Laury Martin quotes from Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Rocky Sullivan

Laury Martin? That little fresh kid with the pigtails? Well, hello. Whadda ya hear! Whadda ya say!

Hello.

Rocky Sullivan

Hey! Wait a minute!

I've waited fifteen years to do that!

Rocky Sullivan

Say, you turned out to be a pretty snappy-looking dish.

Thanks.

Rocky Sullivan

For a sociable worker.

Thanks again.

Rocky Sullivan

I can't figure out why some smart guy hasn't grabbed you off.

Some smart guy who's always in the headlines, huh?

Rocky Sullivan

You could do worse.

Why are you hounding Rocky? Why are you trying to send him to prison for life? You can't do that to Rocky. I won't let you. It's not his fault, Father. He was just a kid who made a mistake and got sent to reform school. They made a criminal out of him. But he's not bad, not really bad. You know that. And whatever they've done to him, no matter what he is now, no matter whether he's right or wrong, we both love him Father.

Father Jerry

Yes, Laury we both love him. I've loved him since we were kids, six years old. We worked together, fought together, stole together. Oh, I'm not blaming Rocky for what he is today. But for the grace of God, there walk I. I'd do anything for him, Laury. Anything in the world to help him. I'd give my life if I thought it would do any good, but it wouldn't. You see Laury, there's all those other kids, hundreds of them, in the streets and bad environment, whom I don't want to see grow up like Rocky did. I can't sacrifice them for Rocky. You see, Laury, they have lives too. I can't throw them away. I can't.