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James Earl Jones, Tamu Blackwell, Diahann Carroll, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Eric Jones, and Socorro Stephens in Claudine (1974)

James Earl Jones: Roop

Claudine

James Earl Jones credited as playing...

Roop

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Quotes2

  • Claudine: Roop, how come you settle for being a garbageman? I know you smarter than that.
  • Roop: Shoog, I been smarter than any job I ever had. No, you see, I have actually avoided success. Oh, no. You know why?
  • Claudine: Why?
  • Roop: Because when you are successful and rich, people will envy you and hate you. And I want people to love me.
  • Claudine: You men got some crazy ideas about being a man. Fighting, beating up on somebody. That makes you a man, right? Screwin' all the broads and makin' babies. That makes you a man. Big man! Nobody ain't gonna tell Rupert B. Marshall how to spend his couple shitty dollars. You got some bad balls, Rupert. I got better balls than you any day.
  • Roop: Damn it, Claudine! Now, listen. You've had it. I ain't never gonna leave you. And tomorrow, me and you are gonna go down to that godamnn welfare, we're gonna talk about this godamnn thing and try to godamnn work it out.
  • Claudine: [hugging him] Oh, godamnn, Roop!
  • Roop: [muttering in despair] Damn.

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