Waiting for Guffman - Discussing Music in a Challenging Situation
Lloyd Miller: [whispering]
I don't want to interfere, but I think it would be... I think we have to work on...
Corky St. Clair:
I can't hear you!
Lloyd Miller: [normal voice; whispering again]
I think we have to work on the music a little bit more. But I don't want to make trouble. So, and I don't really want to do this in front of them...
Corky St. Clair:
Well, where do you want to do it?
Lloyd Miller: [whispering]
Well, I think we have to sit down and make a schedule that includes some music time, because I think Jane and I have to work...
Corky St. Clair:
Why are you whispering? I'm right here, you know?
Lloyd Miller: [raising voice considerably]
Oh I'm sorry, do you want me to talk louder? Because I think that that it would be...
Corky St. Clair:
Well now it's too loud! You know, just talk like a normal person, OK?
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This Is Spinal Tap - Discussion of Past Drummers in Spinal Tap
Marty DiBergi:
Now, during the Flower People period, who was your drummer?
David St. Hubbins:
Stumpy's replacement, Peter James Bond. He also died in mysterious circumstances. We were playing a, uh...
Nigel Tufnel:
...Festival.
David St. Hubbins:
Jazz blues festival. Where was that?
Nigel Tufnel:
Blues jazz, really.
Derek Smalls:
Blues jazz festival. Misnamed.
Nigel Tufnel:
It was in the Isle of, uh...
David St. Hubbins:
Isle of Lucy. The Isle of Lucy jazz and blues festival.
Nigel Tufnel:
And, uh, it was tragic, really. He exploded on stage.
Derek Smalls:
Just like that.
David St. Hubbins:
He just went up.
Nigel Tufnel:
He just was like a flash of green light... And that was it. Nothing was left.
David St. Hubbins: [about Marty]
Look at his face.
Nigel Tufnel:
Well, there was...
David St. Hubbins:
It's true, this really did happen.
Nigel Tufnel:
It's true. There was a little green globule on his drum seat.
David St. Hubbins:
Like a stain, really.
Nigel Tufnel:
It was more of a stain than a globule, actually.
David St. Hubbins:
You know, several, you know, dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It's just not really widely reported.
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This Is Spinal Tap - The Emotional Impact of Musical Keys
Marty DiBergi:
It's pretty.
Nigel Tufnel:
Yeah, I like it. I've been fooling around with it for a few months now. Very delicate.
Marty DiBergi:
It's a bit of a departure from what you normally play.
Nigel Tufnel: [plays and sings]
Yeah, well, it's part of a trilogy, a musical trilogy that I'm doing in D... minor, which I always find is really the saddest of all keys, really, I don't know why. It makes people weep instantly to play
Nigel Tufnel:
It's a horn part.
Marty DiBergi:
It's very pretty.
Nigel Tufnel: [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart; [Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]
You know, just simple lines intertwining, you know, very much like — I'm really influenced by ] and ], and it's sort of in between those, really. It's like a Mach piece, really. It's sort of...
Marty DiBergi:
What do you call this?
Nigel Tufnel:
Well, this piece is called "Lick My Love Pump.
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This Is Spinal Tap - The Challenge of Perspective in Life
Nigel Tufnel:
It really puts perspective on things though, doesn't it?
David St. Hubbins:
Too much. There's too much fucking perspective now.
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This Is Spinal Tap - The Line Between Stupid and Clever
David St. Hubbins:
It's such a fine line between stupid, and uh...
Nigel Tufnel:
Clever.
David St. Hubbins:
Yeah, and clever.
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This Is Spinal Tap - The Significance of Going to Eleven
Nigel Tufnel:
The numbers all go to 11. Look, right across the board, 11, 11, 11 and...
Marty DiBergi:
Oh, I see. And most amps go up to 10?
Nigel Tufnel:
Exactly.
Marty DiBergi:
Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?
Nigel Tufnel:
Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not 10. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at 10. You're on 10 here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on 10 on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
Marty DiBergi:
I don't know.
Nigel Tufnel:
Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Marty DiBergi:
Put it up to 11.
Nigel Tufnel:
11. Exactly. One louder.
Marty DiBergi:
Why don't you make 10 a little louder, make that the top number and make that a little louder?
Nigel Tufnel: [pauses; [w:These go to eleven|These go to 11]
].
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This Is Spinal Tap - Critique of Musical Creativity and Growth
Marty DiBergi:
Let's talk about your reviews a little bit. Regarding Intravenous Di Milo: "This tasteless cover is a good indication of the lack of musical invention within. The musical growth rate of this band cannot even be charted. They are treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry.
Nigel Tufnel:
That's...that's just nitpicking, isn't it?
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This Is Spinal Tap - Mysterious Circumstances Surrounding a Tragic Death
David St. Hubbins:
He died in a bizarre gardening accident...
Nigel Tufnel:
Authorities said... best leave it... unsolved.
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This Is Spinal Tap - Dusting for Vomit Is Ineffective
Nigel Tufnel:
You can't really dust for vomit.
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This Is Spinal Tap - The Depths of Blackness Explained
Nigel Tufnel:
There's something about this that's so black, it's like how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.
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A Mighty Wind - Embracing Change and True Identity in Music
Jerry Palter:
Things have been going really well. We got some gigs here, working at the casinos. It has been a time of changes, but change is good. Change is life.
Mark Shubb:
It was like a great big door opening for me... Town Hall... after that concert, I realized I wanted to spend as much of the rest of my life as possible playing folk music with these gentlemen...
Jerry Palter:
Right back atcha.
Mark Shubb:
...and I wanted to spend all of it as a woman. I came to a realization that I was - and am - a blonde, female folk singer trapped in the body of a bald, male folk singer and I had to LET ME OUT or I WOULD DIE.
Jerry Palter:
When you put it that way, it's almost poetry.
Alan Barrows:
Almost.
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A Mighty Wind - Discussion on Vinyl Records and Their Quality
Alan Barrows:
And they had no hole in the center of the record.
Mark Shubb:
It would teeter crazily on the little spindle.
Jerry Palter:
No, you had to provide it yourself. They were still good records. Good product.
Mark Shubb:
If you punched a hole in them, you'd have a good time.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - Characters Discuss World Domination and Membership
Kahmunrah: [wearing [[w:Muhammad Ali|Muhammad Ali]
]'s warmup robe] Ooh, you know, I... I do sort of feel like... like a floating butterfly.
Jedidiah:
You are crazier than a road lizard.
Ivan the Terrible:
Mr. Egypt. These two here heard that we're taking over the world and they want in. I don't know who they are, but they're on exhibit here, too, apparently.
Kahmunrah: [walks up to [[w:Oscar the Grouch|Oscar the Grouch; [w:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]
I don't even know what they are. ] and Um, I'm sorry, but we're all full up in our access of evil today. Sorry.
Oscar the Grouch: [roars weakly]
Ah, c'mon! But I'm bad! I'm bad! Hey, I can show you how bad I am! Fear me! Yeah!
Kahmunrah:
I'm sorry. I'm just not buying it. You don't seem very bad. You just seem sort of... vaguely grouchy to me.
Oscar:
Oh, boy...
Kahmunrah: [confused; mimics the hand motion; Darth Vader slams the lid of Oscar's trashcan on him as they leave]
What are you doing? What is that? What is this? What does it mean? I don't... You've lost me. Is that you breathing? Because I can't hear myself think. Can I make one simple suggestion to you, my friend? Just simplify. There's just too much going on here. You're evil, you're asthmatic, you're a robot. And what is... What is the cape for? Are we going to the opera? I don't think so. Sorry. Bye.
Roger Rabbit: [to the audience about Oscar and Darth Vader]
I like them. They're screwy.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - Fashion Disputes Among Historical Figures
Kahmunrah:
Are there any questions?
Capone:
Yeah, I got one. How come you're wearin a dress?
Kahmunrah:
This is not a dress. This is a tunic. It was the height of fashion 3,000 years ago, I assure you. Are there any other questions?
Ivan the Terrible:
Da. This-a dress you're wearing, do we have to wear one of these, too?
Kahmunrah:
Were you not listening? I just told Mr. Capone here that this not a dress. It is, in fact, a tunic. Very big difference. Are there any other questions?
Kahmunrah: [getting annoyed; catching himself]
Are there any questions not about the dress? Tunic?
Kahmunrah:
Good.
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The Princess Bride - Count Rugen's Reflection on the Past
Count Rugen: [to Inigo]
You're that little Spanish brat I taught a lesson to all those years ago. Simply incredible. Have you been chasing me all this time, only to fail now? I think that's the worst thing I've ever heard of. How marvelous.
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The Princess Bride - Exploring the Mechanics of Pain
Count Rugen: [to Westley; the machine activates; Westley screams; Westley whimpers]
Beautiful, isn't it? It took me half a lifetime to invent it. I'm sure that you've discovered my deep and abiding interest in pain. At present, I'm writing the definitive work on the subject, so I want you to be totally honest with me on how the machine makes you feel. This being our first try, I'll use the lowest setting. As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Really, that's all this is, except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you, so let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest. How do you feel? Interesting.
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