American Fiction (2023)

Sterling K. Brown: Clifford Ellison

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• Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison : Who is that? What are you doing?

  Clifford Ellison : I've taken a lover.

  Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison : You've taken a lover?

  Clifford Ellison : You got a problem with that, homophobe?

  Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison : I'm not offended that you've taken a lover, Cliff. I'm offended, Cliff, that you call it 'taking a lover.'

  Clifford Ellison : Hmm. You can eat shit, nigga. I'm gonna take my lover right now.

• Clifford Ellison : I'll eat that fucking sweater vest of yours, Phillip. Get the fuck outta here!