Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 Hope: [as August enters the room] You the one slept under my bed?
August Rush: [watches her as she plays the piano] Do you live here?
Hope: Me and my grandma do till our boat comes in. Do you like music?
August Rush: More than food.
Hope: [looks at him strangely, then continues] Do you know your notes?
August Rush: I`ve never seen them like that before.
Hope: See here: "Every Good Boy Does Fine" on the lines. And "F-A-C-E" in between. And "Great Big Dogs Fight Animals". And "All Cars Eat Gas". Get it?
August Rush: You`re like an angel.
Hope: Okay. I gotta go. Wizard: You know what music is? God`s little reminder that there`s something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars.
Lyla Novacek: I know it sounds crazy, but I can hear him! I swear I can hear him!
Lyla Novacek: I`m trying to find my son.
Woman at Desk: Name?
Woman at Desk: [in tears] I don`t know.
Richard Jeffries: Why is it so important that you want him now?
Lyla Novacek: I`ve ALWAYS wanted him!
Lyla Novacek: [in tears] I`ve waited eleven years, two months, and fifteen days just to find out that he`s alive!
[Jeffries stares at Lyla]
Lyla Novacek: [she chuckles a little] I`ve been counting.
August Rush: The music is all around you, all you have to do is listen.
Hope: You remember how you said Mozart was a musical pod?
Reverend James: Prodigy.
Hope: Yeah, well, I`ve got one of those and he`s living under my bed!
Louis Connelly: Come on. Be brave.
Richard Jeffries: You know, a lot of kids don`t want to leave their first home, because they`re afraid that if they do, their parents won`t be able to find them. I`m here to make sure that doesn`t happen to you.
[cut to August, who has tears running down his face]
Wizard: What do you want to be in the world? I mean the whole world. What do you want to be? Close your eyes and think about that.
August Rush: Found.
Wizard: [pauses] Doesn`t have enough yin. little more yang, ya know?
August Rush: yeah
Louis Connelly: [Louis explaining not giving up music to August] You never quit on your music. No matter what happens. Cuz anytime something bad happens to you, that`s the one place you can escape to and just let it go. I learned it the hard way. And anyway, look at me. Nothing bad`s gonna happen. You gotta have a little faith.
August Rush: [in voiceover] But I believe in music... The way that some people believe in fairy tales.
Louis Connelly: [listening to the music on the roof with Lyla] Can you hear that?
Lyla Novacek: What is that?
Louis Connelly: It`s a wish
Lyla Novacek: Now what does that sound like?
Louis Connelly: [singing] well it`s a marvelous night for a moondance, with the stars up above in your eyes, a fantabulous night to make romance, `neath the cover of October skies...
Louis Connelly: When I was a Young fello, I used to talk to the moon
Lyla Novacek: Are you making that up?
Louis Connelly: God I haven`t done it in a long time
Lyla Novacek: Did it ever talk back?
Louis Connelly: Well it used to, now I just find myself sitting up here talking to meself, like a loon
Lyla Novacek: well I`m here
Louis Connelly: yes, you are...
Lyla Novacek: [watching Louis stare at her] what are you looking at?
Louis Connelly: you...
[they lean in and kiss]
Louis Connelly: Wait! Meet me here, at ten o`clock, by the arch!
Marshall: [to Lyla, everyone egging her on] Go on then, say yes!
[Lyla smiles a little, and nods]
Louis Connelly: I take that as a yes!
August Rush: [opening voice-over] Listen. Can you hear it? The music. I can hear it everywhere. In the wind... in the air... in the light. It`s all around us. All you have to do is open yourself up. All you have to do... is listen.
August Rush: Sometimes the world tries ot knock it out of you. But I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales. I like to imagine that what I hear came from my mother and father. Maybe the notes I hear, are the same ones they heard, the night they met. Maybe that`s how they found each other. Maybe that`s how they`ll find me. I believe that once upon a time, long ago, they heard the music and followed it.
Louis Connelly: [talking on his cellphone while getting into a black Cadillac] I`ve been doing this for ten years, Bob, we said ten percent. No, we said ten percent. yeah, well it makes the world go round doesn`t it, Bob? just get me the ten percent, will ya, man? thanks
[sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose ]
Nick: [unoticed by Louis] Can I get you anything, sir?
Louis Connelly: Do you know any hitmen?
Nick: I know a bass player. Might be able to help you out. Likes to get into fights with lead singers.
Louis Connelly: [freezes] Nick? What`re you doing here, man?
Nick: Still drivin`, payin` off those weddin` bills from last year.
Louis Connelly: Oh, fair play to ya, oh, she`s a nice girl.
Nick: So you playin` at all?
Louis Connelly: Nope.
Nick: why the hell not? your fingers fall off?
Louis Connelly: Well you move on. Have you seen the lads lately?
Nick: Ah, we still mess around, but the Connelly Brothers never really bounced back minus one brother.
Louis Connelly: Have you seen Marshall lately?
Nick: Have you?
[Louis doesn`t reply so nick changes the subject]
Nick: It`s my birthday on Saturday, the session`s at my place. Come, bring you`re girlfriend! It`s great seeing you man, remind me of New York, the good old days, eh?
Jennifer: [sees Louis on the projector] Oh my god! Is that you?
[Louis doesn`t answer]
Jennifer: When were you going to tell me you were in a band?
Marshall: [Cutting in before Louis could answer] I`m sure there`s a lot of things our Louis hasn`t told you darling, like who`d did you write the song for?
Louis Connelly: [turns away from Marshall] I told you this was a bad idea.
Marshall: That`s it, go on! Walk out on us again!
[Louis turns back to him]
Marshall: Eh, Lou?
Louis Connelly: [Walking towards Marshall] Say what you have to say Marshall!
Marshall: No man, go on!
Louis Connelly: Come on! Say what you have to say! Come on say it!
Marshall: Say what?
Louis Connelly: [Shoves him] Come on! Say it! Say it!
Marshall: [Backing away as Louis continues pushing him] That the best you got? Is that the best you got man?
Louis Connelly: Come on! Hit me then!
Marshall: No man
Louis Connelly: HIT ME!
[Slams Marshall against the projector]
Louis Connelly: I`M SUFFOCATIN` HERE!
[Marshall punches him in the face and Louis grunts but appears to be okay]
Marshall: You alright man?
[Louis wipes blood from his mouth but nods and smiles greatfully]
Marshall: [Catches Jennifer staring at the two of them and chuckles] Welcome to the Connelly Clan!
Mannix: [Holding Peter in a half-nelson] Hey Porky, where`s your little friend?
Peter: [stammering] I don`t know Mr. Mannix.
Mannix: Yeah? well you better find him, or your big butt`s mine!
[kicks him in the ass as Peter runs away]
Richard Jeffries: How long have you been here?
August Rush: Eleven years and sixteen days.
[Jeffries stares at August]
August Rush: I`ve been counting.
Trivia
James Morrison was offered the part of Louis Connelly and turned it down to concentrate on his music.
Liv Tyler and Claire Danes were each considered for the role of "Lyla Novacek" before Keri Russell was cast.
Robin Williams` performance as "Wizard" was reportedly inspired by rock star Bono.
The IND Hoyt-Schermerhorn St. station in Brooklyn was used for the subway scene when August tries to run away.
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# Two of the songs that Jonathan Rhys Meyers` character, `Louis Connelly` sings, `This Time` and `Break` were considered as nominees for the category of `Best Original Song` in the `80th Annual Academy Awards`
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Keri Russell
(as Lyla Novacek)
with Jonathan Rhys Meyers
(as Louis Connelly)
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