I'm your older brother, Mike, and I was stepped over!
That's the way Pop wanted it.
It ain't the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!
Michael Corleone
Al Pacino · 31 quotes
Hyman Roth
Lee Strasberg · 14 quotes
Fredo Corleone
John Cazale · 12 quotes
Frank Pentangeli
Michael V. Gazzo · 8 quotes
Tom Hagen
Robert Duvall · 6 quotes
Senator Pat Geary
G.D. Spradlin · 5 quotes
Vito Corleone
Robert De Niro · 5 quotes
Connie Corleone
Talia Shire · 2 quotes
Don Fanucci
Gastone Moschin · 1 quote
Most scenes together: Michael Corleone & Fredo Corleone (4), Michael Corleone & Frank Pentangeli (4), Michael Corleone & Tom Hagen (4)
The Godfather Part II quotes
Page 2 of 5[on the boat with Al Neri]
Hail Mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee... Blessed art thou amongst women... Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus... Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners...
Sometimes I think I should have married a woman like you did, like Kay — have kids, have a family, for once in my life be more like Pop.
It's not easy to be his son, Fredo. It's not easy.
Mama used to tease me. She’d say, "You don't belong to me. The Gypsies left you on the doorstep." Sometimes I think it’s true.
You’re no Gypsy, Fredo.
Mikey, I was mad at you! Why couldn’t we spend time like this before?
Genco Abbandando Vito, how do you like my little angel? Isn't she beautiful?
She's very beautiful. To you, she's beautiful. For me, there's only my wife and son.
Kay
It made me think of what you once told me: "In five years the Corleone family will be completely legitimate." That was seven years ago.
I know. I'm trying.
Kay
Oh, Michael. Michael, you are blind. It wasn't a miscarriage. It was an abortion. An abortion, Michael. Just like our marriage is an abortion. Something that's unholy and evil. I didn't want your son, Michael! I wouldn't bring another one of you sons into this world! It was an abortion, Michael! It was a son Michael! A son! And I had it killed because this must all end! I know now that it's over. I knew it then. There would be no way, Michael... no way you could ever forgive me, not with this Sicilian thing that's been going on for 2,000 years.
BITCH!
[Michael loses control. He slaps Kay across the face. She falls onto the couch]
You won't take my children!
Kay
I will.
You WON'T TAKE MY CHILDREN!
Kay
They're my children too.
[about the unrest in Cuba]
We saw a strange thing on our way here. Some rebels were being arrested, and instead of being arrested, one of them pulled the pin on a grenade he had hidden in his jacket. He took himself and the captain of the command with him. Now, the soldiers are paid to fight; the rebels aren't.
What does that tell you?
They can win.
[in Sicilian]
Tell me something, Ma. What did Papa think, deep in his heart? He was being strong, strong for his family. But by being strong for his family, could he lose it?
Mama Carmela
You’re thinking about your wife, about the baby you lost. But you and your wife can always have another baby.
No, I meant, lose his family.
Mama Carmela
But you can never lose your family.
C'mon Frankie... my father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth.
Your father did business with Hyman Roth, he respected Hyman Roth... but he never trusted Hyman Roth!
I have business that's important with Hyman Roth. I don't want it disturbed.
Then you give your loyalty to a Jew before your own blood.
You know my father did business with Hyman Roth. He respected him.
Your father did business with Hyman Roth. Your father respected Hyman Roth, but your father never trusted Hyman Roth, or his Sicilian messenger boy Johnny Ola!
What do you want from me? Do you expect me to let you go? Do you expect me to let you take my children from me? Don't you know me? Don't you know that that's an impossibility, that that could never happen, that I'd use all my power to keep something like that from happening? Don't you know that? Kay, now in time, you'll feel differently. You'll be glad I stopped you now. I know that. I know you blame me for losing the baby. Yes, I know what that meant to you. I'll make it up to you, Kay. I swear I'll make it up to you. I'm gonna change. I'll change. I've learned that I have the strength to change. And you'll forget about this miscarriage. And we'll have another child. And we'll go on, you and I. We'll go on.
Kay
Oh, Michael. Michael, you are blind. It wasn't a miscarriage. It was an abortion. An abortion, Michael! Just like our marriage is an abortion, something that's unholy and evil. I didn't want your son, Michael! I wouldn't bring another one of you sons into this world! It was an abortion, Michael! It was a son, Michael! A son! And I had it killed because this must all end! I know now that it's over. I knew it then. There would be no way, Michael, no way you could ever forgive me, not with this Sicilian thing that's been going on for 2,000 years—!
BITCH! [Hits Kay, knocking her down.] You won’t take my children.
Kay
Yes, I will!
YOU WON’T TAKE MY CHILDREN!!!
Kay
They’re my children, too!
You heard what happened in my home?
Mike, I almost died myself. We was all so relieved.
In my home! [shouting] In my bedroom where my wife sleeps! Where my children come and play with their toys. In my home.
Port officer
What is your name?
Port officer
[Vito still silent]
Come on, son. What is your name?
Interpreter
[in Italian]
Vous nome? [Reading Vito's Identity card] Vito Andolini from Corleone.
Port officer
Corleone, Vito Corleone. Okay. Over there.
Questadt Are you the son of Vito Corleone?
Yes, I am.
Questadt Where was he born?
Corleone, Sicily.
Questadt Is it, at a time, he has an alias that known to certain circle as 'Godfather'?
'Godfather' was a term that was used by his friends. One of affection, and one of respect.
Senate Committee Chairman Mr. Corleone, you have been advised as to your legal rights. We have testimony from a previous witness, one Willi Cicci. He stated that you are head of the most powerful Mafia family in the country. Are you?
No, I'm not.
Chairman He testified that you are personally responsible for the murder of a New York police captain in 1947, and with him a man named Virgil Sollozzo. Do you deny this?
Yes, I do.
Chairman Is it true, that in the year 1950, you devised the murder of the heads of the "Five Families" in New York, to assume and consolidate your nefarious power?
That is a complete falsehood.
Chairman Mr. Questadt?
Questadt Is it true you have a controlling interest in three major hotels in Las Vegas?
Questadt Do you have any control over gambling and narcotics in New York State?
No, I do not.
Senator, my client would like to read a statement.
Questadt Mr. Chairman, I think this statement is totally out of order at this time.
Sir, my client has answered this committee's questions with the utmost sincerity. He hasn't taken the Fifth Amendment, as it is his right, so in all fairness this statement should be heard.
Chairman [Questadt whispers to Chairman's ear]
N-No, I'll allow Mr. Corleone to read his statement. I'll put it in the record.
[reads his prepared statement]
In the hopes of clearing my family name, to give my children their share of the American way of life without a blemish on their name and background, I have appeared before this committee and given it all my cooperation in my power. I consider it a great personal dishonor to have to deny that I am a criminal. I wish to have the following noted for the record: That I served my country faithfully in World War Two and was awarded the Navy Cross for actions in defense of my country. That I have never been arrested or indicted for any crime. That no proof linking me to any criminal conspiracy, whether it is called "Mafia" or "Cosa Nostra" or any other name, has ever been made public. I have not taken refuge behind the Fifth Amendment, although I have the right to do so. I challenge this committee to produce any witness or evidence against me, and if they do not, I hope they will have the decency to clear my name with the same publicity with which they have besmirched it.
Chairman Well, I'm sure we're impressed, particularly with your love for our country. The court will be in recess until 10 a.m. Monday, when we will produce a witness who'll corroborate the charges against you. At which time you may very well be subject to indictment for perjury. I remind you that you're still under subpoena. Adjourned!