So where did this "Tony the Lip" moniker come from? It's not "Tony the Lip", it's "Tony...
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Dr. Don Shirley:
So where did this "Tony the Lip" moniker come from?
Tony Lip:
[laughs]
It's not "Tony the Lip", it's "Tony Lip". One word. I got it when I was a kid 'cause my friends said I was the best bullshit artist in the Bronx.
[Chuckles]
Dr. Don Shirley:
[Horrified]
Why are you smiling?
Tony Lip:
What do you mean?
Dr. Don Shirley:
It doesn't bother you that your friends - the people closest to you - consider you a liar?
Tony Lip:
Who said liar? I said bullshit artist!
Dr. Don Shirley:
And what's the difference?
Tony Lip:
'Cause I don't lie! Ever! I'm just good at talkin' people into... y'know, doin' things they don't wanna do... By bullshittin' 'em.
[Grins]
Dr. Don Shirley:
And you're proud of that?
Tony Lip:
Well, it got me this job.
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So where did this Tony the Lip moniker come from
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It's not Tony the Lip
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It's Tony Lip One word
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I got it when I was kid 'cause my friend said
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I was the best bullshit artist in the Bronx
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Why are you smiling
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What do you mean
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It doesn't bother you that your friends
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the people closest to you consider you a liar
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Who said liar
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I said bullshit artist
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And what's the difference
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'Cause I don't lie Ever
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I'm just good at talking people into
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you know doing things they don't want to do
Clip duration: 36 seconds
Views: 329
Timestamp in movie: 00h 42m 33s
Uploaded: 20 February, 2022
Genres: biography, comedy, drama
Summary: A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
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