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0:06:40 Too much work
Rose: I can't do things half-assed anymore. I got to sound good. I gotta sound, but I . . . don't. I just got too much work.
0:07:22 Being Sincere
Rose: I can't drudge up the sincerity anymore.
0:08:51 Best Singers in the world
Rudge: Rose you're one of the best singing ladies in the history of the world.
0:10:12 Rock & Roll Motto
Rose: Oh same as everybody. Hangin out, havin a good time, staying stoned, and getting laid.
0:11:05 Working for a Living
Rose: Well, honey, if you had to work for a living your ass would be draggin' too!
0:18:31 How to keep in shape
Rose: Do you know how I keep this old body in shape? Do ya? Do ya? The same way were gonna get this whole damn world into shape, Drugs, Sex, and Rock & Roll!
0:19:25 Hearing the Blues
Rose: Rose, when was the first time you heard the blues? You know what I tell them? I tell them the day I was born. You know why? You know why? Cuz I was born a Woman.
0:20:02 Waitresses at the banquet of life
Rose: What are we ladies? We are waitresses at the banquet of life. Get out of that kitchen and rattle them pots and pans. And you better look pretty god-damned good doing it too!
0:30:22 Full of Bull
Billy Ray: The world's too full of bull, lady.
0:30:44 Recording
Billy Ray: I'd appreciate if you didn't record any more of my tunes. It'd be different if you knew what they mean.
0:31:30 No help
Rose [to Rudge]: You just stood there [when Billy Ray insulted her].
0:36:14 No Hippies
Local: We don't serve hippies.
Rose: Good, cuz we don't eat them neither.
0:48:03 Looney Tunes
Houston: I think anyone who talks about themselves in third person is Looney Tunes.
0:49:12 No charity
Rose: I don't need charity off of trash like you.
0:50:40 Going Home
Rose: I've waited all my life to go back there. Like a star.
0:58:11 Your Life
Houston: It ain't you so much as it is your life. It's a grenade range.
1:00:18 Men
Rose: There are very few real men left in this world. And I got myself one and I'm hangin' on.
1:10:10 The Army
Rose: Look what the army did to those poor little boys.
1:26:15 Remember me
Rose: Maybe next time you'll know who I am [to the hometown shop keeper].
1:30:25 Rudge as a Savior
Rudge: I loved getting hold of a selfless, hopeless, junkie and turning her into a performer.
1:37:00 The Game
Stage Manager: Maybe you'll end up winning Rudge, but I think your little game stinks.
1:45:39 Alone
Rose: Where's everybody going?
2:01:47 Hometown Crowd
Rose: It feels real good to be home… and you're my family. Thank you for coming… I didn't mean to be late…