[yelling] But I tried. Terence Fletcher End of story. And I will never apologise for how I tried. Carl: I gave Neiman the folder and Neiman lost it. Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. [Ryan starts playing] BULLSHIT! Sorry, I'm late. Or don't. [Fletcher rushes to the kit and stares Andrew in the face]. So imagine if Jones had just said: "Well, that's okay, Charlie. He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. [being restrained by band members] Andrew: I don't know, maybe a janitor came by or something-. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. Uncle Frank: You got any friends, Andy? Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. Andrew Got it? While Fletcher seems unimpressed from Andrew's impromptu audition, he nonetheless accepts the student as his drum alternate. You give a calculator to a fucking retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. It tells the relationship between Andrew Neiman, a 19-year-old ambitious jazz drummer and Terence Fletcher, an abusive, perfectionist bandleader at the fictional and prestigious Shaffer Conservatory. Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? But that's just what the world wants now. Andrew: No. But the truth was that he barely squeaked in to begin with and, uh he was really struggling. Andrew: I SAID NOT NOW! Terence Fletcher Fletcher: Do you think you're out of tune? Fletcher: Carl. Carl Tanner: Andrew Terence Fletcher Are you one of those single tear people? The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. It's Fletcher, one of the prominent teachers at Shaffer. You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Terence Fletcher 2) Yes, he purposefully set Neiman up. : Tanner? People wonder why jazz is dying. 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! Terence Fletcher Piece of shit! Don't worry about the numbers, don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. | He's verbally and physically abusive, but he believes that this is necessary in order to breed greatness. I believe that is an absolute necessity. Andrew So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." He is brutal in his teaching tactics; he screams, demeans, and even throws furniture at students to get them to do what he wants. And I will never apologize for how I tried. If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will f*** you like a pig. Terence Fletcher Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. Terence Fletcher: And here comes mister gay pride of the Upper West Side himself. Nieman, you earned the part. Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? Web. I'll fucking kill you! Terence Fletcher Andrew: I think being the greatest musician of the 20th century is anybody's idea of success. Terence Fletcher : Good job." Andrew Terence Fletcher: Fletcher: Jesus f***ing Christ, where have you been? I know. And because I'm doing that, it's gonna take up more and more of my time. Terence Fletcher The next day Fletcher invites Andrew into his core jazz band as an alternate. Really? Whiplash Quotes. His name was Sean Casey. : F*** [Rushes to pick up his rudiments]. Terence Fletcher I think I'm gonna start calling you Flannery. And because of that, you're gonna start to resent me. Start practicing harder, Nieman. Piece of shit! Give yourself at least two hours to get there this time, alright? I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher:Not quite my tempo. You can't fucking do this to me! Uncle Frank: So that's your idea of success, huh? Terence Fletcher: : [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends] But that's just what the world wants now. Start counting! Terence Fletcher Gets up to play at a cutting session, and he fucks it up. Andrew: One, two, three, four. I actually f***ing tried. Look at me! I'm upset! | Andrew I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Two bars for free. Andrew: I'm just gonna lay it out there. [Repeated line] 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! Unfortunately, this is not a Bette Midler concert, we will not be serving Cosmopolitans and Baked Alaska, so just play faster than you give f***ing hand jobs, will you please? And that's more than most people ever do. You can't fucking do this to me! Gets up to play at a cutting session, and he f***s it up. You believe that, right? Terence Fletcher: If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will f*** you like a pig. I just thought you should know. Just because Fletcher screams homophobic insults into Andrew's ear and throws chairs at him while he's drumming doesn't. Yeah, I know this great pizza place. That is not your boyfriend's dick. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: THEN WHY THE F*** DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? Terence Fletcher: You think I'm fucking stupid? In four, dammit! 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". Why would you give it to Neiman? You know, maybe you go too far, and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? [Fletcher slaps him the face] One, two, three, four. : Andrew Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Terence Fletcher: Exactly. Terence Fletcher When did you become a fucking expert on what I can or cannot do, you fucking weepy willow shitsack? I'm upset. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. His mother claims this started during his time as Fletcher's student. Terence Fletcher : Terence Fletcher depicts the tireless dedication, efforts, ego clashes, and rivalries that come . You are upset. Andrew https://www.quotes.net/movies/whiplash_153661, https://www.quotes.net/movies/whiplash_quotes_153661. Bar 105. I need the music. : In four, dammit! Continuity mistake: In the beginning where Fletcher observes Andrew drumming for the first time, Fletcher hangs his jacket on a hook. It's okay. Terence Fletcher 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". : Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. Why would you give it to Neiman? : Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher You think Carleton football's a joke? : You know, maybe you go too far, and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? Turn my pages, bitch! Andrew: : One, two, three Terence Fletcher Andrew : Terence Fletcher: No Bird. I never really had a Charlie Parker. What are you there's no fucking Mars Bar down there, what are you looking at? Nicole: And I put him in Studio Band. Andrew Andrew Andrew: Uh, I guess he's more of a teacher, really. | The faculty were all telling him, "Maybe this isn't for you." God, you are a self-righteous prick. Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. I'M UPSET! 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. I actually fucking tried. Get the fuck off me! Terence Fletcher FASTER! Get the fuck off me! Connolly, get your fuckin' ass back on the kit! And a year later, he goes back to the Reno and he steps up on that stage, and plays the best motherfucking solo the world has ever heard. : No, I didn't! I'd like to try Neiman on this. Six years ago, I came across a kid in a practice room, working on his scales. Fletcher: Tell me it's not you, Elmer Fudd. Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. : I know it was you. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Uncle Frank: Or, we can let Johnny Utah play the part. Connolly, get your fuckin' ass back on the kit! Terence Fletcher Good job." : You're here for a reason. I can still fucking see you, Mini Me! What the fuck are you looking for? Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: I never really had a Charlie Parker. 20 Quotes From Whiplash That Will Push You To Get Off Your Goddamn Butt & Reach For Your Dreams. : J. K. Simmons Plot - Whiplash is a 2014 American psychological drama film. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. I get off at 7 on Monday. You know, you actually do look quite a bit like a leprechaun. 241 of 242 found this interesting | Share this FASTER! Neiman? You must be upset. Let's go with the Irish Mick fucking Paddy cracker. : That to me is an absolute tragedy. : Andrew: And here comes mister gay pride of the Upper West Side himself. No Bird. We will stay here for as long as it takes until one of you faggots can play in time. GET OFF! Terence Fletcher: Nieman, you earned the part. Andrew: What do you say? Fuck you! Terence Fletcher I know what it's like to be high. And when he graduated, Marsalis made him third trumpet at Lincoln Center. [the band prepares; Ryan Connolly is on the drum kit], Terence Fletcher: People wonder why jazz is dying. Double it! Terence Fletcher THEN WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will f*** you like a pig. [Fletcher goes back to the room] Terence Fletcher: Andrew: [after being replaced by another drummer] Are you serious? Or don't. I'll cue you in! Terence Fletcher: : I told you about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? You better start shitting me perfect four-hundreds! That there is nothing in the world more important to me than you? He practices. Fletcher: So, are you upset? Save your travel receipts. FASTER! Andrew And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. Have fun. Terence Fletcher: At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. Fletcher: Listen, the key is to just relax. End of story. Ok, maybe a bug flew in my ear. What's your name? And that's more than most people ever do. I-I-I swear, I just had it here two seconds ago. And he's laughed off-stage. [to band] Onstage! Yes sir. Jim: People wonder why jazz is dying. Well, glad you could fit us into your busy schedule, darling. Don't you know that? more More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Andrew And I put him in Studio Band. : Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Terence Fletcher Hey. Now, was I rushing or I was dragging? Andrew: [a little louder] I'm upset! Poster of Buddy Rich on Andrew's wall: IF YOU DON'T HAVE ABILITY, YOU WIND UP PLAYING IN A ROCK BAND. The next Charlie Parker. 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: FASTER! Rate this quote: (5.00 / 1 vote) 1,523 Views Do I look like a double fucking rainbow to you? And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. Andrew, what are you doing, man? And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. | Terence Fletcher: *That's* the point. [Fletcher goes back to the room] Uh sorry , I Terence Fletcher He reveals to him before the performance that he is aware Neiman testified against him. : Andrew: One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four Fletcher: Jesus f***ing Christ! : Uncle Frank: You got any friends, Andy? No, I didn't! I'm sure they'll make great school board presidents someday. You're right, we should not be dating. [loud] I wasn't there to conduct. Terence Fletcher 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: Ok, maybe a bug flew in my ear. I don't know. Terence Fletcher: Now this one really upsets me. Terence Fletcher: Let's go! FASTER! Terence Fletcher: But that's just what the world wants now. Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. [Rushes to pick up his rudiments, but turns to Connelly]. I found out this morning that Sean died yesterday in a car accident. Terence Fletcher : Terence Fletcher: Hey, look, I can play these charts. Upsy-daisy. Terence Fletcher: You know who I am? Now get your sticks and get your ass on stage. Whiplash raises the age-old question of depiction equaling endorsement. We have an out-of-tune player here. No? I'm Andrew. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. Terence Fletcher Fletcher: All right. Lennon and McCartney, they were school buddies, am I right? You better start shitting me perfect four-hundreds! And I'm gonna be thinking about jazz music, my charts, all that. : Connelly's playing the part. That's not quite right, Connolly, um-. By the time you're done at Shaffer, you're gonna make Daddy look like a fucking success story. Andrew Either you're deliberately out of tune and sabotaging my band, or you don't know you're out of tune, and that's even worse. A year later, he was first. : Have fun. Exactly. Fuck off! 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. Uncle Frank: Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? [after Andrew stops drumming] Do you think you were out of tune? Terence Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? [plays a slow trumpet song through speakers]. : I don't know the charts by heart. Metz: [after a long, hesitant pause] Yes. Terence Fletcher: If you want the f***ing part, earn it! : I believe that's an absolute necessity. I believe that is an absolute necessity. Terence Fletcher: Good job." [Ryan gets up from the kit and is replaced by Andrew], Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher Fletcher will always think he won and Andrew will be a sad, empty shell of a. : Terence Fletcher: Try me you f***ing weasel! Uncle Frank: The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. : You know, maybe you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? I'm gonna keep pursuing what I'm pursuing. Yeah, like fuckin' hell he's playing my part. . Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Andrew [Andrew resumes playing] Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. LOUDER! Dying broke and drunk and full of heroin at the age of 34 is not exactly my idea of success. But the truth was, he barely squeaked in to begin with, and, uh he was really struggling. His name is Andrew Nieman, he's 19 years old. People wonder why jazz is dying. If your ass is not on that stool with your own f***ing sticks in hand or you make ONE F***ING MISTAKE, ONE! 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! Travis: I did do a pretty good job." | Hey, why don't you just back off, bro? I know. 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 when I do spend time with you, I'm gonna be thinking about drumming. Have fun. You hear me, cocksuckers? : Maybe it's time to *finally* bring this home. : I'm sorry, I Terence Fletcher Ok, maybe a bug flew in my ear." - Terence Fletcher, 'Whiplash'. Fletcher: What are you there's no f***ing Mars bar down there. [Andrew nods yes] Yes, you are upset. 2. Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. People wonder why jazz is dying. Terence Fletcher No organization ever created an innovation. This scared, skinny kid, cursing himself because he couldn't get his scales right. Looks like that might be all night. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher And I'm gonna be thinking about jazz music, my charts, all that. Nicole: Right? So, you do know the difference! Charlie Parker didn't know anybody 'til Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. 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