Surf's Up Quotes
A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.
Big Z: Look at that. Do you know what you're sitting on there? This is koa wood. The best surfboards in the world are made of that stuff.
Cody Maverick: Yeah?
Big Z: You got a koa board?
Cody Maverick: I don't have a board board.
Big Z: Well, you wanna... you wanna make one?
Cody Maverick: Nah.
Big Z: What? Man! I come all the way back here to give you the necklace, and now I'm offering to make you a board and you say "Nah"? Get off your lazy butt, we're making a board. Come on. It'll be the best board you ever had, I'll tell you that.
Cody Maverick: Yeah?
Big Z: You got a koa board?
Cody Maverick: I don't have a board board.
Big Z: Well, you wanna... you wanna make one?
Cody Maverick: Nah.
Big Z: What? Man! I come all the way back here to give you the necklace, and now I'm offering to make you a board and you say "Nah"? Get off your lazy butt, we're making a board. Come on. It'll be the best board you ever had, I'll tell you that.
Cody Maverick: I don't understand why everybody have to be so judgmental. I understand why mom's judgmental. I think it's 'cause she cares, *partially*. Think it's also partially 'cause, everyone else is lookin' at her like, "Hey, Cody's just a bum." "Cody's this," "Cody's that," "Cody's this."
[pause]
Cody Maverick: Cody's me, bro. Let me be me. When is that going to start?
[pause]
Cody Maverick: Cody's me, bro. Let me be me. When is that going to start?
Chicken Joe: So it's day three. I come across Pen Guans.
Chicken Joe: [Cut to Joe tied to a spit, carried by Pen Guans] I'm Chicken Joe. Joseph. It's long for Joe.
[Pen Guan shouts at Joe in native language]
Chicken Joe: That's cool.
Chicken Joe: [cut back to Joe] They treat me as their king and put me in their hot tub. I guess their royal hot tub.
[Cut to Joe in a boiling pot, while Pen Guins dance and cut vegetables to put on pot]
Chicken Joe: It got all hot and steamy. It really opened up my pores.
[Pen Guans throw vegetables in pot]
Chicken Joe: They even served me food while I was in there. As great as it was, I still had a vision of my quest.
[Joe steps out of pot, Pen Guans shout and throw spears]
Chicken Joe: [Cut to Joe tied to a spit, carried by Pen Guans] I'm Chicken Joe. Joseph. It's long for Joe.
[Pen Guan shouts at Joe in native language]
Chicken Joe: That's cool.
Chicken Joe: [cut back to Joe] They treat me as their king and put me in their hot tub. I guess their royal hot tub.
[Cut to Joe in a boiling pot, while Pen Guins dance and cut vegetables to put on pot]
Chicken Joe: It got all hot and steamy. It really opened up my pores.
[Pen Guans throw vegetables in pot]
Chicken Joe: They even served me food while I was in there. As great as it was, I still had a vision of my quest.
[Joe steps out of pot, Pen Guans shout and throw spears]
Reggie Belafonte: Hay, check this out! You wanna talk talent scouts? People find talent, I bring them back from the dead! The now living legend...
Big Z: Reggie, shut up.
Reggie Belafonte: What? What do you mean shut up?
Big Z: I'm not a legend. I'm just a guy looking for a nice wave and some good friends.
Big Z: Reggie, shut up.
Reggie Belafonte: What? What do you mean shut up?
Big Z: I'm not a legend. I'm just a guy looking for a nice wave and some good friends.
Filmmaker: Since we're talking about surfing, why don't you give us your thoughts about surfing?
Cody Maverick: Surfing, surfing... Where do I start?
Filmmaker: How about just at the beginning?
Cody Maverick: Okay, well... So as soon as there was the first wave, right? - there was the first surfer. All they needed was, like, um, a piece of driftwood, a block of ice or something like that, and then they were off. And they were hooked, man. They were hooked. Up 'till recent times, you had your old dudes, you know, your hang-six cats, these old guys used to lay down with these huge, humongous boards. These guys were the pioneers, but nobody saw what surfing could really be until Big Z did it.
Filmmaker: Could you tell us who Big Z was?
Cody Maverick: Who was Big Z? You're asking the right guy. You got that far. Z is everything. Big Z is surfing. I mean, there might as well not been an ocean before Z. They invented the ocean for him. Cause he lived so hard because he wasn't afraid to live. He wasn't afraid to die. He came to Antarctica when I was just a kid. Man, it was the biggest thing that ever happened here. And suddenly there he was. Just floating over the water. Just hovering, you know, like weightless. He could've walked up to anyone, and he walks right up to me. And he gives me this awesome, one-of-a-kind Big Z necklace. And then he tells me, "You know, kid, never give up. Find a way, 'cause that's what winners do." He was the greatest. Everyone looked up to him, respected him, loved him. And one day, one day, I'm gonna be just like him.
Cody Maverick: Surfing, surfing... Where do I start?
Filmmaker: How about just at the beginning?
Cody Maverick: Okay, well... So as soon as there was the first wave, right? - there was the first surfer. All they needed was, like, um, a piece of driftwood, a block of ice or something like that, and then they were off. And they were hooked, man. They were hooked. Up 'till recent times, you had your old dudes, you know, your hang-six cats, these old guys used to lay down with these huge, humongous boards. These guys were the pioneers, but nobody saw what surfing could really be until Big Z did it.
Filmmaker: Could you tell us who Big Z was?
Cody Maverick: Who was Big Z? You're asking the right guy. You got that far. Z is everything. Big Z is surfing. I mean, there might as well not been an ocean before Z. They invented the ocean for him. Cause he lived so hard because he wasn't afraid to live. He wasn't afraid to die. He came to Antarctica when I was just a kid. Man, it was the biggest thing that ever happened here. And suddenly there he was. Just floating over the water. Just hovering, you know, like weightless. He could've walked up to anyone, and he walks right up to me. And he gives me this awesome, one-of-a-kind Big Z necklace. And then he tells me, "You know, kid, never give up. Find a way, 'cause that's what winners do." He was the greatest. Everyone looked up to him, respected him, loved him. And one day, one day, I'm gonna be just like him.
Big Z: Back in that day, winning was everything to me, and I knew I was gonna beat Tank. But then he starts surfing circles around me. I saw what he was doing. Times change. Well, I didn't want to go back to that beach, in front of all my fans, thinking "Look at Big Z, the loser, the has-been." So... poof! Big Z's dead. And he's gonna stay that way.
Filmmaker: So, Cody, when you take your first wave, and the whole island's there to watch, what's it gonna be like?
Cody Maverick: It's gonna be amazing. Honestly, it'll be the best wave of my life, and I hope the cameras are rolling because you're gonna want to watch it over and over and over and over again. It's gonna be awesome
[cut to Maverick wiping out]
Cody Maverick: It's gonna be amazing. Honestly, it'll be the best wave of my life, and I hope the cameras are rolling because you're gonna want to watch it over and over and over and over again. It's gonna be awesome
[cut to Maverick wiping out]
Reggie Belafonte: If it's all the same to you, I don't want to talk about Cody anymore. He lost. End of story.
Mikey Abromowitz: Don't you care about anybody else?
Reggie Belafonte: He'll be fine, he was born in the water. He's a penguin, for crying out loud.
Mikey Abromowitz: Didn't you see that big wave hit him?
Reggie Belafonte: Well, dude, that's the whole idea of surfing.
Mikey Abromowitz: [Storms off] You know, I care! I care!
Mikey Abromowitz: Don't you care about anybody else?
Reggie Belafonte: He'll be fine, he was born in the water. He's a penguin, for crying out loud.
Mikey Abromowitz: Didn't you see that big wave hit him?
Reggie Belafonte: Well, dude, that's the whole idea of surfing.
Mikey Abromowitz: [Storms off] You know, I care! I care!
Lani Aliikai: Oh, crap!
[runs out to save drowning penguin]
Cody Maverick: Oh man, I'm in love.
Arnold: Help me, I'm drowning.
Chicken Joe: What are you standing here next to me for? You should go talk to her.
Cody Maverick: No way, man! I'm not gonna go talk to her.
Chicken Joe: Dude, she's totally into you! She called you crap!
[runs out to save drowning penguin]
Cody Maverick: Oh man, I'm in love.
Arnold: Help me, I'm drowning.
Chicken Joe: What are you standing here next to me for? You should go talk to her.
Cody Maverick: No way, man! I'm not gonna go talk to her.
Chicken Joe: Dude, she's totally into you! She called you crap!
Cody Maverick: [on camera] I could tell he needed some space and, you know, some time for himself. I didn't want, you know, ask him all these questions, so I just kind of stood there quietly.
Cody Maverick: You're Big Z! I can't believe it! You're alive! You're alive!
Cody Maverick: [on camera] That's the respectful way to go, I think.
Cody Maverick: You're Big Z! I can't believe it! You're alive! You're alive!
Cody Maverick: [on camera] That's the respectful way to go, I think.
Edna Maverick: It really wasn't that easy for him growing up. Like I said before, he never, he never really knew his father.
Cody Maverick: I'm not really the person to ask about it, truthfully, because I was too young to remember. I mean, look, I'm not the only kid on the island whose dad was... y'know... eaten.
Cody Maverick: I'm not really the person to ask about it, truthfully, because I was too young to remember. I mean, look, I'm not the only kid on the island whose dad was... y'know... eaten.
Rob: I don't believe this. This contest was Maverick's to win. Now Evans pushing Maverick out of bounds and into the Bone Yards.
Cody Maverick: Tank, look out.
Tank Evans: You look out.
Big Z: Code!
Cody Maverick: Z!
Big Z: Cody, come on!
Cody Maverick: Z!
Big Z: Paddle! Come on! Dig! Faster! Come on. Dig! Dig!
[sees a wave coming]
Big Z: Don't dig! Don't dig!
Cody Maverick: What?
Big Z: Let the wave carry you, Cody. You're gonna have to time it! You're gonna come right here. Right to me. Five... four...
Cody Maverick: Three... two... one... Z!
Cody Maverick: Tank, look out.
Tank Evans: You look out.
Big Z: Code!
Cody Maverick: Z!
Big Z: Cody, come on!
Cody Maverick: Z!
Big Z: Paddle! Come on! Dig! Faster! Come on. Dig! Dig!
[sees a wave coming]
Big Z: Don't dig! Don't dig!
Cody Maverick: What?
Big Z: Let the wave carry you, Cody. You're gonna have to time it! You're gonna come right here. Right to me. Five... four...
Cody Maverick: Three... two... one... Z!
Big Z: Long smooth strokes. Dig deep. Dig, come on.
Cody Maverick: I'm digging! I'm digging!
Big Z: Keep the nose up! Keep it up! Watch it! You're pearling!
Cody Maverick: What are you doing?
Big Z: Come on, please? Z, I can't learn anything with you on the beach, man.
Cody Maverick: Well, then you're not gonna learn anything. Now, come in.
Cody Maverick: I'm digging! I'm digging!
Big Z: Keep the nose up! Keep it up! Watch it! You're pearling!
Cody Maverick: What are you doing?
Big Z: Come on, please? Z, I can't learn anything with you on the beach, man.
Cody Maverick: Well, then you're not gonna learn anything. Now, come in.
Tank Evans: This spot here, this is for my special lady. Lia. I'm gonna say that one more time. Lia. Oh yeah. That's a sweet, sweet lady.
Tank's Mother: Tank! Are you polishing your trophies again?
Tank Evans: Mom! I wasn't polishing, I was just talking to my friends!
[to camera]
Tank Evans: I'm gonna polish them later.
Tank's Mother: Tank! Are you polishing your trophies again?
Tank Evans: Mom! I wasn't polishing, I was just talking to my friends!
[to camera]
Tank Evans: I'm gonna polish them later.
Lani Aliikai: I love my job. I have an amazing job. Just this week, with the contest coming up and all, it's a little crazy. You really have to be extra, extra attentive. And you have so many guys in the water and you can't miss a thing. But you know what, I have a perfect record. I've never lost anybody, Sure there have been close calls, but...
Arnold: Help!
Lani Aliikai: Oh, Arnold. I turn my back for one...
Arnold: Help!
Lani Aliikai: Oh, Arnold. I turn my back for one...
Lani Aliikai: You know, I'm kinda jealous of you...
Cody Maverick: Of me? ME? Why?
Lani Aliikai: Well, I've been trying to get Z out of his shack for years, and then along you come and you get him out in one day...
Cody Maverick: What's the story between you two, anyway?
Lani Aliikai: He's my uncle.
Cody Maverick: Your UNCLE?
Lani Aliikai: Yeah. He's the only family I've ever had.
Cody Maverick: Of me? ME? Why?
Lani Aliikai: Well, I've been trying to get Z out of his shack for years, and then along you come and you get him out in one day...
Cody Maverick: What's the story between you two, anyway?
Lani Aliikai: He's my uncle.
Cody Maverick: Your UNCLE?
Lani Aliikai: Yeah. He's the only family I've ever had.
