Gian Piero
Prima la carne.
Massimo
Prima la carne.
What?
Meat first, THEN soccer!
Right, meat comes first!
Played by Francesco Liotti 
Kicking & Screaming (2005) · 50 quotes
Kicking & Screaming (2005) · 50 quotes
Tied for 7th most-quoted character in Kicking & Screaming (2005): in 3 of its 50 quotes
Most scenes with: Phil Weston (2), Umberto (2)
Scenes with Gian Piero
3 scenes
How do you say pizza in Italian?
Gian Piero
Pizza!
How do you say "spaghetti"?
Gian Piero
Spaghetti!
Ambrose
Italian's easy.
Hey, coach! Don't you worry I got your bratwurst all ready! [showing him the wrapped bratwurst] Huh?
Beautiful, grazie. Are your nephews working today?
Uh, si, in the back.
[Phil walks over to two windowed swing-doors. He peers through one window and sees two young boys kicking a ball of plastic wrap like a soccer ball] [To Phil]
These kids are the right age, and they live in the district. Why not?
[Phil and Ditka walk back over to the front counter] [to Umberto]
Excuse me, mister, your two nephews, would they be interested in playing soccer?
Massimo e Gian Piero? No, they not play soccer. They come here to apprentice me. They have too much to learn. English, meat, too much.
So, they don't play soccer at all?
Massimo
[In Italian]
Uncle, why do they want? ("Zio, ma che vuoi?")
Gian Piero
[In Italian]
Really! Let us play! ("Davvero! Facci giocare!")
Don't look like that to me, please!
Massimo and Gian Piero
[Begging] [In Italian]
Uncle please! Uncle Umberto! ("Per favore, Zio! Zio Umberto!")
They play with American kids, they pick up English. A lot of famous athletes have learned English through sports; Sammy Sosa, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, uh.. Leon Spinks, Elvis Costello, Björn Borg, Mark Spitz.
Let the kids have some fun, huh?
Okay! Okay!
But remember; meat first, then soccer!
