--- title: "Best Charles Brandt Words" description: "Charles Brandt was an American investigator, lawyer, writer and speaker who authored the memoir I Heard You Paint Houses about Frank Sheeran, which beca..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-charles-brandt-2101.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-charles-brandt-2101.jpg) # Charles Brandt **185** quotes in **182** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Charles Brandt was an American investigator, lawyer, writer and speaker who authored the memoir I Heard You Paint Houses about Frank Sheeran, which became the 2019 film The Irishman. ## About Charles Brandt The memoir is a narrative non‑fiction account of Frank Sheeran. The Irishman was directed by Martin Scorsese and starred Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. ## Quotes by Charles Brandt · Page 5 > [“From there we’d go over to the Friendly Lounge at Tenth and Washington, owned by a guy named John who went by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/from-there-we-d-go-over-to-the-friendly-lounge-at-tenth-and/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Diner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/charles-brandt-2101_quote_from-there-we-d-go-over-to-the-friendly_1076491.jpg) > [“In Detroit I was assigned to Bill Isabel and Sam Portwine. They worked as a team, doing public relations, but actually Sam…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/in-detroit-i-was-assigned-to-bill-isabel-and-sam-portwine-they-worked/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Public relations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/public-relations/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/charles-brandt-2101_public-relations_in-detroit-i-was-assigned-to-bill-isabel_309994.jpg) > [“principal was on the stage singing and leading us in the old song “On the Road to Mandalay.” He would emphasize by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/principal-was-on-the-stage-singing-and-leading-us-in-the-old-song-on/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Gaze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gaze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/charles-brandt-2101_journey_principal-was-on-the-stage-singing-and-l_493830.jpg) > [“Time magazine reported in June 1975, a week before the assassination of Sam “Momo” Giancana in Chicago and a month before the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/time-magazine-reported-in-june-1975-a-week-before-the-assassination/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Assassination](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assassination/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/charles-brandt-2101_bay-of-pigs_time-magazine-reported-in-june-1975-a-we_614869.jpg) > [“I didn’t know anything about “made men” back then. That’s a special status in the alleged mob where you go through a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/i-didn-t-know-anything-about-made-men-back-then-that-s-a-special/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Russell Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/russell-said-1531075/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/877/charles-brandt-2101_quote_i-didn-t-know-anything-about-made-men-ba_703665.jpg) > [“Russell had taken me with him to Cuba just when Castro was starting to kick everybody out and confiscate their casinos and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/russell-had-taken-me-with-him-to-cuba-just-when-castro-was-starting/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Bank account](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bank-account/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/charles-brandt-2101_bank-account_russell-had-taken-me-with-him-to-cuba-ju_224836.jpg) > [“All in one day I flew to Puerto Rico and took care of two matters. Then I flew to Chicago and took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/all-in-one-day-i-flew-to-puerto-rico-and-took-care-of-two-matters/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Hotel room](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel-room/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/charles-brandt-2101_hotel-room_all-in-one-day-i-flew-to-puerto-rico-and_1907423.jpg) > [“dinner. I would climb over the farmer’s fence and toss back to my father samples of the crop I was harvesting. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/dinner-i-would-climb-over-the-farmer-s-fence-and-toss-back-to-my/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/farmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/charles-brandt-2101_farmer_dinner-i-would-climb-over-the-farmer-s-f_2632677.jpg) > [“Live for all America to see in black and white as no newspaper could convey it were tough mobsters wearing diamond pinkie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/live-for-all-america-to-see-in-black-and-white-as-no-newspaper-could/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Black and white](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-and-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/charles-brandt-2101_black-and-white_live-for-all-america-to-see-in-black-and_2466547.jpg) > [“One of the very hot topics between Jimmy and Sam Giancana was Senator John F. Kennedy’s upcoming campaign for president. This was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/one-of-the-very-hot-topics-between-jimmy-and-sam-giancana-was-senator/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Hot topic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hot-topic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97c/charles-brandt-2101_hot-topic_one-of-the-very-hot-topics-between-jimmy_957818.jpg) > [“Hoffa and his Strawberry Boys’ victory in 1932 was a rare labor victory in those days. In that same year a group…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/hoffa-and-his-strawberry-boys-victory-in-1932-was-a-rare-labor/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Broken promises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-promises/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/charles-brandt-2101_broken-promises_hoffa-and-his-strawberry-boys-victory-in_1641819.jpg) > [“On the other hand, in his book, The Enemy Within, Bobby Kennedy wrote about his experiences and observations as chief counsel for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/on-the-other-hand-in-his-book-the-enemy-within-bobby-kennedy-wrote/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Bobby kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bobby-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c3/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_on-the-other-hand-in-his-book-the-enemy_1397427.jpg) > [“He said, “You’re a little lax on that rake.” I tried to ignore him, and he said, “You hear what I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/he-said-you-re-a-little-lax-on-that-rake-i-tried-to-ignore-him-and-he/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Gaze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gaze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/charles-brandt-2101_gaze_he-said-you-re-a-little-lax-on-that-rake_2414403.jpg) > [“Thinking about what my brother said to me on the dock in Le Havre makes me wonder if he was looking into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/thinking-about-what-my-brother-said-to-me-on-the-dock-in-le-havre/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brother/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90b/charles-brandt-2101_quote_thinking-about-what-my-brother-said-to-m_1134378.jpg) > [“What kind of a big shot has the nickname of Skinny Razor? John got the name Skinny Razor because he used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/what-kind-of-a-big-shot-has-the-nickname-of-skinny-razor-john-got-the/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Skinny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/skinny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/charles-brandt-2101_quote_what-kind-of-a-big-shot-has-the-nickname_320868.jpg) > [“In September 1957 the Ethics Committee of the AFL-CIO charged that Dave Beck and Jimmy Hoffa had used “their official union positions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/in-september-1957-the-ethics-committee-of-the-afl-cio-charged-that/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Acceptance speech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance-speech/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bab/charles-brandt-2101_acceptance-speech_in-september-1957-the-ethics-committee-o_495947.jpg) > [“Twentieth Century Fox commissioned a screenplay of Bobby Kennedy’s book. Budd Schulberg, the celebrated writer of On the Waterfront, wrote the screenplay,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/twentieth-century-fox-commissioned-a-screenplay-of-bobby-kennedy-s/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Bobby kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bobby-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_twentieth-century-fox-commissioned-a-scr_2361881.jpg) > [“Sheridan wrote in his 1972 book, The Fall and Rise of Jimmy Hoffa: “He went about this by arranging for one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/sheridan-wrote-in-his-1972-book-the-fall-and-rise-of-jimmy-hoffa-he/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Bobby kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bobby-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/charles-brandt-2101_bobby-kennedy_sheridan-wrote-in-his-1972-book-the-fall_1489095.jpg) > [“Once in a while Giancana would have a guy with him named Jack Ruby from Dallas. I met Jack Ruby a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/once-in-a-while-giancana-would-have-a-guy-with-him-named-jack-ruby/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Jimmy hoffa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jimmy-hoffa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/charles-brandt-2101_quote_once-in-a-while-giancana-would-have-a-gu_379889.jpg) > [“One night the three of us were out on the town. Bill was driving us to an Italian restaurant. I had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/one-night-the-three-of-us-were-out-on-the-town-bill-was-driving-us-to/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [New job](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-job/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/charles-brandt-2101_new-job_one-night-the-three-of-us-were-out-on-th_2810340.jpg) > [“At the time of the Frank Sheeran job interview by long-distance phone call, Jimmy Hoffa was coming off a period full of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/at-the-time-of-the-frank-sheeran-job-interview-by-long-distance-phone/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Jimmy hoffa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jimmy-hoffa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/charles-brandt-2101_job-interview_at-the-time-of-the-frank-sheeran-job-int_1578742.jpg) > [“I can’t remember any of us Sheeran kids ever having a toy of our own. One Christmas we got a pair of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/i-can-t-remember-any-of-us-sheeran-kids-ever-having-a-toy-of-our-own/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/charles-brandt-2101_children_i-can-t-remember-any-of-us-sheeran-kids_2655409.jpg) > [“One cold night in December 1941 I won a dance contest jitterbugging to “Tuxedo Junction” at the Denver Dance Hall. The next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/one-cold-night-in-december-1941-i-won-a-dance-contest-jitterbugging/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Cold night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cold-night/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d50/charles-brandt-2101_cold-night_one-cold-night-in-december-1941-i-won-a_2596735.jpg) > [“All in one day I flew to Puerto Rico and took care of two matters. Then I flew to Chicago and took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/all-in-one-day-i-flew-to-puerto-rico-and-took-care-of-two-matters-2/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Hotel room](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hotel-room/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/charles-brandt-2101_hotel-room_all-in-one-day-i-flew-to-puerto-rico-and_2495798.jpg) > [“Riesel had been crusading against the criminal element in labor unions. The night of the radio broadcast, Riesel stepped out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/riesel-had-been-crusading-against-the-criminal-element-in-labor/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Times square](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/times-square/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/charles-brandt-2101_times-square_riesel-had-been-crusading-against-the-cr_1772627.jpg) ## Charles Brandt by topic [Jimmy hoffa (27)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jimmy-hoffa/charles-brandt/) [Kennedy (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kennedy/charles-brandt/) [Bobby kennedy (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bobby-kennedy/charles-brandt/) [War (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/charles-brandt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/#itemlist", "name": "Charles Brandt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“From there we’d go over to the Friendly Lounge at Tenth and Washington, owned by a guy named John who went by the nickname of Skinny Razor. At first I didn’t know anything about John, but some of the guys from Food Fair pushed a little money on their routes for John. A waitress, say, at a diner would borrow $100 and pay back $12 a week for ten weeks. If she couldn’t afford the $12 one week she’d just pay $2, but she’d still owe the $12 for that week and it would get added on at the end. If it wasn’t paid on time the interest would keep piling up. The $2 part of the debt was called the “vig,” which is short for vigorish. It was the juice. 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That’s a special status in the alleged mob where you go through a ceremony and after that you are then untouchable. Nobody can whack you without approval. You get extra respect wherever you go. You are part of the “in” crowd, the inner circle. It only applies to Italians. Later on I got so close to Russell that I was higher up than a made man. Russell even said that to me. He said, “Nobody can ever touch you because you are with me.” I can still feel him gripping my cheek with that strong grip of his and telling me, “You should have been an Italian.” If”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Brandt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/i-didn-t-know-anything-about-made-men-back-then-that-s-a-special/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/877/charles-brandt-2101_quote_i-didn-t-know-anything-about-made-men-ba_703665.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/877/charles-brandt-2101_quote_i-didn-t-know-anything-about-made-men-ba_703665.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/877/charles-brandt-2101_quote_i-didn-t-know-anything-about-made-men-ba_703665.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn’t know anything about “made men” back then. 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John got the name Skinny Razor because he used to own a live chicken store and the Italian ladies would come and pick out a chicken they wanted from looking at the chickens in the cages all lined up. Then John would take out a straight razor and cut the chicken’s throat, and that was the chicken the Italian ladies would take home and pluck and cook for dinner. 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