Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Joseph Mazzello: John Deacon
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Quotes
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Freddie Mercury : You give me a chance to get my pitchy little vocal chords in order and we'll go and punch a hole through the roof of that stadium.
John Deacon : Actually, Wembley doesn't have a roof.
Freddie Mercury : All right...
Brian May : He's right, it doesn't.
Freddie Mercury : Then we'll punch a hole in the sky.
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Roger Taylor : [debating which song is better; Sweet Lady or I'm in Love with my Car] "You call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese"
Brian May : It's good.
Roger Taylor : WOW!
Brian May : Is that, you know, "with my hands on your grease gun". That's very subtle isn't it?
Roger Taylor : It's a METAPHOR Brian!
John Deacon : It's just a bit weird Roger. What exactly are you doing with that car?
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[Roger threatens to throw a coffee machine at Brian and John]
Brian May , John Deacon : Not the coffee machine!
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Freddie Mercury : ...You've got families, children, wives. What have I got?
John Deacon : You've got $4 million. Perhaps you can buy yourself a family.
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[arguing over Queen's musical direction]
Roger Taylor : Drum loops? Synthesizers?
Freddie Mercury : If you say so.
Roger Taylor : It's not us.
Freddie Mercury : Us?
Roger Taylor : It's not Queen!
Freddie Mercury : [yelling angrily] Queen is whatever I say it is!
Roger Taylor : [stepping up to Freddie] Well, you can play your own bloody drums, then!
[Freddie shoves him away]
Brian May : Fred...
Roger Taylor : [getting right back in Freddie's face] Okay, let's see how good a boxer you really are!
Brian May : [trying to keep them apart] Roger! Take it easy, take it easy! Take it easy.
[gently pushing Freddie away]
Brian May : All right, Muhammad Ali.
[while this is going on, John picks up his bass and begins playing the opening riff for "Another One Bites the Dust"; everyone stops to look at him]
Brian May : That's... that's, that's quite... that's quite a cool riff, actually.
Freddie Mercury : Hm. You wrote that?
[John glares at him and keeps playing]
Freddie Mercury : That's really good.
[John stops]
John Deacon : Yes, it will be... if you all can just shut up and play.
[Brian pats Freddie on the shoulder]
Freddie Mercury : [nodding at Roger] He started it.
Brian May : Oh, shut up.
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Roger Taylor : [on learning Freddie has signed a solo deal] I don't believe this. How much?
[Freddie looks away]
Roger Taylor : What did they pay you?
[Freddie remains quiet]
Roger Taylor : I wanna know how much they paid you...
Freddie Mercury : Four million dollars!
[band reacts with shock and disbelief]
John Deacon : That's more than any Queen deal.
Freddie Mercury : Look, the routine is killing us. I mean, you must all want a break from all the arguments. Whose song gets on the album, whose song's the single, who wrote what, who gets a bigger slice of the royalties, what's on the B side, all of it. You must need a break.
Brian May : Freddie, we're a family.
Freddie Mercury : No, we're not! We're not a family! You've got families, children, wives. What have I got?
John Deacon : You've got four million dollars. Perhaps you can buy yourself a family.
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Freddie Mercury : I won't compromise my vision any longer.
Roger Taylor : Compromise? Are you joking? You were working at Heathrow before we gave you a chance!
Freddie Mercury : [spins around to face the room] And without me, you'd be a dentist, drumming 12/8-time blues on the weekend at the Crown and Anchor. And you... well, you would be Dr. Brian May, author of a fascinating dissertation on the cosmos that no one ever reads. And Deacy? For the life of me... nothing comes to mind.
John Deacon : I studied electrical engineering. Does that meet your standard?
Freddie Mercury : [scoffs] Perfect.
