Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Turturro plays the butler with a whisper and a bow, and the joke is that he is cheerfully proud of a quality most people would find unnerving. The flat honesty ('very, very sneaky') makes it work as a stand-alone catchphrase. Fans use it whenever someone appears out of nowhere or is caught creeping around.
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In context
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In Mr. Deeds (2002), small-town pizzeria owner Longfellow Deeds inherits a media empire from his late great-uncle, and is flown to New York. At the dead billionaire's mansion he meets the longtime butler Emilio Lopez, played by John Turturro, who has a habit of appearing silently behind people. When Deeds says he did not hear Emilio coming, Emilio answers calmly that he is very, very sneaky. Deeds says he does not want a servant, but would take a friend, and Emilio agrees. The film, directed by Steven Brill and written by Tim Herlihy, remakes the 1936 Frank Capra film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
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- Springfield! Springfield! transcript: mr deedsArrival at the mansion, where Deeds says Emilio snuck up on him, followed by the offer of friendshipReference checked
- Wikipedia: Mr. DeedsPlot, Cast and LeadReference checked
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