We always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You'll like this guy. He's all right. He's a goodfella, one of us.
10 seconds sound clip from the Goodfellas movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:49:59 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Let me look at you. You look lovely.
- What do you think, I look good?
- 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.
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