Water for Elephants (2011)

Hal Holbrook: Old Jacob

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Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Charlie : We'll get you in the records books. "Oldest man that ever ran away with the circus."

  Old Jacob : I'm not running away, I'm coming home.

• [first lines] 

  Russ : [in the rain]  Uh, Excuse me sir. Can we help you? Can we help you with something?

  Old Jacob : Did I miss the Spec?

  Charlie : Uh, yeah, I'm afraid so. The show was this afternoon.

  Old Jacob : Oh.

  Charlie : Did you come with the folks from Green Haven? Why don't we get out of the rain, and we'll call them for you.

  Old Jacob : No, no! I came on my own.

  Russ : It's okay. We're gonna call the home. We're gonna have them come pick you up.

  Old Jacob : I'm telling you, I didn't come with the home! Why don't you take those rings out of your head, and maybe you won't be deaf *and* dumb.

  Russ : [to Charlie]  We'll it's alive.

  Old Jacob : I'm sorry kid, I didn't mean that. Your rings look very... pretty.

• Old Jacob : Work is the best thing for age.