Anything Can Happen (1952)

Kurt Kasznar: Nuri Bey

Quotes 

• Nuri Bey : In USA, what's everyone doing all the time, huh? Eating. If not eating, chewing gum to fool themselves they are eating. So, we go in business making gum.

• Nuri Bey : You haven't got a dozen eggplants?

  Helen Watson : [Shakes her head, holding back a smile] 

  Nuri Bey : Should always have eggplant. Important, like salt and pepper.

• Nuri Bey : All right, we'll make dalma instead. You have grape leaves?

  Helen Watson : [shakes her head] 

  Nuri Bey : No grapes?

  Helen Watson : I know it's careless of me, but, no.

• Giorgi Papashvily : Nuri Bey, where you learn to cook?

  Nuri Bey : In Turkish army.

• Nuri Bey : Here is address. By the time you get there, duff will be ready in package waiting for you.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Duff?

  Nuri Bey : Is flour and yeast for khinkali.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Thought it was called "doe."

  Nuri Bey : Is pronounced "duff."

  Giorgi Papashvily : Uncle John say "doe."

  Nuri Bey : Giorgi, I know he's great friend of yours. But Uncle John don't speak English so good. Better you learn from me - is "duff." Show you why. When meat is hard to eat is called "tuff." How you spell?

  Giorgi Papashvily : T-O-U-G-H.

  Nuri Bey : Right! When ocean's up and down, is called "ruff." How you spell?

  Giorgi Papashvily : R-O-U-G-H.

  Nuri Bey : Right. And flour and yeast for khinkali is spelled D-O-U-G-H. So, is "duff."

  Giorgi Papashvily : Duff.

  Nuri Bey : ...Ah, is amazing how easy language for me.

• Uncle John : We've decided you should engage yourself to Helen quick, tonight.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Uncle John, I would like very much to engage myself, but I think is too fast.

  Nuri Bey : Giorgi, in USA everything is fast. Lady and gentleman meet on Saturday, date on Sunday, marry Monday.

• Nuri Bey : No garlic? Cannot have meal without garlic. It's like fire without flame.

• Nuri Bey : Georgi, there is one rule for Georgians, Turks, Armenians, when learning English. Whenever you think you should say "V," say "W." When you think it should be "W," say "V." That way it can' go wrong.

• Giorgi Papashvily : And Nuri Bey.

  Nuri Bey : Yes?

  Giorgi Papashvily : Will you do me one more favor, please?

  Nuri Bey : Of course.

  Giorgi Papashvily : Start tomorrow, don't do me no more favor.

• Nuri Bey : If you say you're not guilty, you have to go in court. Then you lose day's pay. So you say you're guilty. It's cheaper.

  Giorgi Papashvily : It's cheaper too to shoot out brains. No clothes to buy, no food, no hotel room to pay. Only one trouble - you're no longer a man.