Flashbacks of a Fool

Boots:
[In the Tunnel] Hey Joe! You know David Bowie believes in aliens?

Young Joe Scot:
Yeah, I know. [pause] You stink! You need a bath.

Boots:
I had a bath.

Young Joe Scot:
When?

Boots:
I... [thinking]

Young Joe Scot:
Exactly! You never take a bath! You stink!

Boots:
Well, how often do you have a bath then?

Young Joe Scot:
Every day.

Boots:
Every day?

Young Joe Scot:
Yes, every day.

Boots:
What, does your mom make you?

Young Joe Scot:
No, I just like to be clean.

Boots:
Everyday's not clean, everyday's weird!

Evelyn Adams:
I always wonder what old people looked like when they were young. It just makes me sad. Cos it's all gone, and you think, "How cruel." I suppose if you really concentrated... you might be able to imagine the old people you know as young. But it's really hard. Cos all I can see is that they're old, ill, ugly... And their life's over. When you watch an old person sleeping... especially if they're very old... you think, "Will they ever wake up again?" Then they wake up very suddenly. One second, they're sleeping and lifeless. Next second, they're turning on the telly for the news. "Have I missed the news? Have I missed the news?" When does a person stop keeping up?

[first lines]

Apple:
He's got no stamina. [giggle] I love your nose.

Carrie Ann:
Oh, thanks. I wanted to get my nose done since I was ten. It wasn't as simple as I thought. The doctors found out that I didn't have any cartilage in the tip of my nose. So then he needs to do that. Um, my nose was too long, so, I needed to shorten it. And then it was too wide so I had to thin it. And, uh, it was just a lot more complicated than I thought. My nose was just an insane amount of money. [continues babbling]

Ophelia Franklin:
[seeing Joe first thing in the morning] You a disgrace to the white folks.

Ophelia Franklin:
Don't you have any philosophies in life apart from self indulgence?

Adult Joe Scot:
[to Ophelia] You know, I really don't like looking at myself through your eyes.

Young Joe Scot:
How long did God take to make the world?

Young Jesse Scot:
Six days, and He rested on the seventh.

Young Joe Scot:
Well He should have taken longer, then He would have done a better job. I could have done it better.

Adult Joe Scot:
When I was a child I used to think that being brave meant that you had to take ownership. That to have a dream and to move forward in life you needed courage. But the only thing you need courage for is for standing still.

Adult Joe Scot:
I came for the funeral.

Adult Ruth:
You're a bit late. Still, it's reassuring that some things never change.

[last lines]

Adult Jesse Scot:
Are you wearing makeup?

Adult Joe Scot:
No, I'm not wearing makeup. Well, concealer.

Adult Jesse Scot:
[mocking laugh]

Evelyn Adams:
I'm not happy.

Adult Joe Scot:
Your happiness doesn't interest me. Mine does.

Carrie Ann:
We don't need to go to the movies. We live in a movie.

Boots:
He'll be late for his own funeral.

Mrs. Rogers:
It's a mine!

Jane Adams:
It's mine!

Young Ruth:
How fantastic is this song? How could you choose between Bryan Ferry and David Bowie? They're gods!

[lying on an plush white carpet]

Young Ruth:
This feels good.

Young Joe Scot:
I read that book... by whatsisname?

Young Ruth:
William Burroughs.

Young Joe Scot:
Yeah, "Junkie."

Young Ruth:
Did you like it?

Young Joe Scot:
No, not really.

Young Ruth:
So it's back to The Hobbit then.

[Joe laughs]