The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

Gary Busey: Buddy

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Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Buddy Holly : Thank you, Clearlake! C'mon... we love you, we'll see you next year.

• Maria Elena Holly : Te quiero.

  Buddy Holly : Eh?

  Maria Elena Holly : Did you hear me?

  Buddy Holly : No.

  Maria Elena Holly : I said 'Te quiero'.

  Buddy Holly : Te quiero?

  Maria Elena Holly : Porque tu tienes la maneras del amor verdadero.

  Buddy Holly : What does that mean?

  Maria Elena Holly : I said, 'I love you because you have true love ways.'

  Buddy Holly : True love ways... That's really pretty

• Nashville Director : [At Buddy's recording session in Nashville, he is asked to perform "That'll Be the Day" with an orchestra instead of with the Crickets. Naturally, it's not going well at all]  ... What's the trouble, Buddy?

  Buddy Holly : The trouble is, y'all want us to play Hillbilly - and that's just not what we play.

  Nashville Producer : I guess this kid just don't like Elvis Presley.

  Buddy Holly : Hey, I like Elvis fine...! But *I'm* Buddy Holly.

• Buddy Holly : [before the last show]  All right, it's about to happen. We go out there, we give it our all, and we live forever.

  Big Bopper : Buddy, it's just a rock and roll show.

  Richie Valens : Yeah, calm down, man. There's always another show.

  Buddy Holly : No, you're wrong. Both of you. For guys like us there's *only* tonight. Now let's rock and roll!

• [first lines] 

  Buddy Holly : Hey, Riley, we're all plugged in and checked up... yeah, we're ready.

  Buddy Holly : [to Ray Bob]  Riley wants to hear you at the mike - that's the one right there; say somethin' into that mike.

  Ray Bob Simmons : One, two, three, testing... one...

  Buddy Holly : [to Riley]  How's that sound?

  Riley Randolph : All right, that's a good level, Buddy, hold it right there... Yeah, you better get ready, it's about thirty seconds till eight.

• Buddy Holly : Boo!

  Maria Elena Holly : Oh you scared me half to death!

  Buddy Holly : Where're ya goin?

  Maria Elena Holly : I'm working

  Buddy Holly : Have you been getting anything special in the mail lately?

  Maria Elena Holly : Yes and I don't mean to be rude Buddy but I just don't want to encourage you.

  Buddy Holly : Why not?

  Maria Elena Holly : There's no point going into it, just take my word. I think you're very sweet and thank you for the roses but now you're about to ask me out and I...

  Buddy Holly : Wait, just wait a minute, just wait a minute, let me explain one thing to you. I have never, ever chased after a girl before in my life and it feels funny to me. Now if you're not gonna go out with me I wanna know why. You do like me don't you?

  Maria Elena Holly : Yeah, I'm fond of you.

  Buddy Holly : Well then what's the hold up?

  Maria Elena Holly : My aunt.

  Buddy Holly : Your aunt? Mrs Santiago in the publishing department? She doesn't even know me!

  Maria Elena Holly : It doesn't matter. You are a musician. And under no circumstances am I allowed to go out with a musician. I'm sorry.

  Buddy Holly : Well let me go talk to her.

  Maria Elena Holly : It won't do any good. That's not her only objection and you know it.

  Buddy Holly : Well what is the other objection?

  Maria Elena Holly : I'm Puerto Rican. And you're, you're not.

  Buddy Holly : So I'll change my name to Chihuahua

  Maria Elena Holly : My aunt is very concious of these things.

  Buddy Holly : Are you kidding me with this stuff about your aunt? You're not kidding? Maria I just went through this, with people who said a white act couldn't play with a coloured tour, we got along fine, we're still get along. I don't even know where Puerto Rico is. I've gotta go back there, we'll finish this later ok?

• Jesse : What do you want to do, Buddy?

  Buddy Holly : Do you like that? Wait 'til you hear this one. Let's do Ollie Vee.

  Ray Bob Simmons : I don't think we'd better, Buddy.

  Jesse : It's for the boppers...

  Buddy Holly : Hey, Ollie Vee.

  Ray Bob Simmons : Buddy, I don't think we'd better!

  Buddy Holly : A.

  Buddy Holly : [to the crowd]  We'd like to do this one for the boppers. For those of you who BOP!

• Buddy Holly : [after playing a song for a crowd]  Whoo! Gave my heartbeat a little skip, y'all.