American Hustle (2013) quotes
Director
David O. Russell.
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.
I felt like we had a secret, just the two of us. Like that thing where you just wanna be with one person all the time. You feel like the two of you get something no one else gets.
– Irving Rosenfeld
We fight and then we fuck, that’s our thing.
– Rosalyn Rosenfeld
She was the Picasso of passive-aggressive karate.
– Irving Rosenfeld
You’re nothing to me until you’re everything.
– Sydney Prosser
When you are offered a favor or money, take the favor, not the money. Jesus said that, didn’t he?
– Irving Rosenfeld
Life is ridiculous. And you know that I would never say anything bad about your father in front of you, but your father is a sick son-of-a bitch.
– Rosalyn Rosenfeld
Daddy’s a sick son-of-a-bitch?
– Danny Rosenfeld
Don’t repeat that… but yes.
– Rosalyn Rosenfeld
You got any other questions?
– Richie DiMaso
Yeah, I think the name of this operation is offensive. What, Abscam? “Arab-scam”? It’s racist!
– Paco Hernandez
Are you fucking kidding? What do you care? You’re Mexican.
– Irving Rosenfeld
I’m like the fucking Vietcong, man, all right? I’m in and I’m out. I was there the whole time. You don’t know it, all right? That’s the fuckin’ art of becoming somebody who people can pin their beliefs and their dreams on.
– Irving Rosenfeld
If I really wanted to fucking bother you, this is what I would do.
– Richie DiMaso
I knew that Pete was going to go over there and knock some sense into your head. I’ve been reading this book Irving. It’s by Wayne Dyer. The Power of Intention. And my intention in sending Pete over to you was that so you could come up with this plan. So, you’re welcome.
– Rosalyn Rosenfeld
The car’s a little dinged up, I’m a little stiff. But whatever I don’t want to talk about it.
– Rosalyn Rosenfeld
You’re young. You’re beautiful. You gotta go out and find somebody else. Get some friends. Alright?
– Irving Rosenfeld
I don’t like going out. I get anxiety when I have to meet people. You know how hard that is.
– Rosalyn Rosenfeld
We took down some very big guys. Some of whom, they were just doing business as usual, helping their communities or their states, but some of them knew they had larceny in their blood, and they even admitted it. But in all, it was six congressmen, one United States senator, and my friend Carmine Polito. We gave the two million back, so that Carmine got a reduced sentence, 18 months. The loss of his friendship would haunt me the rest of my life. When the story was written, Richie DiMaso’s name was never mentioned. Syd and I, we moved in together. Rosalyn? She would always be interesting. Our conning days were behind us. You can fool yourself for just so long, that your next reinvention you better have your damn feet on the ground. We got a loan from a bank and were able to go gallery-legitimate. The art of survival, is a story that never ends.
– Irving Rosenfeld