Chopper Read, the movie & the man

Chopper Read was an Australian gangster / stand over man that spent most of his life in prison. He was a character no doubt and only killed and robbed drug dealers and other gangsters (allegedly). Anyway, he died recently and I decided to review the movie that was made about him.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from the film.

Movie Name: Chopper (2000)
Quote:

Chopper: Beethoven had his critics too, Keithy, see if you can name
three of them. [Keithy continues walking back and forth, confused]
Thats right, you cant.

Interviewer: Youve written a best-seller...
Chopper: Yeah, I know - and I cant even bloody spell. What about
those poor bloody academics, those college graduates, battling
their guts out to write some airy-fairy piece of exaggerated
artwork? And heres a bloke, sitting in a cell, who cant spell,
and hes written a best-seller. Its sold two hundred and fifty
thousand copies. And its still selling. And hes writing another
one. And I cant even spell. Im semi-bloody-illiterate.

Keith Read: [to Chopper, whos ears have been sliced] Cheers, big
ears!

Chopper: [Jimmy has stabbed Chopper seven times] Its all right,
Jimmy. I dont hate you. You just broke my heart.

Chopper: Look. The blokes been me best mate since 1975. Weve had
our fallouts from time to time, its no big deal. Yknow, its
like... if ya mum stabs ya, whaddya do? Y-ya dont get upset. Ya
dont get angry, ya go, "Shit, mums stabbed me, I better get off
to the hospital."

Chopper: Jimmy, if you keep stabbing me, youre going to kill me.

Chopper: Look, youre not still angry at me about the leg, are you?
Neville Bartos: Nah, forget about it.
Chopper: Because I dont know if you remember, Neville, but I had
that bloody shotgun pointed at your head. I reconsidered and
dropped it down to your kneecap. Remember?
Neville Bartos: Forget about it. All right?
Chopper: I mean, what the bloody hell were you doing getting lippy at
me with a bloody shotgun? I had a bloody loaded shotgun.
Neville Bartos: The leg is okay, all right?

Chopper: Oh, Keithy. I always thought I was a good bloke.
Keithy George: Ha. What did you ever do that was good?
Chopper: Well, I bashed you. That was good, wasnt it? It was good
for a bit of a giggle, anyway.

Chopper: Im just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a
bit of torture.

Chopper: He couldnt knock the fluff off a cappuccino.

Chopper: Youve probably read all the newspaper stories about me, and
youve heard the word on the street about me, and youve probably
got a picture in your head of what Chopper Reads like and were
sitting here at this bar all very nice and cosy and Im a bit of a
let down to you.