Angelo Barberini Quotes in Mambo Italiano (2003)

Angelo Barberini: [after asking if he should tell their parents he's gay and she tries to talk him out of it] So you think this will kill them?

Anna: Yeah, it will kill them.

Anna: [suddenly realizes what she's saying] Tell them!

Angelo Barberini: Before I go, there is one last thing I want to do.

[Pulls an handful of Pina's hair]

Angelo Barberini: God help us, it's real!

Angelo Barberini: Dear Nino, this is the only way I can think of that I might be able to reach you. So I ask you: Please read this through before closing your mind, before shutting me out forever. Keeping my love for you a secret from the world seemed like a betrayal of that love. Now I know that I don't need anyone else to know about us. We are in love and even if a closet must protect our love it will never contain. I would do anything to make things right again. There is no one if there isn't you, Nino. When you left, everything stopped making sense. I love you, Nino, and I can't bear to be without you. Your Angelo.

Angelo Barberini: [a customer is in New Glasgow, Canada instead of Glasgow, Scotland] New Glasgow has waterslides. Those are fun.

Angelo Barberini: [explaining his history] After many unsuccessful attempts, they gave up on having a family. Then, after what my mother calls...

Maria Barberini: [cut to Maria ironing] What your father did to me while I was sleeping.

Angelo Barberini: Along came my sister Angela.

Angelo Barberini: Look, my folks, they took it relatively well.

Nino Paventi: Sure.

Angelo Barberini: Yeah. Just don't eat anything my mother offers you.

Nino Paventi: They threatened to kill me?

Angelo Barberini: No, but they are Italian.

Nino Paventi: You're the classic self hating Italian.

Angelo Barberini: No I'm not!

Nino Paventi: Italians have contributed greatly. We gave the world Michaelangelo, Fellini, the pizza.

Angelo Barberini: The Mafia, Mussolini, garlic breath.

Angelo Barberini: Self hating Italian.