Am I wrong? Andrew: What does that have to do with me? We have a squeaker today, class. Don't worry about the numbers, don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. 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? So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." A piece of vital evidence that gets overlooked is the air quotes that Fletcher does about an hour later in the film. Bar 105. One, and two, and-, [Band plays and is immediately cut off again]. Looks like that might be all night. Let's go with the Irish Mick fucking Paddy cracker. A janitor? Isn't he cute? Now get your sticks and get your ass on stage. Hey. You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. : That was all right. Terence Fletcher I'm upset! Andrew: Travis: You're here for a reason. 2. He reveals to him before the performance that he is aware Neiman testified against him. Fletcher: What about your mother, what does she do? And they wonder why jazz is dying. That's who you're listening to now. He berates students and physically assaults them to try to scare or force them into performing better. Nice to meet you too. [yelling] That was all right. You think you're better than us? But is there a line? Nicole: He practices. I apologize to the musicians. Terence Fletcher: Have fun. You think Carleton football's a joke? Uncle Frank: You got any friends, Andy? Nieman, you earned the part. Andrew [a little louder] Nope, I guess not. Now this one really upsets me. Nieman, you earned the part. Terence Fletcher Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. : Yeah, yeah. You give a calculator to a fucking retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Terence Fletcher: Don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. You choose. I'll fucking kill you! : I-I don't know. No? Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? And he's laughed off-stage. Look at me! Terence Fletcher: No, man, no. And he's laughed off stage. Andrew Fletcher will always think he won and Andrew will be a sad, empty shell of a. He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. Whiplash Quotes. FIND THE FOLDER! Sorry guys, hate to put you through this. Fletcher: You never earned anything. So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." Got it? 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! Just because Fletcher screams homophobic insults into Andrew's ear and throws chairs at him while he's drumming doesn't. Fletcher: Nieman, you lost the f***ing part. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. No Bird. And I've thought about it a lot and this is what's gonna happen. As you pointed out, Fletcher was strangely not angry at Andrew in the slightest. J. K. Simmons Plot - Whiplash is a 2014 American psychological drama film. Carl: [Angry] How could you be so f***ing stupid? in Literary Quotes in Movie Quotes in TV Shows Terence Fletcher: Everybody remember, Lincoln Center and its ilk use these competitions to decide who they are interested in and who they are not. Terence Fletcher: Exactly. Fuck you. Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? : Neiman? 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. The next Charlie Parker. 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. No wonder mommy ran out on you. That's been your problem the whole fucking time, the seat height? The tempo? No, man, no. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ABILITY, YOU WIND UP PLAYING IN A ROCK BAND. Andrew: Andrew Andrew 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". And when he graduated, Marsalis made him third trumpet at Lincoln Center. I believe that's an absolute necessity." Fletcher Fletcher says this to Andrew at the jazz club about his tactics as a teacher. Andrew: More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. Humiliation is a major theme of the film and a central tenet of Fletcher's teaching philosophy. 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. A year later, he was first. What the hell are you doing, man? In four, dammit! : At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. Yeah. Cool. But is there a line? Have fun. You know of his death? Terence Fletcher Jim: Dying broke and drunk and full of heroin at the age of 34 is not exactly my idea of success. Terence Fletcher That's been your problem the whole fucking time, the seat height? Upsy-daisy. I think I'm gonna start calling you Flannery. I think I'll call you Flannery. 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? Whiplash Quotes 1. Fletcher: Cool. I-I-I swear, I just had it here two seconds ago. And you're gonna tell me to ease up on the drumming, spend more time with you because you're not feeling important. Buddy Rich, Jo Jones. Connelly, get your ass back on the kit. I'm not. Terence Fletcher: Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. Fletcher: Do you think you're out of tune? Oh! : His name was Sean Casey. That's who you're listening to now. Andrew: No, I didn't! Why would you give it to Neiman? Terence Fletcher No, man no, because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. His mother claims this started during his time as Fletcher's student. And I'm gonna be thinking about jazz music, my charts, all that. Terence Fletcher: Oh my dear God. Usually it's someone who has fucking sticks. This is why I don't think we should be together. Andrew And I hope you play it a whole lot better than you did last month in rehearsal, because I do not intend to start losing now. : [entering the room] Bar 105. I get off at 7 on Monday. So now you have it, right? Andrew: One, two, three, four. Andrew: None of us were friends with Charlie Parker. Andrew [walks over to Metz] It's okay. Terence Fletcher I'm just gonna lay it out there. Nope, I guess not. Pick it up! This scared, skinny kid, cursing himself because he couldn't get his scales right. 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