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Crooked Quotes

Quotes on corruption, roles, and integrity.

These crooked quotes come largely from actors reflecting on decades of playing dishonest characters, one noting they've Done dozens of films split between gangsters and crooked cops.

I've done, like, 45 movies, played 40 gangsters and five crooked cops.

Quotes by Tony Sirico

If I play a cop, it's always a racist cop or a trigger-happy cop or a crooked cop - but by and large I play cowboys, bikers, and convicts.

Quotes by M. C. Gainey

We got dragged through a system and got burned by crooked lawyers, and the list goes on and on.

Quotes by Jerry Only

No public man can be just a little crooked.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

Always Quotes

The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individuals. The contrary is true of the French, who are honest as a nation and crooked as individuals.

Quotes by Edmond de Goncourt

Frequently Asked Questions

What roles does the actor describe playing in these quotes?
He describes a career built on dozens of films split between gangsters, crooked cops, and similar rough characters.
Is the crooked-cop role treated as typecasting?
Yes, one quote notes he's usually cast as a racist or trigger-happy cop, or more often as cowboys, bikers, and convicts instead.
What personal experience with corruption appears here?
One speaker recalls being Dragged through a legal system and burned by lawyers who weren't honest with their client.
Does any quote make a broader claim about crooked public figures?
Yes, one insists no public official can be just a little crooked, treating dishonesty as an all-or-nothing trait.
How many crooked-cop roles does the actor mention specifically?
He mentions five crooked cop roles out of roughly forty-five films total.

A sharper line insists no public figure can be only a little crooked, while another recalls being Dragged through a system and burned by lawyers who never Got held accountable.