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Drumline (film) Quotes

Drumline (film) is a television program that debuted in 1970 . Drumline ended its run in 1970.

It features Dallas Austin as producer, John Powell (film composer) in charge of musical score, and Shane Hurlbut as head of cinematography.

Drumline (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Drumline (film) is 120 minutes long. Drumline (film) is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Drumline (film) Quotes

  • (Sean) "I've had it with your no talent, wannabe gangster ass. You wanna prove once and for all that I'm better than you? Strap up."
  • (Devon) "Bring it on, big brother tin man."
  • (Dr. Lee) "What was that? Why do we rehearse? Why -- do we rehearse? You're out there showboating for five minutes. If I wasn't able to signal a drum major to back you up, you'd still be out there beating your damn drum."
  • (Sean) "Dr. Lee, sir, maybe there's an explanation. Devon --"
  • (Dr. Lee) "Do I look like I need you to explain anything right now?"
  • (Sean) "No, sir."
  • (Dr. Lee) "I don't know what the beef is, but you better grill it up and eat it. Because it is my a that is on the line."
  • (President Wagner) "Now that is a new beginning. That's exactly what I'm talking about."
  • (President Wagner) "Great job, son. You are something. You are something special."
  • (Devon) "Thank you, sir."
  • (President Wagner) "Great job, all of you. Now let's see Morris Brown top that."
  • (President Wagner) "Some alumni wanna speak with you. There they are. Don't keep them waiting. New beginning. NEW BEGINNING."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Sean, I want you to polish the drums tonight. And I'd better be able to see myself in the surface."
  • (Sean) "Yes sir."
  • (Devon) "I left the polisher on the bottom shelf."
  • (Sean) "Congratulations, you're not crabs anymore. Now you're crab drummers. And tonight, is tree-shaking eliminations, which will determine who will become A&T; drummers. So tonight, celebrate, because you made it through training."
  • (Sean) "Whoa, whoa --"
  • (Sean) "after, you prove a thorough knowledge of the rule book. What is mandatory of all A&T; musicians?"
  • (Jason) "All A&T; musicians must read music."
  • (Sean) "When can a P2 or a P3 challenge for a spot on the field?"
  • (Diedre) "At the practice before the performance, sir."
  • (Sean) "What is --"
  • (Sean) "the last rule of the rule book?"
  • (Dr. Lee) "Mr. Taylor, finished with those halftime cadences?"
  • (Sean) "Just finished 'em."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Good, let's hear it."
  • (Sean) "Actually, Dr. Lee, why don't we let Devon run it?"
  • (Devon) "Oh no, you the big dog, you do your thing."
  • (Sean) "No, I think it would help if somebody else played it."
  • (Devon) "It would do me no justice."
  • (Dr. Lee) "What are you two, Beavis and Blackhead? It doesn't have to be perfect, Devon. I just wanna hear it."
  • (Charles) "Man, it won't be the same without you."
  • (Devon) "It's all about the tubas now."
  • (Charles) "What do you mean? It's always been about the tubas, shorty."
  • (Jason) "Well, you know how Dr. Lee is about time."
  • (Devon) "Yeah."
  • (Devon) ""You're on time if you're five minutes early; you're late if you're on time.""
  • (Charles) "Look, Friday night, in my living room, be there, alright?"
  • (Jason) "I'm trying to get my spot back."
  • (Devon) "How? By river-dancing with your drum?"
  • (Dr. Lee) "It's showtime."
  • (Devon) "They don't tell you about all this when they recruit you."
  • (James) "Somebody need to give that brother a shot of cognac or something cause for the past four yearsat he BET classic, Morris Brown been spankin that ass, spankin that ass."
  • (President Wagner) ""The beginning is always today," one of my favorite quotes."
  • (Dr. Lee) "President Wagner, what a pleasant surprise."
  • (President Wagner) "So what exciting new beginnings can we look forward to this year?"
  • (Dr. Lee) "Well, for the most part, I'll still continue with the overall direction of the program."
  • (President Wagner) "That direction is a losing one."
  • (Dr. Lee) "I don't think we can measure the amount of success in our program by the number of people shaking their butts on the stands. And no, we didn't win the B.E.T. Classic. But our first obligation is to educate and then entertain."
  • (President Wagner) "Please, not the edutainment speech, James. Save it for your students."
  • (Dr. Lee) "It's a good one. The kids in my program are learning."
  • (President Wagner) "There won't be a program if the alumni continue to lose interest. We win, they write checks. Dr. Hinderson was smart enough to know that. He played popular music."
  • (Dr. Lee) "That was James Brown and Marvin Gaye, not "The Thong Song". Alright, I'll play popular music, but not at the expense of musicianship. When you hired me you wanted me to strive for excellence. And that is exactly what I am doing."
  • (President Wagner) "I also said we needed to win."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Devon."
  • (Devon) "Yes sir."
  • (Dr. Lee) "You wanna give 'em a little taste of what they're gonna get on next season?"
  • (Dr. Lee) "That is if it's okay with your section leader."
  • (Sean) "Mini-Me, I knew you couldn't stay away."
  • (Diedre) "Hey Devon, ya know, if you keep messing up, Ernest actually might get a chest."
  • (Ernest) "And Diedre might get strong enough to pick up a hot comb."
  • (Dr. Lee) "You lied in your application, you lied at the audition where you play the required piece, and you lied to me."
  • (Devon) "I didn't think it was that big a deal."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Play that."
  • (Dr. Lee) "That's the music for next week's game and you can't read it. And as far as I'm concerned, that's a very big deal."
  • (Dr. Lee) "I'm enrolling you in an applied percussion course."
  • (Devon) "But that gives me five classes."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Damn right it gives you five classes, it oughta be ten. Especially if you plan on getting back on the line anytime soon."
  • (Devon) "What do you mean, "get back on the line"?"
  • (Dr. Lee) "I mean now, you're a P4. If you cannot read music, you cannot be on my field."
  • (Devon) "But you can't take me off the line, I'm the best drummer you've got. And can't no class teach me how to do me?"
  • (Dr. Lee) "Excuse me?"
  • (Devon) "Doing me is what got me down here in the first place."
  • (Dr. Lee) "No, lying -- is what got you down here. And if you don't have the honor and discipline to learn your craft, then quite frankly Devon, you don't deserve to be here."
  • (Devon) "How about we start over?"
  • (Laila) "I'd like that."
  • (Devon) "I'm Devon."
  • (Laila) "Laila."
  • (Devon) "So what's your major?"
  • (Laila) "Dance."
  • (Devon) "Give me a hug."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Hit 'em with a little Flight Of The Bumblebee."
  • (Jason) "I DO love my drum."
  • (Buck Wild) "If you're up for marching band training, gather 'round. Take a good look at this man. This black Adonis is known as God's gift, A.K.A. Double G. You will know him and call him such from this day forward. I'm Buck Wild. We are your drum majors. Starting tomorrow, white T-shirts at all times. It'll help us identify you as a crab who knows absolutely nothing. Maybe you'll one day have the honor and privilege to wear the school colors. But for now, you're as blank as the white T-shirts you'll be wearing. Understand?"
  • (Unnamed) "Yes sir."
  • (Buck Wild) "UNDERSTAND?"
  • (Unnamed) "YES SIR."
  • (Buck Wild) "Get up to your dorms. Get well-acquainted with the rule book. Dinner is at 6 o' clock in the cafeteria. And after that is night-night. You're dismissed."
  • (Devon) "Man, I ain't trying to have no curfew. But I know this spot where the girls are supposed to be banging. Y'all dance?"
  • (Ernest) "Yeah."
  • (Devon) "Oh snap. Now you can see me?"
  • (Fox Sports Commentator) "It all started 40 years ago with two Atlanta bands, Atlanta A&T; and Morris Brown College, putting on a small competition to raise money to purchase uniforms. A humble beginning with what has grown into a bandaholic's dream weekend here at Georgia. Today's B.E.T. Classic brings in over 50,000 fans to the Georgia Dome and an even bigger television audience. Over the years the competition has become slicker and much more glitzy. With reigning champion Morris Brown, you know what to expect. Five of the south's best competing for top honors, $50,000, and a year's worth of bragging rights."
  • (Trumpet Section Leader) "Trumpets are the voice of the band. We are the melody. We are the clarity."
  • (Tuba Section Leader) "Tubas are the most important section of this band, boy. Tubas are the boom."
  • (Sax Section Leader) "Saxophones are the truth, the funk, and the hook. See, once they see us, they recognize --"
  • (Sean) "We are the heart -- and the soul. Without the percussion section, the band doesn't move, doesn't come alive."
  • (Sean) "We are the pulse. Without a pulse, you're dead."
  • (Sean) "That's why we're the most important section in this band."
  • (Sean) "Whoa -- where the hell are you going?"
  • (Devon) "He said, "take a break.""
  • (Sean) "Did I say, "take a break"?"
  • (Devon) "No."
  • (Sean) "No."
  • (Devon) "No, big dog, I mean, sir."
  • (Sean) "We do not rest with the band at performance, and we do not rest with the band at practice. Give me 30 push-ups."
  • (Devon) "Oh."
  • (Sean) "You got a problem?"
  • (Devon) "No man, you want 30 push-ups, you got 30 push-ups."
  • (Sean) "Make it 32."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Aah, the musicianship of hip hop."
  • (Devon) "I might as well tell you this up front."
  • (Mr. Wade) "What's that?"
  • (Devon) "I can't really read music."
  • (Mr. Wade) "Oh, that's all right, son. Some people can't read the sign that says "toilet". Doesn't mean they don't know how to use it."
  • (Sean) "Mini-Me, I need a volunteer to polish the drums for tomorrow."
  • (Devon) "Aw, that's a P4's job."
  • (Sean) "Now, I'm making it your job. You don't like it? Quit."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Mr. Miles, I guess you didn't like the required piece as written."
  • (Devon) "Naw, I just thought I'd add a little somethin' somethin' on the end."
  • (Sean) "He can play. We all know that, but his attitude is messed up. Now I put three years into building this line. In chemistry's grading, I don't wanna jeopardize that."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Your line seems to think otherwise."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Good morning."
  • (Unnamed) "Good morning."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Good morning to music. Good morning and welcome to Atlanta A&T; University marching band training. The next two weeks will be your introduction and possibly induction into a great marching band legacy. If you are here, it's because you believe in musicianship. If you are here it's because you believe in Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, and the elements known as Earth, Wind, and Fire. If you are here, it's because you have a fervent, unequivocal belief in teamwork."
  • (Dr. Lee) "And if you wish to remain here, you better start believing in being on time."
  • (Dr. Lee) "You --"
  • (Dr. Lee) "who's your roommate?"
  • (Ernest) "Uh, Devon -- Miles, sir."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Eyes front."
  • (Devon) "Hey, what's up, Dr. Lee?"
  • (Dr. Lee) "It's all good, Mr. Miles, glad to have you here."
  • (Devon) "Thank you, sir."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Why was he late?"
  • (Devon) "I, um -- guess he overslept."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Well, why didn't you wake him?"
  • (Devon) "I'm not his mother, sir."
  • (Dr. Lee) "I asked Mr. Miles why his roommate was late, he says he guesses he overslept. I asked, "Why didn't you wake him?" and he says he is not his mother. Section leaders, what is our concept?"
  • (Trumpet Section Leader) "One band, one sound."
  • (Dr. Lee) "One band, one sound. When one of us is late, we are all late. When one of us looks or sounds bad, we all look and sound bad. So what's the concept?"
  • (Unnamed) "One band, one sound."
  • (Dr. Lee) "Now I want ten laps from those who are not their roommates' mama."
  • (Dr. Lee) "We're gonna try something a little different this year. A little of my old school -- with a little of your new. Honoring the past, and present at the same time. That's what our new direction is all about -- bridging the gap. Our new piece for the B.E.T. Big Southern Classic -- was arranged by two of your very own --"
  • (Dr. Lee) "Mr. Devon Miles, and Mr. Sean Taylor."
  • (Dr. Lee) "This piece is very complicated, and is not half as complicated as the formations are gonna be. We don't have any time to waste here people, so as you would say -- let's get crunkin'."
  • (Sean) "You're the best, Devon. But when we're on the field, nobody hears you. They hear the band."
  • (Charles) "Who's that?"
  • (Jason) "That's the upper-class men. They flash their lights to say what rank they think we should get. Hey Charles, what's up with your socks?"
  • (Charles) "Don't worry about my socks man, it's a tuba thang shorty."
  • (Jason) "Better be."
  • (Sean) "Snares, listen up. This last part before my solo is complicated. Pay attention."
  • (Sean) "I'mma go through it slowly, so pay attention."
  • (Sean) "Our first game is just about a week away, so you better step up to the learning curb quickly. So take out your sheet music;"

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