Taraji P. Henson credited as playing...
Katherine G. Johnson
- Katherine Johnson: There are no colored bathrooms in this building, or any building outside the West Campus, which is half a mile away. Did you know that? I have to walk to Timbuktu just to relieve myself! And I can't use one of the handy bikes. Picture that, Mr. Harrison. My uniform, skirt below the knees and my heels and simple necklace pearls. Well, I don't own pearls. Lord knows you don't pay the colored enough to afford pearls! And I work like a dog day and night, living on coffee from a pot none of you want to touch! So, excuse me if I have to go to the restroom a few times a day.
- Colonel Jim Johnson: They let women handle that sort of...
- Colonel Jim Johnson: [sees Katherine looking offended] That's not what I mean.
- Katherine Johnson: What do you mean?
- Colonel Jim Johnson: I'm just surprised at something so taxing.
- Katherine Johnson: Oh Mr. Johnson, if I were you, I'd quit talking right now.
- Katherine Johnson: I don't mean no disrespect.
- Katherine Johnson: I will have you know, I was the first Negro female student at West Virginia University graduate school. On any given day, I analyze the velometer levels for air displacement, friction and velocity. And compute over ten thousand calculations by cosine, square root and lately analytic geometry by hand. There are twenty, bright, highly capable Negro women in the west computing group, and we're proud to be doing our part for the country. So yes, they let women do some things at NASA, Mr. Johnson. And it's not because we wear skirts, it's because we wear glasses. Have a good day.
- Katherine Johnson: How can you be possibly ogling these white men?
- Mary Jackson: It's equal rights. I have the right to see fine in every color
- Colonel Jim Johnson: I'm sorry, Katherine.
- Katherine Johnson: For what, Jim?
- Colonel Jim Johnson: Underestimating you, and any other woman like you, though I don't imagine there's many.
- Katherine Johnson: That's good practice right there.
- Al Harrison: Within these walls, who... who makes the rules?
- Katherine Johnson: You, sir. You are the boss. You just have to act like one, sir.
- Al Harrison: So, er, do you think we'll get to the moon?
- Katherine Johnson: We're already there, sir.
- Dorothy Vaughan: [At a church picnic, speaking about Colonel Jim Johnson while fixing plates at the food table] I hear he's planning on staying in the area.
- Katherine Johnson: Well... Well, that's good for him.
- Mary Jackson: [Looking at Colonel Johnson, who is talking with a group of men] Katherine, go find your way over there. That Colonel Jim is a tall glass of water.
- Dorothy Vaughan: That he is. Tall, strong, commanding.
- Katherine Johnson: Oh...
- Mary Jackson: And I bet he's like that day and night.
- Katherine Johnson: Mary, it's Sunday.
- [Mary scoffs]
- Katherine Johnson: Please have some shame.
- Mary Jackson: I will not.
- Dorothy Vaughan: Hmm, I think he's smiling over here.
- Mary Jackson: At you.
- Katherine Johnson: [Katherine turns, sees the colonel watching her, smiles, and turns back to the table] Well, I'm not smiling back.
- Dorothy Vaughan: Yes, you are.
- Mary Jackson: Oh, child. You are all teeth right now.
- Katherine Johnson: I am not.
- Mary Jackson: [Waving at the colonel to come over while mouthing] Come over here and say hi.
- Dorothy Vaughan: [Colonel Johnson leaves the men, walking toward the ladies] He's coming over.
- Katherine Johnson: Now why would he be doing that?
- Dorothy Vaughan: 'Cause Mary's been waving at him.
- Katherine Johnson: No! Ladies I am not ready.
- Mary Jackson: It's too late. Fix your hair.
- Dorothy Vaughan: [Colonel Johnson joins the ladies, Katherine turns around] Hello, Colonel. I'm Dorothy Vaughn. That's Mary Jackson. I believe you met her husband Levi.
- Colonel Jim Johnson: Yes ma'am. Good to meet y'all.
- Dorothy Vaughan: And Mrs. Katherine Goble.
- Mary Jackson: She's not married. She's a widow, with three beautiful little girls. So well behaved. Angels on earth is what we like to call them. Dorothy, slice of pie?
- Dorothy Vaughan: I'd love one. Excuse me.
- [Dorothy and Mary begin to walk away]
- Katherine Johnson: You already have a slice of pie, Doroth-...
- Dorothy Vaughan: Uh-huh.
- Katherine Johnson: Execuse me. May I ask you where the ladies' room is?
- Ruth: Sorry, I have no idea where your bathroom is.