But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood.
6 seconds sound clip from the Goodfellas movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:50:14 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Listen, just be careful. Congratulations. I wish you lot of luck.
- Don't paint any more religious pictures, please.
- Be careful. God be with you.
- Bye, Ma.
- You understand? We were goodfellas. Wiseguys.
- But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood.
- It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian.
- It's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and a crew.
- It means that nobody can fuck around with you.
- It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member.
[...]