Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Katharine Houghton: Joey Drayton
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Quotes
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Christina Drayton : Joey! I want to ask you something. How deeply are you and John in - in - uh - no, no, I have no right...
Joanna Drayton : How deeply involved? Do you mean have we been to bed together? I don't mind you asking me that. We haven't. He wouldn't. I don't think he could've been in much doubt about *my* feelings, but he just wouldn't.
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Joanna Drayton : He thinks you're gonna faint because he's a Negro.
Christina Drayton : Well... I don't think I'm going to faint, but I'll sit down anyway.
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Joanna Drayton : I brought you the latest bulletin. Guess who's coming to dinner now?
Tillie : The Reverend Martin Luther King?
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Joanna Drayton : It never occurred to me that I would fall in love with a Negro, but I have, and nothing's going to change that.
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Joanna Drayton : I almost wish you'd fire her, I really do!
Christina Drayton : Joey! How can you be so hard?
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Joanna Drayton : Oh, John. Come meet Tillie. Tillie, this is Dr. Prentice. John, Miss Matilda Binks.
John : Pleased to meet you, Miss Binks. I've certainly heard a great deal about you.
Tillie : What are you doing home unexpected? Your folks didn't know you was coming. You told them you're back already?
Joanna Drayton : I left a message for Mom at the gallery. Oh, it's lovely to see you Tillie! I missed you!
Tillie : You still ain't told me why you're home early. You want those bags to go upstairs?
John : Not my two. I'm not staying.
Joanna Drayton : It's personal reasons Tillie. I'll tell you all about it.
Tillie : You eat any lunch yet, or you expecting it now?
Joanna Drayton : Could you make us sandwiches and coffee? We'll have it on the terrace, ok?
Tillie : Um...
Joanna Drayton : Do you like it?
John : It's beautiful.
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Joanna Drayton : Come out and look from the terrace.
John : Oh!
Joanna Drayton : What?
John : Hey, who's that?
Joanna Drayton : That's Dorothy. Isn't she a knockout? She helps Tillie during the week.
John : Which days?
Joanna Drayton : Never mind.
John : Hey, you know, I ought to call my folks and get that out of the way.
Joanna Drayton : Okay. Use the phone in the study. Are you going to introduce me?
John : Not on the phone.
Joanna Drayton : Aren't you going to tell them about me?
John : I'd rather write to them.
Joanna Drayton : I have to meet them, don't I? Before I come to Geneva? Or are we going to keep our marriage a secret from them?
John : Why didn't I think of that? See, that's a thought.
