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"The Butler" quotes

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As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

Director: Lee Daniels
Writer: Danny Strong, Wil Haygood
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, drama
Year: 2013
MetaScore: 65/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: $116,632,095
Released: 16 Aug 2013
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 16 wins & 55 nominations total

27 video clips

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Americans always turned - The Butler 00:24 Americans always turned I care about what goes on in this house - The Butler 00:04 I care about what goes on in this house Are you political Mr Gaines - The Butler 00:11 Are you political Mr Gaines Young brother the black domestic defy racial stereotypes - The Butler 00:35 Young brother the black domestic defy racial stereotypes Vietnam took my boy - The Butler 00:08 Vietnam took my boy I mean really Shaquanda - The Butler 00:36 I mean really Shaquanda Something special is going on down here Dad - The Butler 00:11 Something special is going on down here Dad Cecil you hear me talking to you - The Butler 00:36 Cecil you hear me talking to you Negroes - The Butler 00:09 Negroes Everything you are and everything you have is - The Butler 00:08 Everything you are and everything you have is I don't think God meant for people to not have a family - The Butler 00:06 I don't think God meant for people to not have a family I don't want to say anything negative - The Butler 00:13 I don't want to say anything negative They say this new white boy's smooth - The Butler 00:07 They say this new white boy's smooth Shut up Nah we're we're more grass roots - The Butler 00:22 Shut up Nah we're we're more grass roots I'm Cecil Gaines I'm the new butler - The Butler 00:04 I'm Cecil Gaines I'm the new butler I don't know what country I'm looking at - The Butler 00:04 I don't know what country I'm looking at Charlie don't do this Don't do this - The Butler 00:17 Charlie don't do this Don't do this You must look through their eyes - The Butler 00:25 You must look through their eyes What wrong with that - The Butler 00:16 What wrong with that Stop calling him a nigga 'cause he ain't no nigga - The Butler 00:10 Stop calling him a nigga 'cause he ain't no nigga Now he could see that I knew what I was talking about - The Butler 00:07 Now he could see that I knew what I was talking about Now you take that trifling low class bitch - The Butler 00:14 Now you take that trifling low class bitch Stop crying - The Butler 00:05 Stop crying Hattie come on I need your help in the shed - The Butler 00:06 Hattie come on I need your help in the shed

Cast

Cecil Gaines - Forest Whitaker
Earl Gaines - David Banner
Cecil Gaines (8) - Michael Rainey Jr.
Abraham - LaJessie Smith
Hattie Pearl - Mariah Carey
Thomas Westfall - Alex Pettyfer
Annabeth Westfall - Vanessa Redgrave
Cecil Gaines (15) - Aml Ameen
Maynard - Clarence Williams III
Mr. Jenkins - John P. Fertitta
R.D. Warner - Jim Gleason
Gloria Gaines - Oprah Winfrey
Charlie Gaines (10) - Isaac White
Louis Gaines - David Oyelowo
White Usher - Joe Chrest
Freddie Fallows - Colman Domingo
Gina - Adriane Lenox
Howard - Terrence Howard
Elroy - Tyson Ford
Carter Wilson - Cuba Gooding Jr.
James Holloway - Lenny Kravitz
Lorraine - Pernell Walker
Sherman Adams - James DuMont
Herbert Brownell - Robert Aberdeen
Dwight D. Eisenhower - Robin Williams
Richard Nixon - John Cusack
Olivia - Olivia Washington
Carol Hammie - Yaya DaCosta
James Lawson - Jesse Williams
Woolworth Diner Patron #1 - Margaret M. Owens
Woolworth Diner Patron #2 - Eric Ducote
John F. Kennedy - James Marsden
Jacqueline Kennedy - Minka Kelly
Caroline Kennedy - Chloe Barach
Freedom Bus Journalist - Danny Strong
Freedom Bus Rider - Clara Hopkins Daniels
Charlie Gaines (15-18) - Elijah Kelley
Lyndon B. Johnson - Liev Schreiber
Helen Holloway - Dana Gourrier
Malcolm X Goer - Shirley Pugh
Pastor - Bill Newman
Martin Luther King Jr. - Nelsan Ellis
John Ehrlichman - Colin Walker
Bob Haldeman - Alex Manette
Eldridge Huggins - Mo McRae
Ronald Reagan - Alan Rickman
Nancy Reagan - Jane Fonda
Senator Robertson - Rusty Robertson
Senator Kassebaum - Nealla Gordon
Admiral Rochon - Stephen Rider
Bridge Protester - Andre Allemand
Eisenhower's Military Adviser - John L. Armijo
Protester - Rex Baker
Handsome Hotel Guest - Patton Brantley
Josh - Joshua Braud
Reagan Whitehouse Guest - Eugene Brezany
Self - Warren Burger
Protester - Blake Burt
Man at Water Fountain - Carroll Burt
College Student - Jonathan Aaron Butler
Arresting Officer - Tom Cain
Self - Jimmy Carter
Self - Rosalynn Carter
Two-Star General - Edward J. Clare
James Baker - JJ Coker
Prisoner - Markeith Coleman
Embassy Protester - Ross P. Cook
Military Social Aide - Duane Cothren
White House Child - Haylie Creppel
Self - Walter Cronkite
Protestor - Steven J. Daniels
Barbara Gaines - Donna Duplantier
JBJ Aide - Alexander Eldimiati
College Student - Jazzy Ellis
Protestor - Adrienne Esteen
Black Panther - Guy Fernandez
Self - Gerald Ford
Racist - Rebecca Lee Fox
Fred Sanford - Redd Foxx
Diner Attacker - Justin Gant
Pat Buchanan - Ray Gaspard
Jim Counter MGR - Tyler Gibbs
Self - Ron Glass
White Mob Leader - Douglas M. Griffin
Homeless Person - Brandon Guttuso
Redneck Bar Patron - Russell M. Haeuser
White House Guest - Gene Kevin Hames Jr.
D.C. Bus Station Passenger's Mother - A. Michelle Harleston
DC Bus Rider - Sadarias Harrell
White House Engineer - Rodney Hebert
Extra - Bria Hobgood
White House Guest - Alaine Huntington
Woman in Waiting Room - Rahsaana Ison
Self - Jesse Jackson
Steven - Jackie Jenkins Jr.
MacGeorge Bundy - David Jensen
Eisenhower Dinner Guest - Jim Johnson
Reagan White House Guest - Allyson Leigh Jordan
Barfly - Mark Joyce
Self - Martin Luther King
Self - Gladys Knight
Protester - Alex Ladove
Bus Station Patron - Tony Lawson
US Navy Admiral - Elton LeBlanc
Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson - Wanda Leigh
Barney Miller - Hal Linden
Young Abraham - Sam Malone
Mississippi Jail Guard - John R Mangus
College Student - Starlette Miariaunii
LBJ Aide - Mike R. Moreau
Self - Barack Obama
White House Child - Mary Katherine Oglesby
Churchgoer - Monicah Owino
Washington DC Rioter - Darryl Perrilloux
State Dinner Guest - Jessica Picota
White House Butler - Jeffrey Poitier
Chef - Renato Powell
Houseman - Philippe Radelet
Sophie Wilson - Tarra Riggs
Foxy - Xosha Roquemore
Prison Guard - Aaron Saxton
Pablo Casals - William Schultz
White House Butler - Carl Singleton
Reagan Reception Attendee - Chaz Smith
Diane Nash - Kay Smith
White House Engineer - Jim Sojka
LBJ Secret Service - Andrew j Spinks
Chief Justice Warren Burger - Marco St. John
Reagan Marine Color Guard - Jason Stanly
Excelsior Guest - Valerie Strecker
President Barack Obama - Orlando Eric Street
Hobo - Craig Tate
Angry Mob Member - Joseph Uzzell
JFK VIP Friend - Bob Walker
Self - Mike Wallace
White House Reporter - Dean J. West
- Michael Whitener
Self - Demond Wilson
Reagan's Body Man - Jake Wynne-Wilson