August Quotes
August Rush: [in voiceover] But I believe in music... The way that some people believe in fairy tales.
Movie: August
Louis Connelly: [listening to the music on the roof with Lyla] Can you hear that?
Lyla Novacek: What is that?
Louis Connelly: It's a wish
Lyla Novacek: Now what does that sound like?
Louis Connelly: [singing] well it's a marvelous night for a moondance, with the stars up above in your eyes, a fantabulous night to make romance, 'neath the cover of October skies...
Louis Connelly: When I was a Young fello, I used to talk to the moon
Lyla Novacek: Are you making that up?
Louis Connelly: God I haven't done it in a long time
Lyla Novacek: Did it ever talk back?
Louis Connelly: Well it used to, now I just find myself sitting up here talking to meself, like a loon
Lyla Novacek: well I'm here
Louis Connelly: yes, you are...
Lyla Novacek: [watching Louis stare at her] what are you looking at?
Louis Connelly: you... [they lean in and kiss]
Lyla Novacek: What is that?
Louis Connelly: It's a wish
Lyla Novacek: Now what does that sound like?
Louis Connelly: [singing] well it's a marvelous night for a moondance, with the stars up above in your eyes, a fantabulous night to make romance, 'neath the cover of October skies...
Louis Connelly: When I was a Young fello, I used to talk to the moon
Lyla Novacek: Are you making that up?
Louis Connelly: God I haven't done it in a long time
Lyla Novacek: Did it ever talk back?
Louis Connelly: Well it used to, now I just find myself sitting up here talking to meself, like a loon
Lyla Novacek: well I'm here
Louis Connelly: yes, you are...
Lyla Novacek: [watching Louis stare at her] what are you looking at?
Louis Connelly: you... [they lean in and kiss]
Movie: August
Richard Jeffries: How long have you been here?
August Rush: Eleven years and sixteen days. [Jeffries stares at August]
August Rush: I've been counting.
August Rush: Eleven years and sixteen days. [Jeffries stares at August]
August Rush: I've been counting.
Movie: August
Sakini: She says Lotus Blossom unfair competition.
Captain Fisby: Granted.
Sakini: And she say you promised her everyone gonna be equal, Boss.
Captain Fisby: And I intend to keep my word.
Sakini: She say she can't be equal, Boss, until she has everything Lotus Blossom have.
Captain Fisby: What Lotus Blossom has, the government doesn't issue!
Captain Fisby: Granted.
Sakini: And she say you promised her everyone gonna be equal, Boss.
Captain Fisby: And I intend to keep my word.
Sakini: She say she can't be equal, Boss, until she has everything Lotus Blossom have.
Captain Fisby: What Lotus Blossom has, the government doesn't issue!
Movie: August
Wizard: Hola music lovers! While the cat's away- [He sees the pizza box on the ground]
Wizard: oh. who likes pizza? [Arthur tries to sneak away]
Wizard: Arthur. [gestures for Arthur to come here]
Wizard: What is he?
Backbeat: He's a damn fool!
Wizard: What are you Arthur?
Arthur: I'm a real piece of work, Wizard.
Wizard: [Wizard points his switch blade at Arthur] You're on thin ice.
Arthur: I didn't take no family money. He bought it [points to August]
Arthur: [August stares at Wizard]
Wizard: What?
August Rush: You look crazy.
Wizard: I am crazy! RAAAHHH! [August flinches]
Wizard: [smugly] See? Come here. C'mon. NOW! [August walks over nervously]
Wizard: What are you doing here?
August Rush: I followed the music.
Wizard: [Wizard looks at him for a second then cracks up] Where'd you get this one Arthur? Belevieu?
Wizard: [Wizard looks at August's hands] You never played a note in your life. You know what music is? It's God's little reminder that there's something else in this universe besides us. Harmonic connection between everything, even the stars.
August Rush: Is this a school?
Arthur: Yeah, the school of "Screw You and Take All Your Damn Money"!
Backbeat: Yeah, we're top of the class!
Wizard: NOT! It's a business. POCKETS!
Wizard: oh. who likes pizza? [Arthur tries to sneak away]
Wizard: Arthur. [gestures for Arthur to come here]
Wizard: What is he?
Backbeat: He's a damn fool!
Wizard: What are you Arthur?
Arthur: I'm a real piece of work, Wizard.
Wizard: [Wizard points his switch blade at Arthur] You're on thin ice.
Arthur: I didn't take no family money. He bought it [points to August]
Arthur: [August stares at Wizard]
Wizard: What?
August Rush: You look crazy.
Wizard: I am crazy! RAAAHHH! [August flinches]
Wizard: [smugly] See? Come here. C'mon. NOW! [August walks over nervously]
Wizard: What are you doing here?
August Rush: I followed the music.
Wizard: [Wizard looks at him for a second then cracks up] Where'd you get this one Arthur? Belevieu?
Wizard: [Wizard looks at August's hands] You never played a note in your life. You know what music is? It's God's little reminder that there's something else in this universe besides us. Harmonic connection between everything, even the stars.
August Rush: Is this a school?
Arthur: Yeah, the school of "Screw You and Take All Your Damn Money"!
Backbeat: Yeah, we're top of the class!
Wizard: NOT! It's a business. POCKETS!
Movie: August