How're you, Idella.
Livin'.
Where's that vacuum cleaner I brought over here?
In the closet.
I would if it didn't give me a shock every time I come near it!
It works for me!
Fine... you clean and I'll go down and run your office!
Hoke Colburn
Morgan Freeman · 12 quotes
Daisy Werthan
Jessica Tandy · 10 quotes
Boolie Werthan
Dan Aykroyd · 8 quotes
Idella
Esther Rolle · 5 quotes
Most scenes together: Hoke Colburn & Daisy Werthan (8), Hoke Colburn & Boolie Werthan (4), Boolie Werthan & Daisy Werthan (3)
Driving Miss Daisy quotes
Page 1 of 2What I need is for somebody to drive my mother around.
Well, if you don' mind my askin', sir. How come she's not hirin' for herself?
See, it's kind of a delicate situation.
Oh, yessir, yessir... done gone around the bend a little bit. Well, now, that'll happen as they get old...
Oh, no, she's all there. Too-much-there is the problem!
[Hoke laughs]
[on the phone, trying to get a ride to her hair appointment]
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 three hours ahead! I don't know why you call yourselves a taxicab company if you can't provide taxicabs!
[in the other room, polishing a table]
Why don't you call your son down at the mill? He'll send someone for you.
That won't be necessary... I'll just cancel the appointment and fix my own hair!
Sometimes I think you ain't got the sense God gave a lemon!
Did you have the air-conditioning checked? I told you to have the air-conditioning checked.
I had the air-conditioning checked. I don't know what for. You never allow me to turn it on
Hush up!
Hoke?
Yes'm?
You're my best friend.
No, go on Miss Daisy.
No, really, you are... [takes Hoke's hand] You are.
Yes'm.
You know your letters, don't you?
Oh yeah, yeah I know my ABCs pretty good, just can't read.
Stop saying that, you're making me mad! If you know you're letters, you can read. You just don't know you can read.
Ma'am?
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.
You should have let me keep my old LaSalle. It never would've behaved this way and you know it.
Mama, cars don't behave. They are behaved upon. Fact is, you demolished that Chrysler all by yourself.
Say what you want, I know the truth.
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.
You're just saying that to be hateful!
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!
Hey, there, Oscar, Junior... how you boys doin' this morning?
Oscar
How the old lady treatin' you, Hoke?
Lord, I tell you one thing... she sho' know how to throw a fit!
Nothin', Miss Daisy. We jus' carryin' on.
[to Hoke on his first day on the job]
I wouldn't be in your shoes if the Sweet Lord Jesus come down and asked me himself.
Alabama trooper #1 [watching Daisy and Hoke leave after checking them out]
An old **** and an old Jew woman takin' off down the road together... that is one sorry sight!
I'm goin' Miss Daisy.
I'm goin' too, Miss Daisy.
Good.
[Hoke and Boolie are at the nursing home visiting Daisy. Daisy appears unwilling to speak much]
Hoke, I thought about you the other day on the road. I saw an Avondale Milk truck.
Is that right?
Monster of a thing, looked to have about eighteen wheels.
You don't say!
I was wondering how you'd like drivin' that thing around!
Look like one o' her good days!
Boolie, go charm the nurses!
[Hoke and Boolie are walking thru Daisy now vacant discussing how Hoke and Daisy have been since Daisy had to be put in the nursing home]
I suppose you don't get out to see her very much.
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 taxi go out yonder.
Booile Werthan
I'm sure she appreciates it.
Yes, sir. [pauses] Some days, she better than others... but then, who ain't?
[Hoke and Boolie both laugh]
[Hoke and Idella are walking to Daisy house and notice Boolie's car in the driveway]
Now what do you suppose he's doin' here this early in the morning?
Dunno... can't be good, I promise you that!
[Hoke is trailing Daisy in the car as she walks to the supermarket]
What are you doing?
I'm tryin' to drive you to the store!
[Hoke walks in, Boolie and Daisy are there to confront him about a missing can of salmon]
Morning, Miss Daisy. I think it's gettin' ready to clear up out there! Oh, 'scuse me, Mr. Werthan!
Hoke, I think we're gonna have to have a little talk.
All right, sir. Just let me get outta my coat. [pauses, then turns to Daisy] 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?
[embarrased]
Yes, that'll be fine... thank you, Hoke. Well, I guess I'd better get dressed now!