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Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Robert Harper: Sharkey

Once Upon a Time in America

Robert Harper credited as playing...

Sharkey

Quotes2

  • Sharkey: You boys got yourself a real martyr for a friend. Make it work for you.
  • Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg: Yeah, but what are we going to do with a martyr?
  • Sharkey: Times change. Prohibition won't last much longer. Take it from me, a lot of you will be out of work.
  • Max: Go on, Mr. Sharkey. We're interested.
  • Sharkey: You ever think of setting yourselves up in business? All those trucks used to haul liquor, soon be selling them for nothing. I'm talking about hundreds of vehicles controlled by a national organization. And supported by a powerful union headed by Jimmy. Whatever you ask, there's no way he can turn you down.
  • Philip 'Cockeye' Stein: You gotta be kidding, Sharkey! Jimmy "Clean Hands" in business with US?
  • Sharkey: They won't be clean for long, with the hands he'll shake. Everything in good time.
  • Noodles: We're not interested.
  • Sharkey: [O'Donnell has been shot in the leg by Crowning's henchmen] Don't worry, Jimmy. With one leg a little shy, you're gonna take giant steps.
  • James Conway O'Donnell: Yeah... always one step behind you, eh Sharkey?

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