78 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' Quotes for Fans of Coen Brothers

Set during the Great Depression, Ulysses Everett McGill leads his fellow escaped convicts to find treasure. The three experience challenges and humorous moments during their mission and learn more about themselves and the world around them.

"O Brother, Where Art Thou" is a comedy adventure film revolving around Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete Hogwallop, and Delmar O'Donnell as they embark on a quest for hidden treasure. Interestingly, Ulysses knows there is no treasure to be found and only lies to his fellow convicts to convince them to escape with him.

Ulysses, the cunning leader of the pack, curates strategies to ensure their survival and victory while Pete's focus is returning to his family. Meanwhile, Delmar brings comedy to their trio as a naive and easily influenced man.

Throughout their journey, Ulysses, Pete, and Delmar encounter different characters, some peculiar, and have conversations with them. Besides humor, adventure, and musical elements, the film also explores family, friendship, and redemption.

Ulysses Everett McGill's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "So you're against me now too? Is that how it is boys? The whole world, God almighty, and now you." | Source: AmoDays

'Oh Brother, Where Art Thou' Quotes from Ulysses Everett McGill

"Pete, it's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"So you're against me now too? Is that how it is, boys? The whole world, God almighty, and now you." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: Now, Penny, stop that!

Penny: No - you stop it! Vernon here's got a job. Vernon's got prospects. He's bona fide! What're you?" — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: Why are you telling our gals that I was hit by a train?

Penny: Lots of respectable people have been hit by trains. — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Penny: I've spoken my piece and counted to three.

Ulysses: She counted to three. Goddamit! She counted to three." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Ulysses Everett McGill's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Well, as soon as we get ourselves cleaned up and we get a little smellum in our hair, why, we're gonna feel 100% better about ourselves and about life in general." | Source: AmoDays

"I'm a dapper dan man." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Well, as soon as we get ourselves cleaned up and we get a little smellum in our hair, why, we're gonna feel 100% better about ourselves and about life in general." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Well, it didn't look like a two-horse town, but try finding a decent hair jelly." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Governor, it's one of our favorites." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Ulysses Everett McGill's dialogue in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Ulysses: I am the only daddy you got! I'm the damn paterfamilias. ; Wharvey: But you ain't bonafide." | Source: AmoDays

"I'll tell you what I am - I'm the damn paterfamilias! You can't marry him!" — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"I was not hit by a train. Damnit, I am the paterfamilias!" — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Believe me, Delmar, woman is the most fiendish instrument of torture ever devised to bedevil the days of man." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: I am the only daddy you got! I'm the damn Paterfamilias.

Wharvey: But you ain't bonafide." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Never trust a female, Delmar, remember that one simple precept and your time with me will not have been ill-spent." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Damn! We're in a tight spot!" — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Ulysses Everett McGill's dialogue in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Ulysses: Tommy, what you ridin' there? ; Tommy Johnson: Uh, roll-top desk!" | Source: AmoDays

"Uh, we're adventurers, sir, currently pursuing a certain opportunity, but we're open to others as well." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Blind Seer: I have no name.

Ulysses: Well, that right there may be the reason you've had difficulty findin' gainful employment." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"We're gonna see a brave new world where they run everybody a wire and hook us all up to a grid." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"The blind are reputed to possess sensitivities compensating for their lack of sight, even to the point of developing paranormal psychic powers. Now, clearly seeing into the future would fall into neatly into that category." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Ulysses Everett McGill's dialogue in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Ulysses Everett McGill: It ain't the law. ; Sheriff Cooley: The law? The law is a human institution." | Source: AmoDays

"Ulysses: Tommy, what you ridin' there?

Tommy Johnson: Uh, roll-top desk!" — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"No, thank you, Delmar. A third of a gopher would only arouse my appetite without beddin' 'er back down." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Well, ain't it a small world, spiritually speaking? Pete and Delmar just been baptized and saved. I guess I'm the only one that remains unaffiliated." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: What's his name?

Wharvey Gal: Vernon T. Waldrip. Uncle Vernon. Till tomorrow." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Big Dan: Thank you, boys, for throwin' in that fricassee. I'm a man of large appetite, and even with lunch under my belt, I was feelin' a mite peckish.

Ulysses: It's our pleasure, Big Dan." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Pete Hogwallop's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Do not seek the treasure." | Source: AmoDays

"Well, Pete, I figured it should be the one with the capacity for abstract thought. But if that ain't the consensus view, then hell, let's put it to a vote." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Me an' the old lady are gonna pick up the pieces and retie the knot, mixaphorically speaking." — Ulysses Everett McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: Well, you lying... unconstant... succubus.

Vernon T. Waldrip: Whoa, whoa, whoa! You can't swear at my fiancé.

Ulysses: Oh, yeah? Well, you can't marry my wife." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses Everett McGill: It ain't the law.

'Oh Brother, Where Art Thou' Quotes from Pete Hogwallop

"Since we been followin' your lead, we ain't got nothing but trouble." — Pete Hogwallop, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Pete Hogwallop's dialogue in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Ulysses: Ain't you gonna introduce us, Pete? ; Pete: I don't know their names. I seen 'em first!" | Source: AmoDays

"Wait a minute. Who elected you leader of this outfit?" — Pete Hogwallop, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Pete: I've always wondered, what's the devil look like?

Tommy: He's white, as white as you folks, with empty eyes and a big hollow voice. He likes to travel around with a mean old hound. That's right." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Do not seek the treasure." — Pete Hogwallop, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: Pete's cousin turned us in for the bounty.

Pete: The hell you say! Wash is kin!

Washington: Sorry, Pete, I know we're kin, but they got this depression on. I got to do for me and mine.

Pete: I'm gonna kill you, Judas Iscariot Hogwallop!" — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"My pa always said 'Never trust a Hogwallop!'" — Pete Hogwallop, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Pete Hogwallop's dialogue in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Delmar: You work for the railroad, Grampa? ; Blind Seer: I work for no man." | Source: AmoDays

"Pete Hogwallop: The Preacher said it absolved us.

Ulysses Everett McGill: For him, not for the law. I'm surprised at you, Pete. I gave you credit for more brains than Delmar.

Delmar O'Donnell: But they was witnesses that seen us redeemed." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"You miserable little snake! You stole from my kin!" — Pete Hogwallop, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Pete Hogwallop: Ain't nobody gonna pick up three filthy, unshaved hitch-hikers, and one of them a know-it-all that can't keep his trap shut.

Everett: Pete, the personal rancor reflected in that remark I don't intend to dignify with comment. But I would like to address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: Ain't you gonna introduce us, Pete?

Pete: I don't know their names. I seen 'em first!" —"O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Delmar's been saved." — Pete Hogwallop, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Delmar O'Donnell's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Hey, mister! I don't mean to be tellin' tales out of school, but there's a feller in there that'll pay you ten dollars if you sing into his can." | Source: AmoDays

"Pete: You ruined my life!

Ulysses: I do apologize about that, Pete." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

'Oh Brother, Where Art Thou' Quotes from Delmar O'Donnell, Pappy O'Daniel, and Other Characters

"Where's the happy little tire swing?" — Delmar O'Donnell, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"You ain't no kind of man if you ain't got land." — Delmar O'Donnell, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"What Line Of Work You In, George?" — Delmar O'Donnell, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Delmar O'Donnell's dialogue in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Ulysses: I'm not sure that's Pete. Delmar: Of course it's Pete! Look at him... We gotta find some kind of wizard to change him back." | Source: AmoDays

"Makin' money in the service of the Lord." — Delmar O'Donnell, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"You can have the whole thing. Me and Pete already had one apiece. We ran across a whole gopher village." — Delmar O'Donnell, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Well, I was lyin'. And the preacher says that that sin's been washed away too." — Delmar O'Donnell, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Hey, mister! I don't mean to be tellin' tales out of school, but there's a feller in there that'll pay you ten dollars if you sing into his can." — Delmar O'Donnell, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Delmar O'Donnell: This stew's awful good.

Wash Hogwallop: You think so?" — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Pappy O'Daniel's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Looks like Homer Stokes is the kind of fellow who wants to cast the first stone." | Source: AmoDays

"Them sirens did this to Pete. They loved him up and turned him into a horny toad." — Delmar O'Donnell, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: What'd the devil give you for your soul, Tommy?

Tommy Johnson: Well, he taught me to play this here guitar real good.

Delmar: Oh, son, for that you sold your everlasting soul?

Tommy Johnson: Well, I wasn't usin' it." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Everett: Well, there are all manner of lesser imps and demons, Pete, but the great Satan himself is red and scaly with a bifurcated tail, and he carries a hay fork.

Tommy Johnson: Oh, no. No, sir. He's white, as white as you folks, with empty eyes and a big hollow voice. He likes to travel around with a mean old hound. That's right." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Ulysses: I'm not sure that's Pete.

Delmar: Of course it's Pete! Look at him... We gotta find some kind of wizard to change him back." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Pappy: Furthermore, in the second Pappy O'Daniel administration, these boys is gonna be my brain trust.

Delmar: What's that mean?" — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

George Nelson's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Jesus saves, George Nelson withdraws!" | Source: AmoDays

"Ulysses: Jesus! Can I count on you, people?

Delmar: Sorry, Everett." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"And furthermore, by way of endorsing my candidacy, the Soggy Bottom Boys are gonna lead us all in a rousing chorus of 'You Are My Sunshine.'" — Pappy O'Daniel, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Pappy: I'm a forgive-and-forgettin' Christian, and I say if their rambunctiousness and misdemeanoring is behind them. It is, ain't it, boys?

Ulysses: Uh, yes, sir, it is." — "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Gonna paddle a little behind." — Pappy O'Daniel, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Homer Strokes' quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Is you is, or is you ain't, my constituency?" | Source: AmoDays

"I'm George Nelson, and I'm feeling ten feet tall!" — George Nelson, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Jesus saves, George Nelson withdraws!" — George Nelson, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"My name is George Nelson, get me? George Nelson. Not 'Babyface.' You remember, and you tell your friends. I'm George Nelson. Born to raise hell." — George Nelson, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Cows! I hate cows worse than coppers!" — George Nelson, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Blind Seer's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune, though it will not be the one you seek." | Source: AmoDays

"I'm gonna go off like a Roman candle! Twenty thousand volts chasin' the rabbit through yours truly! Gonna shoot sparks out the top of my head and lightning from my fingertips!" — George Nelson, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"I had to be up at that crossroad last midnight, to sell my soul to the devil." — Tommy Johnson, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Those boys desecrated a burning cross!" — Homer Strokes, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Is you is, or is you ain't my constituency?" — Homer Strokes, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"These boys is not white! These boys is not white! Hell, they ain't even old-timey!" — Homer Strokes, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Penny Wharvey McGill's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "The only good thing you ever did for the gals was get hit by that train!" | Source: AmoDays

"Oh, brothers! We have all gathered here, to preserve our hallowed culture and heritage! We aim to pull evil up by the root before it chokes out the flower of our culture and heritage!" — Homer Strokes, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"The color guard is colored!" — Homer Strokes, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"This band of miscreants, this very evening, interfered with a lynch mob in the performance of its duty." — Homer Strokes, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune, though it will not be the one you seek." — Blind Seer, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"Though the road may wind, yea, your hearts grow weary, still shall ye follow them, even unto your salvation." — Blind Seer, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Junior O'Daniel's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "Aintcha gonna press the flesh, Pappy, do a little politickin'?" | Source: AmoDays

"Aintcha gonna press the flesh, Pappy, do a little politickin'?" — Junior O'Daniel, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

"The only good thing you ever did for the gals was get hit by that train!" — Penny Wharvey McGill, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"

Ulysses Everett McGill's quote in "O Brother, Where Art Thou:" "I like the smell of my hair treatment; the pleasing odor is half the point." | Source: AmoDays

"O Brother, Where Art Thou" features a great set of actors and actresses, including George Clooney, who plays Ulysses. When the film was released, Clooney was a single man, yet to marry Amal Clooney.

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