Bright Road (1953)
Harry Belafonte: Mr. Williams - School Principal
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Quotes
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Jane Richards : Oh yes, I want to thank you for that lovely gift.
School Principal : Oh, I'm glad you liked it. You know I was afraid you might have thought it was a bit too
[pause]
School Principal : too...
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Jane Richards : Too gay? No, I like to be gay once in a while!
School Principal : Well that's uh,
[pause]
School Principal : that's fine, just fine.
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School Principal : Be careful, Jane. A good teacher loves the children in her class, but she doesn't let them break her heart. She needs her heart for next semester.
Jane Richards : You can talk to your heart, but how can you make it listen?
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School Principal : [singing] True love don't weep, True love don't mourn, True love don't weep, True love don't mourn, True love don't weep, Or mourn to me...
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School Principal : Running away from school, staying away, fighting as soon as you get back. What would you recommend I do?
C.T. Young : What else is there but a whippin'?
School Principal : That's right.
C.T. Young : Well, might as well whip.