Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Robert Harper: Sharkey

Quotes 

• 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?