| Fuck you! Terence Fletcher Andrew: What does that have to do with me? Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. 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. I'll fucking kill you! [at a movie theater, Andrew approaches Nicole behind the concession stand]. : Terence Fletcher: That is not your boyfriend's dick, so don't come too early. By the time you're done at Shaffer, you're gonna make Daddy look like a fucking success story. Goofs Not quite my tempo. [a reluctant Andrew gets up from the kit and is replaced by Carl Tanner], Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: THEN WHY THE F*** DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? So, you do know the difference! Why would you give it to Neiman? Now is not the time, I swear to God. Maybe it's time to *finally* bring this home. No? That is not your boyfriend's dick. I didn't know they allowed retards into Shaffer! In his view, mediocrity is the enemy, and it is his duty to mentor . I believe that's an absolute necessity. : I'm in studio band because I'm the best player Ryan: [interrupts] Hey, why don't you just back off, bro? I'm upset! Andrew: No. But they didn't see what I saw. Hey. Fletcher: You never earned anything. A man walks into the room and listens to him play. But that's just what the world wants now. FIND THE FUCKING FOLDER! | Isn't he cute? Do you know you look like a f***ing leprechaun? Dave DeBronkart. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: And I put him in Studio Band. The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. Are you one of those single tear people? Now is not the time, I swear to God. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. But is there a line? Motherfucker! When did you become a fucking expert on what I can or cannot do, you fucking weepy willow shitsack? : Sorry, I Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: Say it so the whole band can hear you. And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean because I wanna be great. Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. Any f***ing moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. Terence Fletcher This scared, skinny kid, cursing himself because he couldn't get his scales right. Say it so the whole band can hear you. 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. Really? I need to look at the music. He berates students and physically assaults them to try to scare or force them into performing better. : Carl: I-- I can't go onstage. Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. Seth Godin. Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. Terence Fletcher If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will f*** you like a pig. And because of that, you're gonna start to resent me. I'm upset. : Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. Exactly. So for the final, FATHER-FUCKING time, SAY IT LOUDER! Did I ask you to star playing again? [Andrew nods yes] Yes, you are upset. I believe that is an absolute necessity. Well, you better f***ing hope your memory doesn't fail you. Start practicing harder, Nieman. What the hell are you doing, man? Andrew : Five, six. I found out this morning that Sean died yesterday in a car accident. Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. Terence Fletcher : Were you rushing or were you dragging? an absolute necessity. Are you one of those single tear people? THEN WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? Terence Fletcher: And then Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. No, man no, because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. I wasn't there to conduct. The folder is your fucking responsibility, Tanner. Get the fuck off me! | That was all right. : Andrew FASTER! It's gonna be ugly. Crazy Credits If your ass is not on that stool with your own fucking sticks in hand or you make ONE FUCKING MISTAKE, ONE! Shortly after that we hear the door open and it's reappeared. Terence Fletcher Andrew: Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. Fletcher is an infamous teacher at Shaffer who recruits Andrew into his jazz band. 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. His name was Sean Casey. : Terence Fletcher: Subscribe A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. Terence Fletcher Rushing. Do you think you were out of tune? At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. For the record, Metz wasn't out of tune. Yeah, yeah. And I put him in Studio Band. Look up here, look at me. You know, maybe you go too far, and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. Andrew: No, I didn't! You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. You know, you actually do look quite a bit like a leprechaun. Motherfucker! Not my fucking tempo! : Terence Fletcher: Andrew: [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends] Whiplash Quotes 1. Terence Fletcher: Tanner, are you a fucking statue? Bar 105. Andrew: [after being replaced by another drummer] Are you serious? Terence Fletcher Don't slow down. Andrew Terence Fletcher : How could you be so fucking stupid? : Turn my pages, bitch! You know, maybe, you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? Start counting! Andrew: [at the top of his lungs] I'M UPSET! The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. So imagine if Jones had just said: "Well, that's okay, Charlie. Andrew: Four words you will never hear from the NFL. : Terence Fletcher CAN'T? One, and two, and-, [Band plays and is immediately cut off again]. Were you rushing or were you dragging? I'm sure they'll make great school board presidents someday. How 'bout, uh, Caravan? 2. Terence Fletcher: I never really had a Charlie Parker. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher You are a worthless pansy-ass who is now weeping and slobbering all over my drumset like a nine year old girl! You can't f***ing do this to me! Terence Fletcher: We have a squeaker today, class. Terence Fletcher: Get the f*** off my sight before I'll demolish you! Andrew: Travis: I got a reply for you, Andrew. Do you think you're out of tune? : Nicole: And when I do see you, you'd treat me like sh*t because I'm just some girl who doesn't know what she wants. [Repeated line] I'll be on your time. Andrew: Terence Fletcher: Exactly. I will drum your ass back to Nassau where you can turn pages until you graduate or fucking drop out! You can't fucking do this to me! No Bird. Carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. Uncle Frank: Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? Try me, you fucking weasel! Terence Fletcher: For the record, Metz wasn't out of tune. I'm sorry. Got it? What year are you? Get the fuck off me! So, you do know the difference! One, two, three Terence Fletcher : And we're just gonna start to hate each other. Nicole: You know I would stop you from doing that. FASTER! [Andrew continues playing until he hears Fletcher slam the door out]. There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". : Andrew You believe that, right? : Usually it's someone who has fucking sticks. : Got it? Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: His name is Andrew Nieman, he's 19 years old. 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! Connolly, get your ass back on the kit! One, and two, and-. And he's laughed off stage. Am I wrong? What the fuck are you looking for? I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. And we're just gonna start to hate each other. I will drum your ass back to Nassau where you can turn pages until you graduate or fucking drop out! I think there's a certain amount of damage that will always have been done. Double-time swing. Andrew You know of his death? [to band] Onstage! I'M UPSET! Terence Fletcher Pick it up! Don't you know I would never let that happen? [Fletcher goes back to the room] 1 Mar. What the fuck did you just say to me? Look at me! Maybe now's the time for Neiman to earn the part. I believe that's an absolute necessity." Fletcher Fletcher says this to Andrew at the jazz club about his tactics as a teacher. Uncle Frank: So that's your idea of success, huh? : Andrew: We have an out-of-tone player here. Andrew Andrew You're here for a reason. No, man, no. Do not come early. Right? : You think you're better than us? : [louder] Terence Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? Connolly, get your ass back on the kit! It's my part and I decide who to lend it to. 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. TURN MY PAGES, BITCH! I believe that is an absolute necessity. Andrew: He doesn't care whether or not the performance will make him look bad, he is out for revenge. : What do you say? Play. 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]. HEY, FUCK OFF, JOHNNY UTAH! I found out this morning that Sean died yesterday in a car accident. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: 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! I'll cue you. If your ass is not on that stool with your own f***ing sticks in hand or you make ONE F***ING MISTAKE, ONE! Terence Fletcher: Good job." A few seconds later after Andrew notices he's gone, there's no jacket hanging there. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. Uncle Frank: You got any friends, Andy? 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