Cottonmouth/Quote

A collection of quotes from the ruthless owner of Harlem's Paradise, Cottonmouth.

Dialogue
"You like my Biggie photo? Me, too. You know what draws your eye when you look at that? The crown. Wanna know why? Huh? 'Cause everybody wants to be the king. I slapped you like a little bitch. I'm not the kind of man to use a closed fist on a woman. Where's my money?" "I, I didn't..." "Uh-uh. Only thing worse than a thief is a damn liar. Where's my money? Hmm?... You left Dante alive. He called Tone, and with his dying words, gave up you and your homeboy. We got your money. Now you're gonna tell us where Chico is so we can get the rest. Thank you. Now I can hit you like a man."

- Cottonmouth and Shameek Smith

"Colon's Gym is ready to make a sizable donation to my pocket and your real estate project. Sometimes you need a face-to-face." "Colon's Gym"? Is that what that two-bit drug dealer is puttin' on his tax returns? Why do you even waste time with him? Politics is where the power is, Cornell. Forget all this other noise."

- Cottonmouth and Black Mariah

"All that "keep Harlem black" rack-a-bully-ack might get you re-elected..." "Damn skippy." "...But when the smoke clears it's niggas like me that let you hold on to what you got." "You know I despise that word." "I know. It's easy to underestimate a nigga. They never see you coming."

- Cottonmouth and Black Mariah

Dialogue
"What's your name again?" "Luke." "Luke. Mmm, old school. Biblical. I'm all about the old school. You know that eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth kind of thing. Fire and brimstone. See back then do someone wrong, wasn't no beggin' and pleadin'. Just took care of it. Handled your business." "What about turning the other cheek?" "Jesus saves. I don't."

- Cottonmouth, Luke Cage and Pop

"Tell Pop I'll come by the barbershop for a haircut. Same time as before. You understand?" "I'll tell him." "By the way, you're fired." "No, I'm not. I quit before I walked in."

- Cottonmouth and Luke Cage

"Mmm, so you caught him slippin' outside?" "No, bro, I lit that shit up like the Fourth of July. It was all so Candieland shit for real. Lights, camera, action, baby! Somebody call !" "I suggested we wait." "Wait? Wait for what, Shades? You ain't even down with the clique. You can't give orders. It was loud 'cause it's supposed to be. Niggas need to know you don't rob Cottonmouth!" "MY NAME IS NOT COTTONMOUTH!"

- Cottonmouth, Tone and Shades

"Yo. Where's my money?" "How the hell did you get up here?" "I'm Turk Barrett, baby. The door ain't been built yet that can hold me back."

- Turk Barrett and Cottonmouth

"OK, Mr. Barrett, Tone promised to pay you for finding Chico, right?" "Yeah." "That right? Okay. You can collect your money from Tone downstairs, Mr. Barrett! I assume that completes our business." "Y'all Harlem niggas are off the hook. I'm going back to Hell's Kitchen where it's safe."

- Cottonmouth and Turk Barrett

"You're wasting your gifts, my brother. This gangster life not what our ancestors fought for. Not what our people died for." "This is exactly what they died for: self-determination, control, power."

- Black Mariah and Cottonmouth

"You know what people remember besides black martyrdom?" "What?" "Black money." "Don't you ever get sick of people calling you a criminal?... I want something better." "Like what?" "Respect. It's all that ever really matters." "Money outlasts respect. Respect will put your name on the side of a building but the money that put your name up there comes from someplace." "At what cost, Cornell?" "When you find out you'll tell me."

- Cottonmouth and Black Mariah