Lansky (2021)
Harvey Keitel: Meyer Lansky
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Quotes
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Meyer Lansky : When you lose your money, you lose nothing. When you lose your health, you lose something. When you lose your character, you lose everything.
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Meyer Lansky : There are people in this world who will try to make you believe that they are better than you, that they can win at your expense.
Meyer Lansky : Rage is a tool we use to look those people in the eye and prove them wrong.
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Meyer Lansky : I guess that's what we do... we measure ourselves against our fathers.
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Meyer Lansky : We weren't the underworld; we were the overworld.
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Meyer Lansky : See, I believe this world is made of shades of gray. It's never black or white.
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Meyer Lansky : I'm an angel with a dirty face
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Meyer Lansky : Next time hit him first! Always hit him first
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[first lines]
Interviewer : Mr. Lansky, why are the American authorities after you?
Meyer Lansky : Well, apparently some newspaper man wrote that I had $300 million.
Interviewer : Is it true?
Meyer Lansky : [chuckles] I wish I had a million dollars. They accuse me of making a president. Now, I don't know Mr. Nixon any more than what I've seen in the newspapers. They claim I have 50% of Lebanon casinos. 50% of Monte Carlo. Now how ridiculous can we really get?
Interviewer : Mr. Lansky, is there such a thing as organized crime?
Meyer Lansky : [long pause] I have no knowledge on the subject.
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Meyer Lansky : You want to conquer your weaknesses? Keep them in plain sight
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Meyer Lansky : They rigged the game, the outsider! He was the one controlling the game.
Meyer Lansky : And isn't that what we all want, David?
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Meyer Lansky : The only one is in gambling as in life are those who control the game.