Breaking Away (1979)

Daniel Stern: Cyril

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Quotes 

• Mike's Brother : How are you fellas doing?

  Cyril : Well, we're a little disturbed by developments in the Middle East, but...

• Cyril : Hey! Are you really gonna shave your legs?

  Dave : Certo! All the Italians do it.

  Mike : Ah. Some country. The women don't shave theirs.

• Moocher : [looking at Dave's beat up bike]  Doesn't look that bad to me...

  Dave : That's cause you don't have to ride it!

  Moocher : Well, you know, you don't have to ride it either, Dave. We're not gonna beg you.

  Cyril : We may plead, but we would never beg!

• Cyril : I was sure I was going to get that scholarship. My dad of course was sure I wasn't. When I didn't, he was real understanding, you know. He loves to do that. He loves to be understanding when I fail.

• Mike : That's the place to be right there, Wyoming! Nothin' but prairies and mountains and nobody around. All you need is your bed roll and a good horse.

  Cyril : Don't forget your toothbrush! You're still in your cavity-prone years.

• Mike : You want to tell me who did it?

  Cyril : It was dark... All I can tell your for sure is that they all wore Brut after-shave and reeked of Lavoris.

• Cyril : When you're 16 they call it Sweet 16 and when you're 18 you get to drink and and vote and see dirty movies. What the hell do you get to do when you're 19?

  Mike : You leave home.

  Cyril : My Dad said that Jesus never went further than 50 miles from his home.

  Mike : Well, look what happened to him.

• Cyril : You know what I'd like to be? A cartoon of some kind. You know, like when they get hit in the head with a frying pan or something, and their head looks like the frying pan, with the handle and everything? They they just go *booiing*

  [shakes head] 

  Cyril : and their head comes back to normal? Wouldn't that be great?

  Mike : How'd you get to be so stupid, Cyril?

  Cyril : I don't know... I have a dumb heredity, I guess. What's your excuse, Michael?

• Mike : The only thing I'm afraid of is wastin' the rest of my life with you guys!

  Cyril : I thought that was the whole plan. That we were going to waste the rest of our lives together.

• Cyril : I sure miss playing basketball. I got depressed as hell when my athlete's foot and jock itch went away.

• Mike : [after discovering that the college kids beat Cyril up]  They want a fight, we'll give 'em a fight.

  Cyril : We rednecks are few... college paleface students are many. I counsel peace.

• Dave : You hear from your folks, Mooch?

  Moocher : Yeah, my dad called. He wanted to know if the house was sold. He could use the money something fierce.

  Dave : Well, you can come and live with me when it's sold. In Italy, everybody lives together.

  Moocher : [laughs]  Since you won that Italian bike, man, you've been acting weird. You're really getting to think you're Italian, aren't you?

  Cyril : I wouldn't mind thinking I was somebody myself.

• Cyril : You know what I'd like to be?

  Mike : Smart.

• Cyril : Going to college must do somethin' to girls' tits, I swear. Just look at 'em.

  [Yelling out the car] 

  Cyril : Hi there! What's your major?

• Cyril : I wonder what its like to kiss a coed. I wonder about that a lot!

• Dave : Well, I'm supposed to take this college entrance exam.

  Cyril : Are you gonna go to college?

  Dave : Hell no. I just want to see if I can pass.