“They say it's just physical abuse but it's more than that, this was spiritual abuse.”
Doug Murray - Peter Canellos

- Celie Johnson: He just climb on top of me and do his business.
- Shug Avery: "Do his business"? You sound like he going to the toilet on you.
- Celie Johnson: That's what it feels like.
- Shug Avery: Why then, Miss Celie... that means you’re still a virgin!
Whoopi Goldberg - Celie Johnson
Margaret Avery - Shug Avery

“Call me old fashioned, but I don't believe it to be appropriate to have sex with a woman who is unconcious.”
Jude Law - Graham

“- Billy: So what about your mother? Does she have sex?
- Debbie: No, she's unfulfilled. That's why she dances.
- Billy: She dances instead of sex? Your family's weird!”
Jamie Bell - Billy
Nicola Blackwell - Debbie

“- Paulette: After a man makes love to me, he just goes wild from happiness.
- Charlie Chaplin: I am happy.
- Paulette: Then tell me when you get sad, because I don't want to be around.”

Diane Lane - Paulette Goddard
Robert Downey Jr. - Charles Spencer Chaplin