The Public (2018)
Michael Kenneth Williams: Jackson
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Quotes
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Jackson : Every public official in this town knows there's not enough shelter for us people on the street. And these so-called Christians, they pretend like they don't know that. Feed the hungry. Clothe the poor. House the homeless. Now see, that's what Jesus said!
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Jackson : It's cold enough for you, Mr. Goodson?
Stuart Goodson : It's gonna be brutal, the next couple of nights, for sure.
Jackson : We could all come stay at your place!
Stuart Goodson : ...I would if I could...
Jackson : You could but you won't. No judgement here, though.
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Jackson : Reckon there's gonna be a hundred angry cops at the door soon, huh? You know there's a lot of vets in here. Can't imagine they'd care either way...
Stuart Goodson : We're all a bunch of bums, Jackson. Don't you know that?
Jackson : They gonna get in, they always do. This time, I'm a fight back.
Stuart Goodson : It's a fight you'll lose.
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Jackson : Mr. Goodson, I gotta talk to you. Look, uh, all the shelters downtown are full up again!
Stuart Goodson : Uh-huh, what about the emergency overflow at Shelter House?
Jackson : That's a forty minute walk away. In this weather? In these shoes? Look, Mr. Goodson, you know I'm a veteran, right? I served my country. This all I get?
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Jackson : [Chanting] Make some noise! Make some noise!
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Big George : I've never been to jail.
Jackson : That's 'cause you ain't been on the street long enough, George. Give it time.
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Ernesto Ramirez : [He and Stuart approach Jackson and Smutts] What's going on, fellas?
Jackson : Caesar's missing. No one has seen him since last night!
Smutts : We were riding on the metro to keep warm. Somewhere along the way, he must have wandered off. We looked around, and he was just gone!
Jackson : Just like that. One minute, he's there. Next minute, he's not! We looked all around, no one has seen him. I mean, *nobody*!
Smutts : Cold must have gotten him, Mr. Goodson...
