Top 22 Quotes & Sayings by Joe Pesci

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor Joe Pesci.

Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Joseph Frank Pesci is an American actor and musician. He is known for portraying tough, volatile characters in a variety of genres and for his collaborations with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in the films Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Irishman (2019). He also appeared in Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Moonwalker (1988), JFK (1991), A Bronx Tale (1993), and The Good Shepherd (2006). His comedy roles include such films as the first two installments in the Home Alone franchise (1990–1992), My Cousin Vinny (1992), and the Lethal Weapon franchise (1989–1998).

American - Actor | Born: February 9, 1943

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You don't say hello to Mr. DeNiro? Show the respect, will ya?

Joe Pesci

Scorsese and De Niro taught me to bring out the natural side of myself. And they taught me to think of myself as the average guy. Sometimes the average guy belongs in a role more than your matinee idol-type of person. We have to have people we can relate to.

Joe Pesci

Did Mad freakin' Max just call me irritating?

Joe Pesci

There are great actors we'll never see just because they haven't had my luck.

Joe Pesci

I've been married three times, but I'll never forget my first trip as a young man, on my honeymoon, with my new wife.

Joe Pesci

I'm a bore. I save all my energy for my characters.

Joe Pesci

My father loved me so much that he did not want me to be a laborer or anything. I don't know if it's the right thing to do - push your kids into something and then stay on them until they do it. Let them pick what they want to do.

Joe Pesci

I'm just some lunatic macaroni mushroom, is that it?

Joe Pesci

I dyed my hair blonde in that movie, so my head doesn't match my grill.

Joe Pesci

Ah, I don't do interviews, really.

Joe Pesci

I would have done something else in life. Something more calming, in a different area where I did not have to use my emotions.

Joe Pesci

There was a time I couldn't get a job.

Joe Pesci

I love to star in movies, but I want to have good roles. It doesn't help to get starring roles in something that's no good. I mean, that will just kill you.

Joe Pesci

You win, you win. You lose, you still win.

Joe Pesci

You try too hard. Winners forget they're in a race. They just love to run.

Joe Pesci

You know why you hate me so much, Jeffery? Because I look the way you feel.

Joe Pesci

My father loved me so much that he did not want me to be a laborer or anything. I dont know if its the right thing to do - push your kids into something and then stay on them until they do it. Let them pick what they want to do.

Joe Pesci

I couldn't get any jobs, and when that happens, you get so humble it's disgusting. I didn't feel like a man anymore -- I felt really creepy. I was bumping into walls and saying, Excuse me.

Joe Pesci

A winner forgets he's in a race, he just loves to run.

Joe Pesci

Women, aren't they perfect? It doesn't matter if they're fat, skinny, blond, or blue. If a woman is willing to give you her love, Harvard, it's the greatest gift in the world. Makes you taller, makes you smarter, makes your teeth shine. Boy-oh-boy women are perfect, perfect joy and perfect ache. Joy when you first meet them and get to know them. Ache when you leave them. Joy. Ache. Joy. Ache. Joyachejoyachejoyachejoyache.

Joe Pesci

I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown?

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Sure, mom, I settle down with a nice girl every night, then I'm free the next morning.

Joe Pesci