Lester 'Worm' Murphy – Character Quotes

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Lester 'Worm' Murphy
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– Hey, hey, why don't you warm up a seat for me. I'll catch up with you.
– What?
– Look. I got certain needs I gotta attend to, okay?
– Hey, good.
– I mean, I'm overdue.
– Good, man, hey, I was startin' to wonder about you. I thought, maybe, you know, the boys upstate brought about a few changes in you.
– Hey, in your dreams, lover!

– Come on, man, have some decency here, 'Worm'. You can buy all the smokes you want in half an hour.
– What are you talking about?! I won these fair and square...
– You don't even smoke, 'Worm'.
– Jesus, you guys are such fuckin' babies! You know that? If you're determined to die of cancer, you really oughta learn how to play cards.

– I just want you to think long term, all right? Be smart. Every place in Manhattan, they all keep books, all right? If you get listed as a mechanic, then not only are you gonna get the shit kicked out of you, you're not gonna get a fuckin' game anywhere in New York. It's stupid. It's just bad business.
– Look, this is what I love about you. You think about the big picture. That's great, okay? But it's not me. I don't play the game straight up, and then if I lose, go get some real work or something, okay? I see a mark, I take him down… That's what I do. That's the way I live.
– I know. Listen, you're the guy who taught me all the angles. But I'm not the guy with my nose open right now.
– Aw, come on.
– I'm not gonna preach to you, but those two guys in there, they're not rabbits. Roman and Maurice? They're Russian outfit guys. Not as bad as KGB, but you don't want to be fuckin' with those guys.