Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Jennifer Connelly: Young Deborah

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Quotes 

• [Deborah cleans up the bar while the rest of the family is out. Noodles walks in] 

  Young Deborah : What are you doing?

  Young Noodles : Give me a drink.

  Young Deborah : We're closed. Nice people don't drink on Pesach, they go to the synagogue.

  Young Noodles : So what are YOU doing here?

  Young Deborah : Somebody's got to keep an eye on the place. There are a lot of thieves out there. One could get into your house.

  Young Noodles : Especially if you leave the door open.

  Young Deborah : You can pray here too. Here or in the synagogue, to God it's the same difference. Come over here and sit down...

• Young Deborah : [to Noodles, reading the Torah]  "My beloved is white and ruddy. His skin is as the most fine gold. His cheeks are as a bed of spices." Even though he hasn't washed since last December. "His eyes are as the eyes of doves. His body is as bright ivory. His legs are as pillars of marble." In pants so dirty they stand by themselves. "He is altogether lovable." But he'll always be a two-bit punk... so he'll never be my beloved. What a shame.

• [as Deborah dances to a record of "Amapola", she catches Noodles spying on her in the bathroom] 

  Young Deborah : Get down off of there, roach! That record's just like Ex-Lax - every time I put it on, you have to go to the bathroom!

• [Noodles is spying on Deborah as she dances] 

  Young Deborah : Fats, you better spray the toilet! I saw a cockroach in there!

• Young Noodles : Who're YOU calling a cockroach?

  Young Deborah : So what are you? You're filthy! You make me sick! You crawl up toilet walls just like a roach! So what are you?

  [Noodles grabs Deborah] 

  Young Deborah : Let go!

  Young Noodles : I make you sick, huh? Then how come you showed me your tush?

  Young Deborah : To a roach! Go look at yourself, David Aaronson!

• [a romantic moment between Noodles and Deborah is interrupted] 

  Young Deborah : Somebody's there!

  Young Noodles : There ain't nobody. It's Max.

  Young Deborah : So that's who it was...

  Young Max : Noodles!

  Young Deborah : [smiling maliciously]  Go on, run. Your mother's calling you.

  Young Max : Noodles!

  Young Noodles : Just gonna go see what he wants...

  [leaves]