Black Caesar (1973)

Julius Harris: Mr. Gibbs

Quotes 

• Mr. Gibbs : I sell, you know. Cosmetics. Mainly for colored folks in the South.

• Tommy Gibbs : That used to be home, sweet home, Pa. Top window. Rear

  Mr. Gibbs : Always seemed to me like a much bigger building.

  Tommy Gibbs : You must know what I do for a living.

  Mr. Gibbs : I'm not gonna lecture you. I don't have the right.

  Tommy Gibbs : Did it ever occur to you... That I've been waiting 25 years just to kill you?

  Mr. Gibbs : No. No. Wait, listen please. I mean, it was the depression. I mean, you don't know what it was like to... Then the war and my chance to get away. You never had those responsibilities. I mean, you never been trapped. Oh, no. Not knowing where to run or who to-- or who to hate. I was 20 years old, 20 years old when I enlisted. And I was a cook all through the war. I was a cook!

  Tommy Gibbs : You never sent home one allotment check. My ma had to scrub floors on her hands and knees for pennies!

  [pins his father against a wall pointing his gun at him] 

  Tommy Gibbs : I'm gonna kill you!

  Mr. Gibbs : She-- she couldn't get no allotment! We wasn't married legal! Folks didn't bother much in those days.

  Tommy Gibbs : [lowers his gun and turns away]  She never told me.

  Mr. Gibbs : I--I could have sent you something.

  Tommy Gibbs : Go on. Start walkin.'

  Mr. Gibbs : I didn't mean to break it to you that way. I mean, I wouldn't have said anything...

  Tommy Gibbs : Don't matter. Move on, before I change my mind. Pa! I don't ever want to see you again.

  Mr. Gibbs : I understand, son.

  Reverend Rufus : What are you going to do now? Kill your momma?

• Tommy Gibbs : [at the cemetery where Momma Gibbs is buried]  What are you doing here?

  Mr. Gibbs : I came by to pay my respect to your momma. Didn't anybody else come? Your girl or anybody?

  Tommy Gibbs : No. They weren't invited.

  Mr. Gibbs : Invited or not, I've come to say goodbye to that woman. She was my wife, son.

  Tommy Gibbs : Pa. How is everything?

  Mr. Gibbs : Pardon?

  Tommy Gibbs : I said.. you need anything?

  Mr. Gibbs : I'm fine. Thanks.

  Tommy Gibbs : Would you like to come stay with me, Pa?

  Mr. Gibbs : No. I travel a lot

• Mr. Gibbs : Excuse me Reverend. Is that Mr Gibbs car over there?

  Reverend Rufus : Yes it is.

  Mr. Gibbs : Well I'd like to speak to him.

  Reverend Rufus : Oh, call his office.

  Mr. Gibbs : Well, my name is Gibbs, too, sir.

  Reverend Rufus : Fine, you should've been a relative.

  Mr. Gibbs : Well I am, I'm his father

  [inside the car speaking to his son] 

  Mr. Gibbs : I was just across --just coming into the bar for a drink. I sell you know. Cosmetics. Mainly for colored folks in the south. Well, uh, only been in town for a few days, and it was a coincidence, me seeing you across the street. It'd have been wrong if I didn't take advantage of that coincidence.

  Tommy Gibbs : You want to go up and see mom?

  Mr. Gibbs : Your mom and I didn't get along. You do recollect me, son? Look at me.

  Tommy Gibbs : Yeah. Hey, you, uh, remember Rufus? He used to live next door to us. He's a preacher now.

  Mr. Gibbs : Young Rufus. He was always a bad boy. Never thought he'd take up religion.

  Tommy Gibbs : Hey, pop, uh... Like to take a ride, look at the old neighborhood?

  [Papa Gibbs nods his head yes as Tommy gets out of the car to greet his fans] 

  Reverend Rufus : Take my advice. Get out. Go home.

  Mr. Gibbs : Well, now. I.. I can understand my son saying that, but why should you feel that way towards me?

  Reverend Rufus : Please, listen to me.