Patrick Fugit Quotes

Frustration in a Dismal Place

Zia What, you don't like it here?

Mikal Are you joking? Do you guys like it here? Who the hell likes being stuck in a place where you can't even smile? It's hot as balls, everybody's an asshole. I just wanna go home.

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Almost Famous

The Essence of Music's Appeal

William Miller So Russell... what do you love about music?

[Finally getting his interview with Russell]

Russell Hammond To begin with...everything.

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Almost Famous

Last Words in Rock and Roll

Russell Hammond And you can tell Rolling Stone magazine that my last words were... I'm on drugs!

[calling out to William from a rooftop, overlooking a crowd surrounding a pool]

William Miller Russell! I think we should work on those last words!

Russell Hammond I got it, I got it. This is better. Last words: I dig music. I'm on drugs!

[A few people clap.; The crowd cheers.]

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Wristcutters: A Love Story

Seating Arrangement and Masculinity Perceptions

Eugene I'm not sitting in the back.

Zia Why not?

Eugene Cause everybody knows guy in the back seat doesn't have a cock.

Zia What?

[Startled]

Eugene That's a fact. If the guy in the back seat had a cock he wouldn't be there in the first place.

Zia Well... I mean, I got a cock, man, so.. I'm not.. Mik do you have a cock?

Mikal Yeah I have a cock. Big fat one.

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Wristcutters: A Love Story

Nostalgia and Self-Reflection in Relationships

Zia Remember the other day, when you were talkin about missing things from life, and, uh, that you wanted to go back and I didn't miss anything?

Mikal Yeah?

Zia Being here.... with you I kinda miss myself.. the way I used to be..

Mikal What were you like?

Zia I was happy, at the time. Obviously before I came here.

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Almost Famous

Family Meal Conversation in Almost Famous

Elaine Miller Anita?

Anita Miller Hi, Mom.

Elaine Miller You hungry? I made soy cutlets.

Anita Miller No thanks, I already ate.

Elaine Miller You've been kissing.

Anita Miller No I haven’t.

Elaine Miller Yes you have, I can tell.

Anita Miller You can’t tell.

Elaine Miller Not only can I tell I know who it is.

Elaine Miller Whatcha’ got under your coat?

Anita Miller It’s unfair we can’t listen to our own music.

Elaine Miller That is because it is about drugs and promiscuous sex.

Anita Miller Simon and Garfunkel is poetry.

Elaine Miller Yes, it is poetry about drugs and promiscuous sex. Honey, they’re on pot.

Anita Miller First it was butter, then sugar, white flour, bacon, eggs, bologna; then it was celebrating Christmas, on a day in September, when you knew it wouldn’t be commercialized. What else are you gonna ban?

Elaine Miller I am trying to give you the cliff notes on how to live life in this world.

Anita Miller We’re like nobody else I know!

Elaine Miller I’m a college professor, why can’t I teach my own kids. Use me.

[to herself]

Anita Miller Darrell says that you use knowledge to keep me down. He says that I’m a yes person and you are trying to raise us in a no environment!

Elaine Miller Well, clearly no is a word Darrell doesn’t hear often.

Anita Miller I can’t live here! I hate you, even William hates you!

[Frustrated and yelling]

William Miller I don’t hate her.

Anita Miller You do hate her; you don’t even know the truth.

Elaine Miller Honey, don’t be a drama queen.

Anita Miller Feck you!!

Elaine Miller Hey!!

Anita Miller This is a house of lies!

[Storms off to her bedroom.]

Elaine Miller There it is. Your sister used the F word.

William Miller I think she said feck.

Elaine Miller What’s the difference?

William Miller The letter U.

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Almost Famous

Questioning the Nature of Reality

William Miller Where and when does this "real world" occur?

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Almost Famous

Journey to Mediocrity in High School Life

Lester Bangs What, are you like the star of your school?

William Miller They hate me.

Lester Bangs You'll meet them all again on their long journey to the middle.

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Almost Famous

Expressions of Love and Regret Among Friends

Russell Hammond If something should happen. maybe I never said this enough, I love all of you.

[as their plane is struggling to stay in the air]

Dennis Hope I once hit a man in Dearborn, Michigan. A hit and run. I hit him and just kept on going. I don't know if he's alive or dead; but, I'm sorry. Not a day goes by I don't see his face.

Leslie Oh my God!

Dick Roswell Look, I love you all too. You're like a family to me. Especially since Marna left me. And listen, fellas, I just want you to know, if I took an extra dollar or two here and there, it's because I knew I'd earned it.

Russell Hammond Yeah. I slept with Marna, Dick.

Jeff Bebe I did too.

Larry Fellows I waited until you broke up with her, Dick. But me too.

Jeff Bebe I also slept with Leslie, when you were fighting.

[to Russell]

Russell Hammond You slept with Jeff?

[to Leslie]

Leslie Yeah, but it didn't count. It was the summer we decided to be free of all rules!

Russell Hammond And you say you love me!

[to Jeff]

Jeff Bebe I don't love you, man. I never did. None of us love you. You act above us. You always have.

Larry Fellows Finally, the truth.

Jeff Bebe You just held it over us, like you might leave. Like we're lucky to be with you. And we had to live with it, man. I had to live with you, and now I might die with you, and it's not fucking fair!

Russell Hammond Please, enough!

Jeff Bebe And I'm still in love with you, Leslie.

Leslie Oh, I don't wanna hear any more. Shut up, Jeffrey!

Dick Roswell Jeffrey, It's all happening.

Russell Hammond What the fuck! Whatever happens, Bebe, you're dead.

Jeff Bebe Don't be self-righteous, Russell. Not now, man. You were sleeping with Penny, that fucking groupie, last summer up until yesterday. Why don't you tell Leslie that?

Russell Hammond Shut up!

Dennis Hope I quit!

Russell Hammond I'm gonna kill you!

Dennis Hope I quit!

William Miller That groupie"? She was a Band-Aid! All she did was love your band. And you used her, all of you! You used her and threw her away! She almost died last night while you were with Bob Dylan. You guys, you're always talking about the fans, the fans, the fans; she was your biggest fan, and you threw her away! And if you can't see that, that's your biggest problem. And I love her! I love her!

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Almost Famous

Balancing Dreams and Responsibilities in Music

William Miller I'm fine! I'm fine! I'm flying back on Monday morning. I'll only miss one test. I'll make it up.

[on the phone with his mother, Elaine]

Russell Hammond Tell her you're a slave to the groove. You can't help it!

William Miller No. No, Russell... Russell, no!

[to Russell; Russell reaches for the phone; Russell grabs the phone.]

Russell Hammond Hi, Mom, it's Russell Hammond! I play guitar in Stillwater. It's my fault. How does it feel to be the mother of the future of rock journalism?... Hello? You've got a great kid. Nothing to worry about. We're taking care of him. And you should come to a show some time — join the circus!

[Elaine says nothing.]

Elaine Listen to me: your charm doesn't work on me. I'm onto you. Of course you like him.

Russell Hammond Well, yeah.

Elaine He worships you people! And that's fine with you, as long as he helps make you rich.

Russell Hammond Rich? I don't think so—

Elaine Listen to me. He's a smart, good hearted, 15-year-old kid with infinite potential. This is not some apron-wearing mother you're talking to. I know about your Valhalla of decadence, and I shouldn't have let him go. He is not ready for your world of compromised values and diminished brain cells that you throw away like confetti. Am I speaking clearly to you?

Russell Hammond Yes, ma'am.

[stands up straight]

Elaine If you break his spirit, harm him in any way, keep him from his chosen profession — which is law, something you may not value, but I do — you will meet the voice on the other end of this telephone, and it will not be pretty. Do we understand each other?

Russell Hammond Uh, yes, ma'am.

Elaine I didn't ask for this role, but I'll play it. Now go do your best. "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." ] said that. It's not too late for you to be a person of substance, Russell. Get my son home safely. You know, I'm glad we spoke.

[[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe; hangs up on Russell, who is speechless]

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Questioning Intimacy in the Afterlife

Eugene Let me put this way. Since you got here, how many times did you get laid, man?

Zia Why?

Eugene Just a question.

Zia Actually laid?

Eugene Yes.

Zia None, I think.

Eugene You think?

Zia None! But what's that got to do with any of this?

Eugene Plenty. Cause your sperm count is so high, you think you're having an out of body experience like nobody in the fucking universe, man.

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Exploring Despair and Indifference in Conversation

Zia I'm not going out tonight. It just makes me depressed.

Eugene So, what you gonna do? Kill yourself?

Zia I dunno.. maybe.

Eugene As if anything could make you happy.

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Miracles in an Unconventional World

Zia He was floating in the air..

Kneller I wouldn't pay attention to what happens all the time around here.

Zia What happens? Miracles?

Kneller Yeah. People floating in the air, like, uh, people turning stones into plants, or, changing the color of different objects.

Zia Fixing the headlights, maybe?

Kneller What do you mean, fixing the headlights?

Zia His headlights have been broken for ages, and she fixed them not far from here just by touching a button.

[To Kneller]

Kneller Oh. Yeah, something small and insignificant like that.

Almost Famous

The Essence of Rock and Roll

Jeff Bebe Some people have a hard time explaining rock n roll. I don't think anyone can really explain rock n roll. Maybe Pete Townshend, but, that's okay. Rock n roll is a lifestyle and a way of thinking and it's not about money and popularity. Although, some money would be nice. But it's a voice that says, "Here I am - and fuck you if you can't understand me." And one of these people is gonna save the world. And that means that rock n roll can save the world - all of us together. And the chicks are great. But, what it all comes down to is that thing. The indefinable thing when people catch something from your music. What I'm talking about is - hey, what am I talking about?

William Miller The buzz.

Jeff Bebe The buzz. And the chicks! And whatever is an offshoot of the buzz. Like, you say you like, "Fever Dog." That is the fucking buzz!

Almost Famous

The Illusion of Belonging and Coolness

Lester Bangs Aw, man. You made friends with them. See, friendship is the booze they feed you. They want you to get drunk on feeling like you belong.

William Miller Well, it was fun.

Lester Bangs Because they make you feel cool, and hey, I met you. You are not cool.

William Miller I know. Even when I thought I was, I knew I wasn't.

Lester Bangs That's because we're uncool. And while women will always be a problem for us, most of the great art in the world is about that very same problem. Good-looking people don't have any spine. Their art never lasts. They get the girls, but we're smarter.

William Miller I can really see that now.

Lester Bangs Yeah, great art is about conflict and pain and guilt and longing and love disguised as sex, and sex disguised as love... and let's face it, you got a big head start.

William Miller I'm glad you were home.

Lester Bangs I'm always home. I'm uncool.

William Miller Me too!

Lester Bangs The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we're uncool.

William Miller I feel better.

Lester Bangs My advice to you. I know you think those guys are your friends. You wanna be a true friend to them? Be honest, and unmerciful.

Wristcutters: A Love Story

A Conversation About Moving On

Zia Listen, you know what? Forget Desiree. I got another reason for you to go.

Eugene Give it shot.

Zia You got anything better to do?

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