The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. It's gotta be around here. Connelly, get your ass back on the kit. Carl Tanner: Terence Fletcher Double-time swing. Terence Fletcher: Motherf***er! End of story. What do you say? No, literally no. Nicole: And I would stop you from doing that? Terence Fletcher: Yeah, like fuckin' hell he's playing my part. His name was Sean Casey. Andrew: If you want the fucking part, earn it. Andrew: [louder] I'M UPSET! Fletcher: All right. That's who you're listening to now. [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends] Andrew: It's my part. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher : [Repeated line] Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. He's out of your life. Terence Fletcher None of us were friends with Charlie Parker. : Terence Fletcher: Whiplash by Damien Chazelle Buy Study Guide Whiplash Quotes and Analysis "I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. You believe that, right? I'm upset! Louder! I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your mind's on a fucking happy meal instead of on pitch. : : : Six years ago, I came across a kid in a practice room, working on his scales. Lennon and McCartney, they were school buddies, am I right? [plays a slow trumpet song through speakers]. Isn't he cute? Really? : That was all right. Terence Fletcher Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? I don't know the charts by heart. Andrew: Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. : The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. Fletcher: You never earned anything. That was alright. Carl: A janitor? Seriously, take ten, twenty, a fuckin' hour. Get the f*** out! | Just listen for a minute. I don't give a sh*t. Terence Fletcher: Now we got ourselves our mick f***ing paddy-cracker. A F***ING JANITOR?! : Play. Or, we can let Johnny Utah play the part. I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? Uncle Frank: Ah, but your friends will remember you, that's the point. Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". When did you become a fucking expert on what I can or cannot do, you fucking weepy willow shitsack? Andrew: [loud] I'm upset! To be touched with love was a kind of miracle. You think Carleton football's a joke? : [Fletcher goes back to the room] You better start shitting me perfect four-hundreds! Andrew: 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! And I put him in Studio Band. You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean because I wanna be great. You've got ten minutes, you fucking pathetic pansy-ass fruit-fuck! : : Andrew: I'm sorry, I Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher Fletcher: [sees Andrew shed a tear] Oh, my dear God. I'll tell you, man - and every Starbucks "jazz" album just proves my point, really - there are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Andrew But that's just what the world wants now. Don't you know that? Andrew Andrew "Now this one really upsets me. You better start shitting me perfect four-hundreds! : Andrew All right, man. Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? So now you have it, right? Jim: Double it! And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean because I wanna be great. F*** [Rushes to pick up his rudiments]. Terence Fletcher I get off at 7 on Monday. But that's just what the world wants now. Poster of Buddy Rich on Andrew's wall: IF YOU DON'T HAVE ABILITY, YOU WIND UP PLAYING IN A ROCK BAND. I believe that is an absolute necessity. Andrew: [at the top of his lungs] Nicole: What the f*** is wrong with you? Terence Fletcher: Carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. You didn't have your f***ing throne adjusted properly and that is why you played like sh*t? Andrew: I don't know, she left when I was a baby. Then Charlie thinks to himself "Well, shit. : Have fun. Andrew: [after being replaced by another drummer] Are you serious? If your ass is not on that stool with your own fucking sticks in hand or you make ONE FUCKING MISTAKE, ONE! : 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? Terence Fletcher: "You're here for a reason. I wanted you guys to know he was a beautiful player. Can you even f***ing read music?! Yeah! 2) Yes, he purposefully set Neiman up. Andrew Carried your fat ass for too long Metz, I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your minds on a f***ing happy meal instead of on pitch. Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? Fuck you! I just thought you should know. HEY, FUCK OFF, JOHNNY UTAH! "Whiplash Quotes." Terence Fletcher Andrew And he practices and he practices with one goal in mind, never to be laughed at again. Connolly, get your ass back on the kit! I actually fucking tried. Terence Fletcher Good job." At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. I'm just gonna lay it out there. Terence Fletcher [Andrew stop playing because Fletcher enters the room] Terence Fletcher: Start counting! Carl: I-- [stammers] You know this. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. No, double time. If you want the fucking part, earn it. I believe that is an absolute necessity. Fletcher is a cruel, ferocious and ruthless man who will verbally and physically abuse his students to no end in order to get the results he wants. Terence Fletcher: Now this one really upsets me. Now is not the time, I swear to God. Do you think you were out of tune? You're here for a reason. Terence Fletcher: No, man, no. I found out this morning that Sean died yesterday in a car accident. And you're gonna tell me to ease up on the drumming, spend more time with you because you're not feeling important. It's over, okay? But is there a line? You choose. And we're just gonna start to hate each other. Fletcher: A medical condition? . : What the hell are you doing, man? At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: Release Dates But they didn't see what I saw. Terence Fletcher: You're here for a reason. [Andrew doesn't respond] ANSWER!!! That was all right. : And a year later he goes back to the Reno and he steps up on that stage and he plays the best motherfucking solo the world has ever heard. And he's laughed off stage. Right? Andrew: One, two, three, four-- [Fletcher slaps him] One, two, three, four-- [slap] One, two, three Fletcher: Now, was I rushing or was I dragging? And I will never apologize for how I tried. | Here are twelve of the best quotes from Whiplash. It's my part, I'll be on your stage. : 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! And he practices and he practices with one goal in mind, never to be laughed at again. You think Carleton football's a joke? The next day Fletcher invites Andrew into his core jazz band as an alternate. Terence Fletcher: Save your travel receipts. Travis and Dustin? If your ass is not on that stool with your own f***ing sticks in hand or you make ONE F***ING MISTAKE, ONE! : So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, sh*t, I did do a pretty good job." That's not quite right, Connolly, um-. Terence Fletcher: Usually it's someone who has fucking sticks. Do I look like a double f***ing rainbow to you? Are you upset? I'm in studio band because I'm the best player Ryan: [interrupts] Hey, why don't you just back off, bro? : That's who you're listening to now. : Like all you guys. But that's just what the world wants now. I got a reply for you, Andrew. : *That's* the point. I actually fucking tried. Cool. KEEP PLAYING, KEEP PLAYING, KEEP PLAYING. THEN WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? The Bad Guy Wins: Downplayed, but there. Quotes.net. Are you in Model UN? : more More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Terence Fletcher: For the record, Metz wasn't out of tune. I wasn't there to conduct. I wasn't there to conduct. : Good job." Get your sticks and get your sticks and get your f***ing ass onstage. Fletcher: Carl. You give a calculator to a fucking retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. Go! I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. I think it's definitely a fleeting thing. But that's just what the world wants now. Andrew The faculty were all telling him, "Maybe this isn't for you." Now, was I rushing or I was dragging? 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 was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. 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? Terence Fletcher: You've got ten minutes, you fucking pathetic pansy-ass fruit-fuck! What are you there's no fucking Mars Bar down there, what are you looking at? He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. Why would you let him get away with what he did to you? Yes. People wonder why jazz is dying. (00:03:20) 4. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: You are upset. I saw a drive in him. I apologize to the musicians. Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head, Nieman? Terence Fletcher: Fletcher: When did you become a f***ing expert on what I can or cannot do, you f***ing weepy willow shitsack? Terence Fletcher: We have a squeaker today, class. Turn my pages, b*tch! And when he graduated, Marsalis made him third trumpet at Lincoln Center. PLAY! No big deal. Bar 105. I believe that is an absolute necessity. Terence Fletcher Andrew: [a little louder] I'm upset! No, I didn't! You know, maybe you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? : Right? Neiman? Terence Fletcher Andrew: I-I-I swear, I just had it here two seconds ago. So imagine if Jones just said "Well, that's okay Charlie. Andrew: I'm upset. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher : Start counting! Terence Fletcher Andrew: You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. But I tried. And when I do spend time with you, I'm gonna be thinking about drumming. I see you in here a lot and I think you're really pretty and Would you ever wanna go out with me ever? Hey, i can cut you any fucking time i want. How could you be so fucking stupid? His name was Sean Casey. And I'm not gonna be able to do that. : No? Let's go with the Irish Mick fucking Paddy cracker. Sorry guys, hate to put you through this. 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]. That to me is an absolute tragedy. Terence Fletcher: Got it? Andrew Yes sir. Don't you know I would never let that happen? Nieman, you earned the part. Exactly. And we're just gonna start to hate each other. Then why did you stop playing? Yes or f***ing no? You know who I am? Fuck you. FASTER! Terence Fletcher Humiliation is a major theme of the film and a central tenet of Fletcher's teaching philosophy. Terence Fletcher: But the next morning, what does he do? Andrew Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. The air quotes appear in the scene when Andrew arrives late for the show and begins arguing with Fletcher claiming that he "earned" the part. Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. Play the goddamn music. Free Daily Quotes. The tempo? Andrew His name is Andrew Nieman, he's 19 years old. Hey, I can cut you any fucking time I want. 1 Mar. : Got it? 241 of 242 found this interesting | Share this I'm sorry. There's no pot of gold down there. I believe that is an absolute necessity. [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends] Terence Fletcher : In four, dammit! His mother claims this started during his time as Fletcher's student. : Terence Fletcher Nicole: And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. Now are you a rusher, or are you a dragger or are you gonna be ON MY FUCKING TIME? Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. Usually it's someone who has fucking sticks. : [yelling] And when he graduated, Marsalis made him third trumpet at Lincoln Center. And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." And I am not gonna have my reputation in that department tarnished by a bunch of fucking limp-dick, sour-note, flatter-than-their-girlfriends, flexible-tempo dipshits. : Andrew: [going back to compose the band] Andrew: Hey, why don't you just back off, bro? And that's more than most people ever do. A man walks into the room and listens to him play. : Terence Fletcher: You are a worthless, friendless, f*ggot-lipped little piece of sh*t 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 f***ing nine-year old girl! End of story. I'm gonna keep pursuing what I'm pursuing. : Terence Fletcher: Andrew: Oh yeah, it's right here. Are you one of those single tear people? Tanner, are you a fucking statue? 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! Jackson, congratulations. I actually fucking tried, and that's more than most people ever do. 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? Fuck you! 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! whiplash quotes: Damien Chazelle's fast-paced drama Whiplash finds its setting in the fictional New York Shaffer Conservatory, where Terence Fletcher (J K Simmons) mentors an up-and-coming jazz band with an iron fist. . They have plenty of friends and plenty of purpose. So, imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. Terence Fletcher "This is not Saint f***in' Patricks Day, Flannery. 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