Keenan Wynn Quotes

Senator Billboard Rawkins You've been violating the law, here.

Finian McLonergan Since when?

Senator Billboard Rawkins This afternoon. I just finished drafting this. Local ordinance number 7428: be it known that in the county of Rainbow Valley, it is a felony for members of the Caucasian and Negro races...

Finian McLonergan But it seems to me that this law could not be a legal law...

Senator Billboard Rawkins Of course it's legal! I don't know where you immigrants get these radical, foreign ideas!

Sharon McLonergan From a wee book the immigration officer handed us. It's called The United States Constitution.

Finian McLonergan Haven't you read it?

Senator Billboard Rawkins I don't have time to read it, I'm too busy defending it!

Senator Billboard Rawkins My family's been having nothing but trouble with immigrants ever since they come to this country!

Senator Billboard Rawkins I can't show my face.

Og What's wrong with your face?

Senator Billboard Rawkins Are you blind, boy? I'm black!

Og I think it's very becoming.

Senator Billboard Rawkins It is NOT! I'm a white man, dammit! A white man! At least I was, up until a couple of days ago.

Og Well, that's a coincidence! I was green a couple of weeks ago! Don't you find the occasional change of color interesting?

Secretary I'm sorry, Mr. Hawk. I called the motel, but they said your nephew checked out.

Alonzo Hawk What do you mean he's checked out? When? Where? Who told him he could check out? How dare he disappear when he knows I'm worried sick? I'll tear his chicken-livered gizzard to pieces! I'll stomp him silly! I'll take this letter knife, and I'll stab that kid right in his ungrateful breastbone! You know me, Millicent; normally I'm a kindly, fun-loving fellow! But when I get crossed...I go bananas.

Alonzo Hawk Who're these clowns?

Secretary They're your new layers, Mr. Hawk. You fired the others yesterday.

Alonzo Hawk Okay, fellas, now I want to tear down the Steinmetz firehouse. Okay?

Lawyer Just a moment. Mr. Hawk. Do you have the necessary permit?

Alonzo Hawk Of course I don't have a permit! I don't even own the land yet!

Secretary Sorry, Mr. Hawk. Such an action would only jeopardize your entire legal standing of your new building. We can't permit...

Alonzo Hawk Will you get outta here? I didn't hire you to tell me what I can't do, I hired you to tell me how I could do it! GOOOOOO!

Walker Where's his house?

Yost This is it.

Walker I said alone.

Yost Take it easy. You'll last longer.

Senator Billboard Rawkins Gentlemen, the festering tides of radicalism are upon us. But before I yield up our glorious South -and her sister commonwealth, the U.S. of A - I will lay down my life. I will do more - I will filibuster. Back, you crackpots! Forward, America! Forward to the hallowed principles of our forefathers. Forward to the sweet tranquility of the status quo. Forward... to yesterday!