George Washington Slept Here (1942)

Hattie McDaniel: Hester

Quotes 

• Hester : George Washington shoulda' chopped this house down instead of the cherry tree!

• Bill Fuller : I have to shave first.

  Hester : Can't he shave in the morning?

  Bill Fuller : [in a Southern accent]  No, I can't shave in the mornin'. I gotta brush my teeth in the mornin'. Yuck, yuck, yuck.

• Connie Fuller : Isn't it wonderful, Hester? The auctioneer said Benjamin Franklin had it in his parlor. It's a genuine antique.

  Hester : It's old, too, ain't it?

  Connie Fuller : That's what antique means, Hester.

  Hester : Yeah?

• Hester : Horses wandering around the kitchen, people dropping through the ceiling...

  Connie Fuller : Well, once that wall's up, Hester, it'll never happen again.

  Hester : No stove, no sink, no ice box. Ain't even got no water. I've towed enough water to float a battleship.