Jesse's Quotations are the quotations made by Jesse St. James, portrayed by Jonathan Groff.
Season One[]
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Jesse: [tugging down at Rachel's songbook] Lionel Richie, huh? One of my favorites. |
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I'm getting a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles. Maybe you've heard of it. It's in Los Angeles. |
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I like to do impromptu concerts for the homeless - it's so important to give back. |
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I remember when I used to get nervous... |
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You know me as Jesse, the Star of Vocal Adrenaline, your competition at Regionals. I want to introduce you to Jesse, the guy who's nuts about you, the guy who would never hurt you. |
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I picked the Stephen Sondheim biography section for our clandestine meeting place because only he would be able to express my melancholia. |
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Okay, Finn; I know we have a big showdown coming, so let’s just decide on the arena. Sing-off, the parking lot, five o'clock. Be there. |
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Rachel: I don't understand why you're doing this. |
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—Rachel and Jesse, The Power of Madonna |
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Just come out so we can talk... or sing about it. |
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You guys need to stop being such asses and start being badasses. |
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This song should be arrested for the crime of sucking. |
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Well, thats the funny thing about reputations. Everyone thinks I'm the big heartbreaker, but the fact of the matter is...(whispering) you broke mine first. Do me a favor. If we end up nest to each other on the bar at ballet club this week, just do your arabesques and piques in silence. Don't talk to me. |
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—Jesse to Rachel, Bad Reputation |
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Jesse: [watching Rachel] Hi. |
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I think I kinda like her, I don't want her to get hurt. |
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Rachel: [as Jesse stands in front of her with an egg in his hand] Do it. Break it like you broke my heart. |
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Jesse: [Shocked] They did a funk number. [To Giselle who's sitting next to him] We've never been able to pull off a funk number. |
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—Jesse and Giselle after New Directions performed Give up the Funk, Funk |
Season Two[]
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Jesse: It's good to see you again, Rachel. |
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—Jesse and Rachel, Prom Queen |
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They say that the best time to start any business is during a recession. I don't know why or even what a recession is, but it's my understanding that we're in one. |
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Finn: Hey, Jesse. What'd you order, scrambled eggs? I mean, I know you usually like them served on people's heads. |
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—Jesse and Finn, Prom Queen |
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Finn: [pushes Jesse off Rachel] Hey! Dude, keep it PG. |
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—Jesse and Finn, Prom Queen |
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I don't think I need to do much tricking to make you do something stupid, Finn. |
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You do know that song was meant to be sung by a woman, right? |
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—Jesse to Kurt after Kurt finishes singing Some People, Funeral |
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You're not a star, you're just a girl who can really sing. |
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—Jesse to Mercedes after Mercedes finishes singing Try a Little Tenderness, Funeral |
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Usually at this point, the reality show would go to commercial and we would take a five minute break to regroup and get touch ups done on our make-up so I'm going to hit the little boys room. [puts a hand on Mr. Schuester's shoulder] You're doing a great job, though. I really think you should comment more. Don't be shy! |
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Jesse: Rachel, in your head, are you singing to anyone in particular? |
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That's sweet, you remembered the masculine click of my designer boots. |
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Do you know what happens in Vocal Adrenaline if someone dies during a performance? They use them as a prop, like Weekend At Bernie's. |
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Finn, I think it's the best if you sit this one out. Fact is that most the other guys here are better singers and Mike Chang, who can't even sing, can at least dance. You kind of sing and dance like a zombie who has to poop. |
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Well, that’s what my parents told me in front of my siblings. Sure, some might say it led to my brother’s “Whip It” addiction and my sister’s bulimia, but my parents owed them the truth. |
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Jesse: [sits next to Mr. Schuester] I couldn't stay away. |
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That kiss was unprofessional. It was too personal and intense. The judges won't like it. They'll consider it common and vulgar and will cost you Nationals. Hi Rachel, you look amazing and you sounded great. You just shouldn't have kissed him. |
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Season Three[]
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The star of Vocal Adrenaline is Vocal Adrenaline. You don't like it? There's the fricking door! |
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—Jesse to the members of Vocal Adrenaline, Saturday Night Glee-ver |
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Wow. Look who Will Schuester sent to spy on me. The laziest person alive and the pasty faced ghost boy. |
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—Jesse to Mercedes and Kurt, Saturday Night Glee-ver |
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Rachel's the most talented person I've ever met, bar none. If anyone's gonna be a star someday, it's her. She'd make an excellent contribution to NYADA. You won't regret it. I promise. |
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Rachel: Are you forgetting who you are Jesse? Your 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was, like, the benchmark performance of every show choir competition in the past ten years. |
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