Boogie Nights (1997)

Don Cheadle: Buck Swope

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Quotes 

• Buck Swope : You see this - this is Hi-Fi. Okay? High Fidelity. You know what that means? That means this is the highest quality fidelity. Hi-Fi. Those are two very important things to have in a stereo system.

• Buck Swope : You're not being fair. This isn't fair.

  Loan Officer : This financial institution cannot endorse pornography.

  Buck Swope : Stop saying pornography! Why are you doing this to me? I am an actor. I am an actor.

• Becky Barnett : It sounds like your bosses at the stereo store are saying the same thing.

  Buck Swope : What?

  Becky Barnett : YOU HAVE TO GET A NEW LOOK!

  Buck Swope : What? You get a new look.

  Becky Barnett : I have a look alright. The look I have is just fine.

  Buck Swope : What's your look?

  Becky Barnett : Chocolate love 100%. You don't have to lash out like that Buck, I'm just trying to be your friend.

  Buck Swope : Drop it Becky.

• Buck Swope : [to his pregnant wife]  How's my little kung fu fighter?

  Jessie St. Vincent : He's kicking ass inside my stomach.

• Buck Swope : So basically, you're gettin' twice the bass, with the TK421 of which we got available in this system right here.

  Stereo Customer : I don't know. I don't really know if I need all that bass.

  Buck Swope : Oh, I think you need all that bass.

• [Reed and Buck discuss a magic trick in a loud and crowded night club] 

  Buck Swope : Doesn't it scare you dealing with all those evil forces?

  Reed Rothchild : Evil horses?

  Buck Swope : Evil forces.

  Reed Rothchild : Evil? No man, it's not evil. It's an illusion.

  Buck Swope : Yeah, yeah, it's confusing.

  [Reed looks confused and smiles] 

  Reed Rothchild : Thank you.

• Buck Swope : I was sayin' that I love sunsets.

  Jessie St. Vincent : But, sunrises are better.

  Buck Swope : Exactly!

  Jessie St. Vincent : I - I thought I was the only one who felt that way.

  Buck Swope : No, I feel that way!

  Jessie St. Vincent : Really?

  Buck Swope : Yes, really!

• Buck's Manager : You put on that country and western shit and no ones going to buy a stereo. What kind of a brother are you anyway, huh? Listening to that shit.

  Buck Swope : All right, look Jerry...

  Buck's Manager : No, no, no, no. You look. I gave you a job here because, you know, I thought your acting stuff might bring some nice pussy into the place. And it has. But, I can't have any more fuck ups. You dig?

• Buck Swope : Still a little uncertain, aren't you? Yeah. You know what you need? You need a test drive. That's what you need. You need a test drive. I mean, it's one thing to hear it from Buck's mouth, it's another thing to hear it from the TX421. So, lemme just pop in this eight track and you just give a listen and tell me what you think. Okay? Whoa! You hear that? You hear the bass? Right? You hear it? It kicks. It - it - it turns. It curls up your belly. It makes you wanna freaky-deaky, right?