Best Scarface quotes — Scarface is a popular 1983 American crime movie which garnered a huge following and many theatre views. The movie was written by Oliver Stone and directed by Brian De Palma while having film stars like Steven Bauer, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and others star the cast.
At the initial stage of airing Scarface, some gave negative reviews for the film because of its excessive violence, profanity, and graphic use of drugs. However, as time went on, the negative reviews began to drop and people began appreciating the movie. And today, it is considered as one of the best movies ever made.
Scarface is all about a guy named Tony Montana (played by Al Pacino), a Cuban refugee who arrives Miami, Florida without a penny on him and tries to work his way up to becoming an extremely powerful drug lord in the city. Although the lead cast is described as tough and aspires for more, his character did not end well in the movie.
But in all of that, the words from him still convey wisdom. Throughout the movie, some lessons and inspiring words act as a constant reminder to people and viewers that life has more to offer than success and money.
Top 150 Best Scarface Quotes
In this article, I have gathered some of the best quotes from the movie, Scarface which can inspire you in some way.
Scarface Quotes from Tony Montana (Al Pacino)
“I’m Tony Montana! You fuck with me, you fuckin’ with the best!”
“What you lookin’ at? You all a bunch of fuckin’ assholes. You know why? You don’t have the guts to be what you wanna be? You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fuckin’ fingers and say, “That’s the bad guy.” So…what makes you? Good? You’re not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don’t have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So say good night to the bad guy! Come on. The last time you gonna see a bad guy like this again, let me tell you. Come on. Make way for the bad guy. There’s a bad guy comin’ through! Better get outta his way!”
“You wanna fuck with me? Okay. You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend!”
“I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”
“That’s history. I’m here, he’s not. Do you wanna go on with me? You say it. You don’t, then you make a move.”
“Manolo, shoot that piece of shit!”
“Tony Montana: The only thing in this world that gives orders…is balls.”
“Go ahead! I take your fucking bullets! You think you kill me with bullets? I take your fucking bullets! Go ahead!”
“The only thing in this world that gives orders… is balls.”
“Who put this thing together? Me, that’s who! Who do I trust? Me!”
“You know what capitalism is? Getting fucked!”
“Every dog has his day.”
“Is this it? That’s what it’s all about, Manny? Eating, drinking, fucking, sucking? Snorting? Then what? You’re 50. You got a bag for a belly. You got tits, you need a bra. They got hair on them. You got a liver, they got spots on it, and you’re eating this fuckin’ shit, looking like these rich fucking mummies in here… Look at that. A junkie. I got a fuckin’ junkie for a wife. She don’t eat nothing. Sleeps all day with them black shades on. Wakes up with a Quaalude, and who won’t fuck me ’cause she’s in a coma. I can’t even have a kid with her, Manny. Her womb is so polluted, I can’t even have a fuckin’ little baby with her!”
“You f*ck with me, you’re f*cking with the best!”
“I kill a communist for fun, but for a green card, I gonna carve him up real nice.”
“You want to play games? Okay, I play with you”.
“Go ahead! I take your f*cking bullets! You think you kill me with bullets? I take your f*cking bullets! Go ahead!”
“Okay, here’s the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education, but that’s okay. I know the street, and I’m making all the right connections. With the right woman, there’s no stopping me. I could go right to the top.”
“You worry too much. You’re gonna have a heart attack.”
“You a communist? Huh? How’d you like it, man? They tell you all the time what to do, what to think, what to feel. Do you wanna be like a sheep? Like all those other people? Baah! Baah!”
“I never f*cked anybody over in my life didn’t have it coming to them. You got that?”
“You think you can take me? You need a f*cking army if you gonna take me!”
“I work hard for this. I want you to know that.”
“Would you kiss me if I wear the hat?”
“This is paradise, I’m tellin’ ya. This town like a great big pussy just waiting to get fucked.”
“You a communist? Huh? How’d you like it, man? They tell you all the time what to do, what to think, what to feel. Do you wanna be like a sheep? Like all those other people? Baah! Baah!”
“Every day above ground is a good day.”
“The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.”
“The World is yours!”
“I didn’t come to the United States to break my fucking back.”
“Every dog has his day.”
“Why don’t you try sticking your head up your ass? See if it fits.”
“I got ears, ya know. I hear things.”
“Go ahead! I take your fucking bullets! You think you kill me with bullets? I take your fucking bullets! Go ahead!”
“In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.”
“I’m Tony Montana! You fuck with me, you fuckin’ with the best!”
“You wanna waste my time? Okay. I call my lawyer. He’s the best lawyer in Miami. He’s such a good lawyer, that by tomorrow morning, you gonna be working in Alaska. So dress warm.”
“You should have kept your mouth shut, they’d have thought you was a horse and let you out.”
“You know what? Fuck you! How about that?”
“You think you can take me? You need a fucking army if you gonna take me!”
“You need people like me so you can point your fuckin’ fingers and say ‘That’s the bad guy!”
“Say hello to my little friend!”
“Now you’re talking to me baby! That I like! Keep it coming!”
“Another Quaalude, and she’ll be mine again.”
“Sanitation? I told you to tell ’em that you was in a sanitarium. Not sanitation, sanitarium.”
“You know what capitalism is? Getting fucked!”
“I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”
“I’m Tony Montana! You fuck with me, you fuckin’ with the best!”
“I kill a communist for fun, but for a green card… I’m gonna carve him up real nice.”
“You all a bunch of fuckin’ assholes. You know why? You don’t have the guts to be what you wanna be.”
“Who put this thing together? Me, that’s who! Who do I trust? Me!”
“With the right woman, there’s no stopping me. I could go right to the top.”
“You wanna waste my time? Okay. I call my lawyer. He’s the best lawyer in Miami. He’s such a good lawyer, that by tomorrow morning, you gonna be working in Alaska. So dress warm.”
“Me, I want what’s coming to me…. The world, Chico, and everything in it.”
“All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don’t break them for no one. Do you understand?”
“You got nothing to do with your life, man. Why don’t you get a job? Do something, be a nurse. Work with blind kids, lepurs, that kind of thing. Anything beats you waiting around all day, waiting for me to fuck you, I’ll tell you that.”
“This is paradise, I’m tellin’ ya. This town like a great big pussy just waiting to get fucked.”
“Good? You’re not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don’t have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”
“With the right woman, there’s no stopping me. I could go right to the top.”
“Okay, here’s the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education but that’s okay. I know the street, and I’m making all the right connections. With the right woman, there’s no stopping me. I could go right to the top.”
“I never fucked anybody over in my life didn’t have it coming to them. You got that? All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don’t break them for no one. Do you understand? That piece of shit up there, I never liked him, I never trusted him. For all I know he had me set up and had my friend Angel Fernandez killed. But that’s history. I’m here, he’s not. Do you wanna go on with me, you say it. You don’t, then you make a move.”
“Who put this thing together? Me, that’s who! Who do I trust? Me!”
You a communist? Huh? How’d you like it, man? They tell you all the time what to do, what to think, what to feel. Do you wanna be like a sheep?”
“What you lookin’ at? You all a bunch of fuckin’ assholes. You know why? You don’t have the guts to be what you wanna be? You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fuckin’ fingers and say, “That’s the bad guy.” So… what that make you? Good? You’re not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don’t have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So say good night to the bad guy! Come on. The last time you gonna see a bad guy like this again, let me tell you. Come on. Make way for the bad guy. There’s a bad guy comin’ through! Better get outta his way!”
“Who put this thing together? Me, that’s who! Who do I trust? Me!”
Another Quaalude, and she’ll be mine again.”
“I always tell the truth, even when I lie.”
You got nothing to do with your life, man. Why don’t you get a job? Do something, be a nurse. Work with blind kids, lepers, that kind of thing. Anything beats you waiting around all day, waiting for me to fuck you, I’ll tell you that.”
“I work hard for this. I want you to know that.”
“I got ears, ya know. I hear things.”
“You think you can take me? You need a fucking army if you gonna take me!”
“You should have kept your mouth shut, they’d have thought you was a horse and let you out.”
“I didn’t come to the United States to break my fucking back.”
“Who ever said you was one?”
“This country was built on laundered money.”
“Okay, here’s the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education, but that’s okay. I know the street, and I’m making all the right connections.”
“Who put this thing together? Me, that’s who! Who do I trust? Me!”
“You want to play games? Okay, I play with you.”
“The Only Thing In This World That Gives Orders Is Balls.”
“You know what capitalism is? Getting f***ed!”
“I’m Tony Montana! You f*** with me, you f***in’ with the best!”
“In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then, when you get the power, then you get the women.”
“You wanna f*** with me? Okay. you wanna play rough? Okay! Say hello to my little friend!”
“Now you’re talking to me, baby! That I like! Keep it coming!”
“You a communist? Huh? How’d you like it, man? They tell you all the time what to do, what to think, what to feel. Do you wanna be like a sheep? Like all those other people? Baah! Baah!”
“Go ahead! I take your fucking bullets! You think you kill me with bullets? I take your fucking bullets! Go ahead!”
All I have in this world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break ’em for no one!”
“Every dog has his day.”
“The world, chico, and everything in it.”
“You don’t have the guts to be what you wanna be! You need people like me so you can point your f***in’ fingers and say, ‘that’s the bad guy!'”
“You worry too much. You’re gonna have a heart attack.”
Immigration Officer: “Where’d you learn English, Tony?”
Tony Montana: “In school. And my father, he was from the United States, just like you, you know? He was a Yankee, he used to take me a lot to the movies. I learned, I watched the guys like Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney. They teach me to talk. I like those guys. I always know one day I’m coming here, United States.”
“You wanna waste my time? Okay. I call my lawyer. He’s the best lawyer in Miami. He’s such a good lawyer, that by tomorrow morning, you gonna be working in Alaska. So dress warm.”
“You know what I’m talkin’ about you fucking cockroach.”
“A beautiful face, all these guys in love with you.”
“With the right woman, there’s no stopping me.”
“Anyway, what I got to tell you is this, I like you. I liked you the first time. I laid eyes on you. I said, “She’s a tiger. “She’ll belong to me.”
“I want you to marry me. I want you to be the mother of my children.”
“I like Frank, you know? Only I like you better.”
“Would you kiss me if I wear the hat?”
Sanitation? I told you to tell ’em that you was in a sanitarium. Not sanitation, sanitarium.”
“I kill a communist for fun, but for a green card… I’m gonna carve him up real nice.”
“This is paradise, I’m tellin’ ya. This town like a great big pussy just waiting to get fucked.”
“Hey, Ernie? You wanna job?”
“This is paradise, I’m tellin’ ya. This town like a great big pussy just waiting to get fucked.”
“That sounds completely crazy to me.”
“Look at that fucking thing. You look like a lizard.”
“Go ahead, Romeo! Do your thing.”
“Get out the way lady, I’m trying to drive here!”
“What you lookin’ at? You all a bunch of fuckin’ assholes. You know why? Don’t you have the guts to be what you wanna be? You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fuckin’ fingers and say, That’s the bad guy.”
“In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.”
“Okay, here’s the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education, but that’s okay. I know the street, and I’m making all the right connections. With the right woman, there’s no stopping me. I could go right to the top.”
“Lesson number one: Don’t underestimate the other guy’s greed!”
“All I have in this world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break them for no one. Do you understand?”
“Who put this thing together? Me, that’s who! Who do I trust? Me!”
“Good? You’re not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don’t have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”
“The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.”
“I work hard for this. I want you to know that.”
“You should have kept your mouth shut, they’d have thought you were a horse and let you out.”
“You know what? F*ck you! How about that?”
Scarface Quotes from Other Cast
“Can’t you stop saying fuck all the time?” – Elvira
“It looks like somebody’s nightmare.” – Elvira
“You know what I want? I thought of this the other day. A line of blue jeans with my name written on the back of chicks’ asses. How’s that?” – Manny
“And chico, if anything happens to that buy-money, see pobrecito, my boss is gonna stick your heads up your asses faster than a rabbit gets fucked.” – Omar
“You still gonna show up here and throw some money around and you think you can get my respect? You think you can buy me with jewelry?” – Mama Montana
“ls this what you want, Tony? You can’t stand for another man to be touching me. So you want me, Tony, huh? Huh?” – Gina
“Oh, well what’s coming to you, Tony? ” – Manny
“So, you want to dance, Frank, or you want to sit there and have a heart attack?” – Elvira
“Every day above ground is a good day.” – Bernstein
“Lesson number one: Don’t underestimate the other guy’s greed!” – Frank Lopez
“Lesson number one: Don’t underestimate the other guy’s greed! – Frank Lopez
“Lesson number two: Don’t get high on your own supply.” – Elvira Hancock
“The World is yours!” – Airship
“You can’t shoot a cop!” – Bernstein
“Don’t toot your horn honey, you’re not that good.” — Elvira
“The jails in this country are like hotels, man.” — Manny Ribera
“Every day above ground is a good day.” – Mel Bernstein
“The guys that last in this business, are the guys who fly straight. Low-key, quiet. But the guys who want it all, chicas, champagne, flash… they don’t last.” – Frank Lopez
“Don’t call me ‘Baby.’ I’m not your ‘baby.’” — Elvira
“You’re gonna find, if you stay loyal in this business, you’re gonna move up. You’re gonna move up fast.” – Frank Lopez
“You know what you’re becoming, Tony? You’re an immigrant spick millionaire, who can’t stop talking about money.” – Elvira Hancock
“So, you want to dance, Frank, or you want to sit there and have a heart attack?” – Elvira Hancock
“Nothing exceeds like excess. You should know that, Tony.” – Elvira Hancock
“I told you a long time ago, you f*cking little monkey, not to f*ck me!” – Alejandro Sosa
“You know what a chazzer is? It’s a Yiddish word for ‘pig.’ See, the guy, he wants more than what he needs. He don’t fly straight no more.” – Frank Lopez
“You can’t tell me what to do, Tony. No more. I am not a baby anymore. I’ll do what I wanna do. I’ll see whoever I wanna see. And if I wanna f*ck ’em, Tony, then I’ll f*ck ’em!” – Gina Montana
“Lesson number one: don’t underestimate the other guy’s greed!”
Elvira Hancock: “Lesson number two: don’t get high on your own supply.”
God, I’ve got enough friends. I don’t need another. Especially one who just got off a banana boat. – Elvira Hancock
“You wanna give me the cash? Or do I kill your brother before I kill you?” — Hector the Toad
Conclusion
Perhaps Tony Montana and the rest of the characters might not be the ideal role model you expected them to be, positively, but his confidence, toughness and perseverance can teach a thing or two on your way to success. The listed quotes remind everyone with a lesson, that with great hard work, focus, and no-bullshit lifestyle, you can reach success.
Frequently Asked Questions
“Say hello to my little friend!” is one of the most popular lines said by Tony Montana in Scarface.
Chico means boy in Spanish. And have been used throughout the movies, Scarface.
Tony Montana, in Scarface, nicknamed his wife “Elvie”.
References
- m.imdb.com – Scarface Quotes
- Legit.com – 33 iconic Tony Montana’s quotes that still hit hard to this day
- Sirquotesalot.com – 80+ Most Memorable Scarface Quotes
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