Ruby Bridges (film) Quotes

Ruby Bridges is a Drama that was first aired in 1970 on ABC. Ruby Bridges stopped airing in 1970.

It features Anne Hopkins as producer, Patrice Rushen in charge of musical score, and John Simmons as head of cinematography.

Ruby Bridges is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Ruby Bridges is 96 min. long. Ruby Bridges is produced by Marian Rees Associates and distributed by American Broadcasting Company.

The cast includes: Michael Beach as Abon Bridges, Penelope Ann Miller as Barbara Henry, Kevin Pollak as Dr. Robert Coles, Patrika Darbo as Miss Spencer, and Jean Louisa Kelly as Jane Coles.

Ruby Bridges Quotes

Kevin Pollak as Dr. Robert Coles

• (Unnamed) "I think people are happier when they make friends, what do you think?"
• (Kevin Pollak) "I think you're a great teacher."

• (Kevin Pollak) "Honey I saw you talking to them. Did you finally get angry with them? Did you tell them to just leave you alone?"
• (Unnamed) "No, I didn't tell them anything I didn't talk to them."
• (Kevin Pollak) "I was there, I saw your lips movie"
• (Unnamed) "But I wasn't talking to them. I was praying for them"
• (Kevin Pollak) "Praying for them?"
• (Unnamed) "Yes, I pray for them everyday in the car. But I forgot that day."
• (Kevin Pollak) "Oh. What prayer did you say?"
• (Unnamed) "Please god, forgive these people because even if they say those mean things they don't know what they're doing. So you can forgive them just like you did those folks along time ago when they said terrible things about you."

Penelope Ann Miller as Barbara Henry

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Michael Beach as Abon Bridges

• (Unnamed) "I'm so sorry Abon, but will you please not come in here anymore."
• (Michael Beach) "Why?"
• (Unnamed) "Please, please just go --"
• (Michael Beach) "Ok fine I won't cone in here no more if that's how you want it. You remember who was first to come in here when you first moved here and them crackers wouldn't buy from some Jews. Ain't been nothing but nice to you but if that's how you want it that's how its gonna be."

• (Unnamed) "What do you thing you're doing?"
• (Michael Beach) "I'm doing what is best for our daughter. And watched her in there and I listened and I seen that she's got it in her head that white folk is better than black folk. She draws black folk deformed and white folk perfect."
• (Unnamed) "But what does that have to do with Jesus?"
• (Michael Beach) "No body knows what he really looks like. And when she sees this everything that tells us that god looks more like the white folk outside her school than her."

• (Michael Beach) "This is dangerous Lucille, its only day two, its not too late to back out of this."
• (Unnamed) "Why are you always scared of everything, huh? Never wanna make some waves, the only way were gonna have something is if we take --"
• (Michael Beach) "I fought it the war and won a medal, you think I go that medal being scared? You better mind who you're talking to."
• (Unnamed) "I'm sorry -- Baby I've been to the school and I've seen it. Its better. Its cleaner, its nicer its newer. And her teacher -- her teacher is from up north and she's smart and she's kind."
• (Michael Beach) "She's supposed to go alone tomorrow. She's just a little girl how can we put her through it?"
• (Unnamed) "I'm sick of people telling us where we can go, what we can do, what we ain't supposed to have. My children are going to have more, they deserve more and the only way things will get better for them is if we make them better. Honey, we can't be afraid."

Patrika Darbo as Miss Spencer

• (Patrika Darbo) "She is a good teacher, my kids can't read that well yet."

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