Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)

Halle Berry: Zola Taylor

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• Zola Taylor : Frankie was probably the most naturally talented performed I'd ever seen. He was energetic; dynamic; charismatic. He got on that stage, and baby he was huge! Bigger than life!

  Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters : You see, y'all gotta understand. By the time I met Frankie, he was a record deal-needing, broke ass, scam-on-his-momma-for-a-fix druggie! Hell, the boy had so many needle marks on him, I thought he was a God-damned pin cushion! Mph, a cute pin cushion... who could sing his little ass off!

  Emira Eagle : Frankie was a perfect gentleman. We had a wonderful courtship. He used to bring me flowers and write me poetry, and...

  Zola Taylor : Nobody could do it like Frankie Lymon.

  Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters : He was a junkie motherfucker!

  Emira Eagle : He was the love of my life.

• Judge Lambrey : Where's the divorce decree?

  Lawrence Roberts : Uh, your honor, there are extenuating circumstances regarding the divorce papers, but Miss Taylor will testify...

  Judge Lambrey : Miss Taylor?

  Zola Taylor : Actually, your honor, all my papers got destroyed.

  Judge Lambrey : Well, did you try to get a copy?

  Zola Taylor : Most certainly. I contacted the Platters' lawyer, Ruben Rodriguez, to see if he could put me in touch with Mr. Warrell. He was the attorney that arranged the whole Mexican divorce in the first place, but I found out that he was dead.

  Judge Lambrey : Is Mr. Rodriguez alive?

  Zola Taylor : Yes, but he's in the hospital.

  Judge Lambrey : He's in the hospital?

  Zola Taylor : Yes, with his feet cut off.

  Judge Lambrey : Let me just get a handle on this. You got divorced in Mexico, but nobody can find any records; your Mexican divorce papers were somehow destroyed; your ex-husband's dead; your Mexican attorney's dead; and your lawyer... your lawyer just had his feet amputated, so he can't come here to testify for you?

  Zola Taylor : Basically... yes.

  Judge Lambrey : Okay! Okay, Mr. Roberts, continue... somehow.

• Frankie Lymon : How come you keep stepping on my heart?

  Zola Taylor : You prefer I pee on it? That's what's going to happen if you don't let me off this bus.

• Frankie Lymon : [grabs Zola as she enters backstage and kisses her]  Baby, you are one fine thing.

  Zola Taylor : [slaps Frankie] 

  Young Little Richard : Ooh! Ouch! You want me to get you some ice?

• Frankie Lymon : Do you love him?

  Zola Taylor : I told you, Frankie. He's a nice, good man...

  Frankie Lymon : I didn't ask that! I asked you do you love him?

  Zola Taylor : YES! I love him, okay?

  Frankie Lymon : Oh, no, no... You said that marriage would tie you down. You just didn't want to be tied down to me.

  Zola Taylor : No, I never said that, Frankie.

  Frankie Lymon : Oh, yeah, that's what you said. Now, let me tell you something. You gonna always be tied down to me. Whether you like it ot not. We're like magnets...

  [forcefully kisses Zola] 

  Zola Taylor : [pushes Frankie away]  Mm-mmm. Don't do this to me, Frankie.

  Frankie Lymon : Don't leave me right now, Zola.

  Zola Taylor : [flashes ring]  I'm married.

  Frankie Lymon : No, that was a mistake! That was a mistake!

  Zola Taylor : NO! I got a life, baby, and it ain't gonna include you. Now you got to go. GET OUT!

• Zola Taylor : [about Frankie]  That flat-footed little weirdo played all of us.

• Emira Eagle : I thought he was talented.

  Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters : Okay. He COULD sing.

  Zola Taylor : He could SING me right out of my panties!

• Frankie Lymon : [after receiving a restaurant bill]  You better let me take care of this. Cause if you haven't heard, my record's #3!

  [Teenagers yell in agreement] 

  Zola Taylor : No, you better let ME take of this. Cause if you haven't heard, MY record's #1!

• Zola Taylor : Frankie just needed something different... *all* the time.