Joon Quotes in They Call Me Bruce? (1982)

[Johnny arrives at his grandfather's deathbed just in time for the old man's last words]

Joon: I'll make you proud of me. When I grow up, I'll make lots of money.

Bruce/Grandfather: Let me tell you, grandson. Money is not the most important thing in life. The most important thing is... broads. Broads!

Sam: You don't like raisins?

Joon: Not really.

Sam: Why?

Joon: They used to be fat and juicy and now they're twisted. They had their lives stolen. Well, they taste sweet, but really they're just humiliated grapes. I can't say I am a big supporter of the raisin council.

Sam: Did you see those, those raisins on TV? The ones that sing and dance and stuff?

Joon: They scare me.

Sam: Yeah me too

Joon: It's sick. The commercial people they make them sing and dance so people will eat them.

Sam: It's a shame about raisins.

Joon: Cannibals.

Sam: Yeah. Do you like avocados?

Joon: They're a fruit you know.

Sam: Ruthie, do you got any avocados?

Joon: Having a Boo Radley moment, are we?

Joon: Did you have to go to school for that?

Sam: No, no, I got thrown out of school for that.

Benny: Hey. Where's Sam?

Joon: I didn't mean to kick him out. I mean, I didn't kick him out, he just - he just left.

Benny: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What - What happened? Did something happen?

Joon: He just - he just left. He was - he was in the air and-and-and - with a thing and - that was really loud. It was really loud. And all- I-I just kept seeing... He didn't mean to do it.

Benny: Do it? What? What- Did he- What did he do?

Joon: He cleaned the house.

Joon: Some cultures are defined by their relationship to cheese.

Joon: She was given to fits of semi-precious metaphors.

Benny: The woman is a housekeeper, Joon, not an English professor.

Joon: Should we let him in?

Benny: Yeah, before someone slaps a stamp on him and sends him to Guam.

Joon: You can't throw him out, I won him!

Joon: He can really cook, can't he?

Benny: Uh, yeah. Although for grilled cheese, I mighta used a wool setting.

Joon: That's what I told him.

Benny: Really? What-what did he use?

Joon: Rayon.

Benny: Mm.

Joon: Silk would have been too soggy. Cotton would have...

Benny: Would have burned it.

Joon: Right. Fortunately, he consulted me before giving it steam. I was four square against it.

Joon: I lost...

Benny: What's in the pot?

Joon: A cousin.

Sam: I'm Sam.

Benny: So I hear. I'm Benny.

Sam: With an 'n'?

Benny: Yea two of 'em. This is Joon.

Sam: With an 'n'?

Joon: One. You're out of your tree.

Sam: It's not my tree.

Joon: Have we an internal sequin issue to deal with, Benjamin?

Joon: Don't underestimate the mentally ill. We know how to count.

Mike: [about Sam] He keeps me up at night watching stupid old movies, my work is starting to suffer.

Joon: You install cable.

Sam: Joon.

Joon: What?

Sam: I-I love you.

Joon: Me too.

Joon: [door opens; gets up] Don't tell Benny.

Sam: Okay.

Joon: [seeing a raise in poker] Medium sized green haired troll.

Joon: [police find Joon wearing a snorkle and directing traffic with a ping pong paddle] I have every right to be outside, Officer, I have every right.

Joon: He's not my Smail!

Joon: Why do you hate me so much?

Benny: I don't hate you.

Joon: You need me to be sick.