The Straight Story Quotes

The Straight Story is a TV program that first aired in 1970 . The Straight Story completed its run in 1970.

It features Mary Sweeney as producer, Angelo Badalamenti in charge of musical score, and Freddie Francis as head of cinematography.

The Straight Story is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Straight Story is 112 minutes long. The Straight Story is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

The Straight Story Quotes

• (Lyle Straight, Alvin's Brother) "Did you ride that thing all the way out here to see me?"
• (Alvin Straight) "I did, Lyle."

• (Sig) "What do you need that grabber for, Alvin?"
• (Alvin) "Grabbin'."

• (Danny Riordan, Clermont Resident) "Well, you know, Alvin, there's a lot of hills bigger than Clairmont's between here and Zion. Even if you get that mower running again, it might still break down."
• (Alvin Straight) "Well, you're a kind man talking to a stubborn man."

• (Alvin Straight) "You don't think about getting old when you're young -- you shouldn't."
• (Unnamed) "Must be something good about gettin' old?"
• (Alvin Straight) "Well I can't imagine anything good about being blind and lame at the same time but, still at my age I've seen about all that life has to dish out. I know to separate the wheat from the chaff, and let the small stuff fall away."
• (Unnamed) "So, uh, what's the worst part about being old, Alvin?"
• (Alvin Straight) "Well, the worst part of being old is rememberin' when you was young."

• (Dorothy) "Hi Rose."
• (Rose 'Rosie' Straight) "Hi Dorothy."

• (Alvin Straight) "I want to thank you for your kindness to a stranger."
• (Danny Riordan, Clermont Resident) "It's been a genuine pleasure having you here, Alvin. Write to us some time."
• (Alvin Straight) "I will."

• (Unnamed) "He'll never make it to the Grotto."

• (Dorothy) "What's the number for 911?"

• (Alvin Straight) "There's no one knows your life better than a brother that's near your age. He knows who you are and what you are better than anyone on earth. My brother and I said some unforgivable things the last time we met, but, I'm trying to put that behind me -- and this trip is a hard swallow of my pride. I just hope I'm not too late -- a brother's a brother."

• (Alvin Straight) "Anger, vanity, you mix that together with liquor, you've got two brothers that haven't spoken in ten years. Ah, whatever it was that made me and Lyle so mad -- don't matter anymore. I want to make peace, I want to sit with him, look up at the stars -- like we used to do, so long ago."

• (Alvin Straight) "I haven't had a drink in a lotta years, but now I'm gonna have me a cold beer."

• (Alvin) "I'd give each one of 'em a stick and, one for each one of 'em, then I'd say, 'You break that.' Course they could real easy. Then I'd say, 'Tie them sticks in a bundle and try to break that.' Course they couldn't. Then I'd say, "That bundle -- that's family.""

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