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Chili: So what're you tellin' me, you're never gonna go to sleep again? Tommy: No, I said I'm never goin' to bed. There's a difference. See, the article says most people die in their beds. I figure long as I stay outta bed, I'm safe.

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Ray "Bones": You got a miss. Leo Devoe. Guy's six weeks over. Chili: He died. Ray "Bones": How'd you know he died, he tell you? Chili: Yes, Ray, he told me he was dead.

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Ray "Bones": Momo is dead, which means that everything that he had now belongs to Jimmy Capp, including you, which also means when I speak, I'm speaking for Jimmy — e.g. from now on you start showing me the proper fucking respect. Chili: "e.g." means "for example." I think what you want to say is "i.e." Ray "Bones": Bullshit. That's short for "ergo." Chili: Ask your man. Mob Guy: To best of my knowledge, "e.g." means "for example." Ray "Bones": e.g., i.e., fuck you! The point is this, is that when I say jump, you say "okay." Okay?

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Chili: What is this? Attendant: An Oldsmobile Silhouette. Chili: I reserved a Cadillac. Attendant: Yeah, well, this one's the Cadillac of minivans.

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Chili: Harry Zimm, how you doing? I'm Chili Palmer. Harry: Jesus, if I have a heart attack, I hope you know what to do. Chili: Where you been, Harry? Harry: Have we met? I don't recall. Chili: We just did. I told you my name's Chili Palmer.

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Chili: Harry, look at me. Harry: I'm looking at you. Chili: I want you to keep looking right here, okay? Harry: That's what I'm doing.

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Chili: Martin Weir. He played the mob guy that turned snitch in "The Cyclone". Harry: One of his best parts. Chili: No, his best part was the cripple gay guy that climbed Mt. Whitney. Harry: "Ride the Clouds". Good picture.

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Chili: So you're thinking what if I was to put you next to my dry cleaner. Ask him if he wants to invest his money in a movie. Harry: That, or I'm thinking what if some tragic accident were to befall the widow Saffrin... Chili: I'm not gonna pop her, Harry. Harry: Just a thought.

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Bo Catlett: There's nothin' to know. You have an idea. You write down what you wanna say. Then you get somebody to add in the commas and shit where they belong, if you aren't positive yourself. Maybe fix up the spelling where you have some tricky words, although I've seen scripts where I know words weren't spelled right and there was hardly any commas in it at all. So I don't think it's too important. Anyway, you come to the last page you write in 'Fade out' and that's the end. You're done. Chili: That's all there is to it? Then what the fuck do I need you for?

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Chili: You have a piece of a movie. That's all. You don't have a piece of Harry. He told you we're doing another movie first and that's the way it's gonna be. Ronnie: Excuse me. But who the fuck are you? Chili: I'm the one telling you how it is. That's not too hard to figure out, is it?

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Chili: Hey... Karen. How ya' doin'? Karen: What're you doing here? Chili: I wanted to come by, apologize for coming into your house like I did last night. Karen: Lemme get this straight, you broke in again to apologize for breaking in before? Chili: No, no... you let the patio door open. You gotta stop doin' that, all the nice things you got around here.

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Chili: You read Harry's new one? He says it's the best thing he's ever read. Karen: He must mean after "Slime Creature 3".

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Chili: I was never much into it. All that bullshit having to do with respect. It's bad enough having to treat those guys like they're your heroes, having to smile when they make some stupid remark they think's real funny. Karen: And you think the movie business is any different?

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Doris: What a spectacular view. Harry: Yeah, lovely. Last night I watched two guys carjack a Camaro down on the corner of Argyle there.

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Chili: Martin, look at me. Martin: I'm looking at you. Chili: No. I want you to look at me the way I'm looking at you. Put it in your eyes — "You're mine, asshole." — without saying it. Martin: Like this? [looks] Chili: What you're telling me, you're tired? You wanna go to bed? Martin: Wait. How about this? [looks] Chili: Now you're squinting like you need glasses. Look at me. I'm thinking, "You're mine. I fuckin' own you." What I'm not doing is feeling anything about it one way or the other. You understand? You're not a person to me. You're a name in my collection book, a guy owes me money. That's all. Martin: How about this? [looks] Chili: That's not bad. Martin: That's what I think of you, asshole. Nothing. Chili: I believe it.

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Cabbie: You ever want to go to the beach, here's the freeway you take we're coming to. Ray "Bones": I live in Miami and you want to show me a fuckin' beach? The sun ever come out here, or you have this smog all the time? Cabbie: They say the smog's the reason we have such beautiful sunsets.

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Escobar: Now why would you do that? Put the money in a locker? Bo Catlett: Because there were a zillion DEA guys hanging around the terminal. Escobar: A zillion, huh? That's a lot.

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Ronnie: The man you're standin' on happens to belong to me and my partner, bro. Ray "Bones": Well, this piece of shit owes me money. Ronnie: Hey, get in line. Ray "Bones": Yeah, but I don't like waiting in lines. Ronnie: Tough shit, bro. This ain't Miami. You want something, you gotta talk to me. Ray "Bones": No, no, no. Fuck you. fuckball. I mean, L.A is an open city, and I don't think I have to get permission from nobody for nothing. Ronnie: Oh really? Well, I just closed it.

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Bear: You see the paper? Bo Catlett: I seen it, but I don't believe it. Says Harry shot Ronnie five times. Four to the chest and one through his foot. Bear: His foot. Jeez, poor Ronnie...

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Chili: What kinda food they serve at this Ivy place anyway? Karen: Continental, but it doesn't matter. Martin won't order from the menu. Chili: Why not? Karen: Because a movie star can never order straight from the menu. They have to think of something they have to have that isn't on the menu.

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Chili: You don't need that. You want to sit down and talk, it's fine with me. Get this straightened out. How'd you get in here? Ray "Bones": I told them I was you. I acted real stupid and they believed me.

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Ray "Bones": That man, he's got no respect for us. Jimmy: No, he's got no respect for you!