Jon Burroughs Quotes in Frank (2014)

Jon Burroughs: Can I ask you something?

Frank: Sure.

Jon Burroughs: Why do you wear that?

Frank: ...do you think it's weird?

Jon Burroughs: Kinda.

Frank: Well, normal faces are weird, too. You know, the way they're smooth... smooth... smooth... and blech! You know? All bumpy and holes, I mean, what are eyes like? It's like a science fiction movie. Don't get me started on lips. Like the edges of a severe wound.

Jon Burroughs: That's true. But your head is still sort of intimidating.

Frank: Well, underneath it I'm giving you a welcoming smile. Would it help if I said my facial expressions out loud?

Jon Burroughs: Well... maybe.

Frank: Welcoming smile.

Don: You play C, F and G?

Jon Burroughs: Yeah.

Don: You're in.

[During a show, Frank falls to the floor in pain]

Jon Burroughs: What's wrong?

Frank: [strained] Your music's shit...

Frank: [after improvising Lone Standing Tuft] It's silly.

Jon Burroughs: Frank... that's amazing.

Frank: Flattered grin. Followed by bashful half-smile.

Jon Burroughs: Wow, this is beautiful. What do you call it?

Clara: Stay away from my fucking theremin.

Jon Burroughs: What goes on inside that head... inside that head?

Jon Burroughs: [narration] Despite all the hardships I have suffered here, something inside me is beginning to stir. I've come to realize that this is my Bluff, Kansas. That here in Vetno, I have found my abusive childhood, my mental hospital. That which pushes me to my furthest corners.

Jon Burroughs: Miserable childhood. Mental illness. Where do I find that kind of inspiration?

Jon Burroughs: He said I was cherishable, and he picked me to join the band.

Clara: You are fingers being told which keys to push.

Jon Burroughs: I push my own keys...

Clara: Ten little bits of bone and skin.

Jon Burroughs: And I'm perfectly capable of going to my furthest corners and composing music.

Clara: Your furthest corners?

Jon Burroughs: My furthest corners.

Clara: Someone needs to punch you in the face.