Tom Hagen: Mr Corleone is Johnny Fontanes godfather. Now Italians regard that as a very close, a very sacred religious relationship. Jack Woltz: Tell your boss he can ask for anything else, but this is one favour I cant grant him. Tom Hagen: Mr. Corleone never asks a second favor once hes refused the first, understood? Jack Woltz: You dont understand. Johnny Fontane never gets that movie. That part is perfect for him. Itll make him a big star. Im gonna run him out of the movies. And let me tell you why. Johnny Fontane ruined one of Woltz Internationals most valuable proteges. For three years we had her under contract, singing lessons, dancing lessons, acting lessons. I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars. I was gonna make her a big star. And let me be even more frank, just to show you that Im not a hard-hearted man, that its not all dollars and cents. She was beautiful! She was young, she was innocent. She was the greatest piece of ass Ive ever had, and Ive had em all over the world. And then Johnny Fontaine comes along with his olive oil voice and guinea charm and she runs off. She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous. And a man in my position cant afford to be made to look ridiculous. Now you get the hell out of here! And if that goomba tries any rough stuff, you tell him I aint no bandleader. Yeah, I heard that story. [Hagen has been calmly eating his meal throughout Woltzs tirade] Tom Hagen: Thank you for the dinner and a very pleasant evening. Have your car take me to the airport. Mr Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news at once. (I agree with you Mr. Woltz, I know Exactly what you mean, and How you feel...SMH)
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