Buddy Manucci Quotes in The Seven-Ups (1973)

Buddy Manucci: You don't have to worry about me. I'm not gonna bag ya. But I think you better think about this: you better worry about Kalish's pals, Festa's pals, because word has a way of getting around.

Vito Lucia the Undertaker: What are you talking about? You're gonna let them know? You can't do this to me, Buddy.

Buddy Manucci: No?

[jabs his finger hard into Vito's chest]

Buddy Manucci: You watch me!

Insp. Gilson: There's something heavy that the boys downtown never told us about. Have you heard rumors of Mob kidnappings?

Buddy Manucci: [surprised] No. I heard about... that heavy artillery on the street, that's all.

Lt. Jerry Hanes: Why the hell didn't you tell us? A squad from the Chief Detective's office is investigating stories about undercover police, alleged police, going around kidnapping wiseguys for ransom.

Buddy Manucci: [eyes widening] And they think it's us?

Insp. Gilson: Buddy, what would you think? What was Ansel doing with Cotello? A lot of people never wanted our outfit formed, you know that. They don't like the way we operate.

Buddy Manucci: What do YOU think?

Insp. Gilson: I think we've got a whole bunch of unanswered questions here.

Buddy Manucci: Yeah, well just give us a little time and we'll get the answers.

Buddy Manucci: [gazing out the window at the racketeers the funeral parlor] A funeral really brings them out.

Barilli - Seven-Up: Respect for the dead is considered very important. You know that.

Buddy Manucci: [bitterly] Should show as much for the living.

Buddy Manucci: Now look. We can do this the easy way, or the hard way.

Toredano the Garage Man: I told you, man, I only work at the garage. I don't know nothin'.

Toredano the Garage Man: [holds his hands up] Look. Look at my hands. I've been here before. You do what you gotta' do. I didn't talk then... and I ain't talkin' now.

Buddy Manucci: [looking at the river] You believe we used to swim in that shit?

Vito Lucia the Undertaker: Ehhh, nobody cares anymore.