ABBA: The Movie (1977)
Robert Hughes: Ashley Wallace - The Disc Jockey
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Quotes
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[Ashley, seeking an interview, waits nearby as ABBA get into their limo]
Ashley Wallace : Can I ...
Bodyguard : [cutting him off] No, you can't.
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[as Ashley is about to leave the radio station]
Ashley Wallace : Are you sure you want *me* to do this documentary?
Radio Station Manager : Don't use that word - this is not a documentary, it's an event. This is going to be world-wide.
[echo on "-wide"]
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Radio Station Manager : ABBA. The hottest property on the pop scene. They sell 60 million records around the world.
Ashley Wallace : ABBA?
Radio Station Manager : Yep!
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Ashley Wallace : That's - really not my bag, is it?
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Ticket Scalper : ABBA tickets for sale. ABBA tickets going cheap. Any ABBA tickets,mate? ABBA tickets for cash only. ABBA tickets for cheap.
Ashley Wallace : ABBA tickets - are you selling tickets?
Ticket Scalper : Yep. Yep.
Ashley Wallace : How much? I'll buy one.
Ticket Scalper : Fifty bucks.
Ashley Wallace : Fifty dollars? I haven't got fifty dollars.
Ticket Scalper : Then you ain't gonna see ABBA then are ya.
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Ashley Wallace : ABBA. Four members. Agnetha and Björn. Married. Frida and Benny. Living together.
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Ashley Wallace : ABBA. What do you like most about their music?
Middle Aged Male Fan #1 : Oh, I like the clean-cut beat of the music.
Ashley Wallace : Just the beat?
Middle Aged Male Fan #1 : No. The beat and the clean-cut appearance of them. I think they're a fantastic group.
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Middle Aged Female Fan #1 : I think they're nice and clean.
Ashley Wallace : What do you mean by nice and clean?
Middle Aged Female Fan #1 : Well, they've always dressed nicely - and tidy. I think that's what we all like - the older people. I don't know about the kids. But, we do, anyway!
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Ashley Wallace : Perth. Wednesday. Interview number 5. What do you like most about their music?
Female Fan #1 : It make me very happy. It make me want to get up and dance. Um. Oh, just everything.
