Ray Charles George, I miss you. I miss you, George.
Played by Jamie Foxx 
Ray (2004) · 26 quotes
Ray (2004) · 26 quotes
Most-quoted character in Ray (2004): in 19 of its 26 quotes
Most scenes with: Della Bea Robinson (8), Jeff Brown (4), Margie Hendricks (3)
I love the stories. You know about fallin' in love and have love knock you around, and then the pressures of the world on you so tough, it makes you feel small. You just want to give your soul to God. You might as well, your ass belongs to Him.
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Quincy Jones Say, daddy-o, what axe you play?
Ray Charles Uh, piano. Just blew in from Tampa, Florida. Me and my partner, Gossie McGee, came here, you know, want to fatten up our style. Cop some licks from some more experienced cats, you dig?
Quincy Jones You know what? Why don't you let me take you inside? You know, show you around.
Ray Charles All right. Perfect gentleman.
Quincy Jones Yeah, this is just like my place. So, what's your name?
Ray Charles Ray Robinson.
Quincy Jones I'm Quincy Jones.
Ray Charles Could you do me a favor and close that bag?
Quincy Jones What's wrong with you? You got two hands. You can close it yourself.
Ray Charles I got two feet too. Could you close that bag?
Quincy Jones [chuckling]
I got it.
Gossie McGee [about Jack Lauderdale]
You need watching out for and he ain't got time to look after you the way I been looking after you.
Ray Charles Is that what you been doing, Gossie, watching out for me? Is that why you get paid double what I do?
Gossie McGee Who told you that?
Ray Charles Well it's true, ain't it? You and Marlene been gaming me since I got here.
Marlene Andres
Ray, baby, listen...
Ray Charles I ain't got to listen to you!
Gossie McGee Listen Ray, I been meaning to talk to you about that.
Ray Charles Then why aren't you talking?
Gossie McGee Look Ray, let's do nothing stupid.
Ray Charles I might be blind but I ain't stupid!
Ray Charles I hear like you see. Like that hummingbird outside the window, for instance.
Ray Charles You have to listen.
Ray Charles Yeah. Yes, you can... Uh-oh. Did you hear that?
What?
Ray Charles Her heart just skipped a beat.
Ray Charles Miss Antoine, it's been two weeks.
It's been three.
Ray Charles [They kiss and she pushes him inside]
Well, where's the preacher at and the wife?
They're in Dallas till Monday.
Ray Charles Well, hallelujah!
Ray Charles [After Ray and Della Bea finish making love]
I want you to promise me something. Promise me you're gonna always tell me the truth just like you did before. Don't feel sorry for me just because I'm blind.
How can I pity someone I admire?
Ray Charles I have a question for all of you: How would like to go on the road with me?
Um, how much are you gonna pay us?
Ray Charles Ahmet takes care of all of that.
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.
Well my mama taught me to take care of myself, honey.
Ray Charles Well is your mother here?
No she's not, but I speak for us.
Ray Charles Okay Speak For Us, how about $20 a week?
We'll take $40. Each.
Ray Charles $40 each?
You heard me.
Ray Charles Naw! How about $25?
We'll take $30.
Ray Charles I better say yes before you talk me out of my drawers.
Ray Charles [The Cookies cheer and laugh]
Is it a deal?
Oh! Yeah!
Ray Charles From now on you guys are gonna be called the Raylettes.
Does that mean we have to "let Ray"?
Ray Charles Oh, what am I gonna do with you?
I'm sure you'll think of something.
[just discovered Ray's drug problem]
That stuff kills people, Ray. Now you've gotta stop it.
Ray Charles I don't have to do a GODDAMN thing!
Ray Charles Margie is drunk, Jeff. You should go home and sleep it off.
Margie, come on now, let me take you home.
No, I'll leave when I'm good and goddamn ready to!
Ray Charles She's good and goddamn ready right now.
Why don't you make me leave this, sucker! Teach you to treat me like some piece of meat!
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?
I ain't drunk, Ray. I'm pregnant. Yeah, that's right. I'm having your baby.
Ray Charles There's some things you're not understandin'...
Well, make me understand, Ray!
Ray Charles Baby, when I walk out that door, I walk out alone in the dark! I'm trying to do something that ain't nobody ever done in music and business. But I can't do it if I'm alone everwhere I go. I don't want to be alone here, Bea. Not in my own home. Look, Bea, if you don't understand me, then who will?
I don't know, Ray.
Fathead Newman Ray, this fool, Joe Adams, is trying to fine for me for being late.
Ray Charles What time did you get here?
Fathead Newman What? Just now. The band's still setting up. Jeff never...
I'm not Jeff.
Fathead Newman That's a fact, Jack.
Ray, you said the band was my thing.
Ray Charles That's right, I did.
Fathead, you go on back to rehearsal.
Fathead Newman Ray! You know how it is, you've been there.
Fathead, go on now. I'll take care of this. Ray, you want to tell me what the hell is going on.
I'm not doing anything I haven't been asked to do. Ray's running a business. He shouldn't have to waste time hearing why people were late.
Jeff Adams
I'm not talking to you, Joe. I'm talking to Ray.
Ray Charles [accuses Jeff of stealing]
Promoters swear that you did side deals so that you could strip my overages. How could you do that? We've been through so much. We were like brothers.
You know, Ray... if we were like brothers, why are you paying Joe more than you're paying me?
Ray Charles Damn all that. You broke my heart, man.
You know what, Ray? You broke mine a long goddamn time ago.
Ray Charles Well, there it is.
[walks away]
You know something, Ray? You're gonna get yours one day. And I pray to God he has mercy on you soul, you son of a bitch!
Ray Charles How the hell do you think it is?
The only thing that can help you is God, Ray!
Ray Charles Don't you talk about God! You have any idea how it feels to go blind and still be afraid of the dark? And every day, you stand and pray just for a little light, and you don't get nothing. Cause God don't listen to people like me.
Stop talking like that, Ray.
Ray Charles As far as I'm concerned, me and God is even, and I do what I damn well please. And goddamnit, if I wanna shoot, I'm gonna shoot up.
Ray Charles No, don't say that, Bea. You know I love more then anythin'.
There is something that you love more then me and them boys, more then all the women you ever slept with on the road, more then all the dope you ever took.
Ray Charles What are you talkin' about?
[shouts]
It's your music! And if you keep usin' that needle, they're gonna take away your music and put you in jail. [starts to cry] Is that poison worth losin' everything?
Ray Charles She's here. She ain't never left.
Ray, I know that jealous bastard planted that lie in your head, but I've never stolen from you, Ray, and I never will. I got myself a small business loan. And, yeah, Milt Shaw was giving me a little extra, but I'm not a thief, Ray.
Ray Charles [accuses Jeff of stealing]
Then, what about that, Jeff, huh? Promoters swearing that you did side deals with them so that you could strip my overages. How could you do that? We've been through so much. We were like brothers.
You know what, Ray... if we were like brothers, why are you paying Joe more than you're paying me?
Ray Charles Damn all that. You broke my heart, man.
Well, you know what, Ray? You broke mine a long goddamn time ago.
Ray Charles Well, there it is.
[walks away]
You know something, Ray? You're gonna get yours one day. And I pray to God he has mercy on your soul, you son of a bitch!
Ray Charles How the hell do you think it is?
