The Environment and I

"I don't want to be a product of my environment, I want my environment to be a product of me."
Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), The Departed (Widescreen Edition)

Monster or Good Man

"Which would be worse, to live as a monster or to die as a good man?"
Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio), Shutter Island

The Appearance of the Law

"The appearance of the law must be upheld, especially when it's being broken."
William 'Boss' Tweed (Jim Broadbent), Gangs of New York (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

As Good as I Am

"I'm as good as I am. That's how good I am!" 
Alice (Ellen Burstyn), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

King for a Night

"Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime."
Ruper Pupkin (Robert De Niro), The King of Comedy

You Talkin' to Me?

"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?"
Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), Taxi Driver (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

A Glimpse of Real Life

"You gave me my first glimpse of a real life. Then you asked me to go on with the false one. No one can endure that."
Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), The Age of Innocence

Money Won

"Money won is twice as sweet as money earned."
Eddie Felson (Paul Newman), The Color of Money