Memorable Quotes from Regina King
13 quotesCelebrating New Beginnings and Clarity of Mind
Sharon Rivers
This is a sacrament. And no, I ain't lost my mind. We are drinking to new life.
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Miscommunication in a Tense Exchange
Doughboy
Ho's gotta eat too.
Shalika
Who you callin a ho', I ain't no ho'.
Doughboy
Oops, I'm sorry, bitch.
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Trust in Love's Journey
Sharon Rivers
I don't want to sound foolish, but remember love is what brought you here. And if you've trusted love this far, don't panic now. Trust it all the way.
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First Day at School Reflections
Kim
So, Pooch, how was your first day at school?
Ben
Okay.
Kim
Just Okay?
Ben
I don't know anybody there.
Kim
Oh, well, give it some time. You'll make some friends. How was your day, baby?
[to Charlie]
Charlie
I lost my J-O-B.
Kim
You lost your J-O-B?
Charlie
I got F-I-R-E-D. Me and 300 other people.
Kim
They cannot do that. What about Jim Fields? Can't he do something?
Charlie
Jim Fields is the one that pulled the trigger. Now, he's not gonna be inclined to do anything cause when I found out it was him, I told him he could take a flying F...
Kim Hinton
Charlie!
Charlie
H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P. Don't worry about this. I'm a guy in demand, and I'll have a new job in a week. A week.
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Heart and Head Debate
Sheila Hunt
She's got a weak heart.
Sharon Rivers
She's got a weak head.
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The Complexity of Surveillance and Oversight
Congressman Sam Albert
We knew that we had to monitor our enemies. We've also come to realize that we need to monitor the people who are monitoring them...
[on TV]
Carla Dean
Well who's gonna monitor the monitors of the monitors?
Robert Clayton Dean
I wouldn't mind doing a little... "monitoring" myself.
Carla
Yes, and you've got lots and lots of... "monitoring" to do.
Eric Dean
Are you guys talking about sex?
Robert
Boy!
[surprised with Carla]
Eric
Oh no, it's time for dinner.
Robert
Get in there and eat your dinner, no more hanging with Dylan.
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A Night of Disagreement and Concern
Ray Charles
Margie is drunk, Jeff. You should go home and sleep it off.
Jeff Brown
Margie, come on now, let me take you home.
Margie Hendricks
No, I'll leave when I'm good and goddamn ready to!
Ray Charles
She's good and goddamn ready right now.
Margie Hendricks
Why don't you make me leave this, sucker! Teach you to treat me like some piece of meat!
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Struggles of Creativity and Survival in Music
Margie Hendricks
Listen to that crap. I thought you said ABC wasn't gonna force that nothing on him.
Jeff Brown
They didn't. It was Ray's idea. Something new.
Margie Hendricks
Well, what are we then, Jeff? Something old?
Fathead Newman
Yeah, what about us? We got to eat too.
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Touring with Ray Charles: A Business Discussion
Ray Charles
I have a question for all of you: How would like to go on the road with me?
Margie Hendricks
Um, how much are you gonna pay us?
Ray Charles
Ahmet takes care of all of that.
Margie Hendricks
You mean he don't listen to you?
Ray Charles
You better know he does. Don't worry about it. Brother Ray will take care of all of you.
Margie Hendricks
Well my mama taught me to take care of myself, honey.
Ray Charles
Well is your mother here?
Margie Hendricks
No she's not, but I speak for us.
Ray Charles
Okay Speak For Us, how about $20 a week?
Margie Hendricks
We'll take $40. Each.
Ray Charles
$40 each?
Margie Hendricks
You heard me.
Ray Charles
Naw! How about $25?
Margie Hendricks
We'll take $30.
Ray Charles
I better say yes before you talk me out of my drawers.
Ray Charles
Is it a deal?
Margie Hendricks
Oh! Yeah!
Ray Charles
From now on you guys are gonna be called the Raylettes.
Margie Hendricks
Does that mean we have to "let Ray"?
Ray Charles
Oh, what am I gonna do with you?
Margie Hendricks
I'm sure you'll think of something.
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Unexpected News Amidst Tension and Conflict
Ray Charles
You know what they're saying about me? Said I lost something. Said I've gone middle-of-the-road. They might as well say the same thing about you. You were the soul of this band, now every time you're around, you're just drunk. The drunk soul of a blind junkie. What a lovely couple. Why don't you just get outta here?
Margie Hendricks
I ain't drunk, Ray. I'm pregnant. Yeah, that's right. I'm having your baby.
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Gendered Language in Conversations About Women
Shalika
Why is it every time you talk about a female you gotta say bitch, ho, or hootchie?
Doughboy
Cause that's what you are.
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Confrontation and Banter Among Characters
Sam Fuller
You are about to feel some real pain if you don't back off.
Gracie
Hey, you know what? Don't talk to me about pain, sister. I invented pain. All right?
Fuller
No, you didn't just call me sister. Because I don't recall seeing a little, skinny-ass white girl at the table growing up.
Gracie
Hey! First of all, thank you for calling me skinny. Second of all, what is your problem? And third of all, you better apologize to me or--
Fuller
make me!
Gracie
I don't make trash. Come on!
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The Innocence of the Unborn Child
Sharon Rivers
That child that's coming, that's your grandchild. I don't understand you. It's your grandchild. What difference does it make how it gets here. The child ain't got nothin to do with that. Ain't none of us got nothing to do with that!
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