Quote: Bruce didn't try to kill Falcone, so why would Falcone need to try and kill Bruce?
Why else was he trying to get to Falcone?
Quote: It wasn't a pep talk. It was Falcone calling Bruce a stupid bastard who could never make it in the real world.
You guys can paint this one up any way you like, but in the end, he was giving him advice. His statement was less insulting and more purposefully informative. It tried too hard.