Walking Across Egypt (1999)
Ellen Burstyn: Mattie Rigsbee
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Quotes
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Wesley Benfield : Thank God, cigarettes!
Mattie Rigsbee : Thank Lamarr. God had nothing to do with it!
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Mattie Rigsbee : Let Lamar say the blessing.
Wesley Benfield : Oh.
Lamar N. Benfield : Oh, er...
[clears throat uncomfortably]
Lamar N. Benfield : Er, thank you for the world so sweet, er... thank you for the food we eat, thanks for the birds that sing, thank you God, for everything!
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Wesley Benfield : [lying back in the bath] God damn, this feels nice!
Mattie Rigsbee : Young man, you will not take the Lord's name in vain in my house!
Wesley Benfield : I'm not in the house, I'm in the tub!
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Wesley Benfield : Wow, this smells great.
Mattie Rigsbee : Hold on, young man. You need to say the blessing.
Wesley Benfield : I never said no blessing.
Mattie Rigsbee : Well, it's easy. You just talk to God like... like he's a friend who just gave you something.
[Wesley stares blankly at her]
Mattie Rigsbee : haven't you ever thanked someone for doing something for ya?
Wesley Benfield : Not that I remember. Ah, course, there was that one time I thanked Tracey Willingham for giving me my first roll in the hay!
Mattie Rigsbee : Well, there you are. Just talk to God like he's Tracey Willingham.
Wesley Benfield : Alright. Er, hey God, thank you for this food. Sure smells good! And thanks for Miss Mattie. Cos she can flat-out cook, and I reckon you musta taught her how! Amen.
Mattie Rigsbee : Amen.
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Mattie Rigsbee : My, such language.
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Mattie Rigsbee : You like grits for breakfast?
Wesley Benfield : I like everything but tomatoes.
Mattie Rigsbee : Good home-grown tomatoes?
Wesley Benfield : Any kind of tomatoes!
Mattie Rigsbee : Well, good Lord. There's nothing better! I love 'em with bacon. I'm gonna have some.
Wesley Benfield : Well, good for you!