The Cider House Rules (1999)

Delroy Lindo: Mr. Rose

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• [Homer reads the actual Cider House Rules to the illiterate workers] 

  Peaches : What do they think, go up to the roof to sleep? They must think we're crazy. They think we're dumb niggers, so we need some dumb rules, is what they think.

  Rose Rose : That's it? It don't mean nothin' at all. And all this time I been wonderin' about 'em.

  Arthur Rose : They outrageous, them rules. Who live in this cider house? Who grindin' up those apples, pressin' that cider, cleanin' up all this mess? Who just plain live here, just breathin' in that vinegar? Well, someone who don't live here made those rules. Those rules ain't for us. We are supposed to make our own rules. And we do. Every single day.

• [Mr. Rose has a hold on his daughter to keep her from riding off on her bike to get away in the middle of the night] 

  Arthur Rose : Hey, nothin', man. You just go in the house. This ain't none of your concern.

  Homer : Just listen to me...

  Arthur Rose : You are forgettin' yourself now. This is my daughter! Now, I believe ya have your own mess ya gotta deal with.

  Rose Rose : [Struggling to get free from her father]  I wanna get...

  Arthur Rose : Ain't that right, Homer? Ain't that right, Homer? My daughter done told ya and I done told ya. This ain't your business. This ain't none of your business! Ya even know what your business is, Homer? Do ya! Come on, man! What is your business?

  Homer : I'm in the doctor business. I can help. That's all I'm saying. I can help.

  [Mixture of astonishment and relief washes over the Roses] 

• Homer Wells : You're having sex with your own daughter.

  Arthur Rose : Ain't nobody havin' sex with my daughter! Let me just tell you that!

  Homer Wells : You're lying. Aren't you ashamed of yourself? What do you care who hears? I mean, come on. They know already, don't they? They know Mr. Rose.

  Arthur Rose : And you know what your business is, boy! I know you don't wanna be in no kind of business with me! That's what I know.

  Homer Wells : Yeah? Go on. Cut my clothes. I've got other clothes.

  Arthur Rose : You gonna come here talkin' to me about lies and shame? Those people took you in, and that boy Wally is away at war!

  Homer Wells : Yeah, well she's your daughter!

  Arthur Rose : And I love her! Ain't never gonna do nothin' to harm her.

  Homer Wells : She's pregnant, you know that? She's pregnant.

• [Mr. Rose is lying in bed, bleeding to death. He's just made Homer and Muddy promise to tell the police he was so upset over his daughter Rose running away that he killed himself] 

  Arthur Rose : That's right. That's the truth. I'm just tryin' to put things straight. Sometimes, ya gotta break some rules, to put things straight. Ain't that right, Homer?

  [He looks at Homer who nods with reluctance resignation as he finally accepts this truth] 

  Arthur Rose : [Smiling]  Good.

  [Then the light leaves his eyes and he's still] 

• Candy Kendall : I know what's going on Rose. Homer told me. You don't know this, but I got pregnant about a year ago. Do you want to have this baby? No? Who's the father? Does he know? If you don't want to have this baby, Homer and I will take you to a place. It's safe. He knows this doc...

  Rose Rose : I can't go nowhere.

  Candy Kendall : Why? Rose, listen to me. You can tell me. It's ok.

  [Rose starts crying] 

  Arthur Rose : Morning.

  Candy Kendall : Morning, Mr. Rose.

  Arthur Rose : I'm gonna be up top, ok?

  [Rose gestures to Arthur as the father of her baby] 

• Arthur Rose : Sometimes you gotta make some rules to think straight.

  Arthur Rose : What business you in Jack... I'm in the knife business Jack... I'm in the knife business