“Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli.” (The Godfather)

Nothing screams “violence” like the scene where Peter Clemenza (Richard Castellano) decides to take a box of cannolis home with him in the presence of a murdered man. That’s what’s so impactful about The Godfather, though. The characters in the movie have such a casual relationship with violence it’s almost impossible not to feel shocked as a viewer.

But while the cannoli line resonates strongly with everything The Godfather is about, it was—you guessed it—improvised! The original line was just “leave the gun,” but Castellano decided to follow on a good piece of advice from his wife and get a little creative. Of course, director Francis Ford Coppola loved it!