Jake LaMotta I remember those cheers
They still ring in my ears
And for years they'll remain in my thoughts.
Cuz one night I took off my robe
And what'd I do?
I forgot to wear shorts.
I recall every fall, every hook, every jab;
The worst way a guy could get rid of his flab.
As you know, my life was a jab...
Though I'd rather hear you cheer,
When I delve into Shakespeare.
"A Horse, a Horse, my Kingdom for a Horse,"
I haven't had a winner in six months.
I know I'm no Olivier
But if he fought Sugar Ray,
He would say
That the thing ain't the ring,
It's the play.
So gimme a stage
Where this bull here can rage.
And though I can fight,
I'd much rather recite
That's entertainment!
That's entertainment..
Jake LaMotta It's over for me. Boxing's over for me. I'm through. I'm tired of worryin' about weight all the time. That's all I used to think about was weight, weight, weight. After a while, you know, you realize other things in life. I mean, I'm very grateful. Boxing's been good to me: I've got a nice house, I've got three great kids, I've got a wonderful, beautiful wife - what more could I ask for?
Jake LaMotta [Last lines, to himself]
Go get 'em, champ. I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss... I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss.
Jake Is it done?
I Irma
No, it's not done.
Jake Don't overcook it. You overcook it, it's no good. It defeats its own purpose.
Jake [Irma gives Jake a look.]
What are you doin'? I just said don't overcook it. You're overcookin' it, bring it over.
I Irma
You want your steak?
Jake Bring it over. Bring it over! It's like a piece of charcoal! Bring it over here!
I Irma
You want your steak!?
Jake YEAH, RIGHT NOW!!
I Irma
[Irma stabs the steak and slams it on his plate.]
Okay. There's your stupid steak. Can't wait for it to be done?
Jake No, I can't wait.
I Irma
Good! Okay? Happy? Happy!?
Jake That's all I want. That's all I want!
I Irma
That's...there! No, more! There!
Jake [Jake violently upends the table.]
Botherin' me about a steak, huh?
Jake You're botherin' me about the steak!?
Jake What's wrong with me? My hands.
Your hands? What about 'em?
Jake I got these small hands. I got a little girl's hands.
I got 'em too. What's the difference?
Jake You know what that means? No matter how big I get, no matter who I fight, no matter what I do, I ain't never gonna fight Joe Louis.
Yeah, that's right. He's a heavy-weight. You're a middle-weight. What of it?
Jake I ain't ever gonna get a chance to fight the best there is. And you know somethin'. I'm better than him. I ain't never gonna get a chance. You're askin' what's wrong.
But you're crazy to even think about somethin' like that...
She ain't the kind of girl you just **** and forget about, this girl.
Jake Joey, how many times I gotta tell ya? Why're you always cursin' when I'm talkin' to you? Don't do it around me. Do it around your friends...
She's a, the kind of girl you bang and forget about - she's not like that. You gotta spend time with her, get involved, you know...
Jake Did you bang her?
Jake Tell me the truth.
I just told you the truth. I tell you the truth the first time. You don't have to ask me again. I never do that. I always tell you the truth. If I did it, you would know. [Joey pauses.] ...I took her out a couple of times.
Jake You went with her and you didn't try to **** her?
They only gave him that ****in' decision because he's goin' in the Army next week. That's the only reason.
Jake I knocked him down. I don't know what else I gotta do. I don't know what I gotta do...
You won and they robbed ya. They're miserable because their mothers take it up the ****in' ass, that's why.
Jake I've done a lot of bad things, Joey. Maybe it's comin' back to me. Who knows? I'm a jinx maybe...
Do you want a title shot?
Jake What am I - what am I, a circus over here?...What are ya doin'?
You're killin' yourself for three years now, right? There's nobody left for you to fight. Everybody's afraid to fight you. OK. Along comes this kid Janiro. He don't know any better. He's a young kid, up and coming, he'll fight anybody. Good! You fight him...Let's say you lose because of your weight. Are they gonna think you're not as tough as you are - you're not the same fighter? Good! They'll match you with all those guys that were afraid of matchin' with you before. What happens? You'll kill 'em. And they gotta give you a title shot.
...
Now let's say you win, you beat Janiro. Which is, definitely, you should beat him. Right?...Right?...They still gotta give you a shot at the title. You know why?
Jake Why?
Because the same thing as before - there's nobody left. There ain't nobody around. They gotta give you the shot. You understand? If you win, you win. If you lose, you still win. There's no way you can lose. And you do it on your own, just the way you wanted to do, without any help from anybody. Do ya understand? Just get down to 155 pounds - you fat bastard. You stop eatin'!
Jake [about Salvy]
Are you interested in him?
No, why would I be interested in him?
Jake You're sure you're not interested in him?
Jake In other words, you're not interested in him, but you could be interested in somebody?
Jake Hey, shut up, or I'm gonna smack your face.
Jake ...I'm gonna open his hole like this. Please excuse my French. I'm gonna make him suffer. I'm gonna make his mother wish she never had him - make him into dog meat...He's a nice, a nice kid. He's a pretty kid, too. I mean I don't know, I gotta problem if I should **** him or fight him.
Tommy **** him or fight him.
Salvy If you're really in love with that ****er, just watch out.
Jake By who?
Salvy Janiro.
Jake You mean, you want me to get him to **** you?
Salvy Me?
Jake Yeah.
Salvy No, I don't want him to **** me.
Jake I could do that easily.
Salvy How ya gonna do that?
Jake Because I'll get yuz both in a ring, I'll give yuz both a f--kin' beatin', ya both can **** each other.
Salvy Ah, I'll get all full of blood.
Jake You're used to that.
Jake I heard some things...Did Salvy **** Vickie?
Jake Did Salvy **** Vickie?
Now Jack, don't start your shit...
Jake Joey I asked ya, didn't I ask ya to keep an eye on her?
And I did keep an eye on her, yes I did.
Jake How come you give him a beatin'?
I told you that. I told you what that was all about. That it had nothin' to do with you. He, he thinks he's a wise guy now.
Jake Joey, don't lie to me.
Jake What do I look like to you, huh?
Hey, I'm your brother. You're supposed to believe me. Don't you trust me?
Jake No I don't.
Oh you don't? That's nice.
Jake I don't trust you when it comes to her. I don't trust nobody. Now tell me what happened.
I told you exactly what happened. He got out of line, I slapped him around. Tommy straightened it all out, and it's all over.
Jake Don't you give me that look, Joey. I gotta accept your answer, you know. But I'm tellin' you now, if I hear anything, I swear on mother, I'm gonna kill somebody. I'm gonna kill somebody Joey.
Well, go ahead and kill everybody. You're the tough guy. Go kill people. Kill Vickie. Kill Salvy. Kill Tommy Como. Kill me while you're at it, what do I care? You're killin' yourself the way you eat. You're a fat ****. Look at ya.
Jake What d'ya mean? I don't understand. What d'ya mean, kill you? You?
Me. Kill me. Start here. Kill me first. Do me a ****in' favor, 'cause you're drivin' me crazy...
Jake Excuse me, what d'ya mean by 'you,' though?
So? What does that mean? It don't mean nothin'.
Jake You don't even know what you meant by 'you.'
Jake Joey, that meant somethin'. You mentioned Tommy, you mentioned Salvy, you mentioned you. You included 'you' with them. You could have said anybody but you said 'you' and them.
You really let this girl ruin your life. Look at ya. She really did some job on ya. You know how ****in' nuts you are? Look what she did to you.
Jake You **** my wife?
Jake You **** my wife?
How could you ask me a question like that? How could you ask me? I'm your brother. You ask me that? Where do you get your balls big enough to ask me that?
Jake Just tell me.
I'm not answerin' ya. I'm not gonna answer that. It's stupid.
Jake You're very smart Joey. You give me all these answers, but you ain't givin' me the right answer. I'm askin' ya again. Did you or did you not?
I'm not gonna answer. That's a sick question, you're a sick ****, and I'm not that sick that I'm gonna answer it. I'm not tellin' ya anything. I'm going to leave. If Lenore calls, tell her I went home. I'm not stayin' in this nuthouse with ya. You're a sick bastard. I feel sorry for you, I really do. You know what you should do - try a little more ****in' and a little less eatin'. You won't have troubles upstairs in your bedroom and you won't take it out on me and everybody else. Do you understand, you ****in' wacko? You're crackin' up! ****in' screwball, ya.
