Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in ... "
Rudy Giuliani
Liliputins. What the hell is it ?
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Source: The Godfather: Part III
Speaker: Michael Corleone
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Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!
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Context
This line is spoken by Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, in the film The Godfather: Part III, directed by Francis Ford Coppola (1990).
Let's keep this in the family, shall we? At the beginning of The Godfather: Part III, Michael Corleone has lived his life as the Godfather. He's the head of the Corleone crime family and he's done some not-so-nice things along the way… like having his own brother killed—yikes.
So, it's sort of fitting that, in this movie, he's trying to make things right. Michael is in the process of becoming a legitimate businessman. Remember, this is what he promised Kay he would do way back in The Godfather (Part I). That was nearly thirty years ago. Now, he's about to do a big deal that will take him out of the family business for good—a business he never really wanted to be part of in the first place. Of course, that's not turning out to be so easy.
In this scene, Michael finds out that he's been double-crossed by his mafia buddies. They're determined to mess up his big move into legitimacy. And with his words—"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"—Michael expresses his biggest fear. He'll never be able to escape this life. There's nothing he can do to get away from the things he's done and the sins he's committed.
Right after uttering this line, Michael has a diabetic stroke and is hospitalized. That makes this one realization all the more powerful. This is what Michael has been trying to achieve his entire life. He wants to bring his family out of the darkness and figure out a new way forward. But the end is nigh and he still hasn't gotten it done—poor guy.
Get pulled in with this clip.
Where you've heard it
Ever try to get out of something, only to get sucked back in again? That's the perfect time to break out this line. It also works when you're stuck in quicksand, too. You know, just in case you need a movie reference handy for those occasions.
Additional Notable References
•On Seinfeld, George thinks he can break up with his girlfriend after she's fired, but Jerry tells him no way. Every time George tries to get out she pulls him back in!
•Silvio from The Sopranos loves to show off his Pacino impression and this quote is one of his favorites.
•In an episode of Friends, Joey is cast as Al Pacino's butt-double and channels a little Michael Corleone for good luck.
•On the show The Middleman, Spanky quotes from lots of gangster movies, including this gem from The Godfather: Part III.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Sure, this line might be true, but you could end up sounding a bit bombastic if you let it fly every time you run to a Starbucks to order a Pumpkin Spice Latte.
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Rudy Giuliani
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and businessman, public speaker, former mayor of New York City, and an informal adviser on cybersecurity to the White House.[1]
Politically a Democrat, then an Independent in the 1970s, and a Republican since the 1980s, Giuliani was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York during the 1980s. Giuliani prosecuted pivotal cases against the American Mafia, and against corrupt corporate financiers.
During his first term as mayor of New York City, Giuliani hired a new police commissioner, William Bratton, who applied the broken windows theory of urban decay, which holds that minor disorders and violations create a permissive atmosphere that leads to further and more serious crimes that can threaten the safety of a city.[2] Within several years, Giuliani was widely credited for major improvements in the city's quality of life, and in lowering the rate of violent crimes.[2] While still Mayor, Giuliani ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000; however, he withdrew from the race upon learning of his prostate cancer diagnosis.[3] Giuliani was named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2001,[4] and was given an honorary knighthood in 2002 by the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II[5] for his leadership in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
In 2002, Giuliani founded Giuliani Partners (security consulting), acquired and later sold Giuliani Capital Advisors (investment banking), and joined a Texas firm while opening a Manhattan office for the firm renamed Bracewell & Giuliani (legal services). Giuliani sought the Republican Party's 2008 presidential nomination, and was considered the early front runner in the race,[6] before withdrawing from the race to endorse the eventual nominee, John McCain. Giuliani was considered a potential candidate for New York Governor in 2010[7][8] and for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.[9] Giuliani declined all races, and instead remained in the business sector.[10][11][12]
On January 12, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump named Giuliani his informal cybersecurity adviser.[13] On April 19, 2018, it was announced that Giuliani would join President Trump's legal team.[14] That same day, the Justice Department announced it would in May 2018 release the results of its inspector general’s investigation into alleged leaks from the FBI of information about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign; it had previously been reported that information had been leaked to Giuliani and he had discussed it on Fox News.[15]
Early life
Giuliani was born in an Italian-American enclave in East Flatbush in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the only child of working-class parents, Harold Angelo Giuliani (1908–1981) and Helen Giuliani (née D'Avanzo; 1909–2002), both children of Italian immigrants.[16] Giuliani is of Tuscan origins from his father side, as his paternal grandparents (Rodolfo and Evangelina Giuliani) were born in Montecatini, Tuscany, Italy.[17] He was raised a Roman Catholic.[18] Harold Giuliani, a plumber and a bartender,[19] had trouble holding a job, and was convicted of felony assault and robbery, serving time in Sing Sing.[20] After his release he worked as an enforcer for his brother-in-law Leo D'Avanzo, who ran an organized crime operation involved in loan sharking and gambling at a restaurant in Brooklyn.[21] The family lived in East Flatbush, Brooklyn until Harold died of prostate cancer in 1981,[22] after which Helen moved to Manhattan's Upper East Side. Helen was featured in a television commercial to promote her son in the 1993 Mayoral Election.[22]
In 1951, when Giuliani was seven, his family moved from Brooklyn to Garden City South, where he attended the local Catholic school, St. Anne's.[23] Later, he commuted back to Brooklyn to attend Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, graduating in 1961.[24]
Giuliani attended Manhattan College in Riverdale, Bronx, where he majored in political science with a minor in philosophy.[25] There he considered becoming a priest.[25] Giuliani was elected president of his class in his sophomore year, but was not re-elected in his junior year. He joined the Phi Rho Pi fraternity. He graduated in 1965. Giuliani eventually decided to forego the priesthood, instead attending New York University School of Law in Manhattan, where he made the NYU Law Review[25] and graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree in 1968.[26]
Giuliani started his political life as a Democrat. He volunteered for Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968. He also worked as a Democratic Party committeeman on Long Island in the mid-1960s,[27][28] and voted for George McGovern for president in 1972.[29]