Ray

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Ray is a 2004 biographical film of the late Ray Charles.

Tagline: The extraordinary life of Ray Charles. A man who fought harder and went further than anyone thought possible.

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Dialogue

[first lines]

Aretha Robinson: Always remember your promise to me. Never let nobody or nothin' turn you into no cripple.

Quincy Jones: Say, daddy-o, what axe you play?

Ray Charles: Uh, piano. Just blew in from Tampa, Florida. Me and my partner, Gossie McGee, came here, you know, want to fatten up our style. Cop some licks from some more experienced cats, you dig?

Quincy Jones: You know what? Why don't you let me take you inside? You know, show you around.

Ray Charles: All right. Perfect gentleman.

Quincy Jones: Yeah, this is just like my place. So, what's your name?

Ray Charles: Ray Robinson.

Quincy Jones: I'm Quincy Jones.

[Jerry and Ahmet liste to Ray perform "I Got a Woman".]

Jerry Wexler: Ahmet.

Ahmet Ertegun: Yeah?

Jerry Wexler: We gotta get this on wax.

Ahmet Ertegun: Oh, yeah.

Ray Charles: I hear like you see. Like that hummingbird outside the window, for instance.

Della Bea Robinson: [astonished] I can't hear her.

Ray Charles: You have to listen.

[Della closes her eyes and hears the hummingbird.]

Della Bea Robinson: Yes!

Ray Charles: Yeah. Yes, you can... Uh-oh. Did you hear that?

Della Bea Robinson: What?

Ray Charles: Her heart just skipped a beat.

[Della talks about one of Ray's sons.]

Della Bea Robinson: He isn't my gift to you, he's your son.

George Robinson: I'm a giant!

[George falls into a washtub.]

Young Ray Robinson: Some giant.

Aretha Robinson: Somebody'll fetch you when the bus gets to St. Augustine. When your there, show 'em this.

[Aretha shows Ray a name tag.]

Aretha Robinson: Tell them your name is Ray Charles Robinson.

Aretha Robinson: An' the sandwiches I made, don't eat them all at once... ya hear me?

Young Ray Robinson: [starting to cry] Mama... please don't make me go away. I'll keep up with the normal kids. I'll be good, just like George.

Aretha Robinson: This got nothin' to do with George... I've taken you as far as I can, baby. The teachers at St. Augustine know things I can't teach you. An' you need an education in this world.

Young Ray Robinson: I don't want no education!

Aretha Robinson: Shh! don't say that!

Young Ray Robinson: I don't! I wanna stay here with you!

Aretha Robinson: Stop it, Ray! I won't have you livin' hand to mouth like me, you hear?

[Ray nods.]

Aretha Robinson: Now... If you wanna do something to make Mama proud, promise me you'll never let nobody turn you into no cripple... You won't become no charity case. An’ you will always stand on your own two feet.

Young Ray Robinson: I promise.

Aretha Robinson: I love you baby... I'm so proud of you.

Ray Charles: I miss you, George.

Ray Charles: From now on you guys are gonna be called the Raylettes.

Margie Hendricks: Does that mean we have to "let Ray"?

[Della Bea has just discovered Ray's drug problem.]

Della Bea Robinson: That stuff kills people, Ray. Now you've gotta stop it.

Ray Charles: I don't have to do a GODDAMN thing!

[last lines]

Della Bea Robinson: If only your mama was here.

Ray Charles: She's here. She ain't never left.

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