Rob Gretton Quotes in 24 Hour Party People (2002)

[last lines]

[Tony Wilson has just had a vision of God - who looked exactly like Tony Wilson]

Tony Wilson: Well, it's written in the Bible, isn't it? 'God made man in His own image'.

Rob Gretton: Yeah, but not a specific man.

Tony Wilson: No, but if you'd have spoken to Him, He would have looked like you. But you didn't, I did. And he looked like me.

Rob Gretton: [smoking a joint] Fucking top gear, man.

Ian Curtis: [shouting across the bar] Wilson, ya fucking cunt!

Tony Wilson: That's original.

[to Rob]

Tony Wilson: Your drink's coming. Is he a friend of yours?

Rob Gretton: Yeah, he's our singer.

Ian Curtis: [crossing the bar to approach Tony] Out of the way, Steve.

Tony Wilson: Hi, Tony Wilson, pleased to meet you.

[Ian just glowers at him wordlessly]

Tony Wilson: ... Is he gonna hit me? You're quite close to me there.

Ian Curtis: Yeah, I know, I wanna be.

Tony Wilson: Why?

Ian Curtis: 'Cos you're a cunt, mate.

Tony Wilson: I know, I heard you the first time.

Tony Wilson: Can I get you half a lager?

Rob Gretton: You can get me a pint.

Tony Wilson: What's wrong with London Records?

Rob Gretton: The name, for a start.

Rob Gretton: You know your trouble, Tony? You don't know what you are. I fucking know what you are, but you don't know what you are.

Tony Wilson: Well, my curiosity's got the better of me, Rob, tell me, what am I?

Rob Gretton: You're a cunt.

Tony Wilson: Well, you see I knew that, you see, that was something I did know.