Sam Salt Quotes in Shanghai Express (1932)

Sam Salt: I can't make head or tail outta' you, Mr. Chang. Are you Chinese, or are you white, or what are you?

Mr. Henry Chang: My mother is Chinese. My father was white.

Sam Salt: You look more like a white man to me.

Mr. Henry Chang: I'm not proud of my white blood.

Sam Salt: Oh, you're not, are you?

Mr. Henry Chang: No, I'm not.

Sam Salt: Rather be a Chinaman, huh?

Mr. Henry Chang: Yes.

Sam Salt: What future is there in bein' a Chinaman? You're born, eat your way through a handful of rice, and you die. What a country! Let's have a drink!

Sam Salt: I don't know what you're saying brother... but don't say it again.