Memorable Quotes from Michael Clarke Duncan
19 quotesHelp and Exhaustion in The Green Mile
Paul
What did you just do to me?
John Coffey
I helped it. Didn't I help it? I just took it back, is all. Awful tired now, boss... dog-tired.
[falls asleep on his bed]
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Requests from the Team in Crisis
Truman
So what's the verdict?
Harry Stamper
They'll do it. They've made a few requests though.
Truman
Such as?
Stamper
Well, there's uh, few things here, uh... nothin really big, uh, just- Well, as an example, uh, uh, Oscar here, he's got some outstanding parking tickets. Wants them wiped off his record.
[riffles through sheets of paper]
Oscar
Fifty-six tickets in seven states...
[shouting from balcony]
Stamper
I'll-I'll tell em Oscar, you got it.
[to Oscar]
Oscar
Okay.
Stamper
Uh, Noonan's got two ] friends that he'd like to see made American citizens, no questions asked. Max would like you to...bring back eight-track tapes. Not sure if that's gonna work, but, uh, let's see what else. Um, Chick wants a full week's Emperor's Package at Caesar's Palace. Um - hey, you guys wouldn't be able to tell us who actually killed ], would ya? Didn't think so. Um, Bear would like to stay at the... "White horse"?
[[women; [John F. Kennedy|Kennedy; Truman and the General look at him; tries to read writing; looks up at Bear]
Bear
White. House. White House.
Stamper
White House. Yeah, he'd like to stay in the Lincoln bedroom of the ] for the summer. Stuff like that.
[[White House]
Truman
Sure, I think we can, uh, take care of... some of that.
Rockhound
Harry!
[shouting from balcony]
Stamper
Yeah, one more thing, um...none of them wanna pay ] again. Ever.
[motions back at Rockhound; [Taxation in the United States|taxes; Kimsey and Truman stare at Harry, who smirks and shrugs]
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Life and its simple truths
John Coffey
John Coffey, just like the ], only not spelled the same.
[[drink]
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A Moment of Peace and Reflection
John Coffey
(singing quietly) ] … I'm in heaven … heaven …
[[Heaven]
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Betrayal and Disillusionment in Attar's Revelation
Attar
Everything I have believed is a lie! You and your family have betrayed us! I won't help you anymore.
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The Nature of Suffering and Responsibility
John Coffey
He killed them with their ]. That's how it is every ], all over the ].
[[love; [day; [world]
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A Conversation About Names and Spelling
Paul
Your name is John Coffey?
John Coffey
Yes, sir, boss. Like the ], only not spelled the same.
[[drink]
Paul
Oh, you can spell, can you?
John Coffey
Just my ], boss. J-O...
[[name]
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Flirting with Controversy in a Challenging World
Attar
The Senator's daughter flirts with blasphemy.
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Regret and the Weight of Consequences
John Coffey
I tried to take it back, but it was too late. (crying)
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Humans and Apes: A Unique Encounter
Attar
These humans are different. They travel with apes.
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Emphasizing Stillness and Quietude
John Coffey
You be still, now ... you be so quiet and so still.
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Belief in Angels and the Afterlife
John Coffey
Why, they's ]. Angels, just like up in ].
[[angels; [heaven]
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Understanding the Nature of Power
Attar
* Note: This is a reference to a similar popular quote form the ].
[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|1968 movie with the same name]
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Exhaustion from Loneliness and Human Cruelty
John Coffey
I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein on the road, lonely as a ] in the ]. I'm tired of never having me a buddy to be with, to tell me where we's going to or coming from, or why. Mostly, I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the ] I ] and ] in the ] every ]. There's too much of it — it's like pieces of glass in my head, ] the ]. Can you ]?
[[sparrow; [rain; [pain; [feel; [hear; [world; [day; [all; [time; [understand]
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A Prayer for Peace and Gratitude
Attar
We give thanks to you, Semos, for the fruit of the land. Bless us, holy father, who created all apes in his image. Hasten the day when you will return and bring peace to your children. Amen.
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Confrontation Between Human and Ape
Attar
Take your stinking hands off me, you damn dirty human!!
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A Moment of Enchantment and Connection
John Coffey
* Entranced, watching ] and ] dancing "Cheek to Cheek" in ].
[[Fred Astaire; [Ginger Rogers; [w:Top Hat|Top Hat]
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Relaxation Away from City Life
Nado
We just returned from our country house.
Sandar
How was it?
Nova
Boring.
Nado
I find it relaxing being away from the bustle of the city.
Nova
There was no place to go. Nothing but trees and rocks. All you did was nap.
Nado
Exactly. Time away from politics. . . . . .is what I needed. We'd lose ourselves for days in the forest when we were young. Now I can barely climb a tree.
Sandar
Trite but true: "Youth is wasted on the young. " Oh, how did I get so old so fast?
Thade
Living with your daughter would age any ape quickly.
Sandar
You've been a stranger lately.
Thade
I apologize for my lateness, senator. I stopped to see my father.
Sandar
How's my old friend?
Thade
Slipping, I'm afraid. I'd like to see him more, but these are troubled days. The humans infest the provinces.
Ari
We encroach upon their habitat. They breed while we grow soft in our affluence.
Thade
They outnumber us four to one!
Nova
Why can't we simply sterilize them all?
Nado
The cost would be prohibitive. Although scientists tell me. . . . . .these humans carry terrible diseases.
Ari
How would we know? The army burns the bodies before they're examined. Father?
Sandar
At times, perhaps, the senate feels that the army has been. . .. . .a tad extreme.
Thade
] in defense of apes is no vice, senator! Your ideas threaten our prosperity! The human problem can't be solved with money!
[[Extremism]
Nado
We tried that once, and all we got was. .. . .a welfare state that nearly broke us.
Nova
I think the city has about as much diversity as I can handle.
Ari
This garment was made by one of my humans. And can you deny the skill? Obviously, they're capable of a real culture.
Thade
Everything in the human culture takes place below the waist.
Attar
Bow your heads! We give thanks for the fruit of the land. Bless us, holy father, who created all apes in his image. Hasten the day when you will return and bring peace to your children. Amen.
Apes
Amen.
Nado
Next you'll be telling us these beasts have a soul.
Ari
Of course they do.
Attar
The senator's daughter flirts with ].
[[blasphemy]
Thade
Is there a soul in there? Do you have a towel?
Ari
I've lost my appetite.
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Conflict over a captured senator's daughter
Thade
When you find them, kill them all. Except for the troublemaker. I want to talk to him before he dies.
Attar
Sir, the senator's daughter is with them.
Thade
They took her?
Attar
She's helping them. I saw her myself.
Thade
She had no choice. They threatened her life. I'll report to the ]. They'll beat their chests and ask for my help.
[[Senate]
Attar
They are weak without you, sir.
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