Marty Freed Quotes in Ishtar (1987)

Marty Freed: I'll tell you what I told Tony Bennett. Sing songs people already know. That way they'll still have something to applaud.

Marty Freed: [Shirra is crying at the concert] What's wrong?

Shirra Assel: I think they're wonderful.

Marty Freed: Frankly, you're old, you're white, you got no shtick, you got no gimmicks.

Lyle Rogers: But we're not singers, we're songwriters.

Marty Freed: So? The Beach Boys weren't songwriters.

Marty Freed: [Offering Lyle and Chuck some gig possibilities] I got good news for ya'. I think I can get you a booking. In Honduras - the hotel where the American journalists stay in Honduras. The last act left because they got nervous about the death squads. But there's no danger if you don't drive in the countryside.

Marty Freed: [continues] I also can get you 10 weeks in Morocco at 950 dirhams a week. That's 95 dollars in American money. Unfortunately I can only get you air fare from the Canary Islands...

Marty Freed: [They aren't very enthusiastic about this offer] Well, don't think too long. A lot of acts would KILL for a booking in North Africa!