20 Best Bad-Ass Film Quotes Of 2012

19. €œAmerica€™s not a country €“ it€™s a business. Now f*cking pay me.€

Killing Them Softly Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) - Killing Them Softly It says something when any line can trump a stunningly powerful monologue from the dramatic behemoth that is James Gandolfini, but Brad Pitt's final, anti-American rant, coupled with his deeply un-socialist final demand was the high-point of a particularly well-written script, even if Gandolfini's performance was the better of the two by some distance.

20. €œPuny God.€

Hulk Avengers Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) €“ Avengers Assemble The final pay-off in a surprisingly, but very effectively humorous re-imagining of the big green monster, who was given extremely generous lines and comic touches as an in-film marketing campaign to repair some of the damage done by two wayward big screen adaptations. And next to the assembled egoes, the Hulk's brand of no-nonsense violence was refreshing and devastating. Did we miss any of your favourite bad-ass film quotes of the year? Share your own picks below.
 
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