Lefty quotes from Donnie Brasco (1997)

Lefty

I never hear from my boss until he dies, then my whole life gets turned upside down!

Lefty

In our thing, you get sent for, you go in alive, you come out dead, and it's your best friend that does it.

Lefty

How much money did you give that guy? A wiseguy never pays for his drinks.

Lefty

Who the **** am I? Who am I? I'm a, a spoke on a wheel. And so was he, and so are you.

Lefty

And listen to me, if Donnie calls... , tell him... if it was gonna be anyone, I'm glad it was him. All right?

Lefty

A wise guy's always right. Even when he's wrong, he's right.

Lefty

I'd die with you, Donnie.

Lefty

I got cancer of the prick.

Lefty

When I introduce you, I'm gonna say, "This is a friend of mine." That means you're a connected guy. Now if I said instead, "This is a friend of ours," that would mean you're a made guy. A Capisce?

Lefty

Anywhere you go, all around the world, all the best cooks are men.

Lefty

I wish I had that boat again, that Bertram. I'd get in my car with Annette, I'd drive down to the pier... I'd get on that boat, and I'd go. East, west, north, south, nobody ever finding me.

How can John Wayne die?

Lefty

****in' Indians got him.

Lefty

There's the boss. And, under him, there's the skipper. You know how this works?

Donnie Brasco

Yeah, it's like in the army.

Lefty

Bullshit. The army is some guy you don't know telling you to go whack some other guy you don't know.

Hey, will you ****in' stop that?

Lefty

How am I gonna get this thing open?

Lefty

Open Sesame!

Donnie Brasco

You think I'm a ****in' rat?

Lefty

How many times I have you into my own house?

Donnie Brasco

Twice a week. Twice a week, at least.

Lefty

There it is. "At least." I cook for you.

Donnie Brasco

Yeah.

Lefty

If ever I had any money, I'd give you... I never had any money, but if ever I had a hundred bucks in my pocket, I'd give you fifty, right?

Donnie Brasco

Yeah, you did.

Lefty

If you're a rat... [puts revolver to his own head] ...if you're a rat, then I'm the biggest ****in' mutt in the history of the Mafia.