Robert De Niro's best movie quotes.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The legendary actor Robert De Niro has an enormous body of film work that has shaped pop culture for several decades, delighting moviegoers around the world with complex characters and stand-out quotes. De Niro's acting style and devotion to the craft continue to inspire today's actors and movie audiences.
23 "A Good Plan Today Is Better Than A Perfect Plan Tomorrow." When the president is caught in a sex scandal at the White House in Wag the Dog, Robert De Niro's Conrad Brean, a political fixer, helps concoct a fictional war to distract voters. The calm and witty Brean, a personality De Niro seldom inhabits in his movie roles, delivers the line as a way of assuring the president’s staff that while the plan is rough around the edges, they’ll tweak it in the days ahead.
20 “I Offered You A Chance To Be A Cop, And You Blew It! You Blew It.” In Cop Land, Internal Affairs investigator, Lt. Moe Tilden is unhappy when Sheriff Freddy Heflin finally decides to lend his assistance in a police corruption case that has recently been closed. As the IA detective, Robert De Niro nails this line, which conveys the frustration that both the character and audiences feel about the possibility the bad guys will get away with their crimes.
17 “When Life Reaches Out With A Moment Like This, It’s A Sin If You Don’t Reach Back.” As Pat Solitano Sr., in Silver Linings Playbook, Robert De Niro tells his son, Pat Jr., who has been working hard on his mental health, to not let Tiffany, the love of his life, slip away. This heartfelt line, spoken by Pat Sr., a character who struggles with showing affection, inspires the son to find Tiffany and proclaim his love to her.
14 "For Me There Is No Redemption, No Penance Great Enough." In The Mission, Robert De Niro’s Rodrigo Mendoza, a former slave trader in 18th-century South America, is approached by a Jesuit priest who offers a chance for repentance by building a mission in the jungle. The guilt-ridden Mendoza, who is in jail for murdering his brother in a crime of passion, is convinced that he is undeserving of mercy. Audiences deeply feel Mendoza’s pain as he sorrowfully expresses his hopelessness.
11 “Better To Be King For A Night Than Schmuck For A Lifetime.” Aspiring comedian Rupert Pupkin, having kidnapped a talk show host, shares this made-up proverb at the end of his monologue on the program at the end of The King of Comedy. Played by Robert De Niro, Rupert first confesses to the crime before justifying his actions that it’s better to be TV royalty for a night than a nobody forever.
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