20 Years Later, The Departed's Best Line Is Still One Of The Greatest Quotes In Gangster Movie History

By Ryan Epps · Polygon · Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 19:00 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

Yet, for all the memorable quotes the genre has produced, there is one that forever tops them all in sheer gravity. In the opening seconds of Martin Scorsese's The Departed, spoken over documentary footage of 1970s Boston desegregation riots and the unmistakable hum of the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter," Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) transcends standard tough-guy dialogue with a chilling monologue.

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