Favorite Copper Quotes
Elizabeth: I only want to speak with Annie.
John Reilly [cocks gun]: You ain't on Fifth Avenue now.
John Reilly: Did the man who killed Kate violate her?
Corcoran: The doctor said she died a virgin.
John Reilly: Then the almighty is merciful.
Corcoran: The Almighty could'a showed Kate a touch more mercy.
Mary had a little lamb she kept it on a barge. When she took it's bloomers off it's woolly dick got large.
Annie
Oh I hate all right, but not in general. My hate is as specific as my affections. And you, Matthew, need only look at the woman in your bed to know the Irish hold no patent on a burning heart.
Corcoran
Corcoran: Wait, so you're saying a negro did kill O'Connor.
Freeman: Yes, but as usual, you people just grab any negro.
Elizabeth Haverford: Tell me about Kevin Corcoran. Is he prone to violence?
Det. Maguire: Yes, but he has an inherent nobility inside him.
Father doesn't want to eradicate the immigrants. He just wants them to move to Hoboken.
Robert Morehouse
Corcoran: Who did you make it for?
Craftsman: I'm not at liberty to say.
Corcoran: This is a police investigation, sir.
Craftsman: My clientele is of the highest order.
Corcoran [unholstering his gun]: You can talk, or you can pray.
Corcoran: I'm no critic.
Elizabeth: You're no gentleman, either. When you arrived earlier, you didn't take my hand, and kiss it.
Corcoran: Annie's in real danger.
Sister Agnes Clare: Well you're a copper, shield her from the danger.
Corcoran [exasperated]: I'm trying.
Embarrassing you was not my intention. It's just the way I smell.
Elizabeth
The war will be over soon, and the world will be full of bright promises, and New York will lead the way. But promises are full of danger, more danger than we faced at Gettysburg.
Robert Morehouse [to Corcoran]
