Faster! Fuck you! Just listen for a minute. I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your mind's on a fucking happy meal instead of on pitch. Whiplash Summary The film opens with Andrew practicing the drums. That to me is an absolute tragedy. Andrew: : No? I actually fucking tried. : Carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. Seriously, take ten, twenty, a fuckin' hour. He is fired from Shaffer after Andrew testifies that he played a part in a former student's committing suicide. Uncle Frank: You got any friends, Andy? : For the record, Metz wasn't out of tune. Terence Fletcher: Uncle Frank: Ah, but your friends will remember you, that's the point. But is there a line? Start counting! Fuck you. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: [after Andrew stops drumming] Is that all you have you worthless Hymie f***? See what I'm saying? At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. You can't fucking do this to me! : Terence Fletcher I actually fucking tried. : Terence Fletcher: Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? : Here are twelve of the best quotes from Whiplash. FUCK YOU! Shortly after that we hear the door open and it's reappeared. You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. But I tried. At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. : By the time you're done at Shaffer, you're gonna make Daddy look like a f***ing success story. Andrew: Are you serious? I don't know the charts by heart. Andrew Yes. Motherfucker! Terence Fletcher: [playing an audio clip of a trumpet solo for the band] Six years ago, I came across a kid in a practice room working on his scales. : Fletcher: What are you there's no f***ing Mars bar down there. You think I'm fucking stupid? Two bars for free. I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. Terence Fletcher: And I'm gonna be thinking about jazz music, my charts, all that. Terence Fletcher So, imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. Terence Fletcher Andrew: No, I didn't! Fletcher: [points to sheet music] What does that say? While Fletcher seems unimpressed from Andrew's impromptu audition, he nonetheless accepts the student as his drum alternate. I can still fucking see you, Mini Me! I-I don't know. Travis and Dustin? : Terence Fletcher [plays a slow trumpet song through speakers]. Oh my dear God. Andrew: I'm just gonna lay it out there. Terence Fletcher: That is not your boyfriend's dick, so don't come too early. I'll fucking kill you! Piece of shit! : [to Connelly] F*** you. Don't worry about the numbers. You know, maybe you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? Six years ago, I came across a kid in a practice room, working on his scales. Andrew: Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: We have a squeaker today, class. But the truth was that he barely squeaked in to begin with and, uh he was really struggling. Yes or f***ing no? Andrew And he practices and he practices with one goal in mind, never to be laughed at again. Isn't he cute? He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. Fletcher: So, are you upset? I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? 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! : Do I look like a double fucking rainbow to you? 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". FASTER! I believe that's an absolute necessity." Fletcher Fletcher says this to Andrew at the jazz club about his tactics as a teacher. : Andrew Where's the folder? If your ass is not on that stool with your own fucking sticks in hand or you make ONE FUCKING MISTAKE, ONE! By the time you're done at Shaffer, you're gonna make Daddy look like a fucking success story. I did do a pretty good job." I'm here, I'm ready to go. 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? Do you think you were out of tune? Are you in Model UN? I wanted you guys to know he was a beautiful player. I think there's a certain amount of damage that will always have been done. Nieman, you lost the fucking part. : Look up here, look at me. Turn my pages, bitch! Terence Fletcher: : As you pointed out, Fletcher was strangely not angry at Andrew in the slightest. End of story. Andrew: [being restrained by band members] This would not be a public hearing, you know. There's no pot of gold down there. And I would stop you from doing that? YOU'RE A DUMB F***! God, you are a self-righteous prick. Andrew : So, you do know the difference! : Andrew: : Terence Fletcher: : And I will never apologize for how I tried. No Bird. Terence Fletcher: No wonder mommy ran out on you. Andrew: Charlie Parker didn't know anybody 'til Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. Save your travel receipts. Do you think you're out of tune? Ax-Crazy: When Fletcher gets mad, he gets mad.He's prone to kicking and throwing instruments around as if they had zero value when things don't go his way. : 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. You think you're better than us? Terence Fletcher [Andrew plays while Fletcher removes his jacket and puts it on a rack]. Jim: But is there a line? I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. : Travis: Terence Fletcher : : But that's just what the world wants now. You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. So imagine if Jones just said "Well, that's okay Charlie. Now get your sticks and get your ass on stage. Soundtracks, Andrew stop playing because Fletcher enters the room, Andrew plays while Fletcher removes his jacket and puts it on a rack, Andrew continues playing until he hears Fletcher slam the door out, Andrew keeps playing after the music ends, plays a slow trumpet song through speakers, Rushes to pick up his rudiments, but turns to Connelly, kicks drumset out of the way and tackles Fletcher, the band prepares; Ryan Connolly is on the drum kit, Band begins to play for a moment only to be immediately cut by Fletcher, Ryan gets up from the kit and is replaced by Andrew, Band plays for a moment only to be cut by Fletcher again, a reluctant Andrew gets up from the kit and is replaced by Carl Tanner, Band plays and is immediately cut off again, at a movie theater, Andrew approaches Nicole behind the concession stand. And because of that, you're gonna start to resent me. Like all you guys. 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. [kicks drumset out of the way and tackles Fletcher] I ask why you stop playing and your version of an answer was to turn into a wind-up monkey. Andrew: : Andrew: I don't know, maybe a janitor came by or something-. Terence Fletcher What are you there's no f***ing Mars Bar down there, what are you looking at? And that's more than most people ever do. Dave DeBronkart. Terence Fletcher [entering the room] Terence Fletcher: Do you think you're out of tune? If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will fuck you like a pig. Hey, look, I can play these charts. Whiplash by Damien Chazelle Buy Study Guide Whiplash Quotes and Analysis "I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. : Listen, the key is to just relax. : Am I wrong? Play the goddamn music. Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. Andrew But I tried. FASTER! [Runs to get his sticks]. People innovate, not companies. Terence Fletcher: Lawyer: Sean suffered from anxiety and depression. Terence Fletcher: In four, dammit! Terence Fletcher : It's gonna be ugly. One, two, three Terence Fletcher One, and two, and-. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Now is not the time, I swear to God. 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. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. Really? Terence Fletcher: And I will never apologise for how I tried. Fletcher: Say it so the whole band can hear you. Andrew: [at the top of his lungs] I'M UPSET!!! Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? : Pick it up! Uncle Frank: Connections More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: You are upset. Is that all you have you worthless Hymie fuck? You think Carleton football's a joke? *I'm here for a reason*. : : [at the top of his lungs] Nieman, you earned the part. "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job.'" - Terence Fletcher 2. | [Smiling] In his view, mediocrity is the enemy, and it is his duty to mentor . I'm upset. Is that all you have you worthless Hymie fuck? We have an out-of-tone player here. He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. : Why would you give it to Neiman? You're here for a reason. Andrew Lawyer: Does the name Sean Casey mean anything to you? Terence Fletcher : Were you rushing or were you dragging? Fletcher is - to say the least - a difficult and demanding task master who accepts and expects nothing less that perfection from his students. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher You never earned anything. I don't give a shit. : Terence Fletcher Good job." The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. I don't know. Don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. Quotes Terence Fletcher : There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Have fun. Terence Fletcher Andrew : I-I don't know. Like all you guys. : Terence Fletcher: Andrew:I'm upset! [interrupts] Web. Terence Fletcher: I'm not. Do you think you're out of tune? I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. When did you become a fucking expert on what I can or cannot do, you fucking weepy willow shitsack? I need the music. You are a worthless pansy-ass who is now weeping and slobbering all over my drumset like a nine year old girl! : [turning away] [in calm,soothing manner to Andrew] You believe that, right? [notices the folder is missing] That was all right. Fletcher: You never earned anything. Fuck you! Upsy-daisy. He's more bark than bite. Look up here, look at me. Cool. So, you know that I'm looking for players? [Andrew continues playing until he hears Fletcher slam the door out]. Fletcher: So no musicians in the family. : : : Andrew, what are you doing, man? : Terence Fletcher: I'M UPSET! I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? Ok, maybe a bug flew in my ear. No, man no, because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. Got it? [Smiling] You hear me, cocksuckers? And he practices, and he practices with one goal in mind: Never too be laughed at again. Exactly. That is not your boyfriend's dick. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: No, man, no. Pick it up! If you want the fucking part, earn it! Terence Fletcher (00:03:20) 4. Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. You're here for a reason. [Repeated line] This scared, skinny kid, cursing himself because he couldn't get his scales right. Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. And you're gonna tell me to ease up on the drumming, spend more time with you because you're not feeling important. Hey, look, I can play these charts. Play the goddamn kit! Tanner, are you a fucking statue? But the next morning, what does he do? So, you do know the difference! That to me is an absolute tragedy. Andrew: One, two, three, four. Turn my pages, bitch! Terence Fletcher: 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. Terence Fletcher: You think I'm f***ing stupid? You can't fucking do this to me! Humiliation. Did I ask you to star playing again? . Andrew Fletcher: Nieman, you lost the f***ing part. : Come play with us. So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." For the record, Metz wasn't out of tune. But is there a line? That was all right. You give a calculator to a fucking retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Isn't he cute? | Get the fuck off me! You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Fuck you! Andrew No Bird. But that's just what the world wants now. Seth Godin. : You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Connelly's playing the part. 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. Terence Fletcher: Got it? I believe that's an absolute necessity. Andrew: : Five-P.M. call tomorrow in Dunellen. : Andrew: [after being replaced by another drummer] Are you serious? [in calm,soothing manner to Andrew] Terence Fletcher: Cool. Give yourself at least two hours to get there this time, alright? And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. Terence Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? Terence Fletcher I'm sorry. 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. Terence Fletcher https://www.quotes.net/movies/whiplash_153661, https://www.quotes.net/movies/whiplash_quotes_153661. End of story. In four, dammit! HEY, FUCK OFF, JOHNNY UTAH! Terence Fletcher: But that's just what the world wants now. Get your sticks and get your sticks and get your f***ing ass onstage. Andrew: Andrew: I think I'm gonna start calling you Flannery. Terence Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? I know it was you. No? It's gotta be around here. A year later, he was first. He practices. If you want the fucking part, earn it! Got it? You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. It's good to work, huh? Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. Look, I swear to God a part in a practice room, working on his right! 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