Lansky (2021)

Harvey Keitel: Meyer Lansky

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• Meyer Lansky : When you lose your money, you lose nothing. When you lose your health, you lose something. When you lose your character, you lose everything.

• Meyer Lansky : There are people in this world who will try to make you believe that they are better than you, that they can win at your expense.

  Meyer Lansky : Rage is a tool we use to look those people in the eye and prove them wrong.

• Meyer Lansky : We weren't the underworld; we were the overworld.

• Meyer Lansky : I guess that's what we do... we measure ourselves against our fathers.

• Meyer Lansky : See, I believe this world is made of shades of gray. It's never black or white.

• Meyer Lansky : I'm an angel with a dirty face

• Meyer Lansky : Next time hit him first! Always hit him first

• Meyer Lansky : You want to conquer your weaknesses? Keep them in plain sight

• Meyer Lansky : They rigged the game, the outsider! He was the one controlling the game.

  Meyer Lansky : And isn't that what we all want, David?

• [first lines] 

  Interviewer : Mr. Lansky, why are the American authorities after you?

  Meyer Lansky : Well, apparently some newspaper man wrote that I had $300 million.

  Interviewer : Is it true?

  Meyer Lansky : [chuckles]  I wish I had a million dollars. They accuse me of making a president. Now, I don't know Mr. Nixon any more than what I've seen in the newspapers. They claim I have 50% of Lebanon casinos. 50% of Monte Carlo. Now how ridiculous can we really get?

  Interviewer : Mr. Lansky, is there such a thing as organized crime?

  Meyer Lansky : [long pause]  I have no knowledge on the subject.

• Meyer Lansky : The only one is in gambling as in life are those who control the game.