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"[first lines; narrating] This was it. The moment it all began. The moment an ordinary little guy fell in love with theater. Everything about it: the lights, the way the scenery moved, even the smell. He was only 6 years old, but his plans to become the first koala bear in space were suddenly... toast. Some folks may have said he grew up to be the greatest showman the city has ever seen. Some called him a visionary, a maverick. Sure some folks said he was as crazy as he was stubborn, but I say wonder and magic don't come easy, pal, and oh, there would never be any doubt. The name Buster Moon would go down in entertainment history. And I should know, because I am Buster..."
"[gasps] Uh... [nervous chuckles] Forgot my keys. Koala well be right back."
"You know what's great about hitting rock bottom? There's only one way to go, and that's up!"
"Don't let fear stop you from doing the thing you love!"
"Just... sing."
"My next show is gonna be... drumroll, please... a singing competition!"
"The winner will receive... [grunts] $1,000."
"You don't look a day over 90!"
"Everyone. Just think, your neighbor, the-the-the grocery store manager, that-that-that-that chicken, right there. Everyone in the city gets a shot at being a star live on my stage!"
"I have this bucket because it belonged to my father. Every day for 30 years, he'd worked his tail off washing cars, just so I can buy this place. Every day, Eddie. Just for me."
"[tearfully] Oh, Dad... I'm so sorry."
"[last lines; to the animals] All creatures great and small, welcome to the New Moon Theater!"
"A singing competition? Who wants to see another one of those?"
"This show is not gonna save your theater! Maybe it's time to just move on."
"I can sing, but I get so scared."
"I do not know, but... I want to try."
"Norman, would you please tell them what a good singer I am?"
"The fire went out a long time ago."
"Ash, Ash! What is wrong?"
"Okay, here. There should be some gum or some candy in there somewhere. Just help yourself."
"Ja, the two of us, together! Are you joking me? We are going to be spicy, no?"
"[to Buster] Oh yes, I am good, And you?"
"Get ready, cause I'm warning you. This stage is about to explode with major piggy power!"
"[singing] ♪ Rah ah-ah-ah! ♪ ♪ Ro Mah ro-mah-mah! ♪ ♪ Ga-ga ooh-la-la! ♪ ♪ Want your bad romance! ♪"
"[as Buster plays "Call Me Maybe" to her] I am NOT singing this."
"[sarcastic] Wow, it is like you can see inside my tiny teenaged mind!"
"[after seeing Becky and Lance making out and finding out Lance broke up with her] BECKY?!"
"[angrily kicking them out for breaking up with her] I DID IT FOR US, LANCE! YOU AND ME!"
"Oh, do not even think of embracing me."
"Oh, lucky me. If it was not for my useless grandson and his ghastly little theater friend."
"Oh, for heaven's sakes, I am perfectly capable of walking."
"Red Pandas: ♪ L-U-C-K! ♪ ♪ L-U-C-K! ♪"
"Richard: ♪ Come, my lady, come, come, my lady. ♪ ♪ You are my butterfly, sugar, baby. ♪"
"Bunnies: ♪ Oh my gosh, Look at her butt. ♪ ♪ Oh my gosh, Look at her butt. ♪"
"Raymond: ♪ So I ride, like the wind, ride like the wind. ♪"
"Big Daddy: How did I end up with a son like you, eh? You are nothing like me. You never were, and you never will be."
"Judith: I am calling the police!"
"Becky: Seriously?! She is not even that good...!"
"Matthew McConaughey - Buster Moon"
"Reese Witherspoon - Rosita"
"Seth MacFarlane - Mike"
"Scarlett Johansson - Ash"
"John C. Reilly - Eddie Noodleman"
"Tori Kelly - Meena"
"Taron Egerton - Johnny"
"Nick Kroll - Gunter"
"Nick Offerman - Norman"
"Garth Jennings - Karen Crawly"
"Peter Serafinowicz - Big Daddy"
"Beck Bennett - Lance"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.