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Richard Edson Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Richard Edson

14 quotes
Stranger Than Paradise
Identity and Perception in Cultural Contexts
Eddie You know, last year before I met your cousin, I never know you were from Hungary or Budapest or any of those places.
Willie So what?
Eddie I thought you were an American.
Willie Hey, I'm as American as you are.
Eddie Does Cleveland look a little like, uh, Budapest?
Willie Eddie, shut up.
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Stranger Than Paradise
Beauty of Lake Erie in Winter
Eva Well, this is it. Lake Erie.
Eddie Man, look at all this snow! Man, it's - it's beautiful.
Eva It's not always frozen.
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Stranger Than Paradise
Conversation About Florida's Beauty
Willie You ever been to Florida?
Eddie Florida? Yeah, it's beautiful down there.
Willie Uh-huh.
Eddie You know, white beaches, and girls with bikinis...
Willie Yeah.
Eddie Cape Canaveral, Miami Beach...
Willie Cape Canaveral! Miami Beach! That's right.
Eddie They got pelicans down there, and flamingos... all those weird birds.
Willie You been there?
Eddie Nah, I never been there.
Willie You're a jerk, Eddie. You know that?... Nah, come on. What do you say we go down to Florida?
Eddie Yeah?
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Stranger Than Paradise
The Familiarity of New Places
Eddie You know, it's funny... you come to someplace new, an'... and everything looks just the same.
Willie No kiddin', Eddie.
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Eight Men Out
A Conversation Among Former Athletes
Billy Maharg See, Bill, what did I tell ya? It's the little champ!
Abe Attell They don't take nickel bets here, fellas.
Bill Burns Abe Attell, right?
Abe Attell Yeah. And you...you were a ballplayer.
Bill Burns Bill Burns.
Abe Attell Sleepy" Bill Burns! Strictly bench material.
Bill Burns I won a few games.
Abe Attell Well, you lost a few more. And you, my friend, didn't get that nose bobbing for apples.
[To Maharg]
Billy Maharg I'm a fighter, sort of.
Abe Attell Sort of. Let's see...Philly?
Billy Maharg Yeah.
Abe Attell Billy Maharg!
Billy Maharg Yeah! You've seen me fight?
Abe Attell Yeah, I've seen ya - you're a bum!
Billy Maharg Hey!
Abe Attell Yeah. So, what do you two birds want?
Billy Maharg Word is that you work for Arnold Rothstein.
Bill Burns We've got a proposition to make. Could mean big bucks.
Abe Attell Well, I'm Mr. Rothstein's ears, so let's hear it.
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Eight Men Out
Discussion on Player Contracts and Business
Billy Maharg (Eddie) Collins?
Bill Burns Nah. Collins boy is the only one on the club getting paid what he's worth. Had it in his contract when he got traded.
Billy Maharg What about Chick Gandil?
Bill Burns He might do business. Chickie's a sport.
[Gandil hits a foul ball]
Billy Maharg Buck Weaver?
Bill Burns Bucky's one of the boys, but the thing about Bucky is he don't like to lose. Can't stand to lose. Put him on the "maybe" list.
[Weaver grounds out, and then kicks the ground in disgust]
Billy Maharg What about (Ray) Schalk?
Bill Burns Not a prayer.
Bill Burns Eddie's getting old for the game. I know the feeling. You walk out there to the mound, with your arm hanging.
Billy Maharg You couldn't pitch when you were young, Burnsie.
[Burns gives him a look]
Bill Burns Eddie's the key. If we don't get Eddie, we forget about it.
Billy Maharg Guy could knock his brains out doing that!
Bill Burns What brains? Shoeless Joe's ignorant; Hap Felsch is just dumb.
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Super Mario Bros.
Missing Meteorite Piece Discussion
Koopa Now, where's the rock?
Iggy and Spike Rock, sir?
Koopa The meteorite piece that she wears around her neck, and I told you not to forget it!
Spike That rock!
Iggy I told you not to forget it!
Koopa And I told you to remind him! Without that piece, the meteorite lays dormant. I'll not be able to merge the dimensions! Where is it?!
Iggy and Spike The plumbers took it.
[nervously]
Koopa Plumbers? Plumber alert!
[whispers; to Lena]
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Stranger Than Paradise
Discussion of Available Funds
Willie How much money we got?
Eddie I don't know. We got a lot.
Willie How much is a lot, Eddie?
Eddie We got a lot. We got almost six hundred dollars!
Willie You're alright, Eddie. You know.
Eddie We're a coupla rich men now.
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Do the Right Thing
Cultural Identity and Ownership in Conflict
Buggin Out Hey, hey, Sal, how come you ain't got no brothers up on the wall here?
Sal You want brothers up on the wall, get your own place. You can do what you want to do. You can put your brothers and uncles and nieces and nephews, step-fathers, step-mothers, whoever you want. See? But, this is *my* pizzeria. American Italians up on the wall.
Vito Take it easy, Pop.
Pino Don't start.
Buggin Out Yeah, that might be fine, Sal, but, you own this, rarely do I see any American Italians eatin in here. All I see is Black folks. So since we spend much money here, we do have some say.
Sal You lookin for trouble? You a troublemaker, is that what you are? You makin trouble?
Buggin Out Yeah! I'm a troublemaker. I'm makin trouble.
Sal You're a ball breaker. Always comin in here lookin for trouble, aren't you. Suppose I busted your head. How would you - Now, Mookie. Mookie, you wanna get your friend outta here.
Buggin Out Oh, you wanna kick me out now? You're gonna kick me out, huh?
Sal Nah, I'm not kickin you out. You're kickin yourself out.
Buggin Out What? Look, we want some brothers up on the wall. Yo, ], ], you know, ]. Tomorrow!
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Stranger Than Paradise
Discussion About Cleveland's Charm
Eva I'm going to Cleveland in about a week.
Eddie Cleveland, beautiful city. It's got a big, beautiful lake. You will love it there.
Eva Have you been there?
Eddie No, no.
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Do the Right Thing
Demand for Representation in Public Spaces
Sal What'd I tell you about that noise?
Buggin Out What'd I tell you about them pictures?
Sal What the fuck, are you deaf?
Buggin Out No! Are you? FUCK YOU! We want some black people on that motherfucking Wall of Fame now!
Mookie We're trying to go fucking home! We've been here all fucking day, Buggin Out!
Sal Turn that jungle music off! We ain't in Africa!
Buggin Out Why it got to be about jungle music? Why it got to be about Africa? It's about them fucking pictures!
Sal It's about turning that shit off and getting the fuck out of my place!
Pino RADIO RAHEEM!
Radio Raheem Fuck you!
Sal AND FUCK YOU TOO!
Ahmad Get in there, Pino!
Radio Raheem This is music. My music!
Sal FUCK YOUR MUSIC!
Radio Raheem Well, turn it off, then.
Vito Hey, man, get the fuck out of here! We're fucking closed!
Buggin Out Fuck you! We're closing you guinea bastards for good! For good, motherfucker! Until you get some black people on that motherfucking Wall of Fame!
Sal You're gonna fucking close me?
Buggin Out You're goddamn right!
Sal YOU BLACK COCKSUCKER!! I'LL FUCKING TEAR YOUR FUCKING NIGGER ASS!
Punchy Oh, we're niggers now?! We niggers now!
[Over all the shouting]
Buggin Out YOU FUCKING WHITE TRASH! I'LL FUCK YOU UP!
Mookie Sal, put the fucking bat down!
Buggin Out COME ON, MAN, YOU FUCKING GUINEA TRASH!
Sal YOU BLACK COCKSUCKER!! YOU NIGGER MOTHERFUCKER!
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Super Mario Bros.
Tension Builds Over Daisy's Location
Mario If you two don't start talkin', we gonna leave you to these guys for lunch.
Luigi Now, where's Daisy?
Spike No, no, no, no. Where's the rock, scallywag?
Luigi Where's Daisy, butt breath?!
Iggy Where's the rock, over-weaning rogue?!
Luigi Not til you give us Daisy, biscuit head!
Spike Where is the rock?!
Mario SHUT UP!!
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Stranger Than Paradise
Eddie's Uncertainty About Budapest Plans
Eddie Aw, Willie. I had a bad feeling. Damn. What the hell are you gonna do in Budapest?
[watches plane take off]
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Stranger Than Paradise
A Tense Exchange About Money Management
Willie How much money we got left?
Eddie We got a lot.
Willie Count it.
Eddie Hey, Willie, why are you always telling me what to do?
Willie Seems like if I don't tell you what to do, you don't do anything at all.
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