The Good Thief (2002)

Nick Nolte: Bob Montagnet

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Quotes 

• Raoul : Do you remember the 80's?

  Bob : No.

• Bob : The problem with my game is that luck can fall both ways. Whereas, with your game, luck doesn't enter into it

• Bob : We give you Elvis, we give you Dylan, we give you Hendrix, what do you give us? Johnny Hallyday!

  Roger : Don't get me started about Johnny Hallyday...

• Anne : You look pretty good for a man your age.

  Bob : What age is that?

  Anne : [laughs]  Stone Age...

• Bob : Do you know what Einstein said about roulette Anne?

  Bob : It can only be beaten by a gambler with infinite capital. playing in a game without limits for eternity.

• Bob : It's a good fake, though.

  Tony Angel : Isn't that a contradiction in terms? A Good Fake? A Happy Homosexual?

• Bob : Why are the French so god-awfully bad at rock 'n' roll?

  Roger : What do you mean?

  Bob : I mean, look at it. We give you Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan. And you give us Johnny Hallyday.

• Croupier : [considering the odds]  The house must retire.

  Anne : The house sleepy?

  Bob : Cash, if you please. Large denominations. And it's getting late.

• Roger : Hey, you won, you lunatic.

  Bob : It's not about winning, Roger. It's about attitude. Win or lose, you gotta do 'em both with grace.

  Roger : You learn that in recovery?

  Bob : Change the things you can. Accept the things you can't. And learn the wisdom to know the difference.

  Roger : Ah, so, what's the difference between a run of luck and a casino heist?