1 As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster -Ray Liotta
A hilarious opening, despite the premise of it being spoken while stuffing a body into the car trunk. One of Henry Hill’s (the character played by Ray Liotta) ) most memorable lines and the opening of Goodfellas.
2 We always called each other Goodfellas -Ray Liotta
Goodfella not only refers to being one of the people who’s one of ‘them’, but it also ironically sets down a moral compass onto you, because being a good person to someone is subjective.
3 F*** you, pay me -Ray Liotta
Due payments are important, and it has to be seen that they’re done on time. Otherwise one might end up with angry money-lenders at their backs, to say the least.
4 Jimmy was the kind of guy who rooted for the bad guy in movies -Ray Liotta
The hero might always triumph over the evil, but it’s the bad guys we can collectively agree that it’s the bad guys we root for. This is because even though they’re morally wrong, the end they are trying to achieve isn
5 Sometimes you are flush, and sometimes you are bust, and when you are up, it is never as good as it seems, and when you are down, you never think you will be up again, but life goes on -Ray Liotta
Taken from Blow, where Ray can be seen playing Fred Jung, it goes on to show that at your best times, it may feel as if it is never enough, or it isn’t as good as it’s supposed to be. At your worst, it’s as if you’ll never see good days again. But life doesn’t stop, and so shouldn’t you.
6 One day, some of the kids from the neighborhood carried my mother’s groceries home. Do you know why? It was out of respect. -Ray Liotta
Respect cannot be bought or bargained for. It is earned overtime by how your actions impact your environment. And once you’ve earned it, you can expect people to stand by your side. It’s an outcome of your goodwill.
7 See, your murderers come as your friends, the people who have cared for you all of your life, and they always seem -Ray Liotta
The people you trust the most might end up betraying you in your time of need. They come as your well-wishers, build trust overtime, and then stab you in the back when you ask them for a hand.
8 The more you think about something, the more important it becomes, the more important it is to you, and the more important it will become to the audience -Ray Liotta
When you consciously spend time pondering over something, you start deeming it as an important job. And when you deem something an important job, we try our best at it, and our best is exactly what the audience is looking for.
9 I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but i never wanted to be an actor -Ray Liotta
Sometimes, life brings you to places you never dreamt for. Only a handful of people grow up to become what they had dreamed of as children.
10 A stare is really nothing more than what you’re thinking inside -Ray Liotta
Staring at someone is a result of subconsciously thinking about them, and the emotion behind the stare is also governed by your views on the object of the stare.
11 I know when I go to a movie, I want to experience something, whether to laugh, to cry, to feel bad -Ray Liotta
Watching movies makes us experience the story from the protagonist’s viewpoint, and we get immersed in their emotions as well. We cry with them, laugh with them and end the story with their memories engraved in our minds.
12 I think people like watching edgy things -Ray Liotta
People enjoy watching thrillers, the ones that keep you at the edge of your seats and screaming at the characters. Not knowing what’s coming next in the dark premise of the plot is the best feeling out there.
13 I really believe that you never stop learning -Ray Liotta
Learning is a life-long process, because there is always something someone could teach you. The moment you stop learning, your growth stagnates.
14 If you start acting and you start thinking about and worrying about what other people are going to say about it, you’ll never really fully commit to who it is and what it is that you’re playing -Ray Liotta
Part of being an actor is examining a character’s profile without any prejudices that might entail its personality or actions. Once you get past this, you start to gain some understanding of the character’s mindset and are able to play its role well.
15 I’m an average nobody…get to live the rest of my life like a schnook -Ray Liotta
The end of Goodfellas shows Henry’s life having been reduced to a mundane setting, with a lack of the usual action. It might take some time for him to get used to this.
15 Extraordinary Quotes by Ray Liotta
1. As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster -Ray Liotta
2. We always called each other Goodfellas -Ray Liotta
3. F*** you, pay me -Ray Liotta
4. Jimmy was the kind of guy who rooted for the bad guy in movies -Ray Liotta
5. Sometimes you are flush, and sometimes you are bust, and when you are up, it is never as good as it seems, and when you are down, you never think you will be up again, but life goes on -Ray Liotta
6. One day, some of the kids from the neighborhood carried my mother’s groceries home. Do you know why? It was out of respect. -Ray Liotta
7. See, your murderers come as your friends, the people who have cared for you all of your life, and they always seem -Ray Liotta
8. The more you think about something, the more important it becomes, the more important it is to you, and the more important it will become to the audience -Ray Liotta
9. I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but i never wanted to be an actor -Ray Liotta
10. A stare is really nothing more than what you’re thinking inside -Ray Liotta
11. I know when I go to a movie, I want to experience something, whether to laugh, to cry, to feel bad -Ray Liotta
12. I think people like watching edgy things -Ray Liotta
13. I really believe that you never stop learning -Ray Liotta
14. If you start acting and you start thinking about and worrying about what other people are going to say about it, you’ll never really fully commit to who it is and what it is that you’re playing -Ray Liotta
15. I’m an average nobody…get to live the rest of my life like a schnook -Ray Liotta