53 Most Memorable Scarface Quotes

Brian De Palma’s 1983 crime thriller Scarface is hands down one of the greatest gangster movies ever released. This action-packed story about a Cuban immigrant’s rise to power in the Miami drug trade is full of bloodthirsty action, incredible cinematography, amazing performances, and classic Scarface quotes you will be tossing around with your mates well after your first viewing of the movie.

A loose remake of Howard Hawks’ 1932 movie, Scarface stars prime Al Pacino as Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who lands in Miami, United States, seeking political asylum. It isn’t long before Montana and best mate Manny Ray (Steven Bauer) find themselves in cahoots with local drug lord Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia). Consumed with power and greed, Montana gets tangled up with Bolivian drug supplier Alejandro Sosa (Paul Shenar) while chasing Lopez’s wife, Elvira Hancock (Michelle Pfeiffer). He is at the top of the world when it all starts to fall apart. 

As Montana dives deeper into cocaine addiction he faces prison time after being caught in a sting while his complicated relationship with his sister Gina (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) and mother (Míriam Colón) causes him grief. This is a classic gangster tale showing the rise and fall of a criminal empire and the negative impact drugs can have on a person, with Montana descending into the depths of cocaine abuse and paranoia as he evolves into a homicidal drug lord who will stop at nothing to stay at the top.

Criticized upon its release for its extreme violence, drug use, foul language, and portrayal of Cuban immigrants, Scarface is now considered a classic of the crime genre. The key players involved – director De Palma, screenwriter Oliver Stone, lead actor Pacino, and composer Giorgio Moroder – have all received high praise for their contributions to the movie that has entered the pop culture zeitgeist, with hip-hop in particularly influenced by the tale of a man from the streets rising to power off his own back.

Scarface is also one of the most quotable movies of all time, with several lines in the film having been parodied in other media. Many of the quotes in Scarface are reflective of the real world, and while we wouldn’t say Tony’s life lessons are worth abiding by, some of them do make sense in a strange and twisted way. So read on and discover the best quotes from Scarface and always remember this important piece of advice, “Don’t get high on your own supply.” 

53 Most Memorable Scarface Quotes

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1. “All I have in this world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break ’em for no one!” – Tony Montana

2. “Every dog has his day.” – Tony Montana

3. “In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.” – Tony Montana

4. “Every day above ground is a good day.” – Mel Bernstein 

5. “I’m Tony Montana! You fuck with me, you fuckin’ with the best!” – Tony Montana

6. “Lesson number one: Don’t underestimate the other guy’s greed!” – Frank Lopez

7. “Lesson number two: Don’t get high on your own supply.” – Elvira Hancock

8. “I only tell you once. Don’t fuck me, Tony. Don’t you ever try to fuck me.” – Alejandro Sosa

9. “Nothing exceeds like excess. You should know that, Tony.” – Elvira Hancock

10. “You all a bunch of fuckin’ assholes. You know why? You don’t have the guts to be what you wanna be.” – Tony Montana

11. “Me, I want what’s coming to me…. The world, Chico, and everything in it.” – Tony Montana

12. “Aww, Alex, we had some problems you know, your man he wouldn’t listen to me so I had to cancel his fucking contract.” – Tony Montana

13. “Chi Chi, get the yeyo.” – Tony Montana

14. “Hey, Jose. Who, why, when, and how I fuck is none of your business, okay?” – Elvira Hancock

15. “You need people like me so you can point your fuckin’ fingers and say, That’s the bad guy!'” – Tony Montana

16. “Who put this thing together? Me, that’s who! Who do I trust? Me!” – Tony Montana 

17. ” Okay, here’s the story. I come from the gutter. I know that. I got no education… but that’s okay. I know the street, and I’m making all the right connections. With the right woman, there’s no stopping me. I could go right to the top.” – Tony Montana

18. “You want a job, Ernie?” – Tony Montana

19. “Don’t toot your horn honey, you’re not that good.” – Elvira

20. Elvira Hancock: “You know what you’re becoming, Tony? You’re an immigrant spick millionaire, who can’t stop talking about money…” Tony Montana: “Who the fuck you calling a spick, man? You white piece of bread. Get outta the way of the television.”

21. “I work hard for this. I want you to know that.” – Tony Montana

22. “You know what? Fuck you! How about that?” – Tony Montana 

23. “This is paradise, I’m tellin’ ya. This town like a great big pussy just waiting to get fucked.” – Tony Montana

24. “Say hello to my little friend.” – Tony Montana 

25. “You know what capitalism is? Getting fucked!” – Tony Montana

26. “The jails in this country are like hotels, man.” – Manny Ribera

27. “You think you kill me with bullets? I take your fucking bullets! Go ahead!” – Tony Montana

28. “Don’t call me ‘Baby.’ I’m not your ‘baby.’” – Elvira

29. “You think you can take me? You need a fucking army if you gonna take me!” – Tony Montana

30. “You wanna waste my time? Okay. I call my lawyer. He’s the best lawyer in Miami. He’s such a good lawyer, that by tomorrow morning, you gonna be working in Alaska. So dress warm.” – Tony Montana

31. “Is that coke in your bra or are you just happy to see me?” – MC at the Babylon Club 

32. “Fuck Gaspar Gomez! And fuck the fuckin’ Diaz brothers! Fuck ’em all! I bury those cockroaches!” – Tony Montana

33. “I told you a long time ago, you fucking little monkey, not to fuck me!” – Alejandro Sosa

34. “You can’t tell me what to do, Tony. No more. I am not a baby anymore. I’ll do what I wanna do. I’ll see whoever I wanna see. And if I wanna fuck ’em, Tony, then I’ll fuck ’em!” – Gina Montana

35. “With the right woman, there’s no stopping me. I could go right to the top.” – Tony Montana

36. Gina Montana: “I like Fernando. He’s a fun guy and he’s nice… and he knows how to treat a woman.” Manny Ribera: “[laughing] Knows how to treat a woman? By taking you to the toilet to make out?”

37. “Where’d you get that beauty scar, tough guy? Eating pussy?” – Immigration Officer

38. “What about that job we did for you in Freedom Town? The Rebenga hit… What was that? A game of dominoes, mang?” – Tony Montana

39. “Where the hell’s Elvira? It’s late. Go find her, will you? Jesus! Fucking broad. She spends half her life dressing, the other half undressing.” – Frank Lopez

40. Elvira Hancock: “God, I’ve got enough friends. I don’t need another. Especially one who just got off a banana boat.” Tony Montana: “Banana boat? Hold it, man. You’re thinking of the wrong guy. I didn’t come off no banana boat. You’re thinking of someone else, maybe.”

41. “Now you’re talking to me baby! That I like! Keep it coming!” – Tony Montana

42. “You a communist? Huh? How’d you like it, man? They tell you all the time what to do, what to think, what to feel. Do you wanna be like a sheep? Like all those other people? Baah! Baah!” – Tony Montana

43. “Why don’t you try sticking your head up your ass? See if it fits.” – Tony Montana

44. “I got ears, ya know. I hear things.” – Tony Montana

45. “I think you speak from the heart, Montana. So I say to myself, this Lopez, your boss, he had chivatos like that working for him, his judgment stinks.” – Alejandro Sosa

46. “You should have kept your mouth shut, they’d have thought you was a horse and let you out.” – Tony Montana

47. “Sanitation? I told you to tell ’em that you was in a sanitarium. Not sanitation, sanitarium.” – Tony Montana

48. “Don’t get it confused, Tony. I don’t fuck around with the help.” – Elvira Hancock 

49. “I kill a communist for fun, but for a green card… I’m gonna carve him up real nice.” – Tony Montana

50. “The fuckin’ country was built on washing money.”

51. “And chico, if anything happens to that buy-money, eee pobrecito… my boss is gonna stick your heads up your asses faster than a rabbit gets fucked!” – Omar Suarez

52. Jerry the Banker: “[concluding negotiation] Hey Tony, how’s married life treating you?” Tony Montana: “Better than you are.”

53. “The world is yours.” – Tony Montana