Terence Fletcher But is there a line? 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. His mother claims this started during his time as Fletcher's student. But the next morning, what does he do? : No, man no, because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. FASTER! Andrew Fletcher: Listen, the key is to just relax. Now get your sticks and get your ass on stage. Fuck you! A year later, he was first. Terence Fletcher: But they didn't see what I saw. If you want the fucking part, earn it! Did I ask you to star playing again? [Runs to get his sticks]. Terence Fletcher : [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends] : Continuity mistake: In the beginning where Fletcher observes Andrew drumming for the first time, Fletcher hangs his jacket on a hook. That sh*t? It's my part. Uncle Frank: So that's your idea of success, huh? [walks over to Metz] It's okay. Piece of shit! : Sorry guys, hate to put you through this. Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. You know, Charlie Parker became Bird because Jones threw a cymbal at his head. : And I will never apologise for how I tried. Rushing. 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. Terence Fletcher: LOUDER! Buddy Rich, Jo Jones. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. Are you in Model UN? The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. Andrew: : : Andrew: Uh, I guess he's more of a teacher, really. In four, dammit! Andrew: No. [at the top of his lungs] I wasn't there to conduct. Save your travel receipts. I believe that is an absolute necessity. Terence Fletcher You know of his death? FASTER! Andrew: I think being the greatest musician of the 20th century is anybody's idea of success. Andrew Terence Fletcher: What the fuck are you looking for? One, two, three, four. You would've cut me by now. GET OFF! Hey, i can cut you any fucking time i want. Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. Fuck you! And I put him in Studio Band. I don't know, maybe a janitor came by or something Carl Tanner: [a reluctant Andrew gets up from the kit and is replaced by Carl Tanner], Terence Fletcher It's my part, I'll be on your stage. Then why did you stop playing? Andrew Andrew . Andrew: Say it so the whole band can hear you. HEY, FUCK OFF, JOHNNY UTAH! Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. End of story. Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? : [to Connelly] Rate this quote: (5.00 / 1 vote) 1,523 Views [after several hours of drumming] : : Show me your rudiments. : [going back to compose the band] 25 Feb/23. No Bird. You give a calculator to a fucking retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Terence Fletcher: We have a squeaker today, class. : Poster of Buddy Rich on Andrew's wall: IF YOU DON'T HAVE ABILITY, YOU WIND UP PLAYING IN A ROCK BAND. 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! Terence Fletcher : You know, maybe you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? Fletcher: Carl. Fletcher: Jesus f***ing Christ, where have you been? What do you say? Dustin: Oh, that's what this is all about? Two bars for free. Oh my dear God. Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. I need to look at the music. You think Carleton football's a joke? Now are you a rusher, or are you a dragger or are you gonna be ON MY FUCKING TIME? Terence Fletcher I'm not gonna have you cost us a competition because your mind's on a fucking happy meal instead of on pitch. Terence Fletcher: FASTER! : Web. And that's more than most people ever do. That to me is an absolute tragedy. Don't worry about the numbers. More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: The folder is your f***ing responsibility, Tanner. : Piece of shit! No? Fletcher: So no musicians in the family. Andrew: I got a reply for you, Andrew. You must be upset. That's been your problem the whole fucking time, the seat height? I know. FUCK YOU! I believe that's an absolute necessity. Terence Fletcher Play the goddamn kit! 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. Terence Fletcher: I'm sorry, I Terence Fletcher: YOU'RE A DUMB F***! We have an out-of-tone player here. : CAN'T? Say it so the whole band can hear you. The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. I'm sure they'll make great school board presidents someday. Double-time swing. It's gonna be ugly. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Terence Fletcher: Isn't he cute? Are you one of those single tear people? I will drum your ass back to Nassau where you can turn pages until you graduate or fucking drop out! And he's laughed off stage. Terence Fletcher: If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will f*** you like a pig. And I put him in Studio Band. 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. Terence Fletcher: I earned that part. Terence Fletcher: And he's laughed off-stage. And because of that, you're gonna start to resent me. Andrew: I don't know, I just never really saw the use. Can you even f***ing read music?! : I'M UPSET! I believe that's an absolute necessity." Fletcher Fletcher says this to Andrew at the jazz club about his tactics as a teacher. 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? Do you think you were out of tune? Company Credits I SAID NOT NOW! Connolly, get your fuckin' ass back on the kit! : Did I ask you to star playing again? No, I didn't! End of story. [yelling] Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. The Bad Guy Wins: Downplayed, but there. Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? Motherfucker! : Andrew Terence Fletcher: I actually fucking tried, and that's more than most people ever do. And here comes mister gay pride of the Upper West Side himself. I can still fucking see you, Mini Me! Terence Fletcher You believe that, right?" Andrew Neiman: "Yes." Terence Fletcher: "Say it." Andrew Neiman: "I'm here for a reason." Terence Fletcher: "Cool." 3. Fletcher is an infamous teacher at Shaffer who recruits Andrew into his jazz band. You're here for a reason. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. There is not a pot of gold under your f***in' seat. I don't give a sh*t. Terence Fletcher: Now we got ourselves our mick f***ing paddy-cracker. I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? Look at me! Carl: I-- I can't go onstage. Andrew: Then Charlie thinks to himself "Well, shit. Carried your fat ass for too long, Metz. But is there a line? : Terence Fletcher : Start counting! And he practices and he practices with one goal in mind, never to be laughed at again. KEEP PLAYING, KEEP PLAYING, KEEP PLAYING. The next day Fletcher invites Andrew into his core jazz band as an alternate. That was alright. No organization ever created an innovation. Nice to meet you too. Fletcher: Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head, Neiman? Fletcher: What, are you in a f***ing a cappella group? [entering the room] And I would stop you from doing that? And when I do spend time with you, I'm gonna be thinking about drumming. : I think it's definitely a fleeting thing. Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? Why do you suppose I just hurled a chair at your head, Nieman? : Come play with us. Did he ever intentionally inflict emotional distress? Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher He is brutal in his teaching tactics; he screams, demeans, and even throws furniture at students to get them to do what he wants. It's over, okay? J. K. Simmons Plot - Whiplash is a 2014 American psychological drama film. Andrew: We have a squeaker today, class. Terence Fletcher: I'm gonna keep pursuing what I'm pursuing. Hey, look, I can play these charts. Andrew: Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. Terence Fletcher: The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. You know, you actually do look quite a bit like a leprechaun. : Really? So, imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. He doesn't care whether or not the performance will make him look bad, he is out for revenge. : Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? : : : Terence Fletcher: Lennon and McCartney, they were school buddies, am I right? You give a calculator to a fucking retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. TURN MY PAGES, BITCH! Look up here, look at me. Nicole: At 5:30, that's in exactly 11 minutes, my band is on stage. (01:27:55 - 01:32:45) Yes or f***ing no? That was all right. More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. Fletcher: Nieman, you lost the f***ing part. Terence Fletcher: If you want the f***ing part, earn it! Terence Fletcher: I'm upset! Maybe now's the time for Neiman to earn the part. The faculty were all telling him, "Maybe this isn't for you." At 5:30 that's in exactly 11 minutes my band is on stage. We have an out-of-tone player here. Lawyer: Would you characterize his conduct as extreme, Andrew? Andrew : Five, six. It's Fletcher, one of the prominent teachers at Shaffer. And we're just gonna start to hate each other. You never earned anything. Andrew: It's my part, I'll be on your stage. Terence Fletcher Uncle Frank: Andrew Neiman sir. Am I to understand that you cannot read tempo? Terence Fletcher: Carl: [Angry] How could you be so f***ing stupid? I believe that's an absolute necessity. Now, was I rushing or I was dragging? Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. I don't know, I just never really saw the use. Or don't. Nieman, you earned the part. [notices the folder is missing] All right, man. While Fletcher seems unimpressed from Andrew's impromptu audition, he nonetheless accepts the student as his drum alternate. I'm just gonna lay it out there. Terence Fletcher What are you there's no f***ing Mars Bar down there, what are you looking at? 241 of 242 found this interesting | Share this 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. Nicole: : Andrew: [at the top of his lungs] I'M UPSET! I'd like to try Neiman on this. Terence Fletcher I wasn't there to conduct. Fletcher: What about your mother, what does she do? What the fuck did you just say to me? Andrew Fuck you. You know, for a fact? : Yes sir. Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged. [Desperate] FIND THE F***ING FOLDER! : And they wonder why jazz is dying. I actually fucking tried. I never really had a Charlie Parker. Travis and Dustin? It's good to work, huh? Terence Fletcher: Other mistake: In the final scene both at the start . LOUDER! You know I would stop you from doing that. [Andrew plays while Fletcher removes his jacket and puts it on a rack]. Maybe it's time to *finally* bring this home. [melancholic] And then Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." Right? Terence Fletcher But that's just what the world wants now. But I tried. Hey, I can cut you any fucking time I want. Fletcher. I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. And I'm not gonna be able to spend as much time with you. : Travis: You hear me, cocksuckers? I'm upset. : If you want the fucking part, earn it. Why would you give it to Neiman? I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. Go! TURN MY PAGES, B*TCH! Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. Now answer my question: were you rushing, or were you dragging? It's my part and I decide who to lend it to. I believe that is an absolute necessity. I'll cue you. Fletcher: [sees Andrew shed a tear] Oh, my dear God. Bar 105. THEN WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SAY SO? : Terence Fletcher: : You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. 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. That was all right. The folder is your fucking responsibility, Tanner. And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean because I wanna be great. Terence Fletcher Maybe it's time to *finally* bring this home. : You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. Play. FASTER! And I'm not gonna be able to spend as much time with you. Terence Fletcher: You would've cut me by now. I wasn't there to conduct. 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. Whiplash After being accepted into the Shaffer Conservatory, 19-year-old jazz drummer named Andrew Neiman practices at night when Terence Fletcher walks into the room. You are a worthless pansy-ass who is now weeping and slobbering all over my drumset like a nine year old girl! And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean because I wanna be great. I didn't know they allowed retards into Shaffer! : You better start shitting me perfect four-hundreds! Andrew : Terence Fletcher | There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". And he's laughed off stage. Terence Fletcher: Let's go! I know it was you. I actually fucking tried. Turn my pages, bitch! Andrew No, man, no. Fletcher will always think he won and Andrew will be a sad, empty shell of a. You know, for a fact? Terence Fletcher A janitor? Do you think you're out of tune? Andrew: Lennon and McCartney, they were school buddies, am I right? 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