The Color Purple (1985)

Willard E. Pugh: Harpo Johnson

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Quotes 

• Harpo : Who this, Pa? Who this?

  Albert : The woman that shoulda been yo' mammy.

• Squeak : Harpo! Who dis woman?

  Harpo : Now come now, you know who this is.

  Squeak : She best'a leave you alone.

  Sophia : Fine with me.

  Harpo : [to Sophia]  You ain't got to go nowhere. Dis here my juke-joint.

  Squeak : [to Harpo]  You said dis here our juke-joint!

  Harpo : Listen woman, can't a man dance with his wife if he wants to?

  Squeak : Not if she a heifer!

  [to Sophia] 

  Squeak : And not if he my man! You just a big ol heifer. Ha Ha Ha.

  Sophia : [to Squeak]  Like I said, fine with me!

• Celie : I got children. My children, they're living in Africa. Africa. Learning different languages. Fresh air and plenty of exercise. And they're gonna turn out a heap better than these FOOLS you never tried to raise.

  Harpo : Now hold on here!

  Celie : No hold on here, Harpo. If you hadn't tried to rule over Sofia, white folks never would have gotten her.

  Harpo : That's a lie! Now that's a lie!

  Celie : It's the truth isn't it? Y'all was rotten kids. You was. You was rotten kids. Made my life here hell. Course your daddy ain't nothing but some dead... HORSESHIT.

• Albert : You ever hit her?

  Harpo : No, sir.

  Albert : How you expect her to mind? Wives is like children. You have to let them know who got the upper hand. Nothing can do it better than a good sound beating. Sofia thinks too much of herself. Needs to be taken down a peg or two.

• Harpo : This is scandalous! A woman with children in a jook joint!

  Sofia : A woman need to have a little fun, Harpo.

• Harpo : Shut up! You know it's bad luck for a woman to laugh at a man!