I see you in here a lot and I think you're really pretty and Would you ever wanna go out with me ever? But I tried. Hey, you know, fuck off, Johnny Utah! Terence Fletcher: : [notices the folder is missing] Carl: I-- [stammers] You know this. Got it? *That's* the point. [walks over to Metz] It's okay. : Jim: Dying broke and drunk and full of heroin at the age of 34 is not exactly my idea of success. Andrew It's my part, I'll be on your stage. Fletcher: So, are you upset? You are a worthless, friendless, faggot-lipped little piece of shit whose mommy left daddy when she figured out he wasn't Eugene O'Neill, and who is now weeping and slobbering all over my drum set like a fucking nine-year old girl! The folder is your fucking responsibility, Tanner. Unfortunately, this is not a Bette Midler concert, we will not be serving Cosmopolitans and Baked Alaska, so just play faster than you give fucking hand jobs, will you please? You catch on quick. To be touched with love was a kind of miracle. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: And here comes mister gay pride of the Upper West Side himself. Connelly, get your ass back on the kit. Terence Fletcher : Terence Fletcher: But that's just what the world wants now. Andrew: One, two, three, four. Terence Fletcher: Five-P.M. call tomorrow in Dunellen. I actually fucking tried. Andrew 241 of 242 found this interesting | Share this : I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. Andrew: And I will never apologize for how I tried. an absolute necessity. : I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. : Whiplash After being accepted into the Shaffer Conservatory, 19-year-old jazz drummer named Andrew Neiman practices at night when Terence Fletcher walks into the room. Terence Fletcher: He practices. Show me your rudiments. I think being the greatest musician of the 20th century is anybody's idea of success. Carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. Terence Fletcher And you have a path, and you're gonna be great, and I'm going to be forgotten, and therefore you won't be able to give me the time of day because you have bigger things to pursue? : : I just thought you should know. No Bird. No, man no, because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. [Ryan starts playing] BULLSHIT! Turn my pages, bitch! No, I didn't! And I am not gonna have my reputation in that department tarnished by a bunch of f***ing limp-dick, sour-note, flatter-than-their-girlfriends, flexible-tempo dipshits. : Fletcher: Cool. Got it? I'm here, I'm ready to go. Terence Fletcher That's not quite right, Connolly, um-. I know it was you. Fletcher: No? Terence Fletcher Andrew Terence Fletcher Get the fuck off me! You believe that, right? : [Smiling] The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. Uncle Frank: Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? : Sorry, I'm late. Or, we can let Johnny Utah play the part. No, double time. Andrew Terence Fletcher: Andrew: I'd rather die drunk, broke at 34 and have people at a dinner table talk about me than live to be rich and sober at 90 and nobody remembered who I was. It's my memory, I need visual cues. Andrew: I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your mind's on a fucking happy meal instead of on pitch. Got it? You know of his death? No, I didn't! So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." Nicole: Andrew: But is there a line? End of story. : Or, we can let Johnny Utah play the part. Hey, look, I can play these charts. So now you have it, right? : [louder] Maybe it's time to *finally* bring this home. Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. You choose. Andrew Terence Fletcher You must be upset. Say it. : I wasn't there to conduct. Fletcher: When did you become a f***ing expert on what I can or cannot do, you f***ing weepy willow shitsack? Carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. Andrew Let's go! Give yourself at least two hours to get there this time, alright? What the hell are you doing, man? Terence Fletcher: You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. Why would you let him get away with what he did to you? Fuck you, Fletcher! I believe that is. If you need to fuckin' take a dump, or get a coffee, whatever, now might be a good time because we're gonna stay here until I find a drummer who can fuckin' play in time. I don't give a shit. Terence Fletcher: FASTER! What do you say? One, and two, and-, [Band plays and is immediately cut off again]. : It's Fletcher, one of the prominent teachers at Shaffer. Other mistake: In the final scene both at the start when Fletcher is walking on stage and in a shot during "Caravan," just after Andrew mouths FU, when Fletcher puts a hand under his jacket the shot goes forward and then immediately shows the same footage in reverse. Usually it's someone who has fucking sticks. No Bird. So imagine if Jones just said "Well, that's okay Charlie. Andrew [Andrew continues playing until he hears Fletcher slam the door out]. *That's* the point. He is brutal in his teaching tactics; he screams, demeans, and even throws furniture at students to get them to do what he wants. He is fired from Shaffer after Andrew testifies that he played a part in a former student's committing suicide. Company Credits Terence Fletcher: Uncle Frank: Did he ever intentionally inflict emotional distress? And he's laughed off-stage. FASTER! Terence Fletcher: And a year later, he goes back to the Reno and he steps up on that stage, and plays the best motherf***ing solo the world has ever heard. More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: The folder is your f***ing responsibility, Tanner. I actually fucking tried, and that's more than most people ever do. Tanner, are you a fucking statue? Terence Fletcher: Louder! That, to me, is an absolute tragedy. Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. [after being replaced by another drummer] Terence Fletcher : If you need to fuckin' take a dump, or get a coffee, whatever, now might be a good time because we're gonna stay here until I find a drummer who can fuckin' play in time. [He turns around to realize the folder is not where he left it], Andrew: I- no- no, I literal- no, I s- I swear I just had it here two seconds ago-, Andrew: It's gotta be around here somewhere. And that's who you're listening to now. I'm gonna keep pursuing what I'm pursuing. Terence Fletcher: I will drum your ass back to Nassau where you can turn pages until you graduate or f***ing dropout! : Andrew: Don't slow down. To be touched with love was a kind of miracle. What the fuck are you looking for? And he's laughed off-stage. People wonder why jazz is dying. Hey, you know, fuck off, Johnny Utah! Listen, the key is to just relax. Usually it's someone who has fucking sticks. What are you there's no fucking Mars Bar down there, what are you looking at? Terence Fletcher: Try me you f***ing weasel! : : You know, maybe you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? | I believe that is an absolute necessity. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. Fletcher: Jesus f***ing Christ, where have you been? Andrew: [the band prepares; Ryan Connolly is on the drum kit], Terence Fletcher Right? I'm upset! Travis and Dustin? Terence Fletcher Andrew: I believe that is an absolute necessity. [yelling] Well, glad you could fit us into your busy schedule, darling. Release Dates : Terence Fletcher: Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. What year are you? Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax, gets up to play at a cutting session, and he fucks it up. Uncle Frank: So that's your idea of success, huh? Carl: A janitor? I know. : Andrew No Bird. Oh my dear God - are you one of those single tear people? Terence Fletcher: Am I wrong? Fletcher: Carl. : So imagine if Jones just said "Well, that's okay Charlie. And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean because I wanna be great. [after Andrew stops drumming] Technical Specs, [Andrew stop playing because Fletcher enters the room], [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends], [kicks drumset out of the way and tackles Fletcher]. And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean because I wanna be great. The faculty were all telling him, "Maybe this isn't for you." The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. God, you are a self-righteous prick. | We see him from a distance down a hallway at a conservatory. I think it's definitely a fleeting thing. : : Terence Fletcher: Now answer my question: were you rushing, or were you dragging? But that's just what the world wants now. Yeah! Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. Any f***ing moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. The Bad Guy Wins: Downplayed, but there. Terence Fletcher I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. FASTER! Terence Fletcher I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? Terence Fletcher But is there a line? Fletcher: The folder is your f***ing responsibility, Tanner. Andrew Andrew: And we're just gonna start to hate each other. That was all right. "Whiplash Quotes." Terence Fletcher And I will never apologise for how I tried. But I tried. Yes sir. That to me is an absolute tragedy. What are you, f***ing Sanjay Gupta? Exactly. Lawyer: Does the name Sean Casey mean anything to you? : I actually f***ing tried. If you want the fucking part, earn it. People wonder why jazz is dying. [in calm,soothing manner to Andrew] FASTER! Andrew: You catch on quick. Andrew Terence Fletcher: : Look up here, look at me. Nicole: : Show me your rudiments. in Literary Quotes in Movie Quotes in TV Shows DON'T STOP! Turn my pages, bitch! And I'm gonna be thinking about jazz music, my charts, all that. Rate this quote: (0.00 / 0 votes) 3,564 Views Andrew : Whiplash Quotes. Terence Fletcher: And when he graduated, Marsalis made him third trumpet at Lincoln Center. Terence Fletcher: The only reason you're in studio band to begin with is because I told you EXACTLY what I'd be asking for in Nassau! His name was Sean Casey. Oh my dear God. People wonder why jazz is dying. Are you in Model UN? Charlie Parker didn't know anybody 'til Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. For the record, Metz wasn't out of tune. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? A piece of vital evidence that gets overlooked is the air quotes that Fletcher does about an hour later in the film. But is there a line? Connelly, get your ass back on the kit. Look up here, look at me. Web. Terence Fletcher is an unforgivingly sadistic and prejudicial perfectionist who will do anything to push students past the limits expected of them. : Hey, why don't you just back off, bro? Andrew: I know it was you. Terence Fletcher: You're here for a reason. You would've cut me by now. Andrew, what are you doing, man? Terence Fletcher: Andrew: It's good to work, huh? And he's laughed off-stage. Are you serious? : Terence Fletcher [at the top of his lungs] At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. While he got booted off the University and failed to utterly humiliate Andrew as revenge, Andrew upstaging him ended up benefiting him as he found the "new great" that he had been looking for. Got it? [at the top of his lungs] Fletcher: What about your mother, what does she do? Do I look like a double fucking rainbow to you? Buddy Rich, Jo Jones. FASTER! End of story. 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