Quadrophenia (1979)

Michael Elphick: Father

Quotes 

• Father : What's this rubbish, then?

  Jimmy : [watching The Who on TV]  Ready Steady Go!

  Father : Ready what?

  Jimmy : Ready Steady Go!

  Father : Ready Steady Go? Bunch of louts. Bloody moron. I suppose they wear wet jeans n'all, do they? Hey? What? What? Is that how you're supposed to play a guitar now, then? Hey? Oh, gawd help us. Here, have you seen this?

  Mother : I haven't got time for all that rubbish.

  Father : I can sing better than that little ape. You call that singing? Sounds like a drowned dog. That'll make you deaf, you know.

• Father : You're barmy, you are, staying out all hours. Getting up to God-knows-what, dressing up like a freak. Stand still when I'm talking to you. Wouldn't be at all surprised if you're not on drugs. I know what you get up to down that club, you and your mates. You've gotta be part of a gang, haven't you? Gotta be a mod, or this, or that. Haven't you got a mind of your own?