The Secret Life of Bees (film) Quotes

The Secret Life of Bees (film) is a TV program that debuted in 1970 . The Secret Life of Bees completed its run in 1970.

It features Lauren Shuler Donner as producer, Mark Isham in charge of musical score, and Rogier Stoffers as head of cinematography.

The Secret Life of Bees (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Secret Life of Bees (film) is 110 minutes long. The Secret Life of Bees (film) is distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

The cast includes: Dakota Fanning as Lily Owens, Queen Latifah as August Boatwright, Sophie Okonedo as May Boatwright, Nate Parker as Neil, Alicia Keys as June Boatwright, and Tristan Wilds as Zach Taylor.

The Secret Life of Bees (film) Quotes

Sophie Okonedo as May Boatwright

• (Unnamed) "How come you all got names from a calendar?"
• (Sophie Okonedo) "Our mama loved spring and summer. We had an April too, but she -- she died when she was little."

Dakota Fanning as Lily Owens

• (Unnamed) "I feel like I've been beaten with a stick."
• (Dakota Fanning) "You have been beaten, remember?"
• (Unnamed) "But not with a stick --"

• (Dakota Fanning) "You think something being an impossibility makes you think about it even more?"
• (Sophie Okonedo) "Like what?"
• (Dakota Fanning) "I don't know. Like -- kissin'."
• (Sophie Okonedo) "That ain't impossible. When I was 15, I made a 7UP cake for this boy. After that, he kissed me all the time."
• (Dakota Fanning) "What'd it feel like?"
• (Sophie Okonedo) "Like I was gonna burst."
• (Dakota Fanning) "Miss May, I know you get real sad sometimes. My daddy never feels. He never felt anything. I had rather be like you."
• (Sophie Okonedo) "A worker bee weigh less than a flower petal, but she can fly with a load heavier than her. But she only lives for or five weeks. Sometimes not feeling is the only way you can survive."
• (Sophie Okonedo) "You want me to help you make a 7UP cake?"

• (Dakota Fanning) "I killed my mother when I was four years old. She was all I ever wanted and I took her away."

• (Dakota Fanning) "If your favorite color is blue, why did you paint the house pink?"
• (Queen Latifah) "That was May's doing. When we went to the paint shop, she latched on to a color called, "Caribbean Pink." She said it made her feel like dancing a Spanish Flamenco. I personally thought it was the tackiest color I had ever seen, but I figured if it could lift May's heart, it was good enough to live in."
• (Dakota Fanning) "That was awfully nice of you."
• (Queen Latifah) "Well, I don't know. Some things in life, like the color of a house, don't really matter. But lifting someone's heart? Now, that matters."

Nate Parker as Neil

• (Nate Parker) "Walks up to June who slowly rises from her chair Hi."
• (Alicia Keys) "Hi."
• (Nate Parker) "pause Did you call me here to talk? I am a little busy --"
• (Alicia Keys) "You ain't the only one who's busy, Neil."
• (Nate Parker) "voice rises in irritation So I'm just supposed to stand here and watch how busy you are --"
• (Alicia Keys) "No. Both turn away with a sigh"

Alicia Keys as June Boatwright

• (Alicia Keys) "Aw damn it to hell."

Tristan Wilds as Zach Taylor

• (Tristan Wilds) "Miss August told me about you being here helping out. She didn't mention anything about you being white."
• (Dakota Fanning) "Maybe she didn't notice."

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