Memorable Quotes from John Candy
11 quotesUncle Buck's Bold and Provocative Statement
Buck Russell
Do I have to talk dirty to you? Come on! Open up for daddy! I'm gonna shove a load into you! Here we go! Come on, it's nice and easy. Aaah! Come on, here we go! Ah! Take that! Take that! Come on! You don't want the crowbar, do you? Come on! OPEN UP! UUGGHH! I'm gonna shove my load into you whether you like it or not!
[struggling to open the washing machine]
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Buck's Toasting Mishap
Buck Russell
You should see the toast. I couldn't even get it through the door!
[serving gigantic pancakes to Miles for his birthday]
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Buck's Humorous Self-Identification
Anita
I'm Anita Hoargarth.
Buck Russell
Buck Melanoma, Moley Russell's wart. Not her wart, not her wart. I'm... I'm the wart. She's my tumor. My... my growth. My... uh, my pimple. I'm Uncle Wart. Just old Buckwart Russell. That's what they call me, or Melanoma Head. They'll call me that. "Melanoma Head's coming!" I'm s... uncle! Maisy Russell's uncle!
[Staring at it; she gives him a look]
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Confronting Prejudice in Competitive Sports
British Alliance Member
We must also be concerned about the potential for embarrassment.
Irv Blitzer
Oh, forgive me. I didn't realize that four black guys in a bobsled could make you blush.
[British panelist goes quiet]
IAWS Officer
I think we've heard enough.
Irv
Come on, Kurt, what you're doing is wrong and you know it! Now if this is about you and me, let's get it straight right now.
[pleads]
Irv
All right, ], I made the biggest mistake of my life - I cheated. I was stupid. I embarrassed myself, my family, my teammates, my country... and my coach. If it's revenge you want, take it. Go ahead, disqualify me, banish me! Do whatever you want, but do it to me! It was me who let you down, Kurt! It wasn't my guys! They've done everything you've asked of them! And they did it with all of you laughing in their face. Hell, it doesn't matter if they come in first or 50th. Those guys have earned the right to represent their country. They've earned the right to march into that stadium and wave their nation's flag. That's the single greatest honor an athlete can ever have. That's what the Olympics are about. Sixteen years ago, I forgot that. Don't you go and do the same. Sorry if I interrupted your meeting.
[[w:1972 Winter Olympics|16 years ago; points to Kurt; walks out]
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Measuring Self-Worth Beyond Achievements
Irv
Derice, a gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it.
Derice
Hey, coach, how will I know if I'm enough?
Irv
When you cross that finish line, you'll know.
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Buck Reflects on the Kids' Growth
Buck Russell
Oh boy, those kids. I haven't seen those kids in a while. Tia's gotta be nine. Nine, maybe ten. Oh boy. And the two new ones. They're uh... Larry and... uh... Larry and, uh... Uh... Betsy. Betsy, uh... Jennifer. Jennifer. Larry and Jennifer. Nice kids.
[On the way to his brother's]
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Pushing Limits: A Conversation on Excellence
Sanka
You don't understand. I am Sanka Coffie. I am the best pushcart driver in all of Jamaica! I must drive! Do you dig where I'm coming from?
Irv
Yeah, I dig where you're coming from.
Sanka
Good.
Irv
Now dig where I'm coming from. I'm coming from two gold medals. I'm coming from nine world records in both the two- and four-man events. I'm coming from ten years of intense competition with the best athletes in the world.
Sanka
That's a hell of a place to be coming from!
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Morning Radio Announcement by Buck Russell
Buck Russell
It’s 7:02 in the a.m., you’re listening to “W-I-don’t-have-to-go-to-work-today” brought to you by Kobolowski Tires. For the best in tires see Chanice! Kobolowski.
[Imitating a radio DJ while making breakfast]
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Defending the Innocence of Children
Buck Russell
I don't think I want to know a six-year-old who isn't a dreamer, or a sillyheart. And I sure don't want to know one who takes their student career seriously. I don't have a college degree. I don't even have a job. But I know a good kid when I see one. Because they're ALL good kids, until dried-out, brain-dead skags like you drag them down and convince them they're no good. You so much as scowl at my niece, or any other kid in this school, and I hear about it, I'm coming looking for you! Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you, madam.
[to Maizy's principal]
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Determination in the Face of Adversity
Sanka
Derice! You dead?
Derice
No, man, I'm not dead. We have to finish the race.
[removes his helmet]
Irv
Excuse me, please. Excuse me.
[pushing through spectators to reach the crash]
Grool
Sehr gut, Jamaica. We'll see you in four years, ja?
[shakes Derice's hand]
Derice
Yeah, man.
Yul
Junior Bevil! That doesn't mean that I like you.
[grabs Junior; kisses him on the forehead]
Junior
We split.
[they laugh and hug each other]
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Panic Over Missing Bird and Police Arrival
Sam Sleaze
Hey, what's that noise? It's the cops!
[looks behind the truck seeing the state trooper swinging his arm at him signaling him to pull over]
Sid Sleaze
Sam! The bird's gone! The bird's gone! The bird's gone.
[points at the cage and Sam looks at it; sobs]
Sam Sleaze
Get a grip on yourself. will ya? Just try to relax. I'll take care of everything. Whatever you do, don't cry.
[stops the truck]
State Trooper
Are these the two men?
[to the kid]
Sam Sleaze
What's seems to be the problem, officer? What's the charge?
State Trooper
What about counterfeiting, extortion, fraud, impersonating a dentist, stealing an apple from a kid?
[looks through his notebook]
Sam Sleaze
Oh, that apple, officer, I can explain that. We was just holding it for a friend.
Sid Sleaze
Yeah, for a friend.
State Trooper
You can tell that to the judge.
Sid Sleaze
The judge!
[sobbing]
State Trooper
Be a man.
[annoyed]
Sid Sleaze
I don't want to be a man. Sam!
Sam Sleaze
Shut up, Sid! Shut up!
Sid Sleaze
Judge, Sam! Jail!
[Sobbing]
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