Everybody cheats. I just didn't know.
Raymond Stoller
Paul Dooley · 17 quotes
Dave
Dennis Christopher · 12 quotes
Cyril
Daniel Stern · 11 quotes
Mike
Dennis Quaid · 9 quotes
Moocher
Jackie Earle Haley · 9 quotes
Evelyn
Barbara Barrie · 6 quotes
Most scenes together: Raymond Stoller & Evelyn (6), Dave & Moocher (6), Cyril & Mike (5)
Breaking Away quotes
Page 1 of 3[Dave crosses himself on learning of Team Cinzano's imminent arrival]
Oh, Dave, try not to become Catholic on us.
They're gonna keep callin' us "cutters." To them, it's just a dirty word. To me, it's just somethin' else I never got a chance to be.
Suzy [On the phone]
Oh, Hi Rod. I just wanted you to know that there's some guy outside with a guitar serenading Kath!
Hey! Are you really gonna shave your legs?
Certo! All the Italians do it.
Ah. Some country. The women don't shave theirs.
Buon giorno, papa!
I'm not "papa." I'm your god-damned father.
Did you ever go to confession?
Twice.
Did it make you feel better?
Once.
Hell, I don't want to go to college Dad. To hell with them. I'm proud of being a cutter.
You're not a cutter. I'm a cutter.
Hi, Kathy.
Katherine [not realizing that Dave's not really the Italian guy he made himself out to be]
Oh, God, what did you do to yourself?
I just, uh...
Katherine Oh, I liked you better before. Oh, what happened to your cornicello?
Katherine [Dave remains silent]
Now you look like everybody else.
I am everybody else.
You hear from your folks, Mooch?
Yeah, my dad called. He wanted to know if the house was sold. He could use the money something fierce.
Well, you can come and live with me when it's sold. In Italy, everybody lives together.
[laughs]
Since you won that Italian bike, man, you've been acting weird. You're really getting to think you're Italian, aren't you?
I wouldn't mind thinking I was someone myself.
You mean we might be a father?
No. I might be a father. And your mom might be a mother. And YOU might be a brother. See, that way I keep it all in the family.
Wow! Hey, I didn't think people your age...
The next word may be your last, kid!
What's the matter?
He's shavin'.
Well... so what?
...his legs.
How are you fellas doing?
Well, we're a little disturbed by the situation in the Middle East, but other than that...
[after discovering that the college kids beat Cyril up]
They want a fight, we'll give 'em a fight.
We rednecks are few... college paleface students are many. I counsel peace.
That's the place to be right there, Wyoming! Nothin' but prairies and mountains and nobody around. All you need is your bed roll and a good horse.
Don't forget your toothbrush! You're still in your cavity-prone years.