How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Almost Famous.
Quote #7
Everyone on the bus sings "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John.
"Like it or not," Cameron Crowe writes in the original script, "this is his family" (source). This note refers of course to Russell, who had walked out on the band the night before.
Quote #8
WILLIAM: I have to go home.
PENNY LANE: You are home.
William knows he has to leave the tour and return home, but Penny knows better. In many ways, this is the family William never had. Which family is more real? Do these families complement each other?
Quote #9
ELAINE: I didn't ask for this role, but I'll play it. Now go do your best. Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid. Goethe said that. It's not too late for you to become a person of substance, Russell.
Russell certainly gets more than he bargains for when he hijacks William's phone conversation with Elaine. In that moment, Elaine becomes a parent to Russell, urging him, just as she urges William, to be the best he can be, and to do the right thing.