Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

You'd like to know my motivation

Everything okay?

Mr. Lovano, this is Al Ruddy, the producer of the film.

Joe. What are you doing here?

That's how you make hit pictures.

I happened to be at the right place at the right time

Ah, man, the area north of 120 is no good.

I'll even get him a fancy chair on set.

It's-- It's all I see anymore.

Is there some place to go?

he either, I don't know, tries to take over your movie,

Don't waste your time.

Look at those eyes.

Well, what happened?

I got my own family now.

Sinatra's still a problem for me.

That was kind of a weird toast.

we can really get the ball rolling.

I brought you something. Oh, what, another scone?

I'm sorry, Bettye. I'm not.

Who? Don't ask.

I don't want no trouble. Please.

one of the biggest-grossing movies of all time,

EVANS: I already live on a mountaintop.

We lost the Staten Island compound.

So let me help you. We can do this together.

I'm a serious man, and I'm committed

Or, "It's a joke," or whatever vapid remark

Irish, Italian, what's the difference?

[exhales deeply] Why'd you do it?

and the Italian-American Civil Rights League?

Both of those things he does, I think, quite masterfully.

that's his résumé.

I need to do this on my own.

for being here and sitting with you?

[clears throat]

EVANS: I said let's hear what you have to say.

What does that have to do with anything?

I have something you need to see.

I don't know why the hell we're doing this

[elevator bell dings]

Billy is the best.

COLOMBO: Is that Al Ruddy I hear?

that the picture is getting.

was not to do an imitation of Brando,

I got it, I got it.

Charlie, can I get a minute?

Come here, come here, come here.

EVANS: You ungrateful fuck.

We've got Steiger, Anthony Quinn, Ernest Borgnine.

No. I'm pretty sure that covers it.

"The Godfather" ain't got nothing on my life.

You understand that?

Irv. GOLDSTEIN: You're one lucky SOB.

What do you have in mind, Frank?

What's your favorite song to do with Dino and the boys?

that's not what I was trying to do.

More importantly, how do you feel about it?

It's about Pacino.

ALL: To "The Godfather." To "The Godfather."

She knows what she's doing, man.

but artistic integrity, all this bullshit...

in fact, all you want in life,

Making movies has become too unpredictable.

He wants to do it.

[soft dramatic music]

Known you guys for a very long time.

That's not Steiger.

I don't want to produce with you.

I mean, Sinatra, Biaggi,

You've been one for all of seven seconds.

Finally getting going on this thing.

This is turning into a fucking fiasco.

that's constantly, constantly running.

This coming from a woman who's never built anything

Um, Francis wanted to be here,

I'll tell you what, Ol' Blue Eyes better start

I might as well move to Boca.

in almost a third of the book.

I've never felt so dirty in my life.

who knows not to shit where he sleeps.

Hi. We put a bunch of Dons on tape.

Forgive me, but when I was leaving your office,

They called me a shrimp, these guys, right?

Why not use another house?

'Cause I did my homework. Oh, teacher's pet.