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James: Think it through. What your mother got a job for?
Otis (12): Just in case.
James: In case what?
Otis (12): I don't know.
James: In case you fail! In case it don't work out.
Otis (12): No.
James: Yes. She's filling your head full of fear, I pump you up full of strength. Cause we're a team and I know you got what it takes. You're a fucking star and I know it, that's why I'm here. I'm your cheerleader Honey Boy.
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James: How do you think it feels to have my son paying me? How do you think that feels?
Otis (12): [sadly] You wouldn't be here if I didn't pay you.
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[last lines]
Otis (22): I'm going to make a movie about you.
James: Make me look good, Honey Boy.
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Craig: Man, I thought if God was real, he built me with a question that only I could answer.
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James Lort: Found a program in jail. Found God in the program. Found page 429. It says:Those actions that once made you feel completely ashamed and totally discouraged will allow you to share with other people how to be a useful human being.
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James Lort: Love sells diapers, pal.
Otis (12): She holds my hand. You slap me in the face.
James Lort: Well, I'm your father. You can't buy that shit.
Otis (12): Yes, you can. I do.
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James Lort: You chase the bullshit forever, man.
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James Lort: The real world truth is: wood fuckin' rots, man. You know, stone crumbles. People fucking die. That's the real world. The only thing that's gonna live on is stories and fables and dreams.
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James Lort: And you got to lay the grudge down, or it's gonna fuckin' kill you.
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James Lort: You know, a seed has to totally destroy itself to become a flower. That's a violent act, honey boy.
Honey Boy Quotes
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