Sparkle (1976)

Philip Michael Thomas: Stix

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• Sparkle : What do you want?

  Stix : Looking for a girl singer.

  Sparkle : Didn't you know? This family's fresh out.

  Stix : Sparkle...

  Sparkle : When'd you get back?

  Stix : A few days ago, my grams been real sick...

  Sparkle : A few days ago. Must've been out when you called.

  Stix : Sparkle... Look, I know how you feel.

  Sparkle : I know you do. You know, it's funny. One brain in this room thinking for two people. Since when did you know how anybody feels? About anything except yourself, Mr. Stix Warren?

  Stix : Look, Sparkle, we got a lot to talk about. But unless you talk about it, you know, just give me a chance.

  Sparkle : Give you a chance? Wanna know something funny? When you first left, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to live without you. Yeah, I used to sit in this room and wondered if I would ever get through another second. Can you imagine a person so unhappy? To not know if they'd live through another second? I got through the second, Stix. Minutes, days, months, weeks. I'm doing fine without you. Just fine.

  Stix : Sparkle, no matter what you think of me, I came back because I want you to sing. Why you think I been so busy since I been back? Got me a job at the record company, lined up all my old contacts...

  Sparkle : You know, you were always so good at business, Stix. Business! BUSINESS!

  Stix : And it's no truer than it is now. I want you to sing, Sparkle.

  Sparkle : What have I got to sing about? Stix, what have I got to sing about?

  Stix : I loved Sister too. But what happened to Sister happened to Sister, not to you. You got your whole life. I want you to sing. Don't bury yourself with your sister.

  Sparkle : Get out of here. Get out! Nobody ever understood Sister except me! Don't you ever, ever, use her name again! Get out of here! Get out!

• Stix : You sure smell good.

• Stix : You ever been kissed?

  [kiss] 

  Sparkle : Don't.

  Stix : Why?

  [kiss] 

  Sparkle : It's a sin.

  Stix : Well, does it feel like a sin?

  [long kiss] 

  Sparkle : Feels so good it must be a sin.

• Sparkle : I ain't never been in no hotel room before.

  Stix : Well, we getting too big to make love on the roof. Besides, it's getting too cold.

  Sparkle : Look, Stix, they got the toilet wrapped up.

• Stix : Well, the reason why I'm late is because - because I was havin' this here dream and I didn't want to wake myself.

• Stix : Great mooga-mooga!

• Stix : Did you see it when Sister came downstage and give them her stuff? They likely peed in their pants.

• Stix : [singing]  If you look into your heart, With a positive mind, Take self-inventory of your woman and your glory, Put the bad things behind, Everybody's got a story, About the love and the good things, But for the spices of your life, You've got to pay the price, If you know what I mean...

• Stix : Don't you think Stix can take care of himself? Don't you know they messin' with a boy from Harlem?

• Stix : [singing]  I'm telling everybody, out loud, That this woman makes me feel so very proud

  Sparkle : When I thought that there was nothing left

  Stix : I believe I found myself

  Stix , Sparkle : I want to give it to you, baby, yeah...

• Moe Gerber : You want some soup?

  Stix : No, thanks.

  Moe Gerber : You ever had matzo ball soup?

  Stix : No, I don't think I have.

  Moe Gerber : I knew you never had it; because, if you've ever had it, you could never say no. Hymie, another bowl of soup.