If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 quotes

Ernestine Rivers

'Unbow your head, sister.

Adrienne Hunt

And who do you funky **** think you are?

Adrienne Hunt

Mr. Rivers, what exactly is the purpose of this meeting? You didn't call us all the way over here just to watch my father insult my mother?

Tish Rivers

Why not? It's Saturday night. Can't tell what folks won't do if they get bored enough. Maybe we just invited you over to liven things up.

Adrienne Hunt

I can believe you're that malicious, but I cannot believe you're that stupid.

Adrienne Hunt

Who is going to raise this baby?

Tish Rivers

I am, you dried-up yellow ****!

Maybe I'd feel different if I had done something and got caught, but I ain't do nothing. They was playin' with me because they knew they could. And look, I'm lucky that I only got two years because... when you in there they can do with you whatever they want. You hear me? What... ever... they want.

Fonny Hunt

It don't seem to me like there's a reason to treat two Negroes so nicely. I mean, clearly we ain't got a pot nor much of a drink to make piss with. Pardon my French.

Look, man, with me it's pretty simple. I dig people who love each other. Black, white. Green, purple. It doesn't even matter to me. Just spread the love, you know?

Fonny

Do you like me? I mean, when I make love to you? Did you like it?

Tish Rivers

You just want to hear me say it.

Fonny

So?

Tish Rivers

So what?

Fonny

So why don't you go ahead and say it?

Fonny

I'm really gonna have to figure out a way of getting some bread together and getting the **** out of this country.

Oh yeah! How you gonna do that?

Fonny

I don't know yet. Tish can't swim.
[Both laugh]

I think you'll find it's still pumpin', but I wouldn't call it no heart.

I know some hustles, and you know some hustles. And these are our children. We gotta set them free. So let's drink on up, man, and let's go on in. We got a whole lot of shit to deal with in a hurry.

I'm just my mother's son. Sometimes that's all that makes the difference between us and them.

Mrs. Hunt

I guess you call your lustful action love. I don't. I always knew you'd be the destruction of my son. The Bible says, "Put to death therefore all that is earthly in you. Sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, covetousness." That child was born of sin, and the Holy Ghost is gon' cause it to shrivel in your womb.

Mrs. Hunt

I hope you're proud how you raised your daughters. My girls ain't gon' be bringing no bastards home to feed. I can tell you that!

Ernestine Rivers

That's because won't nobody **** 'em.

She's got a weak heart.

Sharon Rivers

She's got a weak head.

Tish Rivers

You all right?

Fonny

Me? I'm not the one who just got punched by a midget inside they belly. [pause]
[Both laugh]