17 quotes
Desire for control in relationships
Rosie Morales
He doesn't want a wife. He wants a love slave, one that he can kick around.
[about Bob]
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Talent and Fate: The Ritchie Valens Story
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Talent made him a star, fate made him a legend. The true story of Ritchie Valens.
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Dreams and Ambitions in Rock and Roll
Bob Morales
Don't be such a dreamer, man.
Ritchie Valens
My dreams are pure rock and roll.
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From Poverty to Stardom: The American Dream
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Born to poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American Dream.
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Conflicted Loyalties Among Family Members
Connie Valenzuela
How could you do this to Ritchie?!
Bob Morales
To Ritchie? I did this to me, okay!
Rosie Morales
That's my Bob, always thinking of others first.
Bob Morales
Shut your goddamn mouth!
Ritchie Valens
Hey man, don't take it out on Rosie, okay.
Bob Morales
Ritchie, you don't understand man. You don't understand a goddamn thing! What do you think, the whole fuckin world revolves around you?
[walking away]
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Balancing Friendship and Ambition in Music
Bob Keene
Wait Ritchie, look. I understand about friendship... but I'm being honest here. Not everyone in the world gets a shot at the "brass ring." You're gonna have to ask yourself what's more important, your friends... or your music.
Ritchie Valens
My family...
[Walks back to table]
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Longing for Donna's Presence
Ritchie Valens
Oh Donna, oh Donna. Oh Donna, oh Donna. I had a girl, Donna was her name. Since she left me, I've never been the same. Cause I love my girl, Donna oh where can you be?
[singing]
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Commitment to Love and Feelings
Donna Ludwig
I will never let anyone get in the way of my feelings for you, ever again.
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Understanding Sperm Pressure in Relationships
Bob Morales
You've been laid yet? I'm serious, I know what your problem is. Sperm pressure, it's scientific.
[to Ritchie]
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Prom Night Comparison
Ritchie Valens
This is like my high school prom.
[in Tijuana]
Bob Morales
Yeah. Except this prom puts out.
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Sky Belongs to the Stars
Buddy Holly
Hey, Ritchie, relax, man. Everything's cool. Besides, the sky belongs to the stars, right?
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Struggles of Brotherhood and Acceptance
Bob Morales
I've had one sip of beer and I have to admit it taste like piss to me. Want it?
Ritchie Valens
Yeah. What's your problem man?
[takes a sip then puts the beer down]
Bob Morales
Old Steve, boy. He always said you'd be somebody and I bought it, too. If that's the way Steve wanted it that's the way it was going to be. Even after he told me he wasn't my dad. Once I knew the full score, I understood why he treated you just a little bit better than me. Okay? I said it, you know. I said, I'll just hang around for the leftovers, like a dog. That's how much I loved him. Like a goddamn dog.
Ritchie Valens
Bob we don't have to talk about this right now.
Bob Morales
No! Shit, no, I want to talk about this right now and you're gonna listen to me!
Ritchie Valens
This is a crock of shit man!
Bob Morales
No, he set you up, man, to conquer the world and didn't leave me shit!
Ritchie Valens
Nobody told you to throw your life away man! I'm only sorry I didn't say something about you being drunk half the time. You did it to yourself!
Bob Morales
Listen to you, coming in here like you own the whole goddamn country. To me you'll always be that little asshole who followed me around in the sticks.
Ritchie Valens
Yeah, I followed you around man. I followed you around cause I thought you were somebody... then!
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Confrontation Over Unexpected Pregnancy
Bob Morales
Look Rosie, you're not my wife. Quit being such a drag. What the shit's eating you anyway?
Rosie Morales
I'm pregnant. Well aren't you gonna say anything?
[long pause]
Bob Morales
What's there to say? It's not my first. Or my last.
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A Christmas Dress Dispute Between Brothers
Ritchie Valens
Bob. Where's mom's new dress?
Bob Morales
What new dress?
Ritchie Valens
The one I asked you to buy her for Christmas.
Bob Morales
Hey, you're the asshole with all the money, why don't you buy it yourself?
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Importance of the Guitar to Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens
Bob! Watch it! My guitar, man!
Bob Morales
Sorry. I didn't know that piece of junk was so important to you.
Ritchie Valens
I even sleep with it.
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Reflections on Absentee Fatherhood
Bob Morales
You know, my old man wasn't around when I was born. Why should I be?
[takes swig of vodka and grimaces]
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A Mother's Belief in Her Son's Future
Ritchie Valens
My mom reckons I'm going to be a star. And stars don't fall from the sky.
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