A scene from Goodfellas 1990
Paulie

I don't want any more of that shit.

Henry

What shit? What are you talking about?

Paulie

Just stay away from the garbage, you know what I mean.

Henry

Look, Paulie?

Paulie

I'm not talking about what you did inside, you did what you had to do. I'm talking about now, from now, here and now.

Henry

Paulie, why would I want to get into that?

Paulie

Don't make a jerk out of me, just don't do it. Just don't do it. Now I want to talk to you about Jimmy, you have to watch out for him. He's a good earner but he's wild, takes too many chances.

Henry

Yeah I know that, I know Jimmy, you think I would take chances like Jimmy?

Paulie

And Tommy he's a good kid too. But he's crazy, he's a cowboy, he's got too much to prove. You gotta watch out for kids like this.

Henry

Yeah I know what they are, I only use them for certain things, believe me you don't have to worry.

Paulie

Listen, I ain't gonna get **** like Gribbs, understand. Gribbs is 70 years old and the ****in guy's gonna die in prison, I don't need that. So I'm warning everybody, everybody. It could be my son, it could be anybody. Gribbs got 20 years just for saying hello to some **** who was sneaking behind his back selling junk, I don't need that, ain't gonna happen to me, you understand?

Henry

Uh huh.

Paulie

You know that you're only out early because I got you a job. I don't need this heat, understand that.

Henry

Uh huh.

Paulie

And you see anybody **** around with this shit you're going to tell me, right?

Henry

Yeah.

Paulie

[slaps him]

That means anybody!

Henry

Alright.

Paulie

Yeah?

Henry

Yeah, of course.

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