Jessica Chastain credited as playing...
Celia Foote
- [Minny and Celia are discussing Celia's husband]
- Minny Jackson: Now I ain't messin' around no more. Now Mr. Johnny gonna catch me here and shoot me dead, right here on this no-wax floor. You gots to tell him. Ain't he wondering how the cooking's so good?
- Celia Foote: You're right.
- [She looks at the fried chicken leg she's eating]
- Celia Foote: Maybe we oughta burn the chicken a little.
- Minny Jackson: Minny don't burn chicken.
- Celia Foote: There you are! I'm starved. Looks so good!
- [sits down with Minny to have lunch]
- Minny Jackson: We done been over this, Miss Celia. You're supposed to eat in the dining room, that's how it works. Here, let me take your plate back.
- Celia Foote: [assertively, yet with respect, holding her plate] I'm fine right here, Minny.
- Celia Foote: They don't like me because of what they think I did.
- Minny Jackson: They don't like you 'cause they think you white trash.
- Minny Jackson: [Johnny's escorted Minny to the house where Celia has an elegant meal on the table] What's this?
- Celia Foote: [proudly] I cooked it all by myself.
- Johnny Foote: Yes she did. She was up all night.
- Celia Foote: I wanted to do something special. I wanted to say thank you.
- Minny Jackson: So, I ain't losing my job?
- Celia Foote: [shaking her head in surprise] No.
- Johnny Foote: You have a job here for the rest of your life. If you want it.
- Minny Jackson: [smiles in acceptance] That's a mile-high meringue, Miss Celia?