Don Johnson Quotes

What do you want me to do, rob a bank?

What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits.

Crime is stupid, lazy and weak. You can only exploit it and make money out of it.

Well, listen, you know, the Czech saying is, you know, when you are drowning you are grabbing even a little twig. That's what all Czechs were doing, grabbing for... with the hope for this little twig.

Petty thievery is a more profitable job than pool hustling, which it resembles, requires far less talent and training, and is equally devoid of promise.

People are dangerous when they have nothing to lose.

I try not to do tricks because I don't want to be caught with it. It's a risk.

Honestly, I love stealing things.

Once you get past funny, my other qualities are so below average. It's not like I'm handy.

People love gentle larceny.

Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it.

I don't think anybody ever saw anybody taking anything.

What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?

After all, crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor.

I've definitely stolen a lot of things.

You have to steal a lot. You have to have a criminal mentality to be a film director.

Well it's a drastic procedure by your standards and mine, but for the people who are living in desperation perhaps the best way to understand it is that it seems no more drastic to them than circumcision.

I can't do anything else. So if this falls through, I'm screwed.

Desperate affairs require desperate measures.

Well, I'm used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals.

I've made an incredible amount of money stealing fans from homeowners.

I'm not so funny. Gilda was funny. I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. But she was funny. She spent more time worrying about being liked than anything else.

You remember Huston's plan. I want it implemented on a thievery basis. God damn it. Blow the safe and get it.

I think crime pays. The hours are good, you travel a lot.

A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.