A character in Pirate Radio (a.k.a. The Boat That Rocked) (2009)

Dave quotes from Pirate Radio (a.k.a. The Boat That Rocked) (2009)

Nick Frost

Tied for 6th most-quoted character in Pirate Radio (a.k.a. The Boat That Rocked) (2009): in 3 of its 20 quotes
Most scenes with: Young Carl (2), Thick Kevin (2), Quentin (2)

Scenes with Dave

3 scenes

The day has come. Tonight pirate radio dies. From midnight, we are a ghost ship floating without hope on cold and dark waters. You have done almighty work here. Thank you. But your work is done.

Not mine, sir. I'm an American citizen and I don't give a hootenanny God damn about your nitpicking limey laws. I intend to broadcast from this ship 24 hours a day until the day I die. And then for a couple days after that.

Not wanting to sound rude or anything, but don't you think that might be an ever so slightly monotonous experience for the listener? What do you say to 12 hours each, noble sir?

The way I look at it, the world couldn't survive without my comedy, and who's going to have the moral backbone to play the Seekers when the mood is right?

Dave

They've split up.

I intend to celebrate the back catalogue.

Dave

I intend to stop you doing so.

Mark
[silently stands up and lights a cigarette]

As some of you know, my wife left me after 17 hours of marriage, but I survived that because I live for music. And now, with nothing else to live for, I'm willing to die for it as well.

John

I've always lived for news and weather. Happy to die for them, too. Especially the weather.

Bob Silver

I've got nowhere else to go.

Harold

I have somewhere else to go, but it's Peckham. So I think I'll stick around.

Felicity

Can't let everyone starve. And I'm slightly worried where my increasingly powerful sexuality will take me when I return to normal life.

I've got a very strong suspicion that Felicity fancies me. Not about to go anywhere, just when I'm in with a chance.

Obviously, I'm in. You're the only people in the world who like me.

Gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. Which would you prefer?

Good news.

Okay. The good news is the engine has exploded and we're all going to die.

Dave

Hello, Dr Dave, Radio Rock. How is that good news?

I haven't yet told you how we're going to die. That's the bad news.

How are we gonna die?

We're going to drown in the freezing waters of the North Sea.

Felicity

Dearie me.

There is a huge hole in the side of the boat and in an unfortunate development, it transpires that the lifeboats are useless.

[to Angus]

Actually, that's quite good for you, isn't it? 'Cause you can't swim, so you'll die quicker.

Sorry.

Dave

So tell us Mark, now at the very end - what was your secret? How did you get all them girls?

Mark

Simple. Don't say anything at all.

Nothing?

Mark

Nothing. Then, when the tension becomes too much to bear, you finally, finally, you just say: "How about it, then?"

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