#8 – “You talking to me? You talking to me? Then who the hell are you talking to – you talking to me? Well, I’m the only one here.” – Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver (1976)
De Nero plays New-Yorker Travis Bickle, a lonely and depressed ex-Marine who becomes disillusioned with the street sleaze he witnesses as a night-time taxi driver, which ultimately fuels his violent actions. The quote is delivered by Bickle to his own reflection as he acts out what he would do if confronted by a bad guy. Convincing? Intimidating? A little crazy? For sure and there’s not even anyone else on the room.