Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Jay Thomas: Bill Meister
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Quotes
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[at the burial service for Louis Russ, who was killed during his service in the war]
Glenn Holland : You alright?
Bill Meister : Yeah. We know too many of these kids...
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Bill Meister : Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Coach Meister. Your marching buddy.
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Bill Meister : [pulling Glenn out of the lunch line] Teachers don't wait.
Glenn Holland : Pardon me?
Bill Meister : High school is not a democracy. Teachers don't wait. Bill Meister, phys ed.
Glenn Holland : Glenn Holland. Music teacher.
Bill Meister : Hi.
[Bill hands Glenn a plate of cafeteria food]
Bill Meister : There you go.
Glenn Holland : Oh, my God. What is this?
Bill Meister : It's Monday. It's turkey Spam surprise. You could mortar walls with it. Word of advice: always bring a bag lunch.
Glenn Holland : Where's yours?
Bill Meister : I ate it in second period.
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Glenn Holland : The only ingenue we seem to have so far is Todd Markam. I really don't think that Todd Markam, or his parents, are-
[is interrupted by Rowena singing]
Bill Meister : Maybe it's just me, but I think she's better than Todd Markam.
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Glenn Holland : [Mr Holland can't get the band to march properly] Left, right, left, right, left...
Bill Meister : [Blowing his whistle] STOP! Take a knee!
Bill Meister : [the football players start laughing] All right, START RUNNIN'! Hats ON! And don't stop until ya hear this whistle!
Bill Meister : [Starts walking with Glenn] Glenn... I take it you were never in the Army.
Glenn Holland : [laughing] Well, that's a stupid question!