Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Cynda Williams: Clarke Bentancourt

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• Clarke : 'Cause mo better makes it mo better.

• Bleek : What do you want?

  Clarke : l want a man who knows what he wants. Decisive. You don't know what you want. Make up your mind to be a man and don't be wishy-washy on me.

  Bleek : l know what l want. My music. Everything else is secondary.

• Bleek : How many times do l have to tell you? l have a certain time allotted for daily practice. You know this, yet you consistently overlook my program.

  Clarke : l get the times mixed up. Everything with you is so damn regulated. A certain time to do this, a certain time to do that. Everything's on a schedule, a timetable. Loosen up, tight ass.

  Bleek : Let me explain something to you. Life is short, okay? l need it like this to get everything done. l like order.

  Clarke : Order's fine, but you're ridiculous.

• Bleek : Ow!

  Clarke : l'm sorry.

  Bleek : Baby, I think you bit my lip. Oh, shit. ls it bleeding? What you laughing at?

  Clarke : l was playin'.

  Bleek : Well, don't play with my lips!

  Clarke : l'm sorry. Jesus Christ, l said l'm sorry.

  Bleek : Damn! She done cut my - you're nuts!

  Clarke : Want me to kiss it to make it mo' better?

  Bleek : This shit ain't funny, man.

  Clarke : l was joking. All right, l won't ever kiss you again.

  Bleek : That's good. l make my living with my lips.

  Clarke : l make my living with my lips.

• Clarke : Everybody's a teacher. People can teach you two things, what to do and what not to do.

• Clarke : Say something.

  Bleek : Let's make love.

  Clarke : For once, let's be real. What you and l do is not ''make love''.

  Bleek : What would you call it then?

  Clarke : lt's definitely not making love.

  Bleek : Bonin'?

  Clarke : You've been more imaginative.

  Bleek : Oh, I got a million of 'em. You ever heard of the mo' better?

  Clarke : Mo' what?

  Bleek : Mo' better makes it mo' better. Mo' better makes it mo' better.

  Clarke : Yeah, that's what we do. We don't make love because you don't love me. But in the meantime...

  Clarke , Bleek : l'll settle for some of that mo' better.

  Bleek : Yeah, I knew you would.

• Shadow Henderson : All Bleek cares about is Bleek.

  Clarke : ls that so?

  Shadow Henderson : Oh, so that is. I mean, just take a look around.

  Clarke : It seems to me that all Shadow cares about is Shadow.

• Clarke : If you say you care, then why in the fuck are you still fucking Indigo? And don't give me that ''lt's a dick thing'' shit, either.

• Shadow Henderson : He only wants you when he wants you. l want to make you a full-time gig.

  Clarke : l don't believe what a man says.

• Clarke : Hi, Shadow. How you doing?

  Shadow Henderson : Fine, like yourself.

• Clarke : [singing]  l think l'll mooch some home-made hooch and go out for a lark, Just to drive off these mean old Harlem blues... .