Nick Andopolis quotes from Freaks and Geeks

Nick

Wow, that dinner smells good. Let me guess, meat?

Daniel

You guys know Lindsay?

Nick

Yeah, you were in my English class last year. You were the chick that got an A, right?

Lindsay

Yeah, well, what are you gonna do?

Ken

I don't know. What are you gonna do?

Lindsay

Are you guys going to the homecoming dance?

Ken

Excuse me?

Lindsay

My dad's kinda makin' me go.

Nick

Your dad's makin' you go to the dance? What's that all about?

Ken

Who's your dad? Hitler?

Nick

Check it out man, that's uh 14 mounted toms, 8 floor toms, 4 splashes, 2 gongs, 10 cowbells , 4 rides, 5 snares, a rototom rack, and it's all mounted on my infamous quadruple kick drum system. Six more pieces and I got a bigger set than Neil Peart from Rush, yeah.

Lindsay

That's great Nick.

Nick

Teachers want us to work, and I say, "Fine, I'll work. But you've gotta let me do the kind of work that I wanna do." And for me, it's my drum kit, man. This is my passion. This is the essence of who I am now. But before I had this, I was lost, too. You see what I'm saying? You need to find your reason for living. You've gotta find your big, gigantic drum kit.

Lindsay

Well, my house is so boring looking...so I just wanted to make it look more party-like.

Ken

Well I'll tell you how to make it look more party-like. Point me to the keg.

Nick

Oh yeah.

Lindsay

In the corner.

Ken

Then I am in the corner.

Nick

Hey, man, I heard Kim got an A on her world civ test. That's great. Oh, no, that's right, that was MY girlfriend. Ohhh...

Daniel

That's really funny.

Nick

Oh, you know what though? Lindsay got detention for flipping off her gym teacher. Oh no, that's right, that was YOUR girlfriend. Oh ho ho...

Daniel

I heard Kim punched you in the chest really hard. Oh, whoops, that was me. [Daniel punches Nick.]

Nick

That was really hard.

Nick

See, Lindsay. Nothing 'bout you and me should ever be rushed. I made that mistake before, but I'm not gonna make it with you. Cause we've got time. We've got all the time in the world. And you know why? [singing] Cause you're my lady of the morning. Love shines in your eyes. Sparkling, clear and lovely. [speaking] You're my lady. See, Lindsay. We were made for each other.

Lindsay

You wanna make out or something?

Nick

No. All guys wanna make out. But I just wanna hold you. [holds her] What's better than this?

Nick

What do people do when they're not stoned?

Ken

I dunno. Relate to one another?

Harold

By the way, that drummer you're listening to...

Nick

Yeah?

Harold

He's terrible!

Nick

What? That's Neil Peart, he's the greatest drummer alive!

Harold

Well, Neil Peart couldn't drum his way out of a paper bag.