Infamous Motown quotes...

[nomis]

Thought this would be a fun topic heres some of my favourite quotes,I think you can guess who said what...

"But Mrs Ballard yes I want Flo in the group but she dosent want to be with us..."

"...Then I wash my hands of the group.."

"Suzanne..WHERE is my honey and lemon ? "

"I will only appear if I can do Billie Jean..."

"When The Supremes hit big...Berry was gone.."

"Cindy wasnt an official Supreme..we were waiting for Blondie to come back.."

'Dont be ridiculous thats your problem..you figure it out.."

"In my day we saved vegetables for bitches like that.."

"Remember those rent parties..."

"Well Im telling Berry..."

"Ok we'll do the symphony melody instead..."

[smark21]

"Mary we are not! How could you say that?!"

[nomis]

"You can take that piece of paper..and shove it up your ASS ! "

[nomis]

"If you leave now..I will never make another film with you.."

[midnightman]

"If you don't release this record, BG, I ain't gonna record sh*t for you again."

[Glenpwood]

"You could've been in the Supremes, Claudette..."

[nomis]

'If the other girls dont show..just record Diane its easier and cheaper.."

[nomis]

"I would have given you girls a holiday...but Florence thinks too much..."

[daddyacey]

"I'm 21.................. and I want my money"

[Starguard4]

Damon Harris, YOU'RE FIRED!

[nomis]

"Ladies and gentlemen...Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five..!"

[nomis]

"You Know Diane is right..you are too fat.."

[Starguard4]

"You know Mary is right, Jeanna... you're here under duress"

[nomis]

"I just bet Diane loves that Marquee..dont you walk away from me.."

[westgrandboulevard]

"Your demands are becoming excessive. And now you want to divorce Syreeta. She's GORGEOUS! I just don't know why you can't see it..."

[nomis]

"It hurt me to make that decision.Alot of my friends are like 'Honey,three million dollars -I'd take it'Well,they're not Supremes."

[westgrandboulevard]

"I saw you both in the monitor. I was distraught. You were so badly lit that I had to do something very quickly, so I put my hands up to shield you...."

[Starguard4]

"...because, Suzanne, I am a bigger STAR than YOU"

[nomis]

"..Full of promise and determination..and unity..and humanity..my loved ones today is the birthplace of forever.."

[westgrandboulevard]

"..and we need to make a good impression, so make sure you put an end to Gladys and the girls romancing those lowdown Contours. No.....wait a minute! I'll book the preacher. You be outside the chapel with a crate of records..."

[nomis]

"..Its not about the people who leave Motown its about the people who come back..and tonight everybody came back.."

[nomis]

"I'll never forget,one time,while we were performing in Boston,Diane's mike went out,so without any warning at all she walked over and snatched Mary's microphone out of her hand.Mary snatched it back.Here they are snatching the microphone back and forth,and Im still standing there still singing and looking at them.."

[westgrandboulevard]

"...so, while you do have great poise and charm, telling Mrs Powell to go and stuff her Thanksgiving turkey is not our idea of goodwill..."

[nomis]

"Ok driver..stop the bus..Ross and Horton are getting off..we need to settle this..."

[nomis]

"On hullabaloo they gave me a stupid cue card to read..how dare they!..I could be mistress of ceremonies but they dont ask me..I see all these phonies walking around who have never had a number one record.."

[nomis]

"Were playing the Copa and the dresses are not here.... someone better do something or Im gonna get mad.."

[Glenpwood]

"Mama where are you?".... "She's trying to make it the hard way...."

[bradsupremes]

"Diana Ross was so thin she was wearing pads on her hips!"

[westgrandboulevard]

"You can't run my record company!".........."And neither can you!!"

[bradsupremes]

"I'm singing!!"
"Well, you're also making faces."

[nomis]

"Now Michael..you know you shouldnt be in my makeup.."
"But its magic Diane...."

[nomis]

"Ok stop everything..theres too many show songs were gonna cut 'People'..."

[RossHolloway]

Now that we have so many quotes, can we please put them in context and add names?

[nomis]

"Flo did not fall..." [[Delcina Wilson)

[smark21]

Stomp on that fur, Mary!

[nomis]

"Why..Im not trying to smuggle a dog on this plane..why this is just a hatbox..."
"Well then..your hat box just barked!" [[Diana and check in assistant circa 1965)

[nomis]

"Miss Ross will enter and stand here..then Miss Ross will walk over here..you two - Mary and Cindy, just stand here..."
[[Taping GIT special '69)

[nomis]

"You know..there were times when Diane would pick up the phone and say "Im calling Berry"..that line,right there,would cause a whole heap of problems.." [[Mary interviewed on Entertainment Tonight Nov '86)

[nomis]

"Little old ladies have gone blind making those dresses..." [[Diana on Tonight Show '67)

[nomis]

"I deciced to make it less Chic-ish and More Diana Ross-ish..they've been in the buisness what?..four years? I thought my 20 years of experience counted for something..." [[Diana on 'diana" 1980)

[nomis]

"I did so much begging..I had scabs on my knees.." [[Suzanne DePasse on organising Motown 25)

[Glenpwood]

"Why doesn't she leave him? He doesn't care about her. She doesn't get anything that we don't get.... Well, almost." [[Florence Ballard to Mary Wilson about DR & BG's relationship)

[Glenpwood]

"Mary, you know that if you don't start acting like the boss, they will take over..." [[Cholly Atkins)

[nomis]

"I ask myself..what am I holding today? Faith?..or ..Fear?" [[Diana on Oprah 2000)

[nomis]

'heres what I did..I called Mary and Cindy..I said Have you been hearing the rumours?..alot of other stuff happened in the conversation...I dont want to get in to..the first thing out of her mouth was 'What took you so long to call...?' " [[Diana on calling Mary Oprah 2000)

[MissLish]

Didn't your mama teach you how to close doors?

[jsmith]

Now I've taught you how to climb out of a car gracefully, can you try to remember not to keep climbing all over the boss !!

[unific29]

Im Rick James B*#^h!!!!!

[nomis]

"No..they wont give you the Oscar..they will probably give it to Liza for sympathy over what happened to Judy..."
[[Ron Miller 1972)

[sup_fan]

honey - we IS terrific