Dreamgirls - Betrayal Among Friends in the Music Industry
C.C. White:
Lay off, Effie. Just take the money and run.
Effie White:
You in this with them, C.C.?
C.C. White:
Cool it, Effie. This time you know what you've done.
Effie White:
So they bought your black ass too, huh?
C.C. White:
I said, cool it, Effie. This time you've gone too far.
Effie White:
Oh, I can go further! I can go further!
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Dreamgirls - Aging and Perceptions of Time
Magic White:
Momma, why are you so slow?
Effie White:
Because I'm old.
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Dreamgirls - Unfulfilled Promises of Love
C.C. White:
Effie, Curtis was supposed to...
Effie White:
Love me. Curtis was supposed to love me.
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Dreamgirls - Struggles of Beauty and Talent in Music
Effie White:
So... Deena's going to sing the lead cause you like the way she looks? Am I ugly to you, Curtis?
Curtis Taylor Jr.:
Baby, come on! You know how I feel about you, come on. Don't make it personal.
Effie White:
Well, what am I supposed to do? Deena's beautiful, and she's always been beautiful... but I've got the voice, Curtis! I've got the voice! You can't put me in back; you just can't!
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Dreamgirls - Fairness in Talent Recognition and Opportunity
Effie White:
Tell me something, Curtis. Do you think it's right to promote an amateur performer over a professional?
Curtis Taylor Jr.:
I'm not sure what this is about...
Effie White: [[Martin Luther King Jr.]
It's about fairness, Curtis. It's about people paying their dues. Isn't that what you keep telling me? "Get in line, Effie. Wait your turn". So why am I sitting here without so much as a B-side on a 45, when an amateur like ] gets his own freaking album? I mean, can he even sing?
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Dreamgirls - Effie White's Determination to Succeed
Effie White: [sings]
That's right Curtis. You stopped me once, but you'll never stop me again. Cause this time, Effie White's gonna win!
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Dreamgirls - Unwavering Commitment and Devotion
Effie White: [singing]
And I am telling you I'm not going You're the best man I'll ever know There's no way I could ever go no, no, there's no way No, no, no, no way I'm living without you I'm stayin', I'm stayin And you, and you...you're gonna love me.
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