Identity and Community in Relationships
Walter Brackett:
I'm a member of the community. And I'm gay.
Tom Halliwell: [pause]
But you're Howard's brother. As you know.
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Acknowledging a Limited Filmography
Emily:
I've seen all your movies.
Cameron:
Both of them?
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A Plea for Food and Nourishment
Cameron:
Eat something, I'm begging you! You look like a swizzle stick.
Sonja:
Food?
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Coming Out Reactions from Family and Friends
Peter:
One day I just clicked. I said: "Mom, dad, Sparky, I'm gay.
Howard:
So what happened?
Peter:
My mom cried, for exactly 10 seconds, my boss said: "Who cares?", and my dad said: "But you're so tall...!".
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Frustration Over Repeated Movie Viewings
Emily:
Does anybody here know how many times I had to watch Funny Lady?
Howard:
It was a sequel. She was under contract.
Emily:
Fuck Barbra Streisand, and you!
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A Mother's Opinion Disputed by Reality
Jennifer the Flower Girl:
My mom says it won't last.
Berniece:
Your mom's an alcoholic.
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Unexpected Confessions About Relationships
Howard: [at confession, about "a friend"]
He's just never had a physical relationship with her.
Father Tim:
Never? In three years?
Howard:
He respects her.
Father Tim:
He's gay!
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Repetitive Affirmation Exercise in Dialogue Scene
Voice on tape:
Now, repeat after me: "Yo!
Howard:
Yo!
Voice on tape:
Hot damn!
Howard:
Hot damn!
Voice on tape:
What a fabulous window treatment!
Howard:
What a fabu...
Voice on tape:
That was a trick!
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Trivia Exchange About Barbra Streisand
Peter:
What was Barbara Streisand's eighth album?
Howard:
Color Me Barbra.
Peter:
Stud!
Howard:
Everybody knows that!
Peter:
Everybody where? The little gay bar on the prairie?
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Unique Circumstances for Unusual Connections
Jack:
There's only two times when that kind of thing's okay: In prison where it's a substitute and guys in space.
Mike:
Guys in space?
Jack:
Well, not on purpose. They just float into each other.
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Unconditional Love and Acceptance in Family
Berniece:
Howard, we want you to know: you're our son, and we'll always love you, gay, straight, red, green, if you rob a bank, if you kill someone.
Frank Brackett:
If you get drunk, climb a clock tower, and take out the town.
Berniece:
As long as you get married.
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Debate Over Media Preferences and Appearance
Peter:
Look, everyone wants to talk to Diane Sawyer or Joan London, and my network's killing me. They want me blond!
Howard:
With your coloring?
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Concerns About Influence and Cults
Howard:
He may be under the influence of something. He may have joined a cult!
Frank Brackett:
That little zombie.
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Legal Threat and Advice in Conversation
Howard:
I may sue!
Frank Brackett:
Get Johnny Cochrane, not that woman!
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Celebrating a Teacher's Impact at Awards Night
Glenn Close: [at the Academy Awards]
This is Cameron's first nomination and he's in extremely good company. Tonight he joins fellow best actor nominee Paul Newman for "Coot", Clint Eastwood for "Codger", Michael Douglas for "Primary Urges" and Steven Seagal for "Snowball in Hell".
Cameron:
Maybe I should thank someone else. Someone who's really been there, someone who taught me a lot, about poetry and Shakespeare, and just, y'know, stayin awake, man. Someone who's just an overall great guy, a great teacher... to Howard Brackett from Greenleaf, Indiana! And he's gay. Y'know, I've been thinking alot about this night, and I've decided to dedicate this whole night to a great, gay teacher. Mr. Brackett, WE WON!
Frank Brackett: [about Cameron]
He used to mow our lawn. Never again.
Peter Malloy:
A teacher in trouble. A town under siege. A journey to the heartland. Stay tuned.
Berniece:
I need that wedding. I need some beauty and some music and some placecards before I die. It's like heroin.
Reporter:
Should gays be allowed to handle fresh produce?
Sonja:
I don't have time. I promised to do that photo shoot this afternoon. I have to shower and vomit!
Ava Blazer: [after one of the girls announces that she's gay]
You can't be gay! You're a tramp!
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Questioning Masculinity and Identity
Voice on "How To Be a Man" tape:
Well, how did you do... prissy boy?
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The Manly Man's Stance on Dancing
Voice on "How To Be a Man" tape:
Truly manly men do NOT dance.
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Masculinity and the Iconic Male Figure
Voice on "How To Be a Man" tape:
Think of John Wayne, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold doesn't dance, he can hardly walk.
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Advice Against Shaking Your Booty
Voice on "How To Be a Man" tape:
For God's sake, don't shake that booty!
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A Playful Question on Masculinity
Voice on "How To Be a Man" tape:
Excuse me, are we a little teapot?
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Questioning Reality and Sexuality in Society
Emily Montgomery: [Yelling outside the bar after Howard won't marry her because he is gay and after Peter Malloy turns down her advances because he is also gay]
Is everybody gay? Is this The Twilight Zone?
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Urgent Request for a Heterosexual Male
Emily Montgomery:
I need a heterosexual male, CODE RED!
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Unexpected Revelation at a Wedding
Howard Brackett:
I just came out! At my wedding!
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Introducing a New Friend at the Intersection
Howard Brackett:
This is my Peter - uh, my friend Peter. We just met at the, uh, intersexual... homosection... INTERSECTION!
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Reflections on Romantic Poetry and Shakespeare
Howard Brackett:
Class: so, uh, where were we? Romantic poetry. Shakespeare. Talented. English. Dead.
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