Music teacher Glenn Holland answers principal Helen Jacobs: "Nervous."
Helen: ”... I grow nervous around people who do.” (0:05)
Glenn tells Helen, "... I will use anything, from Billie Holiday to rock and roll, if I think it’ll help me teach a student to love music." (0:42)
Glenn tells bass drummer Louis Russ"... I don’t want you confusing us any further." (0:56)
Glenn tells his wife Iris, "I’m just a little worried about where the money’s coming from, that’s all."
”... I worry about the money, okay?”
Iris, referring to their son Cole’s doctor: ”... he’s a specialist who thinks that deaf people are retarded, and he is not retarded...” (1:04)
Glenn asks a student, "You stoned again, Stadler?"
Stadler: ”I don’t need to stay straight for this class.” (1:07)
Military honors for Louis Russ in a cemetery (1:09)
Ronald Reagan (1:15)
Glenn asks principal Gene Wolters, "Are you nuts?"
Coach Bill Meister: ”... that’ll shock the hell out of everybody.” (1:16)
Drama teacher Sarah Olmstead tells Glenn, "Don’t worry." (1:19)
Roena tells Glenn, referring to her father’s restaurant, "My dad’s dream."
”Sometimes I dream about going to New York and being on the stage in front of thousands of people.” (1:25)
Radio reporter Jim Collins: "The mood was silence and reverence at the appointed hour of 11:00..." (1:45)
Cole asks Gleann, "Why do you assume that John Lennon’s death would mean nothing to me?" (1:47)
Recording of Ray Charles (1:55)
Glenn tells Bill, "And I don’t think you have anything to worry about." (2:03)