A character in Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Palm Apodaca quotes from Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Helena Kallianiotes
Played by Helena Kallianiotes Five Easy Pieces (1970) · 30 quotes

3rd most-quoted character in Five Easy Pieces (1970): in 6 of its 30 quotes
Most scenes with: Robert 'Bobby' Dupea (2), Rayette Dipesto (2)

Palm Apodaca's lines

1 quote
Palm Apodaca

I had to leave this place because I got depressed seeing all the crap. And the thing is, they're making more crap, you know. They got so many stores and stuff and junk full of crap. I can't believe it...Who? Man, that's who. Pretty soon, there won't be any room for man. They're selling more crap that people go and buy than you can imagine. Crap. I believe everybody should have a big hole where they throw the stuff in and burn it...A disposal? What's that, but more crap? I've never seen such crap...People's homes, just filth. I've been in people's homes...I'm seeing more filth, a lot of filth. What they need to do every day, no, once in a while, is do a cockroach thing, you know, where they, uh, spray the homes, Can you imagine if their doors were painted a pretty color and they had a pot outside...and they picked up. I mean, then it wouldn't be filthy, with uh, Coke bottles and whisky and uh... [Pointing at billboards and roadside signs] those signs everywhere. Well, they should be erased! All those signs selling you crap and more crap and more crap. And I - I don't know. I don't know. I don't even want to talk about it...It's just filthy. People are filthy. I think that's the biggest thing that's wrong with people. I think they wouldn't be as violent if they were clean, because then they wouldn't have anybody to pick on. Dirt. Not dirt. See, dirt isn't bad. It's filth. Filth is bad. That's what starts maggots and riots.

Scenes with Palm Apodaca

5 scenes
Palm Apodaca

People. Animals are not like that. They're always cleaning themselves. Did you ever see, umm... pigeons? Well, he's always picking on himself and his friends. They're always picking bugs out of their hair all the time. Monkeys too. Except they do something out in the open that I don't go for.

Palm Apodaca

Hey, follow that truck. They know the best places to stop.

That's an old maid's tale.

Palm Apodaca

Bullshit! Truck drivers are the only ones that know the best places to stop on the road.

Salesmen and cops are the ones. If you'd ever waitressed, honey, you'd know that.

Palm Apodaca

Don't call me honey, mac.

Don't call me mac, honey.

Palm Apodaca

Fantastic that you could figure that all out and lie that down on her so you could come up with a way to get your toast. Fantastic!

Yeah, well, I didn't get it, did I?

Palm Apodaca

No, but it was very clever. I would have just punched her out.

Palm Apodaca

You know, I read where they, uh, invented this car that runs on, ummm... that runs on, ummm... when you boil water?

Terry

Steam.

Palm Apodaca

Right, steam. A car that you could ride around in and not cause a stink. But do you know they will not even let us have it? Can you believe it? Why? Man! He likes to create a stink! I mean, I've seen filth that you wouldn't believe. Ugh! What a stink! I don't even want to talk about it.

Palm

Hey, follow that truck. They know the best places to stop.

That's an old maid's tale.

Palm

Bullshit! Truck drivers are the only ones that know the best places to stop on the road.

Salesmen and cops are the ones. If you'd ever waitressed, honey, you'd know that.

Palm

Don't call me honey, mac.

Don't call me mac, honey.

Palm

I wouldn't be a waitress. They're nasty and full of crap.

You just hold onto your tongue.

Palm

Hold on to this. [gestures with her middle finger]

If you think you can talk to me like that --

Shut up, all of ya!

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