Jennifer Hudson Quotes

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 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?

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!

Magic White Momma, why are you so slow?

Effie White Because I'm old.

Effie White That's right Curtis. You stopped me once, but you'll never stop me again. Cause this time, Effie White's gonna win!

Effie White 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.

C.C. White Effie, Curtis was supposed to...

Effie White Love me. Curtis was supposed to love me.

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!