American Gangster


American Gangster may refer to:

  • American Gangster (film), a 2007 film by Ridley Scott, starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, and Josh Brolin
  • American Gangster (album), the Jay-Z album inspired by the 2007 film
  • American Gangster (TV series), a documentary series on the BET network
  • The American Gangster, a 1992 documentary film on early 20th century American gangsters
  • The American Gangster, nickname of mixed martial artist Chael Sonnen

Famous quotes containing the words american and/or gangster:

    “One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work.”
    —Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986)

    “The truth is that every intelligent man, as you well know, dreams of being a gangster and ruling over society through violence alone. Since this is not as easy as the novels would have us believe, people generally resort to politics and join the cruelest party.”
    —Albert Camus (1913–1960)