Big Fish (2003)
Danny DeVito: Amos Calloway
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Quotes
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[Amos returns from the woods after being a wolf for a night]
Amos Calloway : Didn't kill anything, did I?
Young Ed Bloom : A couple of rabbits, but I think one of 'em was already dead.
Amos Calloway : That would explain the indigestion.
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Amos Calloway : Tell me, Karl, have you ever heard the term "involuntary servitude"?
Karl : No.
Amos Calloway : "Unconscionable contract"?
Karl : Uh, nope.
Amos Calloway : Great!
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Young Ed Bloom : I just saw the woman I'm going to marry. I know it. But I lost her.
Amos Calloway : Oh, tough break. Well, most men have to get married *before* they lose their wives.
Young Ed Bloom : I'm gonna spend every day for the rest of my life looking for her. That, or die alone!
Amos Calloway : Damn, kid. Lemme guess. Real pretty? Reddish-blondish hair? Blue dress?
Young Ed Bloom : Yeah!
Amos Calloway : I know her uncle. Friends of the family.
Young Ed Bloom : Who is she? Where does she live?
Amos Calloway : Forget it kid, don't waste your time. She's out of your league.
Young Ed Bloom : What do you mean? You don't even know me.
Amos Calloway : Sure I do! You were hot shit back in Hickville, but here in the real world, you got squat! You don't have a plan, you don't have a job, you don't have anything except the clothes on your back.
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Amos Calloway : I haven't seen a customer this depressed since the elephant sat on that farmer's wife!
Amos Calloway : [laughs, beat]
Amos Calloway : Depressed?
[Karl laughs]
Amos Calloway : See, the big guy likes it.
Young Ed Bloom : I just saw the woman I'm going to marry, and I lost her.
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Amos Calloway : She likes music.
Young Ed Bloom : [smiles] Music. She likes music.
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Amos Calloway : You were a big fish in a small pond, but this here is the ocean and your drownin'. Take my advice, go back to Puddleville; you'll be happy there.
