Boolie Werthan [Calling after Hoke as he drives away with Miss Daisy]
Goodbye! Good luck! [To himself] Good God.
3rd most-quoted character in Driving Miss Daisy (1989): in 8 of its 18 quotes
Most scenes with: Hoke Colburn (4), Daisy Werthan (3)
Don't worry, Katie Bell, it's not quite the end of the world.
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[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!
Boolie 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!
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.
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.
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!
Boolie Werthan How're you, Idella.
Livin'.
Boolie Werthan Where's that vacuum cleaner I brought over here?
In the closet.
Boolie Werthan [turning to Hoke]
She won't touch it.
I would if it didn't give me a shock every time I come near it!
Boolie Werthan It works for me!
Fine... you clean and I'll go down and run your office!
Boolie Werthan [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]
Boolie Werthan [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?
Boolie Werthan Monster of a thing, looked to have about eighteen wheels.
You don't say!
Boolie Werthan I was wondering how you'd like drivin' that thing around!
Look like one o' her good days!
Boolie, go charm the nurses!
Boolie Werthan [smiling]
She wants you all to herself. [to Daisy] You're a doodle, Mama.
Boolie Werthan What 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?
Boolie Werthan 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...
Boolie Werthan Oh, no, she's all there. Too-much-there is the problem!
[Hoke laughs]
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