Stanley White Quotes in Year of the Dragon (1985)

Stanley White: The first time I saw you, I hated your guts. I think I even hated you before I met you. I hated you on TV. I hated you in Vietnam. You want to know what's destroying this country? It's not booze. It's not drugs. It's TV. It's media. It's people like you. It's vampires. I hate the way you make your living sticking microphones in people's faces. You lie every night at 6:00. I hate the way you kill real feelings. I hate everything that you stand for. Most of all, I hate rich kids and I hate this place. So why do I want to fuck you so bad?

Tracy Tzu: You're acting like a child.

Stanley White: Well, a great man is one who in manhood still keeps the heart of a child.

Stanley White: I'm no Italian. I'm a Polack. And I can't be bought.

[last lines]

Stanley White: You were right; I'm was wrong. Sorry. I'd like to be a nice guy. I would. I just don't know how to be nice.

Tracy Tzu: You're really cracked. You know that?

[kisses Stanley]

Stanley White: A fish stinks from the head down.

Harry Yung: The Chinese eat the head.

Tracy Tzu: I think you upset him.

Stanley White: I certainly hope so.

Louis Bukowski: You care too much, Stanley.

Stanley White: How can anybody care too much?

Stanley White: One last thing. The next cop that I hear about who's taking money in this precinct, I'm gonna personally bust him out. Are there any questions?

Woman Officer: What if it's a woman?

Stanley White: She better bend over!