The Last Waltz Quotes
1978 films, Documentary films, Musical films, Films directed by Martin Scorsese, United States National Film Registry films, Rock music films
Top Quotes
“Happy Thanksgiving!”
“I just want to break even.”
“It started as a concert. It became a celebration. Now it's a legend.”
“Opening title card: This film should be played loud!”
“The official Last Waltz site”
“Levon Helm — Himself”
“Rick Danko — Himself”
“Garth Hudson — Himself”
“Wikipedia: The Last Waltz”
“Eric Clapton: [After his guitar strap comes loose during a solo] Hold on!”
“Richard Manuel — Himself”
“Robbie Robertson — Himself”
“Rotten Tomatoes: The Last Waltz”
“Winterland was the first place The Band played as The Band. Some friends showed up and helped us take it home.”
“The music took us to some strange places ... physically, spiritually, psychotically. It just wasn't always on stage.”
“[To the audience as he's coming out for an encore after a lengthy night of playing] You're still there, huh?”
“Internet Movie Database (IMDb): The Last Waltz”
“We started out with The Crackers. Tried to call ourselves The Honkies. Everybody sort of backed off. It was too straight. So we decided call ourselves The Band.”
“The Band had been together for 16 years together on the road. We played eight years in bars, dives and dancehalls, eight years in concerts, stadiums and arenas. We did our last concert. We called it The Last Waltz.”
“We always seemed to get a whole lot more done when we didn't have a lot of company around. We were more productive. And as soon as company came, of course, we'd start having fun. You know what happens when you have too much fun.”