Daily Dialogue — September 28, 2015

“For as long as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster.”

— Goodfellas (1990), screenplay by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese, book by Nicholas Pileggi

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Opening Lines. Today’s suggestion by Jack Freedman.

Trivia: The movie’s line “As far back as I could remember I’ve always wanted to be a gangster.” was voted as the #20 of “The 100 Greatest Movie Lines” by Premiere in 2007.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by Jack: “From the moment Henry speaks these words, he’s sealed his fate. This dialogue emphasizes his desire to live a life of drugs and violence, which ultimately leads to his depressing entrapment in the Witness Protection Program. Besides setting the tone for the film, this opening line directly expresses the want of our protagonist.”