One Trick Pony (1980) - Quotes

Misplaced Glasses in the Studio

Jonah: I think I left my glasses in the studio this afternoon.

Studio attendant: Okay.

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Reflecting on Shared Memories

Jonah: We had some good times... Didn't we?

Marion: Yeah, lots.

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Concerns Over Pain Relief and Medication Use

Jonah: You got any percodans?

Marion: No, but I got some aspirin in the bathroom. What's wrong?

Jonah: Pain, uh... I got a pain.

Marion: You really should watch it, you know, you just like to take pills.

Jonah: Who, me? That's the truth.

Marion: You sound like Matty.

Jonah: I am Matty, just older.

Marion: Here's your aspirin.

Jonah: It's not what I really need.

Marion: What do you need?

Jonah: A job.

Marion: A job?

Jonah: A hug?

Marion: Jonah, what are you talking about?

Jonah: I figure the band is broken up.

Marion: That's crazy, what about the album?

Jonah: Gone.

Marion: Well, I don't understand. I thought you said everything was going well.

Marion: You said everything was going well.

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Financial Struggles Among Friends

Clarence Franklin: What about our bread?

Jonah: What about our bread?

Clarence Franklin: Let me tell you something. We've been friends a long time. But I can't live on no $400 a week. It doesn't cover my alimony or my dope bills.

Danny Duggin: What dope bills? You haven't bought anything in years!

Clarence Franklin: Fuck you, years!

Jonah: You're not the only one with alimony and dope bills.

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The Struggle for Connection and Presence

Marion: What are you so afraid of? That young girls won't like you on the road?

Jonah: I'll tell you what I'm afraid of, I'm afraid of you boring me to tears. Yeah, you know, Marion, you know, you used to, you know—YOU'RE SO FUCKING BORING!

Jonah: I-I'm sorry. I don't know what you want. You want me to drive a cab? You want me to give guitar lessons to 13-year-old kids? I'm a player, that's what I do.

Marion: No, I just want—I just wanted... I just wish that when you were here, you were really here. I mean, really with us. Not just sleeping here, or talking on the phone here, or trying to write songs here, but... here. A family. The road is the road. This was supposed to be home.

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Caring for a Fern: A Conversation

Jonah: The fern is doing very well.

Marion: Yes, the fern is doing well, it's doing very, very well.

Jonah: You spray it regularly, do ya?

Marion: I spray it every day, I talk to it, give it lots of encouragement.

Jonah: [whispering] You haven't told her about our separation?

Marion: No, absolutely not. I didn't think it would be wise at this time, it's just beginning to sprout new leaves.

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Reflections on Aging and Time Passage

Marion: It's the longest adolescence I have ever seen. Well, admit it, in six years, you'll be forty years old. Now, you've gone directly from adolescence to middle age.

Jonah: In six years I'll be forty years old. In sixteen years, I'll be fifty years old. In twenty-six years, I'll be sixty years old. In a mere sixty-six years, I'll be a hundred years old.

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The Evolution of Jonah's Sarcasm

Marion: You don't always have to be sarcastic.

Jonah: Well, I'm not always sarcastic. Well, I was sarcastic in the late seventies, maybe 77, 78, but really, since... February 79 I have hardly been sarcastic.

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Complicated Relationships and Awkward Conversations

Jonah: Well, what was I supposed to say? "Yes, Walter, I am sort of fucking your wife"?

Lonnie Fox: Is that what we're doing? Sort of fucking?

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A Playful Exchange of Words

Jonah: Hey... Cal van Damp. What's the good word with you?

Cal van Damp: Well, you're the bright boy, I figured you'd know.

Jonah: Steatopygous.

Cal van Damp: What?

Jonah: Steatopygous. It means a large rump, a fat ass.

Cal van Damp: Why's that the good word?

Jonah: Well, it's like, see, what if I was to—if I was to say to you, "Cal, you have a very fat ass.", you could be offended. But if I say, "Hey! Good evening, Cal. You sure look steatopygous.", then you don't know what the fuck I'm talking about, do you?

Cal van Damp: Hope you don't have any plans for getting your records played on any radio stations.

Jonah: Not really, no.

Cal van Damp: Well you shouldn't, cause you won't get any.

Timing for the First Set

Clarence Franklin: Hey, Junior, what time’s the first set?

Jonah: Clarence, come right in! I mean, taking a bath’s usually a private moment for me. But I don’t mind sharing this time with you.

Clarence Franklin: What time’s the first set?

Jonah: Nine o’clock. But we leave at about 8:15.

Clarence Franklin: [looking at Jonah’s genitals] That’s it, huh?

Jonah: I am, after all, a Caucasian.

Clarence Franklin: I understand, and I sympathize.

A Conversation About Brotherhood and Connection

Hare Krishna: [Offering Jonah a book] You said that your mind is troubled, why don't you check it out, brother?

Jonah: You know, this is such a minor point, I hate to even bring it up but... I have a brother.

Hare Krishna: We're all brothers.

Jonah: No, I mean I have a real brother.

Hare Krishna: We're all real brothers!

Jonah: Well, this real brother used to sleep in the other bed in my room.

Hare Krishna: Look, look, all I'm saying to you is if you want to purify your existence, get into your spiritual self, check it out.

Hare Krishna: Okay, okay, Hare Krishna!

Jonah: [Softly, as he walks away; [Harry Chapin] Okay, okay, ].

Casual Invitation to a Pizza Date

Jonah Levin: [Reading Matty's song lyrics to Marion] Hey, baby, don't be cruel. I'm gonna pick you up and we'll have a date at the pizza parlor. You can have a pizza, and I can have one, too. But you didn't want a pizza, so I said So long, babe.'" See that? And you were worried that he was going to be a songwriter.

Balancing ambition and emotional vulnerability

Jonah Levin: See, it's not that we don't want to have our heart torn out, it's just that we're trying to make a ballsy record here.

Navigating adulthood in a whimsical world

Jonah Levin: Well, what do you expect? "A grown man living in a kid's world." What do you think I'm doing out there? Cashing in my E tickets for a ride through the Magic Kingdom? You think I'm playing my gigs in The Haunted House?