My Louisiana Sky (2001 TV Movie)

Shirley Knight: Jewel Ramsey

Quotes 

• Corrina : Is the birthday cake ready yet?

  Jewel : Corrina, you've asked me that five times in the last twenty minutes. Tiger can finish the potatoes. You go on upstairs and wash your face.

  Corrina : Yes, Mama. Tiger, you wanna play pin the tail on the donkey?

  Tiger Ann Parker : Not now, Mama. Maybe after supper.

• Jewel : I didn't expect to see you. It's been a long time.

  Dorie Kay : Well, I came for your birthday, Mama.

  Jewel : My birthday was yesterday.

• Jewel : That noise-box is spookin' those hens. Your mama's spendin' too much time in front of that thing.

  Tiger Ann Parker : I know. Yesterday, when Daddy came home, she didn't even notice. I could tell his feelings were hurt.

  Jewel : Well, this mornin', I asked her to help me hang the wash, and you know what she said? 'To the moon, Alice.' Now, that doesn't make any sense to me at all, so I figure it comes from that noise-box.

• Jewel : Some people are just afraid of what's different. It doesn't mean different is bad. It just means different is different.

  Tiger Ann Parker : I wish...

  Jewel : What do you wish, child?

  Tiger Ann Parker : I wish Mama wasn't different.

  Jewel : Sometimes I do too.

• Tiger Ann Parker : I'm bleedin' from inside.

  Jewel : Go get yourself some rags. You got the curse.

  Tiger Ann Parker : I got a curse?

  Jewel : From now on, you can look forward to it every month till you're too old like me. Then, thank the Lord, it's over. That's the only good thing I can think of about gettin' older.

  Corrina : What's wrong, Tiger?

  Tiger Ann Parker : I got the curse, Mama.

  Corrina : Oh, Tiger, I'm so happy for you!

  Tiger Ann Parker : It's a curse! Grandma just said so. It's a curse.

  Corrina : It's not a curse! It's beautiful! Oh, it's a little messy and sometimes your tummy hurts, but I couldn't have you till I was bleedin' every month, and havin' a baby, havin' you, was the best thing that ever happened to me.

• Tiger Ann Parker : Grandma, would you say I was pretty?

  Jewel : Pretty? Now don't you start wastin' time worryin' about that kind of nonsense. You're smart, and that's more important.

• Jewel : Your mama's mind is simple, but her love is simple too. It flows from her like a river. You may not understand that now, but someday you will.

• Jewel : You spent too much.

  Dorie Kay : I was trying to get you something nice for your birthday. Something the whole family could enjoy.

  Jewel : Well, we sure could've enjoyed a new toaster. You should be saving your money.

  Dorie Kay : I work hard and I spend sensibly.

  Jewel : And I suppose it's sensible to have a colored maid to clean your apartment and cook your meals?

  Dorie Kay : It most certainly is, Mama. Most days, I wake up at the crack of dawn and I'm not back until late in the evening. If I didn't have Magnolia, I'd never get a home-cooked meal.

  Jewel : Well, I never had a maid in my kitchen. I just cook my own stew.

  Dorie Kay : Mama, do we have to argue about this?