20 Empire Records Quotes To Make You Want to Watch This Cult Classic

Check out these Empire Records quotes that inspire you to stand up for what you believe!

Empire Records is a 1995 comedy-drama about a group of young employees working to save a record store and their coming-of-age moments.

Directed by Allan Moyle, the movie cast includes Liv Tyler and Renée Zellweger among the talented cast.

The movie’s plot has a group of employees discover that the record store they work at will be sold to a large chain.

To keep the store independent, one of the employees offers to buy the store if he can raise the money and all of the employees work together to raise the money to save the store!

During this time, the staff learns more about each other and becomes closer to each other.

Enjoy these Empire Records quotes!

Popular Empire Records Quotes

Remember your favorite movie moments with these character quotes.

1. “I don’t feel that I need to explain my art to you, Warren.” – A.J.

2. “I thought his name was Warren?” – Mark

3. “Hey Lucas, is it true you committed the perfect crime?” – Debra

4. “Rap…metal…rap…metal…And Whitney Houston.” – Lucas

5. “In this life, there is nothing but possibilities.” – Lucas

6. “Do you know where Harvard is?” – Eddie

7. “My dad always said that there’s 24 usable hours in every day.” – Corey

8. “Who glued these quarters down?” – Warren

9. “I went to rock and roll heaven, and I wasn’t on the guest list.” – Debra

10. “In the immortal words of ‘The Doors”: “The time to hesitate is through.” – Lucas

Empire Records Quotes From The Movie

Learn more about the characters through these quotes.

11. “Well, my name is with a K, so I was thinking my band’s name could be with a C. That way, it’s kind of that psychedelic, you know, trip thing.” – Mark

12. “Who knows where thoughts come from. They just appear.” – Lucas

13. “My life has reached its pinnacle. Joe is letting me close the store tonight.” – Lucas

14. “Lucas, do you think it’s possible for a person to be in love with someone else and not even know it?” – Lucas

15. “Oh year, my wife left me for another woman, and my girlfriend forced me to leave at gunpoint. Does this qualify me?” – Johnny

16. “Hey Lucas man, I heard that you like went to Vegas and married a mobster’s wife and now there’s a hit out on you… is that true?’ – Eddie

17. “We mustn’t dwell. No, not today. We can’t. Not on Rex Manning day!” – Mark

18. “This music is the glue of the world, Mark. It’s what holds it all together.” – Eddie

19. “Why don’t you all just fade away?” – Rex Manning

20. “Let me explain it to you. Michell’s the main. I’m the idiot. You’re the screw-up. And we’re all losers. Welcome to Music Town.” – Joe

Which of these Empire Records quotes is your favorite?

Lucas is a store employee who wants to purchase the store to keep it independent.

He doesn’t have the money, though, and tries to gamble to raise funds.

When that doesn’t work out, he doesn’t give up; he turns to his coworkers, and together they make his dream come true!

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