Dave Everybody cheats. I just didn't know.
Played by Dennis Christopher 
Breaking Away (1979) · 39 quotes
Breaking Away (1979) · 39 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Breaking Away (1979): in 12 of its 39 quotes
Most scenes with: Moocher (6), Raymond Stoller (4), Cyril (3)
Scenes with Dave
12 scenes Dave 
Hey! Are you really gonna shave your legs?
Dave Certo! All the Italians do it.
Ah. Some country. The women don't shave theirs.
Hey, come on in, Dave.
Dave Nah, I read where this Italian coach said its no good to go swimmin' right after a race.
Who's swimmin'? I'm takin' a leak.
Dave Buon giorno, papa!
I'm not "papa." I'm your god-damned father.
Dave Did you ever go to confession?
Twice.
Dave Did it make you feel better?
Once.
You guys still go swimmin' in the quarries?
Dave Sure.
So, the only thing you got to show for my 20 years of work is the holes we left behind?
Dave 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!
Dave That's cause you don't have to ride it!
Well, you know, you don't have to ride it either, Dave. We're not gonna beg you.
We may plead, but we would never beg!
That's because they're rich.
Dave Italians are poor, but they're happy.
Yeah? Maybe in Italy.
Dave 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.
Dave 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.
Dave 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?
Dave 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.
Dave I am everybody else.
Dave 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.
