Rightfully known as one of the greatest directors of all time, Queens, New York-native Martin Scorsese has made some daring films over the decades. And with them often comes a plethora of foul-mouthed characters putting themselves in tricky situations that triple the amount of curse words per minute. But a lot of the time, these R-rated personas are a hoot to watch, aren’t they?

In addition to co-starring in numerous films over the years, Scorsese’s impressive body of work often reflects his upbringing in the violent streets of Manhattan. In addition to enjoying these films, it’s also a treat to hear Scorsese himself discuss acclaimed films in general that he personally loves. It’s no wonder, then that Scorsese recently created the World Cinema Project to shed light on these works.

But back to Scorsese’s own filmography. Starting with Mean Streets in 1973, Scorsese made his mark on Hollywood. Then came awards-caliber efforts like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, followed by After Hours and The Color of Money. Then, the 90s struck, and Goodfellas hit the masses. Joe Pesci won an Oscar for his foul-mouthed role in this epic gangster film. See below for a list of other characters from the Oscar-winning director’s hit films, who swear a lot.

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8 Donnie Azoff — The Wolf of Wall Street

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Jonah Hill reportedly offered a pay cut in order to star in The Wolf of Wall Street, which is based on the book by Jordan Belfort. Superbad, one of 2007’s biggest hits, introduced Hill to the masses. His character Seth drops countless F-bombs in the blockbuster. Seven years later came Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated biopic about the Wall Street fraudster, and Hill’s character Donnie says exponentially more expletives than in Superbad. Collectively from his films, Hill has reportedly dropped 376 expletives as of last year, which is more than any other actor (per Independent). It’s clear that most of the 376 came from Superbad and The Wolf of Wall Street. Hill’s work impressed Scorsese enough that he was cast in another movie: the actor will star as Jerry Garcia in Scorsese’s upcoming Grateful Dead biopic.

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7 Jordan Belfort — The Wolf of Wall Street

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Speaking of The Wolf of Wall Street, the film happens to top lists everywhere as containing the most expletives of all time (via Collider). That’s thanks to the aforementioned Donnie, but also Belfort himself, as played by Leonard DiCaprio in an Oscar-nominated performance. What makes The Wolf of Wall Street so great is DiCaprio’s ability to completely embody the wild and unpredictable essence of Jordan Belfort. The over-the-top lifestyle he is able to maintain throughout the film makes it so hard to believe that Belfort is a real person. But he is.

6 Tommy DeVito — Goodfellas

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Goodfellas is an adaptation of the 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy, written by Nicholas Pileggi, which chronicles the life of mafia associate turned informant Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). The film is widely regarded as one of Scorsese’s best mafia movies and hails an all-star cast including Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino, Lorraine Bracco, and, of course, Joe Pesci. His performance in the film as Tommy DeVito won him his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. They say watching an R-rated film on TV is no fun because all the good stuff is cut out. But with Goodfellas, it’s almost worth it to watch on TV to see how many times Pesci’s voice gets cut out due to his non-stop usage of the infamous F-word.

5 Nicky Santoro — Casino

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Then came Casino in 1995, which also features a foul-mouthed Pesci in an entirely new role. The film follows the ups and downs of Sam Rothstein (De Niro), a gambling expert who is recruited by the mob to oversee the day-to-day operations at a Vegas Casino. Casino was Pesci’s third collaboration with Scorsese. Sometimes, it’s hard to watch him here as Nicky Santoro, a made-man who is friends with Rothstein, due to Nicky’s questionable, back-stabbing choices. Casino is commonly regarded as one of Scorsese’s most underrated works, and Pesci’s hard-R-rated performance is reason enough to check it out.

4 Sean Dignam — The Departed

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Scorsese finally won an Oscar with The Departed — and frankly, Mark Wahlberg should have won one, too. Sean Dignam is simply the role the Boston-native actor was born to play. He has endlessly quotable lines throughout; unfortunately, most of them involves swear words. “Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe f*** yourself,” is just one example. The final moments of The Departed delivered some of the most shocking deaths ever, and much of the cast, including the main stars, perished. But Wahlberg was one of the few characters who survived. Emerging as an unlikely hero, Dignam has become a fan-favorite character ever since.

3 Trooper William “Billy” Costigan Jr. — The Departed

Speaking of The Departed — DiCaprio now makes a second appearance on our list. Wahlberg’s Dignam may have dropped the most F-bombs in the film, but DiCaprio’s Billy Costigan persona comes in at a close second. Wahlberg got an Oscar nod with his supporting turn, but DiCaprio’s magnetic performance as the film’s true protagonist should have received more Academy love that year. Fun fact: The Departed was actually a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. Though many who have seen the original believe it to be a better film, there’s no denying Scorsese’s version rightfully deserved its trophies that year. DiCaprio drops countless expletives in the film, but one could argue they were perfectly fitting for his relentlessly high-stress, intense character.

2 John “Johnny Boy” Civello — Mean Streets

Taking a step back some decades here, Scorsese’s first film has its fair share of colorful characters as well. One of whom is Johnny Boy, as played by De Niro. Johnny Boy may not be the main character of Mean Streets, but De Niro steals every scene he’s in as the friend of Charlie (Harvey Keitel), a small-time hood who works for his uncle, making collections and reclaiming bad debts. Johnny Boy is a near psychotic whose troublemaking threatens them both in this acclaimed debut from Scorsese. Don’t miss it.

1 Jake LaMotta — Raging Bull

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And lastly, De Niro joins DiCaprio here as making a pair of appearances on our list. Scorsese’s classic sports drama, Raging Bull, chronicles the life of boxer Jake LaMotta. De Niro is simply magnetic in his performance from start to finish. Raging Bull dives deep into his self-destructive personality and his determination to become a champion even if it destroys his life. With this hard lifestyle comes plenty of heated scenes that go hand-in-hand with countless expletives — which is why LaMotta makes our list. The black-and-white look adds to the classic nature of the film. Cursing aside, Raging Bull is a classic boxing story giving us one of De Niro’s greatest performances of all time.