Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: Is that all you have you worthless Hymie fuck? A piece of vital evidence that gets overlooked is the air quotes that Fletcher does about an hour later in the film. And he's laughed off-stage. If you want the fucking part, earn it. 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. Get off the stool. Terence Fletcher : [Repeated line] Not quite my tempo. Whiplash by Damien Chazelle Buy Study Guide Whiplash Quotes and Analysis "I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Double it! Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax, gets up to play at a cutting session, and he fucks it up. Andrew: [loud] I'm upset! Fuck you. One, and two, and-, [Band plays for a moment only to be cut by Fletcher again]. Terence Fletcher: You're here for a reason. But that's just what the world wants now. [after Andrew stops drumming] Unfortunately, this is not a Bette Midler concert, we will not be serving Cosmopolitans and Baked Alaska, so just play faster than you give fucking hand jobs, will you please? Terence Fletcher: Now this one really upsets me. His name was Sean Casey. I just thought you should know. F*** YOU! Right? Terence Fletcher: And here comes mister gay pride of the Upper West Side himself. Andrew: Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. Terence Fletcher , Whiplash Tagged: Dismissive, tempo "I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. By the time you're done at Shaffer, you're gonna make Daddy look like a fucking success story. Show me your rudiments. Andrew: Get the fuck off my sight before I'll demolish you! So now you have it, right? : Andrew : So imagine if Jones had just said: "Well, that's okay, Charlie. What the fuck did you just say to me? Looks like that might be all night. His mother claims this started during his time as Fletcher's student. Terence Fletcher: I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. Terence Fletcher: For the record, Metz wasn't out of tune. Then why did you stop playing? Forget my jacket! You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Terence Fletcher Like all you guys. Try me, you fucking weasel! It's good to work, huh? 2023. Terence Fletcher: Not quite my tempo. A year later, he was first. Really? And I put him in Studio Band. Andrew: I'm sure they'll make great school board presidents someday. Got it? I'm in studio band because I'm the best player Ryan: So imagine if Jones just said "Well, that's okay Charlie. No, double time. : What year are you? This scared, skinny kid, cursing himself because he couldn't get his scales right. There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? You're right, we should not be dating. Isn't he cute? Free Daily Quotes. He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. So imagine if Jones just said "Well, that's okay Charlie. Andrew: Pick it up! Terence Fletcher Nicole: Whiplash (2014) Quotes Showing all 62 items Terence Fletcher : There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Andrew Andrew So you wanna take me out. We have a squeaker today, class. Turn my pages, b*tch! Rushing. 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. Now get your sticks and get your ass on stage. You're here for a reason. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. You're here for a reason. Save your travel receipts. Uncle Frank: So that's your idea of success, huh? 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. I'll be on your time. Are you in Model UN? Terence Fletcher: Travis: I got a reply for you, Andrew. Am I to understand that you cannot read tempo? Hey, you know, fuck off, Johnny Utah! Nicole: [to Connelly] Terence Fletcher: You think I'm f***ing stupid? 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? Unfortunately, this is not a Bette Midler concert, we will not be serving Cosmopolitans and Baked Alaska, so just play faster than you give fucking hand jobs, will you please? Terence Fletcher Nicole: No Bird. It's Fletcher, one of the prominent teachers at Shaffer. [walks over to Metz] It's okay. And I'm not gonna be able to spend as much time with you. : 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 st 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. Terence Fletcher : : Terence Fletcher: THEN WHY THE F*** DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? Travis: 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. I'm in studio band because I'm the best player Ryan The faculty were all telling him, "Maybe this isn't for you." Uncle Frank: Travis and Dustin? Any f***ing moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. This scared, skinny kid, cursing himself because he couldn't get his scales right. But I tried. I saw a drive in him. Fletcher: Cool. Terence Fletcher: (00:03:20) 4. Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. 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. Uncle Frank: Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? You know, maybe you go too far, and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? Nice to meet you too. Terence Fletcher: : Don't worry about the numbers. I wasn't there to conduct. And when I do see you, you'd treat me like shit because I'm just some girl who doesn't know what she wants. Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. BULLSHIT! The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. : Terence Fletcher Whiplash's Fletcher knows just how vulnerable and desperate fledgling musicians are. Get your sticks and get your sticks and get your f***ing ass onstage. And I will never apologize for how I tried. Why would you let him get away with what he did to you? Try me, you fucking weasel! I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Andrew: Good job." Company Credits : Looks like that might be all night. Terence Fletcher: Right? Connolly, get your ass back on the kit! But that's just what the world wants now. So, imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. For the record, Metz wasn't out of tune. 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". [Ryan starts playing] BULLSHIT! I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Exactly. I actually fucking tried. : Terence Fletcher : Get the fuck off me! And he's laughed off stage. That was all right. Hey, I can cut you any fucking time I want. Uncle Frank: You got any friends, Andy? Terence Fletcher: What's your name? Fletcher: Say it so the whole band can hear you. : Andrew 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. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. : : 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. I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your mind's on a f***ing Happy Meal instead of on pitch. Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. Terence Fletcher: Humiliation is a major theme of the film and a central tenet of Fletcher's teaching philosophy. FIND THE FOLDER! I need the music. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. Just listen for a minute. : | Terence Fletcher: Say it so the whole band can hear you. FIND THE FUCKING FOLDER! In four, dammit! Am I wrong? Yeah, yeah. You know of his death? : Terence Fletcher You choose. And I've thought about it a lot and this is what's gonna happen. Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. Adjusting the seat, really? Andrew: Any f***ing moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. Terence Fletcher: [after Andrew stops drumming] Is that all you have you worthless Hymie f***? [Repeated line] I'm sorry. I wasn't there to conduct. So, you know that I'm looking for players? "And then Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, sh*t, I did do a pretty good job." : Fuck you! Carl: A janitor? [louder] You're here for a reason. Save your travel receipts. End of story. You know, maybe, you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? Say it so the whole band can hear you. There's no pot of gold down there. : Andrew: You think I'm fucking stupid? Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: : Charlie Parker didn't know anybody 'til Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. Andrew: Faster! You would've cut me by now. Two bars for free. THEN WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? Fletcher will always think he won and Andrew will be a sad, empty shell of a. But the next morning, what does he do? 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. Four words you will never hear from the NFL. in Literary Quotes in Movie Quotes in TV Shows : I believe that's an absolute necessity." Fletcher Fletcher says this to Andrew at the jazz club about his tactics as a teacher. Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. Terence Fletcher: You are upset. [in calm,soothing manner to Andrew] Fuck you! https://www.quotes.net/movies/whiplash_153661, https://www.quotes.net/movies/whiplash_quotes_153661. And he's laughed off-stage. So imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. I'll fucking kill you! You've got ten minutes, you fucking pathetic pansy-ass fruit-fuck! People wonder why jazz is dying. [entering the room] Fletcher: When did you become a f***ing expert on what I can or cannot do, you f***ing weepy willow shitsack? That was all right. Seriously, take ten, twenty, a fuckin' hour. Terence Fletcher: I wanted you guys to know he was a beautiful player. Fletcher: What are you there's no f***ing Mars bar down there. Carl Tanner: Andrew I don't know, maybe a janitor came by or something Carl Tanner: And I'm gonna be thinking about jazz music, my charts, all that. [Smiling] Uncle Frank: Ah, but your friends will remember you, that's the point. I see you in here a lot and I think you're really pretty and Would you ever wanna go out with me ever? And he practices and he practices with one goal in mind, never to be laughed at again. Six years ago, I came across a kid in a practice room, working on his scales. Filming & Production Nicole: Fletcher: Carl. [a reluctant Andrew gets up from the kit and is replaced by Carl Tanner], [Band plays and is immediately cut off again]. But they didn't see what I saw. [calmer tone] I've carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. Gets up to play at a cutting session, and he f***s it up. His name is Andrew Nieman, he's 19 years old. Terence Fletcher: Oh, my dear God. Got it? Andrew : The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. So for the final, FATHER-FUCKING time, SAY IT LOUDER! Terence Fletcher: "You're here for a reason. 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. Listen, the key is to just relax. : : : It's okay. A year later, he was first. You think you're better than us? Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. Andrew: [a little louder] I'm upset! Faster. And he's laughed off stage. : And here comes mister gay pride of the Upper West Side himself. What are you there's no fucking Mars Bar down there, what are you looking at? Terence Fletcher: Andrew 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. Look at me! Did I ask you to star playing again? Nieman, you earned the part. Carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. Whiplash Quotes. 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