Terry Noonan quotes from State of Grace (1990)

Terry Noonan

So I was in Boston, I just ended up there. Seemed far enough away. They come to me then, it just happened, you know how that is, things happen and other things happen and it's your life. They were looking to get somebody to go undercover here, they wanted to get somebody who knew the Kitchen who was known. And I coulda said no but I thought I could do it. It was like this opportunity in which I could look the entire thing in the eye. And you'd be gone, or married, forgot about me I thought. And Jack, I would leave him out of it. But it was only an idea. Nothing to do with the truth. It was just a ****in' idea like... You believe in the angels or the saints or there's such a thing as a state of grace. And you believe it, but it's got nothing to do with reality. It just an idea. I mean you got your ideas and you got reality, and they're all... they're all **** up.

Terry Noonan

What did Frankie say?

Jackie Flannery

Stevie never hurt nobody. I hurt people. Frankie hurts people. Stevie borrowed money, that's all. Who'd kill him over ****in' money?

You're acting surprised, Jackie? Are you serious? You want us to think this surprises you? Every time you turn around down here, somebody else is dead.

Jackie Flannery

What you talkin' about?

How many wakes we go to as kids because somebody forgot to pay back money?

Jackie Flannery

Every time we turn around, somebody's dead? Bullshit!

Jackie Flannery

See! See! Stevie never hurt nobody!

Jackie Flannery

There's a horse running in the first called "Old Friend Arrives."

Stevie McGuire

No shit! [to Terry] Look at this! First you save my ass, now you're gonna' win me some money! I love you, Terry, but I gotta' go. OTB opens in ten minutes. Today's my lucky day.

Terry Noonan

See you later.

Terry Noonan

. Lucky day. Luckiest day he ever had, his ****in' dog got run over.

Jackie Flannery

Is he **** up or is he **** up?

Jackie Flannery

What's the matter, your stomach upset?

Terry Noonan

Starting to get up in the morning Jack, it's like I'm pulling my socks over my shoes.

Jackie Flannery

Yeah?

Terry Noonan

Like I'm in this **** fog.

Jackie Flannery

Terry, you're missing the point here. I can't remember shit, that's the way I like it. Only hint of a problem is I need a little Maalox, but I can buy Maalox.

Terry Noonan

You always were tougher than me Jack.

Jackie Flannery

I always thought I was just crazier.

Jackie Flannery

Yuppies got to be thicker than the rats and the roaches. Assholes can't live without their dogs. Got dog shit all over the sidewalk. And it didn't use to be that way, it used to be, you dropped a cone, you could lift it up and finish it. People are roaming the streets homeless because of these assholes!

Terry

So we're like Robin Hood in this instance.

Jackie Flannery

Yeah. And I'm Friar ****.

Jackie Flannery

The funeral's in Queens. I hate drivin' in ****in' Queens.

Terry Noonan

Do you want me to drive?

Jackie Flannery

Nah... then I would have to look out the window...

Jackie Flannery

I wanna have kids. Just gotta find the right broad like Frankie did. Someone who lets me fool around on the weekends and still make pancakes before Sunday Mass. Like Irene maybe.

Terry Noonan

Who's Irene?

Jackie Flannery

Ooooh! You've got to meet her man. I spend one night with her my eyes are crossed for days. I walk into walls.

Terry Noonan

I'd like to meet her.

Jackie Flannery

She's mine though.

Terry Noonan

Be up to the angels I guess.

Jackie Flannery

Hm. Them ****s.