House of Games (1987)

Joe Mantegna: Mike

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• Joey : The bitch is a booster.

  Mike : The bitch is a born thief, man.

  Mr. Dean : So, you had her made from the jump?

  Mike : I'm tellin' ya. A ton of fuckin' bricks! Show me some REAL con-men.

  Joey : Yeah, we showed her some con-men.

  Mike : We showed her some DINOSAUR con-men. Some old style.

  Joey : Yes, sir.

  Mike : Years from now, they're gonna have to go to a museum to see a frame like this.

  Joey : That's right.

  Mr. Dean : Took her money and screwed her, too.

  Mike : A small price to pay.

• Mike : You can't bluff someone who's not paying attention.

• Mike : It's called a confidence game. Why? Because you give me your confidence? No. Because I give you mine.

• Mike : You see, in my trade, this is called - what you did - you cracked out of turn. Huh? You see? You crumbed the play.

• Mike : I'm from the United States of kiss-my-ass.

• Mike : Oh, you're a bad pony. And I'm not gonna bet on you.

• Mike : What I'm talking about comes down to a more basic philosophial principle: Don't trust nobody.

• Mike : You say I acted atrociously. Yes. I did. I do it for a living.

• Margaret Ford : You took my money.

  Mike : How naughty of me.

• Mike : [after being shot]  Thank you, sir. May I have another?

• [after the con has failed due to Margaret noticing water dripping from the gun] 

  George : Told you a squirt gun wouldn't work.

  Mike : A squirt gun would've worked- you didn't have to fill it!

  George : You expect me to threaten someone with an empty gun?

• Mr. Dean : Mike, how did you know she was gonna go for it?

  Mike : Go for it? Hey, the broad's an addict!

• Mike : Everybody gets something out of every transaction.

• Mike : Hey, fuck you! This is what you always wanted, you crooked bitch! You thief! You always need to get caught, 'cos you know you're bad. I never hurt anybody, I never shot anybody. You sought this out. This is what you always wanted. I knew it the first time you came in. You're worthless, you know it? You're a whore. You came back like a dog to its own vomit You sick bitch - I'm not gonna give you shit.

• Mike : Wait, wait, wait. What is this? What are you gonna do to me? What are you fronting off about? And if I'm this bad dude, why don't I just take out some gun, blow you to a billion parts?

  Margaret Ford : I'll tell you why. Cuz I think you're just a bully.

  Mike : [chuckles]  Just a bully? What, you're not gonna let me carry your books? Aren't you a caution.

  Margaret Ford : Let's talk turkey, pal.

• Mike : I read a book once which said this: If you're fired from your job, when you're going home, take something. A pencil... Something to assert yourself. Take a memento. Take something from life.

• Mike : The things we think, the things we want. We can do them or not do them but we can't hide them.

• Mike : Did I ever tell you my name? My name is Mike.

  Margaret Ford : Glad to meet you.

  Mike : Well, I'm glad to meet you, too.

  Margaret Ford : I have a proposition for you.

  Mike : And what's YOUR name?

• Mike : I think you're bluffin', pal. I think you're trying to BUY it!

  George : Then you're gonna have to give me some respect, or give me some money.

• Mike : What'd you do, win again?

  George : That's right. If you wanna win the hand, you've gotta stay in 'til the end.

• The Businessman : Mike, you are the ring-tail rounder. You are King Kong.

  Mike : One riot, one ranger.

  Mr. Dean : You put that bitch in the panic bag.

  Mike : Hey, baby, this is my road game.

  The Businessman : What's next?

• Mike : You're not miffed at us, are ya?