Martin Bashir: Interviewer
Quotes
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Interviewer : Half time, and England trail Mexico by 2-0.
Mike : HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT THE CROWD ARE FUCKING SHOUTING? "FUCK BASSETT!" "BASSETT'S A CUNT!" "BASSETT'S A BASTARD!" "BASSETT'S A WANKER!" THEY SHOULDN'T BE FUCKING SHOUTING AT ME, THEY SHOULD BE SHOUTING AT YOU, AND DO YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING HALF-TIME, AND WE'RE FUCKING 2-0 DOWN TO THE FUCKING MEXICANS! WHAT THE FUCK'S WRONG WITH YOU? GET YOUR FUCKING FINGERS OUT! WHERE'S YOUR BOTTLE FUCKING GONE?
[hurls piece of equipment at the goalkeeper]
Mike : AND FUCKING PAY ATTENTION YOU CUNT, WHEN I'M FUCKING TALKING TO YOU! IF YOU DON'T WANNA WEAR THE SHIRT, FUCKING TAKE IT OFF! THERE'S THOUSANDS OF KIDS OUT THERE WHO'D DIE TO PUT THAT FUCKING SHIRT ON! GET BACK ON THE FUCKING FIELD, SHOW THOSE BASTARDS WHAT YOU CAN FUCKING DO, OR YOU CAN FUCK OFF HOME ON THE FUCKING PLANE! YOU GOT THAT?
Interviewer : England lose 4-0.
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Interviewer : ...And what would your father say if he could see you now?
Mike : Oh, he'd probably quote Kipling or something, 'Walk with kings and all that' You see, he was like a father figure to me
Interviewer : Well, obviously...
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[last lines]
Interviewer : [after Mike and the team leave the plane] Are you going to stay on?
Mike : Four more years!
[cheers from crowd]
Mike : I'm staying on!
Interviewer : [some time into the credits] Anyone else?
Pelé : Maybe Korea, Japan...
Interviewer : Japan? What about England?
Pelé : Not England though.
Interviewer : But they've qualified, Pelé!
Pelé : England?
[laughs]
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Interviewer : [in interviews with Pelé as he refuses to mention England] What about England?
