue until his own lawyers and friends urged him to leave.
Ace Rothstein : Bullshit! Bullshit! We all have a past. You have a past. I have a past. And my past is no worse than yours. But you guys think you have the right to pass judgement on me!
Female Newscaster : Long suspected of running the Tangiers without a license, yesterday's hearing was to determine whether someone with Rothstein's history was qualified to officially hold a top gaming post.
Ace Rothstein : Fuckin' hypocrites!
Movie: Casino
Frankie Avalon : I have a large family.
Ace Rothstein : How many kids do you have?
Frankie Avalon : I'm very proud to say that we have eight children.
Ace Rothstein : That's amazing.
Frankie Avalon : [ audience applauding ] No, no, please. Please. There's nothing to it, heh. It was my pleasure.
Ace Rothstein : How many kids do you have?
Frankie Avalon : I'm very proud to say that we have eight children.
Ace Rothstein : That's amazing.
Frankie Avalon : [ audience applauding ] No, no, please. Please. There's nothing to it, heh. It was my pleasure.
Movie: Casino
[ after Ace's outburst in the courtroom ]
Remo Gaggi : What's he doing? He knows those guys he yelled at are friends of ours. What's the matter with him? Making all this mess!
Remo Gaggi : What's he doing? He knows those guys he yelled at are friends of ours. What's the matter with him? Making all this mess!
Movie: Casino
Ginger : Okay, I didn't have lunch with Jennifer.
Ace Rothstein : Who were you with?
Ginger : I was with someone.
Ace Rothstein : I know you were with someone, who were you with? [ pause ]
Ace Rothstein : I just hope it's not someone who I think it might be. I just hope it's not them.
Ace Rothstein : Who were you with?
Ginger : I was with someone.
Ace Rothstein : I know you were with someone, who were you with? [ pause ]
Ace Rothstein : I just hope it's not someone who I think it might be. I just hope it's not them.
Movie: Casino
Ginger : We had a deal, remember? He said if things didn't work out, I could take my stuff and my daughter and leave.
Ace Rothstein : Look in my eyes. Look - look in my eyes. You know me. Do you see anything in these eyes that would let someone in your condition take my child away from me? You know that'll never happen.
Ace Rothstein : Look in my eyes. Look - look in my eyes. You know me. Do you see anything in these eyes that would let someone in your condition take my child away from me? You know that'll never happen.
Movie: Casino
Frank Marino : [ Narrating ] What could I say? If I had given them the wrong answer, I mean, Nicky, Ginger, Ace - all of them could have wind up getting killed. Because there's one thing you gotta know about these old timers, they don't like any fucking around with the other guy's wives. It's bad for business. So I lied. And even though I knew that by lying to Gaggi, I could have wound up getting killed myself.
Movie: Casino
[ Ace questions Ginger on how much money she and Lester spent when they tried to kidnap Amy ]
Ginger : Would you knock it off, Sam?
Ace Rothstein : I'm just trying to figure it out.
Ginger : Nothing to figure out. I'm home, we're working it out.
Ace Rothstein : Yeah, but I've been told before we're working it out. To think that you're home... [ his eyes narrow ]
Ace Rothstein : - after what you just put me through with Amy... is a favor to me? [ pause ]
Ace Rothstein : So counting the watch, maybe four thousand for expenses over the weekends, of which you must have had a good time. I know he did. That's for sure. I know that fucking peice of shit had a good fucking time. On my money. You might as well have fucked him, which you probably did anyway. You looking me a certain way. You're teary-eyed. I get it. You're good actress, you know that? Good fucking actress. Can't fucking get that pity out of people. I'm no john. You understand? You always thought I was but I'm not. I'm no sucker. Fucking pimp cocksucker. He's lucky I didn't kill him last time. Lucky he's fucking living. And if you had stayed with him, and you would have run away, you would have been dead, both of you. Dead! Dead!
Ginger : Would you knock it off, Sam?
Ace Rothstein : I'm just trying to figure it out.
Ginger : Nothing to figure out. I'm home, we're working it out.
Ace Rothstein : Yeah, but I've been told before we're working it out. To think that you're home... [ his eyes narrow ]
Ace Rothstein : - after what you just put me through with Amy... is a favor to me? [ pause ]
Ace Rothstein : So counting the watch, maybe four thousand for expenses over the weekends, of which you must have had a good time. I know he did. That's for sure. I know that fucking peice of shit had a good fucking time. On my money. You might as well have fucked him, which you probably did anyway. You looking me a certain way. You're teary-eyed. I get it. You're good actress, you know that? Good fucking actress. Can't fucking get that pity out of people. I'm no john. You understand? You always thought I was but I'm not. I'm no sucker. Fucking pimp cocksucker. He's lucky I didn't kill him last time. Lucky he's fucking living. And if you had stayed with him, and you would have run away, you would have been dead, both of you. Dead! Dead!
Movie: Casino
Ace Rothstein : Are you out of your fucking mind? You tie up our kid and lock the fucking door? Are you out of your mind? That's our child. Are you out of your fucking mind?
Ginger : It was just for a little while, Sam. The baby-sitter wasn't there.
Ace Rothstein : I ought to fucking have you committed. You fucking do that again, I'll...
Ginger : I was just gonna be out for a little while. She was asleep. I was gonna be right back before she even woke up.
Ace Rothstein : Listen. Listen, you fucking cunt. Listen to me.
Ginger : Fuck you. I was gonna be back before she woke up.
Ace Rothstein : Listen to me. Listen carefully. You ever touch her again, you ever do anything like that again, I'll fucking kill ya, pure and simple. You hear me? Pure and fuckin' simple.
Ginger : Why don't you just let me go, Sam?
Ace Rothstein : I'll fucking kill you. You fucking whore.
Ginger : I'll sign anything you want me to sign. I just want the key to my jewelry, and I want you to let me go.
Ace Rothstein : You want your jewelry?
Ginger : I want you to let me go.
Ace Rothstein : And let you disgrace me, you fucking pig? Let you disgrace me? Get up and be a mother. Get in the car and go to the house right now. Get up and get in the... get... get up. Get up!
Ginger : [ Being forced toward the door ] I wouldn't do that if I were you. I wouldn't do that...
Ace Rothstein : Get the fuck... are you threatening me? I'll fucking kill you in this place. Get up and go home.
Ginger : I'm going! I'm going!
Ginger : It was just for a little while, Sam. The baby-sitter wasn't there.
Ace Rothstein : I ought to fucking have you committed. You fucking do that again, I'll...
Ginger : I was just gonna be out for a little while. She was asleep. I was gonna be right back before she even woke up.
Ace Rothstein : Listen. Listen, you fucking cunt. Listen to me.
Ginger : Fuck you. I was gonna be back before she woke up.
Ace Rothstein : Listen to me. Listen carefully. You ever touch her again, you ever do anything like that again, I'll fucking kill ya, pure and simple. You hear me? Pure and fuckin' simple.
Ginger : Why don't you just let me go, Sam?
Ace Rothstein : I'll fucking kill you. You fucking whore.
Ginger : I'll sign anything you want me to sign. I just want the key to my jewelry, and I want you to let me go.
Ace Rothstein : You want your jewelry?
Ginger : I want you to let me go.
Ace Rothstein : And let you disgrace me, you fucking pig? Let you disgrace me? Get up and be a mother. Get in the car and go to the house right now. Get up and get in the... get... get up. Get up!
Ginger : [ Being forced toward the door ] I wouldn't do that if I were you. I wouldn't do that...
Ace Rothstein : Get the fuck... are you threatening me? I'll fucking kill you in this place. Get up and go home.
Ginger : I'm going! I'm going!
Movie: Casino
Ace Rothstein : Now you need approval from him to go home?
Ginger : So what? So who fucking blew you in the parking lot before you came in, huh?
Ace Rothstein : You make me sick, you fuck. Once a fuckin' hooker, always a hooker.
Ginger : Oh, fuck you! Fuck you, Sam Rothstein! *Fuck you*!
Ginger : So what? So who fucking blew you in the parking lot before you came in, huh?
Ace Rothstein : You make me sick, you fuck. Once a fuckin' hooker, always a hooker.
Ginger : Oh, fuck you! Fuck you, Sam Rothstein! *Fuck you*!
Movie: Casino
Nicky Santoro : [ voice-over ] Now, on top of everything else, I gotta make sure no one fucks around with the Golden Jew.
Movie: Casino
Nicky Santoro : Fuckin' Jews stick together, don't they?
Frank Marino : They're havin' a good time.
Nicky Santoro : Yeah? So are we.
Frank Marino : They're havin' a good time.
Nicky Santoro : Yeah? So are we.
Movie: Casino
[ Blue has been shot ]
Cop 1 : Jesus Christ! What gun? He's got a fucking hero sandwich here.
Cop 2 : What do you want? It's pitch black. It's tinfoil. It looked like a gun!
Cop 1 : You moron! I'll be doing paperwork for two months because of you and this piece of shit, you fuckin' jerk-off.
Cop 1 : Jesus Christ! What gun? He's got a fucking hero sandwich here.
Cop 2 : What do you want? It's pitch black. It's tinfoil. It looked like a gun!
Cop 1 : You moron! I'll be doing paperwork for two months because of you and this piece of shit, you fuckin' jerk-off.
Movie: Casino
[ Selling sandwiches to some cops after spitting in them ]
Dominick Santoro : Yeah, yeah, enjoy. Have a good time.
Dominick Santoro : [ under his breath ] Choke on it, motherfucker...
Dominick Santoro : Yeah, yeah, enjoy. Have a good time.
Dominick Santoro : [ under his breath ] Choke on it, motherfucker...
Movie: Casino
[ Yelling to Rothstein after being beaten up by his men ]
Lester Diamond : Couldn't do it yourself, ya chickenshit cocksucker?
Lester Diamond : Couldn't do it yourself, ya chickenshit cocksucker?
Movie: Casino