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Jonathan Steinbloom quotes from A Mighty Wind (2003)

Bob Balaban

Tied for 3rd most-quoted character in A Mighty Wind (2003): in 3 of its 27 quotes

A line from Jonathan Steinbloom (referring to his mother)

You could say she was overly protective - I just like to think she cared about me, which she did, a lot. And I was a member of the chess team and whenever we would have chess tournaments I had to wear a protective helmet, I had to wear a football helmet. Now who knows what she was thinking? Maybe she thought that we might have fallen maybe and impaled our heads on a pointy bishop or something, I don't know.

More lines from Jonathan Steinbloom

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Jonathan Steinbloom

Before we begin tonight's performance I would like to make a brief announcement. I'd like to warn you that some of the floral arrangements at tonight's performance have dangerously low hanging vines and may be poisonous. So please, whatever you do, don't eat 'em and don't become entangled in them or trip, please.

Scenes with Jonathan Steinbloom

1 scene
Lawrence E. Turpin

Alright, here's your giant banjo...

Jonathan Steinbloom

Um-hmm. It's very flat.

Lawrence E. Turpin

Well, it doesn't look flat from in the audience.

Jonathan Steinbloom

It has basically, no dimension to it.

Lawrence E. Turpin

Well, it's painted to look three dimensional. If you go back there, trust me...

Jonathan Steinbloom

But it's not painted on the back. I'm looking ot the back right now. Will you look with me for a minute?

Lawrence E. Turpin

Why would it be... From the audience it's gonna look perfectly fine. And It looks three dimensional. Just go out there and take a peek.

Jonathan Steinbloom

Well, is this the real furniture or is this the rehearsal furniture?

Lawrence E. Turpin

Well, A it's not called furniture. It's a set.

Jonathan Steinbloom

Uh-huhh...

Lawrence E. Turpin

And it's painted this way. It looks completely three dimensional from the audience, if you just go out that way, Mr. Steinbloom.

Jonathan Steinbloom

So this is the real furniture, and this is... Is this an actual street lamp?

Lawrence E. Turpin

I'm sure it was at one time.

Jonathan Steinbloom

Can you have an actual three dimensional object that's represents the thing that it actually is, can that be next to something that it's pretending to be? Would that be okay?

Lawrence E. Turpin

Yes, it's perfectly fine. You know, I really don't have time to explain Stagecraft 101. This show starts in an hour. Now, every... everything is exactly the way you...

Jonathan Steinbloom

And what are tho... what's tha... that... Those are lights hanging up there?

Lawrence E. Turpin

Yes, those are lights...

Jonathan Steinbloom

Could they fall?

Lawrence E. Turpin

...and that's a ceiling above us!

Jonathan Steinbloom

But they look shaky.

Lawrence E. Turpin

No, they're not shaky, they're perfectly...

Jonathan Steinbloom

Is that wire? I see a wire. I see a...

Jonathan Steinbloom
[Lawrence smacks him on the head]

Oww!

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