A character in Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Jerry Heller quotes from Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Paul Giamatti

Tied for 2nd most-quoted character in Straight Outta Compton (2015): in 5 of its 13 quotes
Most scenes with: Eazy-E (3)

A line from Jerry Heller [to the policemen]

You can't come down here and harass these guys because they're black! people have rights!

More lines from Jerry Heller

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Jerry Heller

Let me tell you what I see here: a lot of raw talent. Swagger. Bravado. People are scared of you guys. They think you're dangerous, but the world needs to hear it.

Scenes with Jerry Heller

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Jerry Heller

What's NWA stand for, anyway? "No Whites Allowed", something like that? [chuckles]

No... [pause] ****z Wit' Attitudes.

DJ Yella
[Jerry Heller pauses No Vaseline, a diss track made by Ice Cube, after hearing him being mentioned as a Jew]

That's shit's kinda funny.

MC Ren

The mother****er got us! Yo what we 'bout to do?

Jerry Heller

First thing we're gonna do, we're gonna sue this ignorant ****. That's what we're gonna do. Defamation of character, libel, I don't really care of that anti-Semitic piece of **** shit, who the **** does he think he is? Un**** believable! That kind of **** bullshit! Jew bashing bullshit! You know what, I'll call up my friends at the J.D.L. They'll handle him, we'll see how much he likes that.

Jerry, you gotta relax. Alright? **** don't even know what anti-Semitic means anyway, it's a **** battle rap.

Jerry Heller

C'mon, Eric, we gotta get organised. We gotta fight this kind of ignorant **** bullshit. You know what? I always knew he was a hateful human being. This is just ignorant shit. He calls it political? This is ignorant shit! I always knew it. Now the whole world is gonna know. I'm gonna make sure of that, okay? I don't understand why the **** you're not more angry about this? Did you hear what he said?

I heard what he said.

Jerry Heller

DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID?!

I heard what he said!

Jerry Heller

About you? About me? Come on!

You got your way of dealing with it, I got mine. We could just go to the studio and just end his **** career anyway.

DJ Yella

I don't know about all that.

Jerry Heller

Fine. You'll do that. You call Dre and you guys go do that! Do something.

[Eric is upset that Jerry had embezzled money from him]

Here's what's about to happen. I'm gonna get N.W.A back together. And you ain't gonna have nothing to do with it this time.

Jerry Heller

Why the **** can you even say something like that? What the **** is going on with you, man? I know what's good for you, I know what's good for Ruthless, and we have worked up a trust after years of hard work and that trust is our foundation, Eric. I don't give a shit.

Jerry Heller
[Eric is coughing] [concerned]

Eric? You look lousy man. Are you okay?

Trust? Trust is a mother****er!

Jerry Heller

Is it? May I ask you something? Eric, If what I'm doing is so illegal, how come I've never been sued? If I'm such a **** thief, such a liar, such a mother****er, how come nobody's ever come to collect? Because this is business. And this is how it works. And it's not always pretty, no. Do I cover my own ass? Do I cover my own end? Absolutely. But don't you dare **** tell me that I have not taken care of you. Don't you **** tell me that I've not had your back from day one! DAY ONE!

Is this taking care of me?

Jerry Heller

Are you **** kidding me? It's taking care of the whole **** thing! It's business! And this is how it works. Have I covered my end? Do I cover my ass? Absolutely. But don't you dare **** tell me that I have not taken care of you.

Is this business too?

Jerry Heller

Yes, this is business, this is how **** up it can get. But I didn't start this! I didn't **** it up! You did!

No, you did. You're fired, Jerry.

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