- Maria Elena Holly: Te quiero.
- Buddy Holly: Eh?
- Maria Elena Holly: Did you hear me?
- Buddy Holly: No.
- Maria Elena Holly: I said 'Te quiero'.
- Buddy Holly: Te quiero?
- Maria Elena Holly: Porque tu tienes la maneras del amor verdadero.
- Buddy Holly: What does that mean?
- Maria Elena Holly: I said, 'I love you because you have true love ways.'
- Buddy Holly: True love ways... That's really pretty
- Nashville Director: [At Buddy's recording session in Nashville, he is asked to perform "That'll Be the Day" with an orchestra instead of with the Crickets. Naturally, it's not going well at all] ... What's the trouble, Buddy?
- Buddy Holly: The trouble is, y'all want us to play Hillbilly - and that's just not what we play.
- Nashville Producer: I guess this kid just don't like Elvis Presley.
- Buddy Holly: Hey, I like Elvis fine...! But *I'm* Buddy Holly.
- Buddy Holly: [before the last show] All right, it's about to happen. We go out there, we give it our all, and we live forever.
- Big Bopper: Buddy, it's just a rock and roll show.
- Richie Valens: Yeah, calm down, man. There's always another show.
- Buddy Holly: No, you're wrong. Both of you. For guys like us there's *only* tonight. Now let's rock and roll!
- [first lines]
- Buddy Holly: Hey, Riley, we're all plugged in and checked up... yeah, we're ready.
- Buddy Holly: [to Ray Bob] Riley wants to hear you at the mike - that's the one right there; say somethin' into that mike.
- Ray Bob Simmons: One, two, three, testing... one...
- Buddy Holly: [to Riley] How's that sound?
- Riley Randolph: All right, that's a good level, Buddy, hold it right there... Yeah, you better get ready, it's about thirty seconds till eight.
- Buddy Holly: Boo!
- Maria Elena Holly: Oh you scared me half to death!
- Buddy Holly: Where're ya goin?
- Maria Elena Holly: I'm working
- Buddy Holly: Have you been getting anything special in the mail lately?
- Maria Elena Holly: Yes and I don't mean to be rude Buddy but I just don't want to encourage you.
- Buddy Holly: Why not?
- Maria Elena Holly: There's no point going into it, just take my word. I think you're very sweet and thank you for the roses but now you're about to ask me out and I...
- Buddy Holly: Wait, just wait a minute, just wait a minute, let me explain one thing to you. I have never, ever chased after a girl before in my life and it feels funny to me. Now if you're not gonna go out with me I wanna know why. You do like me don't you?
- Maria Elena Holly: Yeah, I'm fond of you.
- Buddy Holly: Well then what's the hold up?
- Maria Elena Holly: My aunt.
- Buddy Holly: Your aunt? Mrs Santiago in the publishing department? She doesn't even know me!
- Maria Elena Holly: It doesn't matter. You are a musician. And under no circumstances am I allowed to go out with a musician. I'm sorry.
- Buddy Holly: Well let me go talk to her.
- Maria Elena Holly: It won't do any good. That's not her only objection and you know it.
- Buddy Holly: Well what is the other objection?
- Maria Elena Holly: I'm Puerto Rican. And you're, you're not.
- Buddy Holly: So I'll change my name to Chihuahua
- Maria Elena Holly: My aunt is very concious of these things.
- Buddy Holly: Are you kidding me with this stuff about your aunt? You're not kidding? Maria I just went through this, with people who said a white act couldn't play with a coloured tour, we got along fine, we're still get along. I don't even know where Puerto Rico is. I've gotta go back there, we'll finish this later ok?
- Jesse: What do you want to do, Buddy?
- Buddy Holly: Do you like that? Wait 'til you hear this one. Let's do Ollie Vee.
- Ray Bob Simmons: I don't think we'd better, Buddy.
- Jesse: It's for the boppers...
- Buddy Holly: Hey, Ollie Vee.
- Ray Bob Simmons: Buddy, I don't think we'd better!
- Buddy Holly: A.
- Buddy Holly: [to the crowd] We'd like to do this one for the boppers. For those of you who BOP!