Fame

It's just not fair. I didn't wanna come here, anyway. This school sucks. You done me a favour, shithead. You saved me four fuckin' years from this ass-lickin' school. You're lookin' at one happy lady. Who wants to go to a fuckin' school to learn to dance, anyway?

Fame (1980 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

There are 50,000 people walking around calling themselves actors and maybe 500 are making a living at it. Most of those do commercials to pay the rent. The rest wait tables, clean other people's apartments, living on welfare and hope. And don't think talent's enough to get you through. You've gotta have a strong technique, a good agent, and, most of all, a thick skin; because, now you're part of an underprivileged minority and you're going to suffer.

Fame (1980 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Doris: I mean, if I don't have a personality of my own, so what? I'm an actress! I can put on as many personalities as I want! Montgomery: [raises his glass] To schizophrenia! Doris: [also raising glass] Abso-fucking-lutely!

Fame (1980 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Montgomery: You wanna get a pizza? We could split an Angie's special - with anchovies! Ralph: Anchovies? Man, fuck anchovies. Man, I died out there and you're talking about fucking pizza? Montgomery: No, I'm talking about eating pizza.

Fame (1980 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Shorofsky: No! No! No! Hold the bow like this! Not like this! This isn't your dick you're holding! It's a violin bow! Hold it with respect, like... Bruno: ...Your dick?

Fame (1980 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Farrell: Diction! Watch your diction, Ralph. You're slurring your words. Ralph: What? Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Marlon Brando slurred his words, you know. Montgomery Cliff slurred his words. James Dean slurred his words. They were the greatest actors in the whole world and nobody could understand a word they said.

Fame (1980 film), CC BY-SA 4.0