Then why did you stop playing? Connolly, get your fuckin' ass back on the kit! [Andrew drums the measure] Stop. And you're gonna tell me to ease up on the drumming, spend more time with you because you're not feeling important. Am I wrong? No wonder mommy ran out on you. You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Terence Fletcher: I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. Andrew: Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. That shit? I'd like to try Neiman on this. And he practices and he practices with one goal in mind, never to be laughed at again. That, to me, is an absolute tragedy. Terence Fletcher: That is not your boyfriend's dick, so don't come too early. Why would you give it to Neiman? At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. And I will never apologize for how I tried. Carl Tanner: Terence Fletcher: Andrew: Yeah, yeah. Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? And when he graduated, Marsalis made him third trumpet at Lincoln Center. 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. Nieman, you earned the part. Fletcher is - to say the least - a difficult and demanding task master who accepts and expects nothing less that perfection from his students. What the hell are you doing, man? Andrew Motherfucker! I wanted you guys to know he was a beautiful player. God, you are a self-righteous prick. Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. But that's just what the world wants now. Ah, but your friends will remember you, that's the point. He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. Alternates, will you clean the blood off my drum set? Terence Fletcher Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax, gets up to play at a cutting session, and he fucks it up. Two bars for free. I believe that's an absolute necessity. Terence Fletcher 1,310 of 1,323 found this interesting | Share this Andrew : [ to Connelly ] HEY, FUCK OFF, JOHNNY UTAH! Terence Fletcher: Say it so the whole band can hear you. 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! Andrew: : Uncle Frank: Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? Now get your sticks and get your ass on stage. That sh*t? Terence Fletcher 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. 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. Yeah, yeah. The next Charlie Parker. Terence Fletcher His methods of exacting the best from his students include belittling them, throwing objects at them and creating a level of tension so high that average individuals would likely crumble under the pressure. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. Terence Fletcher : [Repeated line] Not quite my tempo. I'm in studio band because I'm the best player Ryan: And when he graduated, Marsalis made him third trumpet at Lincoln Center. 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! And he's laughed off-stage. 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. Isn't he cute? : Terence Fletcher: I actually fucking tried. Terence Fletcher: Humiliation is a major theme of the film and a central tenet of Fletcher's teaching philosophy. Five-P.M. call tomorrow in Dunellen. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. DON'T STOP! Got it? Terence Fletcher Travis: I got a reply for you, Andrew. Terence Fletcher: Or, we can let Johnny Utah play the part. Terence Fletcher: We will stay here for as long as it takes until one of you faggots can play in time. I'm just gonna lay it out there. At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. : 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? The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. Terence Fletcher: Andrew: Got it? I think I'll call you Flannery. Usually it's someone who has fucking sticks. While Fletcher seems unimpressed from Andrew's impromptu audition, he nonetheless accepts the student as his drum alternate. Are you in Model UN? What do you say? Terence Fletcher: "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job.'" - Terence Fletcher 2. Andrew: [Ryan gets up from the kit and is replaced by Andrew], Terence Fletcher : Terence Fletcher: Andrew, what are you doing, man? Now, was I rushing or I was dragging? If you want the fucking part, earn it. Terence Fletcher To be touched with love was a kind of miracle. I wasn't there to conduct. [after several hours of drumming] Buddy Rich, Jo Jones. Andrew: It's my part, I'll be on your stage. : Terence Fletcher: "You're here for a reason. No Bird. Andrew Lawyer: Does the name Sean Casey mean anything to you? Once you're signed to a label you compromise. Terence Fletcher I'm sorry, I Terence Fletcher : I didn't know they allowed retards into Shaffer! I did do a pretty good job." Fletcher: [points to sheet music] What does that say? Terence Fletcher: FASTER! The next Charlie Parker. Terence Fletcher: Six years ago, I came across a kid in a practice room, working on his scales. He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. Fletcher: Cool. No big deal. Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Terence Fletcher And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. Otherwise, we are depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong, the next Charlie Parker. You never earned anything. : And he practices, and he practices with one goal in mind: Never too be laughed at again. 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! I actually fucking tried. : Connelly, get your ass back on the kit. It's gotta be around here. No Bird. Whiplash raises the age-old question of depiction equaling endorsement. : Terence Fletcher [entering the room] What is that? 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? [to Connelly] I ask why you stop playing and your version of an answer was to turn into a wind-up monkey. Terence Fletcher: : Get the fuck off my sight before I'll demolish you! Terence Fletcher: Connelly's playing the part. : https://www.quotes.net/movies/whiplash_153661, https://www.quotes.net/movies/whiplash_quotes_153661. You're here for a reason. Andrew: Andrew: It's my part, I'll be on your stage. : Terence Fletcher: A piece of vital evidence that gets overlooked is the air quotes that Fletcher does about an hour later in the film. You know, maybe, you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? No organization ever created an innovation. Terence Fletcher: I can still f***ing see you, Mini Me! Terence Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? Or don't. : 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. So for the final, FATHER-FUCKING time, SAY IT LOUDER! Terence Fletcher: Now this one really upsets me. Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? Andrew : I-I don't know. FASTER! End of story. A year later, he was first. It's my part and I decide who to lend it to. : : Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: People wonder why jazz is dying. You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. Sorry, I'm late. Fuck you! : Terence Fletcher Uncle Frank: That's not quite right, Connolly, um-. Andrew Neiman? Andrew Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? Don't worry about the numbers. Best Whiplash Quotes 1. Terence Fletcher: [in calm,soothing manner to Andrew] Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Can you even f***ing read music?! No, literally no. I know it was you. Terence Fletcher: Well, glad you could fit us into your busy schedule, darling. Terence Fletcher Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. But is there a line? Fuck you, Fletcher! You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. Terence Fletcher: So, imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. : Travis: He's verbally and physically abusive, but he believes that this is necessary in order to breed greatness. Nicole: What the f*** is wrong with you? Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: : : : Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Fletcher: Try me, you f***ing weasel. And I put him in Studio Band. I know. I just thought you should know. : All right, man. Show me your rudiments. Motherfucker! His name was Sean Casey. Andrew: At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. Terence Fletcher The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. Piece of shit! [Andrew plays while Fletcher removes his jacket and puts it on a rack]. : Try me, you fucking weasel! Terence Fletcher Come play with us. : Is that all you have you worthless Hymie fuck? Andrew: You catch on quick. Are you one of those single tear people? You are upset. Terence Fletcher Andrew: No, I didn't! I need to look at the music. You know, for a fact? He practices. Terence Fletcher Andrew More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: The folder is your f***ing responsibility, Tanner. You think I'm fucking stupid? That, to me, is an absolute tragedy. Terence Fletcher: Don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. How 'bout, uh, Caravan? Terence Fletcher Andrew And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. And he practices, and he practices with one goal in mind: Never too be laughed at again. Terence Fletcher: [Carl takes Andrew's place at the drums as Fletcher goes back to compose the band] Start practicing harder, Neiman. Terence Fletcher: Fuck off! Terence Fletcher: Hey, i can cut you any fucking time i want. Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. Carl: A janitor? Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Andrew: No. "Whiplash Quotes." Terence Fletcher: And that's more than most people ever do. : Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: A man walks into the room and listens to him play. Fletcher: [yelling] THEN WHY THE F*** DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?! You know I would stop you from doing that. 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. One, and two, and-. Give yourself at least two hours to get there this time, alright? Terence Fletcher Andrew Do you know you look like a f***ing leprechaun? None of us were friends with Charlie Parker. Lawyer: To make sure that Terence Fletcher is never allowed to do this to another student. In Andrew's first rehearsal, he insults Andrew's parents, calls him misogynistic and homophobic names, and throws a chair at him. So you wanna take me out. So, you do know the difference! That's not quite right, Connolly, um-. Fletcher: What are you there's no f***ing Mars bar down there. Whiplash Summary The film opens with Andrew practicing the drums. : Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head, Nieman? Shortly after that we hear the door open and it's reappeared. He practices. It's my part and I decide who to lend it to. He is fired from Shaffer after Andrew testifies that he played a part in a former student's committing suicide. Do you think you're out of tune? What are you, f***ing Sanjay Gupta? Andrew Neiman sir. No? Save your travel receipts. But that's just what the world wants now. Why would you let him get away with what he did to you? Yes. Hey, I can cut you any fucking time I want. No? Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head, Nieman? Terence Fletcher: No, man, no. : 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. Good job. [after Andrew stops drumming] Company Credits [kicks drumset out of the way and tackles Fletcher] You never earned anything. Alternates, will you clean the blood off my drum set? You better start shitting me perfect four-hundreds! What are you there's no fucking Mars Bar down there, what are you looking at? I wasn't there to conduct. The folder is your fucking responsibility, Tanner. What the fuck are you looking for? Terence Fletcher: Andrew: Fletcher: No? You give a calculator to a fucking retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. And he's laughed off stage. : But is there a line? And they wonder why jazz is dying. Terence Fletcher Carl: I-- I can't go onstage. Andrew Terence Fletcher, an instructor known equally for his. It's my part. Terence Fletcher : Were you rushing or were you dragging? Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. You know, you actually do look quite a bit like a leprechaun. : You think you're better than us? It's my part, I'll be on your stage. [Smiling] : Andrew That there is nothing in the world more important to me than you? : Terence Fletcher: The folder is your f***ing responsibility, Tanner. Terence Fletcher : Right? I don't know, maybe a janitor came by or something Carl Tanner: Terence Fletcher But that's just what the world wants now. You believe that, right? Andrew: Carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your mind's on a fucking happy meal instead of on pitch. Andrew | [Fletcher goes back to the room] Nieman, you earned the part. It's good to work, huh? : And because I'm doing that, it's gonna take up more and more of my time. : 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? That was alright. I found out this morning that Sean died yesterday in a car accident. Terence Fletcher: Now are you a rusher, or are you a dragger or are you gonna be on my f***ing time? Andrew I saw a drive in him. [melancholic] Fletcher: What about your mother, what does she do? : Hey, why don't you just back off, bro? No Bird. Forget my jacket! Fletcher: Hey, I can cut you any f***ing time I want. I know. Look up here, look at me. Why would you give it to Neiman? Terence Fletcher: Good job." So, you do know the difference! 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