The Most Memorable 'Public Enemies' Quotes
The best Public Enemies quotes have a way of transporting you back to the 1930s when John Dillinger was riding high off of a massive crime spree. The notorious bank robber is pursued by the FBI, and not even his cohorts are safe.
There was a brief period of time when John Dillinger was Public Enemy #1, and he really comes to life thanks to Johnny Depp's performance. The film also stars Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard. It's easy to see why the movie was both a hit with critics and audiences.
There are plenty of cool Public Enemies movie quotes out there. Which ones made you pump your fist in the air when you heard them for the first time? Vote for your favorite lines of dialogue from the movie below.
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Bye-Bye, Blackbird
John Dillinger: Bye-bye, blackbird.
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They Ain't Tough Enough
John Dillinger: They ain't tough enough, smart enough or fast enough. I can hit any bank I want, any time. They got to be at every bank, all the time.
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Raised On A Farm
John Dillinger: I was raised on a farm in Moooresville, Indiana. My mama died when I was three, my daddy beat the hell out of me cause he didn't know no better way to raise me. I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you... what else you need to know?
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A $3 Dress
Billie Frechette: They're looking at me because they're not used to having a girl in their restaurant in a $3 dress.
John Dillinger: Listen, doll. That's 'cause they're all about where people come from. The only thing that's important is where someone's going.
Billie Frechette: Where are you going?
John Dillinger: Anywhere I want.
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I Was a Wild Boy
John Dillinger: I was a wild boy, and, well, I was foolish. I held up a grocery store, which I never should have done 'cause Mr. Morgan was a good man. And they sentenced me to 10 years in the state penitentiary for a $50 theft. When I was in prison, I met a lot of good fellows. So sure, yeah, I helped set up the break at Michigan City. Why not? I stick with my pals and my pals stick with me.
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Too Good A Time
John Dillinger: We're having too good a time today. We ain't thinking about tomorrow.
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Execute You
Melvin Purvis: The only way you're walking out of this jail cell is when we take you out to execute you.
John Dillinger: Well, we'll see about that. - Photo: Universal Pictures85 VOTES
Held Up a Bank
J. Edgar Hoover: John Dillinger held up a bank for $74,000 while you failed to arrest Nelson.
Melvin Purvis: Sir, I take full responsibility. And I would like to make a request. That we transfer men with special qualifications to augment the staff here in Chicago. There are some former Texas and Oklahoma lawmen currently with the Bureau in Dallas.
J. Edgar Hoover: I thought you understood what I'm building. A modern force of professional young men of the best sort.
Melvin Purvis: I'm afraid our type cannot get the job done.
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The Man Who Shot Him
Billie Frechette: They say you're the man who shot him.
Charles Winstead: That's right. One of 'em.
Billie Frechette: So why are you coming to see me? To see the damage you done?
Charles Winstead: No. I came here because he asked me to. When he went down, he said somethin'. I put my ear next to his mouth, and what I think he said was this. He said, "Tell Billie for me: Bye bye, Blackbird."
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What Keeps You Up Nights
Melvin Purvis: What keeps you up nights, Mr. Dillinger?
John Dillinger: Coffee.
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My Friends Call Me John
John Dillinger: My friends call me John but a son of a b*tch screw like you better refer to me as Mr. John Dillinger.
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Slapped Around His Girl
Billie Frechette: When my Johnny finds out how you slapped around his girl, you know what's going to happen to you, fat boy?
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What Do You Want?
Billie Frechette: What do you want?
John Dillinger: Everything. Right now.
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We're Armed
John Dillinger: You wanna know if we're armed? We're armed.
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Dead Hero
John Dillinger: You can be a dead hero or a live coward.
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About One Minute
Police Chief Fultz: How long does it take you to run through a bank?
John Dillinger: About 1 minute... 40 seconds... Flat
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If You Fall
John Dillinger: If you fall I'll catch you.
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Don't Like Kidnapping
John Dillinger: The public don't like kidnapping.
Alvin Karpis: Who gives a damn what the public likes?
John Dillinger: I do. I hide out among them. We gotta care what they think.
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Put It Away
John Dillinger: You can put it away. Not here for your money. Here for the bank's money.
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Scout For The Movies
Pretty Boy Floyd: You know, when I'm not doing this, I'm a scout for the movies.
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Three Rules
John Dillinger: Three rules I learned from Walter Dietrich. One: never work with people who are desperate. Two: never work with people who aren't the best. Three: never work when you're not ready.
John 'Red' Hamilton: Well I got rule four: stay away from women.
John Dillinger: Without women, I might as well have stayed in stir.
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Pretty-Boy Floyd
John Dillinger: Well if it isn't the man who shot Pretty-Boy Floyd. Good thing 'cause he sure wasn't Whiz-Kid Floyd.
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I Heard One Today
Homer Van Meter: I heard one today. Indiana paper, "Wanted, John Dillinger, dead or dead.''
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An Apple Orchard
Newsman: Mr. Purvis, how did you run down Pretty Boy Floyd?
Melvin Purvis: Through an apple orchard.
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The Electric Chair
John Dillinger: At the arraignment, they're gonna try and transfer me to the state pen. What can you do for me?
Louis Piquett: What's on your mind?
John Dillinger: The electric chair.
