Driving Miss Daisy Quotes

Daisy Werthan Well, I need you now, I have to be at the beauty parlor in half an hour... no, I most certainly did not know you have to call a minimum of two hours ahead! I don't know why you call yourselves a taxicab company if you can't provide taxicabs!

Idella Why don't you call your son down at the mill? He'll send someone to carry you.

Daisy Werthan That won't be necessary... I'll just cancel the appointment and fix my own hair!

Idella Sometimes I think you ain't got the sense God gave a lemon!

Hoke Colburn (calling Boolie after convincing Daisy to be driven for the first time) Hello, Mr. Werthan? Yeah, it's me...guess where I'm at? I just finished drivin your mama to da store...yeah, she flap around some, but she alright, she in da store...oh, Lord, she just looked out the window and seen me on the phone...prob'ly gonna throw a fit right there at the checkout...yeah, you sho right about that...only took me six days, same time it took the Lord to make the world!...alright, bye now!

Daisy Werthan Did you have the air-conditioning checked? I told you to have the air-conditioning checked.

Hoke Colburn I had the air-conditioning checked. I don't know what for. You never allow me to turn it on.

Daisy Werthan Hush up!

Boolie Werthan Hoke, I thought about you the other day on the road. I saw an Avondale Milk truck.

Hoke Colburn Is that right?

Boolie Werthan Monster of a thing, looked to have about sixteen wheels.

Hoke Colburn You don't say!

Boolie Werthan I was wondering how you'd like drivin that thing around!

Daisy Werthan Hoke came to see me, not you!

Hoke Colburn Look like one o her good days!

Daisy Werthan Boolie, go charm the nurses!

Boolie Werthan She wants you all to herself. You're a doodle, Mama.

Boolie Werthan How're you, Idella.

Idella Livin'.

Boolie Werthan Where's that vacuum cleaner I brought over here?

Idella In the closet.

Boolie Werthan She won't touch it.

Idella I would if it didn't give me a shock every time I come near it!

Boolie Werthan It works for me!

Idella Fine... you clean and I'll go down and run your office!

Daisy Werthan You should have let me keep my old LaSalle. It never would've behaved this way and you know it.

Boolie Werthan Mama, cars don't behave. They are behaved upon. Fact is, you demolished that Chrysler all by yourself.

Daisy Werthan Say what you want, I know the truth.

Boolie Werthan The truth is, you just cost the insurance company $2,700. You're a terrible risk. Nobody's gonna issue you a policy after this.

Daisy Werthan You're just saying that to be hateful!

Boolie Werthan OK. I am. I'm makin it all up. Look out there in the driveway! Every insurance company in America is out there, waving their fountain pen, trying to get you to sign up!

Daisy Werthan What are you doing?

Hoke Colburn I'm tryin to drive you to the store!

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Boolie Werthan What I need is for somebody to drive my mother around.

Hoke Colburn Well, if you don mind my askin', sir—how come she's not hirin for herself?

Boolie Werthan See, it's kind of a delicate situation.

Hoke Colburn Oh, yessir, yessir...done gone around the bend a little bit. Well, now, that'll happen as they get old...

Boolie Werthan Oh, no, she's all there. Too-much-there is the problem!

Hoke Colburn Now what do you suppose he's doin here this early in the morning?

Idella Dunno... can't be good, I promise you that!

Boolie Werthan Goodbye! Good luck! Good God.

Daisy Werthan You know your letters, don't you?

Hoke Colburn Oh yeah, yeah, I know my ABCs pretty good, just can't read.

Daisy Werthan Stop saying that, you're making me mad! If you know your letters, you can read. You just don't know you can read.

Hoke Colburn Ma'am?

Daisy Werthan I taught some of the stupidest children God ever put on the face of this earth, and all of them could read well enough to find a name on a tombstone.

Hoke Colburn Hey, there, Oscar, Junior...how you boys doin this morning?

Oscar How the old lady treatin you, Hoke?

Hoke Colburn Lord, I tell you one thing...she sho know how to throw a fit!

Daisy Werthan What's so funny?

Hoke Colburn Nothin', Miss Daisy. We jus carryin on.

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Idella I'm goin Miss Daisy.

Daisy Werthan Alright, Idella, see you tomorrow.

Hoke Colburn I'm goin too, Miss Daisy.

Daisy Werthan Good.

Boolie Werthan Don't worry, Katie Bell, it's not quite the end of the world.

Hoke Colburn Morning, Miss Daisy. I think it's gettin ready to clear up out there! Oh, scuse me, Mr. Werthan!

Boolie Werthan Hoke, I think we're gonna have to have a little talk.

Hoke Colburn All right, sir. Just let me get outta my coat. Oh, Miss Daisy, yesterday, while you were out visitin', I went and ate a can of your salmon. Now, I know you said eat the left-over pork chops, but they was kinda stiff! So, I stopped at the Piggly Wiggly and got you another can. You want me just to go on and put it in the cupboard?

Daisy Werthan Yes, that'll be fine... thank you, Hoke. Well, I guess I'd better get dressed now!

Boolie Werthan I suppose you don't get out to see her very much.

Hoke Colburn No, sir, I don't... it's hard not drivin Miss Werthan anymore. Every now and then I takes a taxi cab, but don't too many taxis go out yonder.

Booile Werthan I'm sure she appreciates it.

Hoke Colburn Yes, sir. Some days, she better than others... but then, who ain't?