The Sopranos (TV Series)

Denial, Anger, Acceptance (1999)

James Gandolfini: Tony Soprano

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Quotes 

• Ariel : You ever heard of the Masada? For two years, 900 Jews held their own against 15,000 Roman soldiers. They chose death before enslavement. The Romans? Where are they now?

  Tony Soprano : You're looking at them, asshole.

• [Tony calls Hesh] 

  Hesh Rabkin : Yeah.

  Tony Soprano : I'm here with my non-shellfish eatin' friend. I gotta tell you somethin', I'm tapped out. This guy won't listen to reason.

  Hesh Rabkin : Didn't I tell you, huh? Didn't I warn you to keep away from those fanatics?

  Tony Soprano : He's leaving me no options. This guy's willing to go down with the ship like no man I've ever seen.

  Hesh Rabkin : Here's a thought... Maybe he's willing to go to the world to come, but if he's stuck here on this earth, I know one thing that no man wants to go through life without.

  Tony Soprano : What? Oh. That's a fuckin' brilliant idea.

  Hesh Rabkin : Make like a mohel, huh? Finish his bris.

  Tony Soprano : Yeah.

  [hangs up] 

  Tony Soprano : Paulie! Get the bolt cutters from out of the trunk! Ariel, we're goin' to Plan B.

• Dr. Jennifer Melfi : How are things?

  Tony Soprano : Good. I had a real good week. Friend of mine's in the hospital. That's never pleasant, but... Otherwise I'm having a good week.

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : What's he in for?

  Tony Soprano : First they thought it was an ulcer. You know, then this and that.

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : You worried about him?

  Tony Soprano : Jackie? Jackie's so fucking mean, he'll scare that cancer away.

• Dr. Jennifer Melfi : [about Jackie's condition]  From what you're telling me it doesn't sound very good.

  Tony Soprano : From what I'm telling you? Well, what the fuck do I know? I'm not a doctor.

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : You're angry. Who with?

  Tony Soprano : Let me tell you something. This man has had chemo every day for three fuckin' weeks and he still has every last hair on his head. Every last hair on his head and he's got a beautiful head of hair. So don't tell me about how it sounds because you don't know him and you don't know me and you don't know what the fuck you're talkin' about!

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : What's happening is we're getting closer to your confronting your true feelings about what's really going on here.

  Tony Soprano : Wait a minute, wait a minute. I just told you my true feelings. So why don't you tell me what's really goin' on.

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : The tree in the painting rotted out, you said. There's nothing in that picture to indicate that.

  Tony Soprano : The fucking painting. I knew that painting was a scam. I knew that painting was a fuckin' scam!

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : You remember your dream? The ducks? It took on another meaning. What happens to a tree that's rotted out?

  Tony Soprano : Trees, ducks. What the fuck are you, Ranger Rick? I'll tell you, some job you shrinks got! You think everybody is lying to you while you're pulling scams on them! Fuck you!

  [walks out] 

• Mr. Teittleman : As the Talmud says...

  Tony Soprano : [assaults him]  I don't give a shit what he says!

• Mr. Teittleman : Do you have a daughter, Mr. Soprano?

  Tony Soprano : Yes. Call me Tony.

  Mr. Teittleman : What would you do if your daughter was abused by her husband?

  Tony Soprano : I'd talk to him.

  Silvio Dante : Yeah, in "Ball Peen Hammer".