You are a worthless pansy-ass who is now weeping and slobbering all over my drumset like a nine year old girl! Have fun. Terence Fletcher: I can still f***ing see you, Mini Me! Try me, you fucking weasel! Fuck you! I'm upset! : Andrew: Andrew: I can still fucking see you, Mini Me! 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. Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? And I will never apologize for how I tried. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher [melancholic] an absolute necessity. Andrew Andrew:I'm upset! Terence Fletcher: The folder is your f***ing responsibility, Tanner. You believe that, right? 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. Motherfucker! Shortly after that we hear the door open and it's reappeared. I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. Terence Fletcher: 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? Terence Fletcher: Double-time swing. Andrew: No organization ever created an innovation. Play the goddamn kit! I earned that part. Terence Fletcher Andrew: : His name is Andrew Nieman, he's 19 years old. Trivia Terence Fletcher: : Andrew Jim: Terence Fletcher Why would you give it to Neiman? : Lennon and McCartney, they were school buddies, am I right? So, imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. You know, you actually do look quite a bit like a leprechaun. We have an out-of-tone player here. I'm upset. It's my part and I decide who to lend it to. One, two, three, four. Lawyer: To make sure that Terence Fletcher is never allowed to do this to another student. I actually fucking tried. Andrew: Then Charlie thinks to himself "Well, shit. And I will never apologise for how I tried. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: I believe that's an absolute necessity. [Ryan gets up from the kit and is replaced by Andrew], Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher : In four, dammit! Rate this quote: (5.00 / 1 vote) 1,523 Views You believe that, right? Terence Fletcher: Louder! Do I look like a double fucking rainbow to you? Terence Fletcher: Andrew: Uh, I guess he's more of a teacher, really. That was all right. But the next morning, what does he do? Terence Fletcher: [after Andrew stops drumming] Am I to understand that you cannot read tempo? End of story. Connolly, get your ass back on the kit! You know, maybe you go too far, and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? Andrew: Terence Fletcher: Fuck off! Not my fucking tempo! One, and two, and-, [Band plays for a moment only to be cut by Fletcher again]. Six years ago, I came across a kid in a practice room, working on his scales. His name is Andrew Nieman, he's 19 years old. One, two, three, four Terence Fletcher *That's* the point. Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. You better start shitting me perfect four-hundreds! Rate this quote: (0.00 / 0 votes) 3,564 Views And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. Poster of Buddy Rich on Andrew's wall: Fuck off! Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. He's out of your life. : A janitor? KEEP PLAYING, KEEP PLAYING, KEEP PLAYING. [melancholic] Right? We have an out-of-tune player here. Terence Fletcher I never really had a Charlie Parker. A man walks into the room and listens to him play. The next day Fletcher invites Andrew into his core jazz band as an alternate. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher 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. Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. I'm gonna keep pursuing what I'm pursuing. Play the goddamn music. Terence Fletcher: Dave DeBronkart. Exactly. (00:03:20) 4. Andrew: I'm just gonna lay it out there. At 5:30 that's in exactly 11 minutes my band is on stage. I ask why you stop playing and your version of an answer was to turn into a wind-up monkey. No wonder mommy ran out on you. If your ass is not on that stool with your own fucking sticks in hand or you make ONE FUCKING MISTAKE, ONE! : Terence Fletcher: I will drum your ass back to Nassau where you can turn pages until you graduate or fucking drop out! Ok, maybe a bug flew in my ear. Nicole: Listen, the key is to just relax. Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? I believe that is an absolute necessity. Andrew: [at the top of his lungs] I'M UPSET! Terence Fletcher: The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. 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 you think you're out of tune? A FUCKING JANITOR? THEN WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? : Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher Poster of Buddy Rich on Andrew's wall: IF YOU DON'T HAVE ABILITY, YOU WIND UP PLAYING IN A ROCK BAND. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: Say it so the whole band can hear you. Andrew Really? Give yourself at least two hours to get there this time, alright? Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? : Continuity mistake: In the beginning where Fletcher observes Andrew drumming for the first time, Fletcher hangs his jacket on a hook. Terence Fletcher: You think I'm f***ing stupid? : You can't f***ing do this to me! You didn't have your f***ing throne adjusted properly and that is why you played like sh*t? Adjusting the seat, really? There is not a pot of gold under your f***in' seat. [entering the room] Andrew: You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. You know, maybe you go too far, and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? [in calm,soothing manner to Andrew] I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your mind's on a f***ing Happy Meal instead of on pitch. FASTER! They have plenty of friends and plenty of purpose. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. Terence Fletcher: In four, dammit! Andrew Yeah, I know this great pizza place. Then Charlie thinks to himself "Well, shit. : : Show me your rudiments. Did he ever intentionally inflict emotional distress? I think there's a certain amount of damage that will always have been done. How 'bout, uh, Caravan? Best Whiplash Quotes 1. : : Got it? Fletcher: Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head, Neiman? : Andrew: You catch on quick. Terence Fletcher: I see you in here a lot and I think you're really pretty and Would you ever wanna go out with me ever? Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. Good job." I'll be on your time. Terence Fletcher: Connelly's playing the part. Terence Fletcher Andrew End of story. : But I tried. : Uncle Frank: Oh, why's that? His name was Sean Casey. Terence Fletcher Andrew Terence Fletcher: Release Dates : By the time you're done at Shaffer, you're gonna make Daddy look like a fucking success story. You're here for a reason. I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your mind's on a fucking happy meal instead of on pitch. Start practicing harder, Nieman. Andrew: [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends] Metz Terence Fletcher Andrew Andrew So that is going to cause you to suddenly play right? Motherfucker! Last month, he hanged himself in his apartment. Truth is, I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. Andrew 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. 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". Fletcher. Whiplash raises the age-old question of depiction equaling endorsement. You never earned anything. Andrew: Now this one really upsets me. FASTER! Terence Fletcher : Were you rushing or were you dragging? This scared, skinny kid, cursing himself because he couldn't get his scales right. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. I'll fucking kill you! And I will never apologise for how I tried. Bar 105. : Nieman, you earned the part. Terence Fletcher: Hey, i can cut you any fucking time i want. Fletcher: A medical condition? Andrew Don't worry about the numbers, don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. So for the final, FATHER-F***ING time, SAY IT LOUDER! Or, we can let Johnny Utah play the part. Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. Good job." The tempo? Turn my pages, bitch! [the band prepares; Ryan Connolly is on the drum kit], Terence Fletcher: I'll cue you. Right? Andrew: But is there a line? [another slap in the face] One, two, three, four Terence Fletcher: [yelling] So, you do know the difference! Fletcher will always think he won and Andrew will be a sad, empty shell of a. : You think I'm fucking stupid? : Terence Fletcher: Andrew Uncle Frank: Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? I'll cue you in! End of story. Terence Fletcher: Are you one of those single tear people? One, and two, and-. Andrew *I'm here for a reason*. : You believe that, right? Quotes Terence Fletcher : There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". And that's more than most people ever do. You choose. Fletcher: Jesus f***ing Christ, where have you been? And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. Terence Fletcher The Bad Guy Wins: Downplayed, but there. The next Charlie Parker. Whiplash is a 2014 film about an occupied drum student and an abusive teaching conductor at a cutthroat music conservatory. But is there a line? Fletcher: No? : That sh*t? [plays a slow trumpet song through speakers]. Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head, Nieman? : Uncle Frank: Travis and Dustin? One, and two, and-, [Band plays and is immediately cut off again]. Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". And when I do spend time with you, I'm gonna be thinking about drumming. You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. But is there a line? It's good to work, huh? Fletcher: When did you become a f***ing expert on what I can or cannot do, you f***ing weepy willow shitsack? Carl: [Angry] How could you be so f***ing stupid? And then Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." LOUDER! [Andrew plays while Fletcher removes his jacket and puts it on a rack]. Faster! Now is not the time, I swear to God. And I've thought about it a lot and this is what's gonna happen. I'm in studio band because I'm the best player Ryan: [interrupts] Hey, why don't you just back off, bro? Don't you know that? You think I'm fucking stupid? Andrew Andrew: Filming & Production Two bars for free. Terence Fletcher And because I'm doing that, it's gonna take up more and more of my time. 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. It's my memory, I need visual cues. [at a movie theater, Andrew approaches Nicole behind the concession stand]. 1 Mar. Terence Fletcher Andrew: It's my part, I'll be on your stage. I saw a drive in him. I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. End of story. Lawyer: Would you characterize his conduct as extreme, Andrew? Neiman? : : Travis: I got a reply for you, Andrew. Terence Fletcher: I know what it's like to be high. I found out this morning that Sean died yesterday in a car accident. Fletcher: [points to sheet music] What does that say? You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. Andrew: One, two, three, four. I wasn't there to conduct. Andrew: I don't know, she left when I was a baby. Terence Fletcher That, to me, is an absolute tragedy. CAN'T? 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! | You are upset. Andrew Andrew: Piece of shit! What's your name? Terence Fletcher: Yes. You've got ten minutes, you fucking pathetic pansy-ass fruit-fuck! 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. Terence Fletcher: You're here for a reason. Connections Terence Fletcher God, you are a self-righteous prick. Terence Fletcher: This is why I don't think we should be together. 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. Neiman? Terence Fletcher: Nicole: Now are you a rusher, or are you a dragger, or are you gonna be ON MY F***ING TIME?! Terence Fletcher: Yeah, yeah. Am I wrong? F*** [Rushes to pick up his rudiments]. Fuck you! It's my part, I'll be on your stage. 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