Robert Arkins Quotes

Smiths Song Singer I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour, but heaven knows I'm miserable now...

Jimmy Rabbitte Yeah, I know how you feel.

Unemployment Official Mr. Rabbitte, you've been collecting unemployment benefit for two years. Are you trying to tell me you can't get a job?

Jimmy Rabbitte We're a third world country - what can you do?

Jimmy Rabbitte I'd like to introduce you to the hardest-workin band in the world. On bass, Derek "Meatman" Scully. On piano, Steven "Soul Surgeon" Clifford. Dean "Mr Nipple" Fay on sax. Joey "The Lips" Fagan on trumpet. Our gorgeous chanteuses are Bernie, Imelda, and Natalie. Deco "Deep Throat" Cuffe on vocals. On lead guitar, Outspan "Fender bender" Foster. Finally, on drums, Mickah "Don't Fuck With Me" Wallace. Ladies and gentlemen, The Commitments.

Outspan Foster There's a band around called "Free Beer". Always draws a big crowd.

Derek I like "A Flock of Budgies".

Jimmy Rabbitte We have to be "the" something. All the great sixties bands were "The Somethings".

Outspan Foster We could be... The Northsiders.

Derek Or The Liffy Lads.

Outspan Foster How about... The Fucking Eejits?

Jimmy Rabbitte What do you call yourselves?

Derek And And And.

Jimmy Rabbitte And And fuckin And?

Derek Well, Ray's thinking of putting an exclamation mark after the second "and." Says it'd look deadly on the posters.

Jimmy Rabbitte Psshh...

Outspan Foster You don't like it? You think it should go at the end?

Jimmy Rabbitte I think it should go up his arse.

Outspan Foster Well, we're not married to it.

Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. What did Evel Knievel want?

Jimmy Rabbitte God sent him.

Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. What?

Jimmy Rabbitte God sent him.

Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. On a fucking Suzuki?

Jimmy Rabbitte Elvis is not soul.

Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. Elvis is God.

Jimmy Rabbitte I never pictured God with a fat gut and corset singing "My Way" at Caesar's Palace.

Natalie You all right, Jimmy?

Jimmy Rabbitte Sure. They just get on my arse at times.

Natalie Wanna share a taxi home?

Jimmy Rabbitte For fuck's sake, Natalie. How could you ask me that after what I just said in there?

Natalie Well if you weren't the manager, would you?

Jimmy Rabbitte Would I what?

Natalie ...take me home?

Jimmy Rabbitte But I am the manager.

Jimmy Rabbitte Who're you, then?

Joey Are you the one startin the band?

Jimmy Rabbitte Yeah.

Joey The name's Joseph Fagin. Joey "The Lips" Fagin.

Jimmy Rabbitte And I'm Jimmy "The Bollocks" Rabbitte

Joey I get mine from my horn playing. How'd you get yours?

Jimmy Rabbitte Don't get snotty with me.

Joey I get snotty with no man.

Jimmy Rabbitte How did Ray take the news?

Derek Not too bad. Said he was goin solo.

Jimmy Rabbitte He doesn't have much of a choice, does he?

Jimmy Rabbitte Soul is the music people understand. Sure it's basic and it's simple. But it's something else cause, cause, cause it's honest, that's it. Its honest. There's no fuckin bullshit. It sticks its neck out and says it straight from the heart. Sure there's a lot of different music you can get off on but soul is more than that. It takes you somewhere else. It grabs you by the balls and lifts you above the shite.

Billy Commitments?

Jimmy Rabbitte It's a "the".

Deco How do you spell it?

Jimmy Rabbitte T-H-E.

Jimmy Rabbitte The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once and say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud.

Jimmy Rabbitte What do you play?

Failed Drug Buyer I used to play football in school.

Jimmy Rabbitte I mean what instrument.

Failed Drug Buyer I don't.

Jimmy Rabbitte Then what are you doing here?

Failed Drug Buyer Well, I saw everyone else lining up, so, uh.... I thought you were sellin drugs.

Jimmy Rabbitte Hi Imelda, You're Looking Deadly.

Imelda What are you doing here Jimmy Rabbitte?

Jimmy Rabbite Friend in the band.

Imelda You sure not a friend of my sister's?

Jimmy Rabbitte From what i heard, the fella she's marrying hardly knows her.

Imelda Cheeky Bastard.

Jimmy Rabbitte I suppose you'll be next?

Imelda Why me, I'm not bleedin pregnant.