The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Danny Glover: Henry Sherman
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Quotes
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Royal : I've always been considered an asshole for about as long as I can remember. That's just my style. But I'd really feel blue if I didn't think you were going to forgive me.
Henry Sherman : I don't think you're an asshole, Royal. I just think you're kind of a son of a bitch.
Royal : Well, I really appreciate that.
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Royal : Are you trying to steal my woman?
Henry Sherman : I beg your pardon?
Royal : You heard me, Coltrane.
Henry Sherman : Coltrane?
Royal : What?
Henry Sherman : Did you just call me Coltrane?
Royal : No.
Henry Sherman : You didn't?
Royal : No.
Henry Sherman : Okay.
[he turns away]
Royal : But if I did... you wouldn't be able to do anything about it, would you?
Henry Sherman : You don't think so?
Royal : No, I don't.
Henry Sherman : Listen, Royal, if you think you can just march in here...
Royal : You wanna talk some jive? I'll talk some jive. I'll talk some jive like you never heard!
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Ethel : Royal, this is Henry Sherman.
Royal : [shaking hands with him] Hey, lay it on me, man.
Henry Sherman : How do you do?
Royal : Not too well, I'm dying.
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[Henry has gathered the family into Royal's room]
Henry Sherman : Pagoda has something to say.
Pagoda : [points at Royal] He has a cancer.
Henry Sherman : No, he doesn't. I know what stomach cancer looks like. I've seen it. And you don't eat three cheeseburgers a day with french fries if you got it. The pain is excruciating.
Royal : How would you know?
Henry Sherman : My wife had it. Not only is there no Dr. McClure at Colby General, there is no Colby General. It closed in 1974.
Royal : [getting out of bed] Aw, shit, man.
Pagoda : Oh, shit, man.
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Chas : Please don't get in the middle of this, Mr. Sherman. This is a family matter.
Margot : Don't talk to him like that.
Henry Sherman : Call me Henry.
Chas : I prefer Mr. Sherman.
Ethel : Call him Henry.
Chas : Why? I don't know him that well.
Ethel : You've known him for 10 years.
Chas : As your accountant, Mr. Sherman, yes.
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Henry Sherman : I just wanted to apologize for the other day, when I proposed to you.
Ethel : Why? I thought it was very sweet.
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Ethel : [about Royal's fake terminal illness charade] Were you part of this, Pagoda?
Henry Sherman : Of course he was.
Royal : No... well, yeah, he was, but, I mean, he wasn't *that* involved.