Octavia Spencer

Johanna:

Great leaders don't seek power, they're called by necessity.

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Minny Jackson:

Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life.

Minny Jackson:

Minnie don't burn fried chicken.

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Celia Foote:	They don't like me because of what they think I did.
Minny Jackson:	They don't like you because they think that you white trash.

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Minny Jackson:	I can't let you eat anymore cornpone. Mr. Johnny.
Johnny Foote:	Well, thanks to you, now I have to let out every pair of pants I own.

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Minny Jackson:	Now Mr. Johnny's gonna catch me here, and shoot me dead right here on this no-wax floor. You gotta tell him. Ain't he wonderin' how the cookin's so good?
Celia Foote:	You're right. Maybe we oughta burn the chicken a little.
Minny Jackson:	Minnie don't burn no chicken.

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Minny Jackson:	Forgive me, Lord, but I have to kill that woman, Aibileen. Now, she's gone puttin' pencil marks on my toilet paper.
Aibileen Clark:	Did she?
Minny Jackson:	But I carry the paper in from my own house. That fool don't know.
Aibileen Clark:	Miss Leefolt got so much hairspray on her head and she's gonna blow us all up if she lights a cigarette.
Minny Jackson:	And you know that she will.

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Minny Jackson:	(talking to Aibileen as she points to Skeeter) I gotta make sure she understands that expression.
Minny Jackson:	I gotta make sure she understands that expression.

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Minny Jackson:	Eat my shit.
Hilly Holbrook:	Have you lost your mind?!
Minny Jackson:	No, but you're about to, 'cause you just did.
Hilly Holbrook:	Did what?

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Minny Jackson:	(Talking to Skeeter) You ain't nothin' left here but enemies in the Junior League. You've done burned every bridge there is. And you ain't never gonna get another man in this town. Everybody knows that. So don't walk your white butt to New York, run it!.
Minny Jackson:	[talking to Skeeter] You ain't nothin' left here but enemies in the Junior League. You've done burned every bridge there is. And you ain't never gonna get another man in this town. Everybody knows that. So don't walk your white butt to New York, run it!

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Minny Jackson:	Forgive me, Lord, but I have to kill that woman, Aibileen. Now, she gone to putting pencil marks on my toilet paper.
Aibileen Clark:	Did she?
Minny Jackson:	But I carry paper in from my own damn house. That fool don't know.
Aibileen Clark:	Miss Leefolt got so much hairspray on her head she gonna blow us all up if she light a cigarette.
Minny Jackson:	And you know she will!

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Aibileen Clark:	Hey Minny
Aibileen Clark:	Hey Minny.
Minny Jackson:	Hey Aiblienen
Minny Jackson:	Hey Aiblienen.
Yule Mae Davis:	Hey Minny
Yule Mae Davis:	Hey Minny.
Minny Jackson:	Hmmmmm
Minny Jackson:	Hmmmmm.

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Jenny:

It's hard to life your life honestly.

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Minny Jackson:

Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life.

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Hilly Holbrook:	Have you lost your mind?
Minny Jackson:	No ma'am, but you 'bout to.

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Minny Jackson:

You're a fool, woman. You're a fool!

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Minny Jackson:	Eat my shit!.
Minny Jackson:	Eat my shit!
Hilly Holbrook:	Excuse me?.
Hilly Holbrook:	Excuse me?
Minny Jackson:	I said eat... my... shit!.
Minny Jackson:	I said eat... my... shit!
Hilly Holbrook:	Have you lost your mind?.
Hilly Holbrook:	Have you lost your mind?
Minny Jackson:	No, ma'am, but, you are about to. 'Cause you just did.

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Minny Jackson:

You ain't got nothing left here but enemies in the Junior League. You done burned every bridge there is. And you ain't never gonna get another man in this town. Everybody know that. So don't walk your white butt to New York, run it!

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Minny Jackson:	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. Maybe we ought to burn the chicken a little.
Minny Jackson:	Minny don't burn chicken.

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Celia Foote:	Maybe we ought to burn the chicken a little.
Minny Jackson:	Minny don't burn chicken.

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Minny Jackson:	Eat my....
Hilly Holbrook:	What did you say?
Hilly Holbrook:	What are you saying?

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Hilly Holbrook:	Are you losing your mind? (Response by Minny: "No, but you are about to."
Hilly Holbrook:	Have you lost your mind?
Minny Jackson:	No mam. But you are about to.

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Minny Jackson:	Love and hate are two horns on the same goat.
Charlotte Phelan:	Love and hate are two horns on the same goat.

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Minny Jackson:	Miss Minnie don't burn no chicken
Minny Jackson:	Minnie don't burn no chicken.

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Minny Jackson:

Am I supposed to come up with the questions, too?

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Minny Jackson:

Eat my shit!

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Minny Jackson:

Eat. My. Shit.

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