Scatman Crothers Quotes

Lewis Hey! What do they call you?

Teddy the Wonderboy Teddy the Wonderboy.

Lewis I wonder why the hell you don't stay outta my kitchen!

Danny Mr. Hallorann, are you scared of this place?

Hallorann No. I ain't scared of nothing here. It's just that, you know, some places are like people. Some shine and some don't. I guess you could say the Overlook Hotel here has something almost like shining.

Danny Is there something bad here?

Hallorann Well, you know, Doc, when something happens, it can leave a trace of itself behind, say like if someone burns toast. Well, maybe things that happen leave other kinds of traces behind. Not things that anyone else can notice, but things that people who shine can see, just like they can see things that haven't happened yet. Well, sometimes they can see things that happened a long time ago. I think a lot of things happened right here in this hotel over the years, and not all of em was good.

Danny What about Room 237?

Hallorann Room 237?

Danny You're scared of Room 237, ain't ya?

Hallorann No I ain't.

Danny Mr. Hallorann, what is in Room 237?

Hallorann Nothing. There ain't nothing in Room 237, but you haven't got no business going in there anyway, so stay out! You understand? Stay out!

Mrs. Dempsey Mrs. Cox would never allow us. It's against the rules.

Mr. Bloom Rules? Did rules ever stop a child from playing?

Mr. Bloom I found out - a long, long time ago - that I wanted to be my own true age...while keeping a young mind.

Mr. Bloom The day we stop playing is the day we start getting old.

George Caldwell Is there any way to get to the engine from here?

Ralston There's no way to get to the engine at all. How come we're going so fast?

George Caldwell There's nobody driving the train.

Ralston Oh, that's impossible. The train would stop.

George Caldwell Does it look like it is stopping to you?

Ralston Sure in the hell don't. I'm gonna pull the emergency brake.

Grover Muldoon The emergency brakes have been cut.

Ralston Damn hippies!

Mr. Bloom (Seeing Conroy play "Kick the Can" solo, Bloom breaks the Fourth Wall) ...He'll get it.