Priest: Don't be afraid, my son. No one is more powerful than God.
Calogero 'C' Anello: I don't know about that, father. Your guy may be bigger than my guy up there, but my guy is bigger than your guy down here.
Priest: Ya got a point.
Sonny: What's your name, kid?
Calogero 'C' Anello: Calogero.
Sonny: That's a long name. Don't you have a nickname?
Calogero 'C' Anello: No.
Sonny: What do your friends call you?
Calogero 'C' Anello: Calogero.
Sonny: That makes sense.
Lorenzo: Sometimes in the heat of passion, the little head tells the big head what to do, and the big head should think twice about what you are doing.
Lorenzo: The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.
Calogero 'C' Anello: They say you didn't walk with JoJo, you walked among him.
Willie: (to Calogero) What is it, li'l white motherfucker?
Calogero 'C' Anello: (as C walks out of Sonny's funeral) Sonny and my father always said that when I get older I would understand. Well, I finally did. I learned something from these two men. I learned to give love and get love unconditionally. You just have to accept people for what they are, and I learned the greatest gift of all. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices that you make will shape your life forever. But you can ask anybody from my neighborhood, and they'll just tell you this is just another Bronx tale.
Lorenzo: (about C) The other night he tried to throw away his baseball cards because he said Mickey Mantle would never pay our rent.
Sonny: (laughs) He said that to you? I can't believe that kid.
(They all start laughing)
Lorenzo: That's not funny. Not when your kid has a bigger bank account than you do.
Sonny: No-no-no. Coffeecake, no good. I don't want that face lookin' at his face when he's rollin' my dice. Jimmy! Grab a towel from the bar!
(a few blacks cross the road on bicycles)
Slick: What the fuck, man? What the fuck? These fuckin' spooks just came out of nowhere!
Calogero 'C' Anello: Why don't you just leave em alone?
Slick: What the fuck is it with you and these niggers lately?
Calogero 'C' Anello: They ain't bothering nobody.
Slick: They're FUCKIN' bothering me!
Calogero 'C' Anello: They ain't bothering me.
(a biker gang called The Satan's Messengers enters Sonny's bar wearing their biker clothes)
Jimmy Whispers: Fellas, youse are not dressed properly. Youse gonna have to leave.
Satan's Messengers: Properly? What's wrong with the way we're dressed?
Sonny: Jimmy! What's up?
Jimmy Whispers: These gentleman ain't dressed right, and I asked them to leave.
Sonny: (confronting them) Is there a problem here?
Satan's Messengers: Nah, the problem is your man here says we're not properly dressed. Like our money ain't green. We just want a couple of beers.
Sonny: A few beers, that's it?
Satan's Messengers: That's it. We'll be on our way. We ain't looking for trouble.
Sonny: Spoken like a gentleman. Give em the beers. Go ahead.
Satan's Messengers: Thanks, appreciate it.
(Sonny whispers to Jimmy to go in the back room and prepare the guys)
Angry Black Neighbor #1: (looking at C's burned friends) They started out as white bread now they toast.
Angry Black Neighbor #2: (to C) THEY LOOK BETTER NOW, DON'T THEY LOOK BETTER!
Sonny: Alright, listen to me. You pull up right where she lives, right? Before you get outta the car, you lock both doors. Then, get outta the car, you walk over to her. You bring her over to the car. Dig out the key, put it in the lock and open the door for her. Then you let her get in. Then you close the door. Then you walk around the back of the car and look through the rear window. If she doesn't reach over and lift up that button so that you can get in: dump her.
Calogero 'C' Anello: Just like that?
Sonny: Listen to me, kid. If she doesn't reach over and lift up that button so that you can get in, that means she's a selfish broad and all you're seeing is the tip of the iceberg. You dump her and you dump her fast.
Sonny: You gotta do what your heart tells you to do. Let me tell you somethin' right now. You're only allowed three great women in your lifetime. They come along like the great fighters, every ten years. Rocky Marciano. Sugar Ray Robinson. Joe Louis. Sometimes you get 'em all at once. Me? I had my three when I was 16. That happens. What are you gonna do? That's the way it goes, you know? Tell you right now. See this girl? Maybe this girl, she put wind in your sails. Maybe she's your first great one.
Calogero 'C' Anello: It was 1960 and doo-wop was the sound on the street.
