The Penguin quotes

Oz

This fuckin' place, calling me home...

Oz

So, who's got the power in this city? Falcones? Alright, Sofia's the last of 'em; she don't even like her fuckin' name! [Laughs] Maronis? Sure, Sal's outta Blackgate, but his family's still fuckin' ash. So, who's got the power, huh? That's what the streets are asking. But down here? We know...

Oz

As long as we stay sharp, duck 'em into tunnels, these Maroni-Gigante, whatever-the-fucks, they can sniff around all they want. I mean, they're so busy with their noses up they'll never look down. But you and me? Look around. Look at what they got, kid. The good people of Crown Point, hard at work. Right, protecting us. Keeping this whole fucking thing quiet. We got their loyalty... and we got their love. You know why? Because we pay 'em. You know how meaningful that is, Vic? To be the guy in the neighborhood who takes care of people? They're gonna tell stories about us one day, kid.

Vic

You think?

Oz

I fuckin' know it. Victor Aguilar, Oswald Cobb. Yeah. Our names are gonna live forever.

We gotta find someone he cares about.

Sofia

He doesn't. That's his greatest asset.

So he's got nothing. He takes everything from me, and he's got nothing! Nothing!

This thing I got, it's a goddamn dirty thief; it just keeps taking. I can't do numbers no more. I'm seeing things that ain't real. The boys, sometimes I see 'em. They look at me like, like I ain't theirs. It breaks my goddamn heart.

Oz

I know, ma.

I ain't gonna live like a goddamn vegetable! I just ain't gonna do it! You understand?

Oz

Yeah... No. What do you mean?

If my mind goes before my body's ready. I need you to help me. You gotta help me die.

Oz

Help you die? M- Jesus, ma, you ain't thinking straight!

For now, I am. I won't be one of those pathetic old broads droolin', shittin' themselves, starin' out at nothing, with no- no clue what's going on, knowing just enough to make it worse. If I lose my dignity, what else I got, huh?

Eve

It must be nice. You were born in opportunity, honey, so you can afford to think in black and white. What I got with Oz, it ain't just one thing. I know what he is. A liar, narcissist. Killer... But we all got our shit, don't we?

Oz

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Gold Summit. You'll be proud to say you were here tonight, all of you. Even though I know you hate each other's friggin' guts. The shit between the Massive and Odessa is legendary. LoBoys, you gotta scrap with everyone just to get a bit of respect. Got the Triads. Sullivans, the oldest crew in town. But the most hated here among us is yours truly and not for nothin'.

I got three of my guys strung up 'cause of you.

Oz

No, not 'cause of me. They're dead because the Maronis and Gigantes got the power to take you out. You want revenge? What the fսck is stoppin' ya? They're right over there across the Elliot Bridge. A bridge that was built by your ancestors, Donny Boy. But it ain't named Sullivan. No, it's named for the rich crooks who took credit for your family's hard work. They run shit. We eat shit. The sad thing, Donny Boy, is they don't even know your fuckin' name! They don't know none of youse. But I do. Sal, give me a fuckin' break. You know Sal bitches and moans about Carmine stealin' his Drops business? What do you think him and Sofia are gonna do to you, huh? They'll take your shit, your territories. That's what's comin'. 'Cause you mean nothin' to 'em. They don't give a fuck about any of you all. You know, not even a mile from here, there's a bunch of big-time City Hall fucks. They're sittin' in some fancy private club. They're drinkin' orange wine. They're making crooked deals to benefit them. And guess what? They can't fuckin' stand each other either, just like you. But they're breakin' bread because they know that each of them on their own, they ain't got nothin'. But together, those soft-bellied pricks, they run this whole fuckin' city. Why the hell not us? Now, I'm bringing you Bliss. Yeah, sure, that gives us the extra leg. But the real power comes if we've got each other's backs. Then Sal, Sofia, the old guard, they won't be able to fuckin' touch us.

This man's a fool. He betrays everyone he works with. Sofia Gigante, Alberto Falcone. There's no code, no class. The Penguin is a bargain-basement hustler. He'll do anything, say anything, and everyone here knows it.

Oz

Do they, Zhao? 'Cause here's what I know. Between us, we got more territory, more manpower than this city's ever seen. You wanna blow that away? Shit, go ahead. But I do got a fuckin' code! And I'm puttin' my goddamn life on the line to share it with ya. If we come together right here, right now, they're gonna talk about this night. You know, the time that we decided that it's better to work with the ones we hate than live under those that don't even know our fuckin' names! [to a mobster] Nick, give me a beer. [to the gang leaders] Look, everything you heard about me is true, you know? I stole Sofia's product. I, I popped Alberto Falcone. I did it all. So fuckin' what? I hustle. You know, I do what it takes. 'Cause at the end of the day, you know, I'm just a poor kid from the East Side who's got something to fuckin' prove. Like all of ya. [Oz cracks his beer open, inspiring the other gang leaders to do the same, and raises it] To taking back Gotham!

Vic

Oz, I'm sorry.

Oz

Fuck your guilt! Just get me an army, kid. Go.

You trying to make a deal, Oz? With me? Nothin' personal, remember? Hm, just part of the game? "I hold up my end, you hold up yours", you remember? You said that to me! Right? You looked me right in the eye, like a gentleman, and you assured me you wouldn't hurt my family! Guess what? I'm a gentleman, too, and I'm gonna give you the exact same deal.

'Kay, you wanna know about my boy, Oswald?

Sofia

Please.

He's always two steps ahead. All those years, driving you around, cleaning up after you and your family, he was watchin'. Studyin'. He knows this game better than you. You changed your name! So what? Okay, you think everything's different now. That don't change the game, sweetheart. Drugs is drugs. Crack, Bliss, dope, Drops... it's all the same shit. Same winners, same losers. So, you call yourself whatever the hell you want, but... when my Oswald puts a bullet in that pretty little skull of yours, I'll be tap-dancing on your grave like Ginger fuckin' Rodgers.

Oz

You know what I'll never forget, Sal? Is the smell. Burning flesh. Y'know, muscle, fat, shit? The smell of hair. No, I didn't anticipate that. It's real distinct. Tell me, Sal, did your beautiful wife, Nadia, did she wear a special kinda hairspray or something? 'Cause, man, she went up like a tinder box.

Oz

The fuck?! C'mon, Jesus Christ! You were supposed to destroy me, Sal! Y'know, show me what a big man you are, what a fuckin' big man you are! Huh? Well, I got you! I fucking got you! You filthy, stupid prick! Fuck you! Try to steal from me. Try to take what's mine? What I built?! What'd you say? I didn't hear you. Say it again! Yeah... I didn't think so. I beat you, Salvatore Maroni. I win.

Sofia

It might sound confusing, and I know that it hurts, but your mom and your dad, everyone in our family... they were bad people who deserved it. And I am glad that they're gone. Don't hurt yourself because of them. This is a gift. You're gonna get out of here. And you're gonna find a new home. And whatever woman you become... you deserve much better than what this family could have offered.

Sofia

Before my father put me away, he wanted me to take over the family. He put me in an institution, and the second I got out, I walked right into another one. She's right. Francis is right, I thought I was doing something different, and I... I thought that I... I thought that I was different, but I'm still playing my father's game, I'm-- I'm abiding by his rules! I... Jesus Christ, I can't... breathe! Can't-- I can't breathe! I can't breathe...

Julian Rush

Sofia, look at me. Your father's hand is not on your throat anymore. It doesn't matter what he or anyone else wanted for you. What do you want?

Sofia

I wanna be free. I wanna be free... And I want Oz to feel pain. Real pain. The kind that I have felt. I need him to suffer for what he's done.