American Quote by Jason Statham

I'm not an American, but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years, my…

— Damian Lewis

International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his…

— Noam Chomsky

Quite generally, international affairs have more than a slight resemblance to the Mafia. The Godfather does not take it lightly when he is crossed,…

— Noam Chomsky

It's funny, because I've never thought of myself as a Hispanic actor, like in 'American Gangster,' I'm playing an Italian. I've always been fortunate…

— Yul Vazquez

When you see my performances, even people that you might have known, like Nicky Barnes in 'American Gangster,' you have to get over the…

— Cuba Gooding, Jr

The great attraction to 'American Gangster' is these two great characters who are absolute paradoxes within their own sphere.

— Ridley Scott

I am totally inspired by 'Godfather,' one of the greatest films made. Also, I am fascinated by the thought of how someone becomes a…

— Thiagarajan Kumararaja

“Looking back, I wonder why a gangster movie kidnapped my life. The Godfather had nothing to do with me. I was a feminist, not…

— Sarah Vowell

'The Godfather' is the talismanic giant that hangs over everything in the gangster genre.

— James Watkins

I walked out on American Gangster: this evil piece of dreck. Defenders of this junk say that these movies give Black actors jobs. So…

— Ishmael Reed

“Quinn thought for a moment and then he said, “I don’t have any papers.” True enough, thought Whitfield, and for that matter you don’t…

— Peter Rabe

“I'd like you to see that we are interfering too drastically. WE can't just assume so completely that Azerbaijan is in the hands of…

— James Aldridge

“… the Nazis, without admitting it, learned as much from American gangster organizations as their propaganda, admittedly, learned from American business publicity.”

— Hannah Arendt

I'm the Godfather of Boxing. Everything is out in the open with me. What you see is what you get.

— Jake LaMotta

I'm not saying 'The Godfather' trilogy was bad - because it was brilliant - but that was fiction. It was based on reality.

— Frank Vincent