It's my part and I decide who to lend it to. It's good to work, huh? Really? [notices the folder is missing] [Smiling] Terence Fletcher: You are a worthless, friendless, faggot-lipped little piece of shit whose mommy left daddy . : Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. Why would you give it to Neiman? Well, glad you could fit us into your busy schedule, darling. Terence Fletcher Looks like that might be all night. Fletcher: Try me, you f***ing weasel. Ok, maybe a bug flew in my ear. Andrew: Terence Fletcher : He's verbally and physically abusive, but he believes that this is necessary in order to breed greatness. Whiplash Summary The film opens with Andrew practicing the drums. Well, you better f***ing hope your memory doesn't fail you. So imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. Fletcher: You never earned anything. Yeah, yeah. Nieman, you lost the fucking part. Ok, maybe a bug flew in my ear." - Terence Fletcher, 'Whiplash'. Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". And you're gonna tell me to ease up on the drumming, spend more time with you because you're not feeling important. DON'T STOP! | You're here for a reason. Yes. 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! So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." Maybe now's the time for Neiman to earn the part. Double-time swing. Jim: Do you think that I would let him put my son through hell, and then just walk away scot-free? Bar 105. The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will f*** you like a pig. You're here for a reason. I need to look at the music. | : Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. : I'm sorry, I Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher: And he's laughed off stage. I wasn't there to conduct. How could you be so fucking stupid? You can't fucking do this to me! 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. Where's the folder? : Or, we can let Johnny Utah play the part. Any f***ing moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. Did you see-. Don't you know I would never let that happen? And he's laughed off-stage. Exactly. So imagine if Jones had just said: "Well, that's okay, Charlie. But that's just what the world wants now. A year later, he was first. That was alright. I ask why you stop playing and your version of an answer was to turn into a wind-up monkey. Jim: Guys, just put your instruments down for a minute. This would not be a public hearing, you know. "And then Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, sh*t, I did do a pretty good job." FASTER! 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? Fletcher: What are you there's no f***ing Mars bar down there. : Andrew FUCK YOU! : Terence Fletcher: This is not Saint f***in' Patricks Day, Flannery. 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. A janitor? Get the fuck off my sight before I'll demolish you! TURN MY PAGES, BITCH! If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will fuck you like a pig. You're here for a reason. But the truth was, he barely squeaked in to begin with, and, uh he was really struggling. End of story. Look at me! But they didn't see what I saw. Terence Fletcher The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. Save your travel receipts. Terence Fletcher: . : : Terence Fletcher: Got it? I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. Give yourself at least two hours to get there this time, alright? Andrew: I'm just gonna lay it out there. And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. [after being replaced by another drummer] Terence Fletcher Give yourself at least two hours to get there this time, alright? Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. Terence Fletcher: No, man, no. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. : 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? Usually it's someone who has fucking sticks. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. No Bird. And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean because I wanna be great. If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will fuck you like a pig. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. : TURN MY PAGES, B*TCH! That to me is an absolute tragedy. Terence Fletcher : In four, dammit! Whiplash (2014) Quotes Showing all 62 items Terence Fletcher : There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". Yeah, like fuckin' hell he's playing my part. If your ass is not on that stool with your own fucking sticks in hand or you make ONE FUCKING MISTAKE, ONE! Andrew: Terence Fletcher: : Terence Fletcher So, you do know the difference! Terence Fletcher: Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Andrew: Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. Terence Fletcher: It's Fletcher, one of the prominent teachers at Shaffer. Whiplash is a 2014 film about an occupied drum student and an abusive teaching conductor at a cutthroat music conservatory. Answer: 1) Fletcher recruited Neiman to attempt to humiliate him publicly. Terence Fletcher: Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? 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. Connolly, get your ass back on the kit! [Fletcher slaps him the face] One, two, three, four. I'm in studio band because I'm the best player Ryan: What do you say? Filming & Production Andrew Andrew: What does that have to do with me? It's over, okay? Terence Fletcher : One, and two, and-, [Band plays for a moment only to be cut by Fletcher again]. Try me, you fucking weasel! Andrew: Good job." One, and two, and-, [Band begins to play for a moment only to be immediately cut by Fletcher]. : Andrew Andrew: Now are you a rusher, or are you a dragger, or are you gonna be ON MY F***ING TIME?! Terence Fletcher : That is not your boyfriend's dick. I just thought you should know. That is not your boyfriend's dick. Terence Fletcher: And when I do spend time with you, I'm gonna be thinking about drumming. At 5:30 that's in exactly 11 minutes my band is on stage. Andrew: We see him from a distance down a hallway at a conservatory. You catch on quick. Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? : I wasn't there to conduct. It's gotta be around here. Nicole: He doesn't care whether or not the performance will make him look bad, he is out for revenge. Lawyer: Does the name Sean Casey mean anything to you? He was early second year and he'd started at Shaffer with a lot of hope. : Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. : Right? You give a calculator to a f***ing retard he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it. [walks over to Metz] It's okay. And because of that, you're gonna start to resent me. Carl: [Angry] How could you be so f***ing stupid? Terence Fletcher Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will f*** you like a pig. Nicole: And I would stop you from doing that? 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! Terence Fletcher Come play with us. Now is not the time, I swear to God. Terence Fletcher A year later, he was first. : And he practices, and he practices with one goal in mind: Never too be laughed at again. Fletcher: No? : So for the final, FATHER-F***ING time, SAY IT LOUDER! You believe that, right? I told you about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? His name is Andrew Nieman, he's 19 years old. Andrew : I-I don't know. Terence Fletcher: [Andrew stop playing because Fletcher enters the room] [Carl takes Andrew's place at the drums as Fletcher goes back to compose the band] Start practicing harder, Neiman. Don't slow down. We have a squeaker today, class. Yeah, yeah. : FASTER! Andrew : Andrew: I don't know, maybe a janitor came by or something-. Everybody remember, Lincoln Center and its ilk use these competitions to decide who they are interested in and who they are not. Connelly, get your ass back on the kit. I believe that is an absolute necessity. Andrew You know, maybe you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? More Whiplash quotes Collection Edit Buy Terence Fletcher: I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. I can still fucking see you, Mini Me! : Andrew: [a little louder] I'm upset! You hear me, cocksuckers? Do not come early. 2023. : Terence Fletcher: Andrew: No. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. I'd like to try Neiman on this. To be touched with love was a kind of miracle. Terence Fletcher: So for the final, FATHER-FUCKING time, SAY IT LOUDER! Don't worry about the numbers, don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. Terence Fletcher: If you deliberately sabotage my band, I will f*** you like a pig. Or don't. I get off at 7 on Monday. And I put him in Studio Band. [Desperate] FIND THE F***ING FOLDER! | Terence Fletcher: Were you rushing or were you dragging? You know, maybe you go too far, and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? 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. Fuck you. We have an out-of-tone player here. : And I am not gonna have my reputation in that department tarnished by a bunch of f***ing limp-dick, sour-note, flatter-than-their-girlfriends, flexible-tempo dipshits. Cool. : Terence Fletcher Adjusting the seat, really? That was alright. "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job.'" - Terence Fletcher 2. I'll cue you. Faster! Double it! : By the time your done at Schaeffer your gonna make daddy look like a f***ing success story, got it, OR, we can let Johnny Utah play the part, you choose. If your ass is not on that stool with your own f***ing sticks in hand or you make ONE F***ING MISTAKE, ONE! : A man walks into the room and listens to him play. Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not my tempo. But I tried. : Now is not the time, I swear to God. : : Yeah. And I am not gonna have my reputation in that department tarnished by a bunch of fucking limp-dick, sour-note, flatter-than-their-girlfriends, flexible-tempo dipshits. You never earned anything. Nicole: Fletcher: What, are you in a f***ing a cappella group? Fletcher: [points to sheet music] What does that say? : Before I continue, would that player care to identify himself? Good job. You think I'm fucking stupid? 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. 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 Andrew Terence Fletcher That, to me, is an absolute tragedy. Quotes.net. Ok, maybe a bug flew in my ear. Terence Fletcher: Louder! Gets up to play at a cutting session, and he fucks it up. As you pointed out, Fletcher was strangely not angry at Andrew in the slightest. Terence Fletcher 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. *That's* the point. Nieman, you earned the part. Now get your sticks and get your ass on stage. Terence Fletcher Andrew Fuck you! [Andrew nods yes] Yes, you are upset. Terence Fletcher Technical Specs, [Andrew stop playing because Fletcher enters the room], [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends], [kicks drumset out of the way and tackles Fletcher]. Andrew There's no pot of gold down there. Or, we can let Johnny Utah play the part. But is there a line? Oh my dear God - are you one of those single tear people? I believe that is an absolute necessity. No Bird. [a little louder] : I'm a first year. You think Carleton football's a joke? Andrew: I'm upset. You believe that, right? And then Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." Get the fuck off me! And he practices and he practices with one goal in mind, never to be laughed at again. [interrupts] This is why I don't think we should be together. 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! Terence Fletcher I'm sorry. Lawyer: To make sure that Terence Fletcher is never allowed to do this to another student. I wanted you guys to know he was a beautiful player. Terence Fletcher: I'm upset! | The only reason you are a core is because you misplaced a folder. Andrew: Terence Fletcher: That was all right. Terence Fletcher: : : FASTER! : Andrew: [loud] I'm upset! [at a movie theater, Andrew approaches Nicole behind the concession stand]. But is there a line? Andrew: Nieman, you lost the fucking part. People wonder why jazz is dying. Andrew I believe that is an absolute necessity. I think being the greatest musician of the 20th century is anybody's idea of success. 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. So imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. Terence Fletcher: Everybody remember, Lincoln Center and its ilk use these competitions to decide who they are interested in and who they are not. [Repeated line] Terence Fletcher The truth is, Andrew, I never really had a Charlie Parker. : Tanner? You've got ten minutes, you fucking pathetic pansy-ass fruit-fuck! : I saw a drive in him. Motherfucker! : You know, maybe, you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? I-I don't know. [Andrew plays while Fletcher removes his jacket and puts it on a rack]. Here are twelve of the best quotes from Whiplash. Discover and share Whiplash Fletcher Quotes. People wonder why jazz is dying. Not quite my tempo. Don't worry about what the other guys are thinking. So now you have it, right? You know, maybe you go too far, and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker? | Maybe now's the time for Neiman to earn the part. [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends] Carl: I gave Neiman the folder and Neiman lost it. You would've cut me by now. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. Terence Fletcher: Terence Fletcher FASTER! A FUCKING JANITOR? That there is nothing in the world more important to me than you? Hey, you know, fuck off, Johnny Utah! Alternate Versions : I'm in studio band because I'm the best player Ryan: [interrupts] Hey, why don't you just back off, bro? Seriously, take ten, twenty, a fuckin' hour. Andrew: : That's been your problem the whole fucking time, the seat height? : Andrew: Charlie Parker didn't know anybody 'til Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head. Fuck you! Are you upset? Five-P.M. call tomorrow in Dunellen. Andrew: Terence Fletcher And I've thought about it a lot and this is what's gonna happen. Andrew Jim: Dying broke and drunk and full of heroin at the age of 34 is not exactly my idea of success. He is fired from Shaffer after Andrew testifies that he played a part in a former student's committing suicide. Nicole: You know I would stop you from doing that. Terence Fletcher: Motherf***er! Terence Fletcher A piece of vital evidence that gets overlooked is the air quotes that Fletcher does about an hour later in the film. One, two, three, four Terence Fletcher Hey, I can cut you any fucking time I want. : Andrew, what are you doing, man? Fletcher: When did you become a f***ing expert on what I can or cannot do, you f***ing weepy willow shitsack? Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? Fletcher: The folder is your f***ing responsibility, Tanner. His name is Andrew Nieman, he's 19 years old. That was all right. You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. Uncle Frank: Ah, but your friends will remember you, that's the point. He exploits this situation. What the fuck is wrong with you? : You are upset. : A few seconds later after Andrew notices he's gone, there's no jacket hanging there. Andrew: Connelly's playing the part. You're right, we should not be dating. Fletcher: All right. Terence Fletcher: [Andrew keeps playing after the music ends] Good job." Terence Fletcher Uncle Frank: Well, who are you going to play with otherwise? I don't know, I just never really saw the use. Fletcher: Jesus f***ing Christ, where have you been? Hey, i can cut you any fucking time i want. Andrew: Terence Fletcher You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. Terence Fletcher Andrew: Connelly's playing the part. Alternates, will you clean the blood off my drum set? 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. : Terence Fletcher: [going back to compose the band] Start practicing harder, Nieman. He practices. And then Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." In four, dammit! Andrew: [Repeated line] YOU'RE A DUMB FUCK! Terence Fletcher: KEEP PLAYING, KEEP PLAYING, KEEP PLAYING. 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. No, literally no. I don't know. You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. Do you think you were out of tune? No wonder mommy ran out on you. I will drum your ass back to Nassau where you can turn pages until you graduate or fucking drop out! It's my part and I decide who to lend it to. I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right? : I need the music. Lennon and McCartney, they were school buddies, am I right? Terence Fletcher We will stay here for as long as it takes until one of you faggots can play in time. [Andrew resumes playing] I'm sorry, I Terence Fletcher You were, Erickson, but he didn't know and that's bad enough. I earned that part. : Andrew Andrew: Fletcher. : Am I to understand that you cannot read tempo? But the truth was that he barely squeaked in to begin with and, uh he was really struggling.