Nick of Time (1995)

Charles S. Dutton: Huey

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Quotes 

• [Mr. Watson tells Mr. Huey that he's an accountant] 

  Gene Watson : I'm an accountant.

  Mr. Huey : Well, don't denigrate yourself, my friend. Where would the government be without accountants, huh? They wouldn't know how hard they could squeeze us until we popped. Isn't that right?

• [Mr. Watson tries to tell Mr. Huey about his daughter] 

  Gene Watson : [Mr. Watson whispers]  Sir. Sir... I need your help.

  Mr. Huey : What was that? You have to speak up.

  Gene Watson : [Mr. Watson talks low]  There's a little girl in a van. She's my daughter.

  Mr. Huey : I'm a little deaf in this ear. I mean, between that and my wooden leg, I'm all messed up. Compliments of the United States Army artillery corps.

• [Mr. Watson tries to still convince Mr. Huey about the Governor assassination] 

  Gene Watson : Listen, something's going to happen. When it's over with, you'll know what I was talking about.

  Mr. Huey : What? The end of the world? Look man, don't give me your crazy rap. I'm not a bartender, I don't want to hear it. I raise a family doing this bullshit. Do me a favor? Get your white ass out of my chair. Big tip doesn't give you the right to crap in my ear.

• [Mr. Huey comes up with a plan for Mr. Watson to change clothes with the guest service employee Gustino] 

  Mr. Huey : Hey, quick. Quick. Off with the shoes and pants. Trade with Gustino.

  Gene Watson : What are you talking about?

  Mr. Huey : Don't worry about it.

  Mr. Huey : [as Mr. Huey sees the two stand quiet looking at each other]  Oh, no time to be shy ladies. Come on, do what I tell you.

• [Mr. Huey startles Ms. Jones as he begins to clean her van windshield] 

  Ms. Jones : Hey, what-what are you doing?

  Mr. Huey : [Mr. Huey sprays and wipes her windshield]  I'm just giving you the gift of a clean windshield.

  Ms. Jones : No, no, I don't want my windshield clean. So, just get out of here.

  Mr. Huey : Oh, you just think you don't want your windshield clean.

  Ms. Jones : No, I know that I don't want my windshield cleaned. So, get out of here.

  Mr. Huey : Oh, come on. Don't be like that. Just think of me as the Moses of dirty windshields, leading you through the desert of dead bugs.

  [Mr. Huey chuckles] 

• [Mr. Huey demands Ms. Jones for his $1 after cleaning her van windshield] 

  Mr. Huey : I've already done it. I've already done it. You have to pay me now.

  Ms. Jones : I ain't paying you nothing!

  Mr. Huey : Oh, come on. You want to deny me a lousy dollar. After I've sweated like a pig giving you the gift of a clean windshield?

  Ms. Jones : Fucking-A!

• [Mr. Huey knocks out Ms. Jones with his fake leg] 

  Mr. Huey : [as he kisses the wing tip of his fake leg]  Nothing like a good wing tip.

  [chuckling] 

• [Mr. Watson walks past Mr. Huey the shoe shiner for the first time] 

  Mr. Huey : You having a rough day? Down at the heels, as they say? You don't see your face, you don't pay. What you need is a shoe shine. Shoe shine today.

• [Mr. Watson sits down and meets Huey the shoe shiner] 

  Mr. Huey : Come on. Take 10. Take a break. Take a load off. Put the world in perspective. So... are you a visitor?

  Gene Watson : No. No, I'm just visiting.

  Mr. Huey : Oh, yeah? So what do you do, if I may be so bold.