Memorable Quotes from Tony Revolori
11 quotesA Call to Protect the Grand Budapest
Zero
My dear and trusted colleagues...
[Reading a letter from M. Gustave]
M. Gustave
I miss you deeply as I write from the confines of my regrettable and preposterous incarceration. Until I walk amongst you again as a free man, the Grand Budapest remains in your hands, as does its impeccable reputation. Keep it spotless, and glorify it. Take extra-special care of every little bitty bit of it as if I were watching over you like a hawk with a horse-whip in its talons, because I am. Should I discover a lapse of any variety during my absence, I promise swift and merciless justice will descend upon you. A great and noble house has been placed under your protection. Tell Zero if you see any funny business.
Zero
Your devoted Monsieur Gustave.
[Finishing the letter]
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Uncertainty in Identifying the Restaurant's Color
Jason Carvey
Okay, I think I'm on Hudson. Um, what color's the outside of the restaurant?
Laura Crane
I think it's red.
Jason Carvey
I don't see anything red.
Laura Crane
I, um, I could be wrong. Let me just, um, let me go and have a little look see.
Jason Carvey
Okay. Thank you.
Laura Crane
Hang on. Yep, it's definitely red.
Jason Carvey
Yeah, I don't see anything red here.
Laura Crane
You sure you're on Hudson?
Jason Carvey
Uh...oh, crap. I'm still a block over. Oh, it looks like there's an alley I can cut through. Is the restaurant near an alley?
Laura Crane
Um... Yes, yes, there is an alley.
[notices a nearby alley]
Jason Carvey
Oh, perfect. Okay. I'm coming down the alley.
Laura Crane
I don't see you.
Jason Carvey
Wait, really? Are you sure? Uh, there's some dumpsters about halfway down.
[Laura crosses the road and walks into the alley]
Laura Crane
I see them, but I don't see you.
Jason Carvey
Yeah, I don't see you either. This is...creepy, right?
Laura Crane
Uh, a little bit.
Jason Carvey
20th century slashers, huh?
[chuckles]
Laura Crane
Yeah. Are you sure you're walking towards Hudson?
Jason Carvey
I'm sure. Oh, wait! I think I see you. Can you wave?
Laura Crane
Can you see me?
[waves]
Jason Carvey
Uh, the person I'm looking at isn't waving. They're just staring at me.
Laura Crane
Are you sure?
Jason Carvey
Okay, this is weird. Uh...now they're moving towards me.
Laura Crane
Are you okay?
Jason Carvey
Oh, shit. He's following me.
Laura Crane
I don't see anybody.
[walks straight into the alley]
Jason Carvey
Oh, shit! He's after me!
Laura Crane
Where are you?
Jason Carvey
He's got a knife! He's got a knife!
Laura Crane
What? What?
Jason Carvey
And that isn't the worst part! The worst part is...
Ghostface
...you teach a class about slashers, and you still walked into a dark alley...alone.
Laura Crane
That's not funny.
Ghostface
Ha. No. It’s not.
[Long beat]
Ghostface
Now I see something red!
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The Decline of The Grand Budapest Hotel
M. Gustave
The beginning of the end of the end of the beginning has begun. A sad finale played, off-key, on a broken-down saloon piano in the outskirts of a forgotten ghost town. I’d rather not bear witness to such blasphemy.
Zero
Me, neither.
M. Gustave
The Grand Budapest has become a troop’s barracks. I shall never cross its threshold again in my lifetime.
Zero
Me, neither.
M. Gustave
Never again shall...
Zero
Actually, I think we might be going in right now, after all.
[pointing at Dmitri]
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Moral Responsibility and Personal Accountability
M. Gustave
I'm not angry with Serge; you can't blame someone for their basic lack of moral fiber. He's a frightened little yellow-bellied coward. It's not his fault, is it?
Zero
I don't know, it depends.
M. Gustave
Well, you can say that about most anything, "it depends". Of course it depends.
Zero
Of course it depends, of course it depends.
M. Gustave
Yes, I suppose you're right; of course it depends. However, that doesn't mean I'm not going to throttle the little swamp rat.
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Misunderstandings Between Friends and Ghostface
Jason Carvey
I'm sorry, okay? I just got massive blue balls, and I had to practice. Please don't be mad. How mad are you?
Ghostface
Oh...I'm not mad, Jason.
Jason Carvey
Dude, you said we wouldn't use the voice on each other.
Ghostface
We said a lot of things.
Jason Carvey
This is...Greg, right?
Ghostface
Who else would it be?
[chuckles]
Jason Carvey
Where are you? I want to tell you about it. Oh, by the way, we should go to that frat party. Tara's going.
Ghostface
What was it like?
Jason Carvey
Not on the phone, man. And, seriously, turn off the fucking voice modulator.
Ghostface
I'm just trying to get the voice right. You got to have your practice, I get mine.
Jason Carvey
Whatever.
Ghostface
Just tell me what it felt like. Then maybe I'll come out.
Jason Carvey
Dude, I know you're not here.
Ghostface
Humor me.
Jason Carvey
All right, fine. It was even better than we ever could've imagined. When the knife went in here, it's like she wasn't human anymore, just an animal. And every time it went in, she was...less and less human. And then, she was...just meat.
[chuckles]
Ghostface
But she wasn't just meat, Jason. She was a person, our film professor.
Jason Carvey
Yeah, well...fuck her. She gave me a C-minus on my Giallo paper.
Ghostface
Is that why you killed her? Because of the C-minus? Who's next here? The grade school vice principal?
Jason Carvey
You know who's next. Why are you being like this?
Ghostface
Come on, Jason. How long have we known each other?
Jason Carvey
You tell me.
Ghostface
Eight years. We met in Junior High, in Atlanta. I just want you to tell me why you think you're doing this, in your words.
Jason Carvey
We're finishing Richie's film.
Ghostface
That's right. By killing Sam and Tara.
Jason Carvey
Why are you fucking with me? Why won't you tell me where you are?
Ghostface
Why do you keep asking me that? I already told you. I'm here. Let's play a game. Do you know Warm or Colder? Come on. Find me, and then we'll go and cut up the Carpenter sisters.
[beat]
Jason Carvey
Are you using the fucking cameras?
[flips the bird at a camera]
Ghostface
Yeah, the cameras. And at that moment, you're very, very cold.
Jason Carvey
All right, douchebag. Let's play.
Ghostface
Cold. Heating up. Warmer. Warmer.
[Jason walks away from the bedroom; Jason approaches a closet]
Jason Carvey
All right, you know what? This is stupid. I'm gonna hang up now.
Ghostface
But you're getting warmer. Colder. Warmer. Warmer. You're on fire!
[Jason approaches the kitchen, and starts to walk away from it; Jason notices the fridge and slowly starts walking towards it; Jason prepares to open the fridge]
Jason Carvey
Fuck!
[shocked]
Ghostface
Do you feel like an animal, Jason? Like meat?
[Stabs him multiple times in the stomach]
Jason Carvey
But...we have to finish the movie.
[falls to his knees]
Ghostface
Who gives a fuck about movies?!
[Stabs Jason one more time, killing him]
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Conversations About Experience with Authorities
M. Gustave
Have you ever been questioned by the authorities?
[after seeing police at reception]
Zero
Yes, on one occasion, I was arrested and tortured by the rebel militia after the Desert Uprising.
M. Gustave
You know the drill, then, zip it.
Zero
Of course.
M. Gustave
You've never hears the word "van Hoytl" in your life. Okay, let's go.
M. Gustave
How may we serve you, gentlemen? Ah, Inspector Henckels!
Henckels
By order of the commissioner of police, Zubrowka Province, I hereby place you under arrest for the murder of Madame Celine Villenueve Desgoffe-und-Taxis.
M. Gustave
I knew there was something fishy. We never got the cause of death. She's been murdered, and you think I did it.
Henckels
HEY! STOP!
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Reflections on a Lost World
The Author
Is it simply your last connection to that vanished world—his world, if you will?
Zero
His world? No, I don't think so. You see, we shared a vocation; it wouldn't have been necessary. No, the hotel I keep for Agatha. We were happy here, for a little while. To be frank, I think his world had vanished long before he ever entered it. But I will say, he certainly sustained the illusion with a marvelous grace.
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The Intricacies of a Confusing Situation
M. Gustave
Serge X, missing. Deputy Kovacs, also missing. Madame D, dead. Boy with Apple, stolen (by us). Dmitri and Jopling, ruthless, cold-blooded savages. Gustave H, at large. What else?
Zero
Zero, confused.
M. Gustave
Zero, confused, indeed. The plot "thickens" as they say. Why, by the way? Is it a soup metaphor?
Zero
I don't know.
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Loyalty and Affection in Relationships
M. Gustave
It's quite a thing, winning the loyalty of a woman like that for nineteen consecutive seasons.
Zero
Um... yes, sir.
M. Gustave
She's very fond of me, you know.
Zero
Yes, sir.
M. Gustave
I've never seen her like that before.
Zero
No, sir.
M. Gustave
She was shaking like a shitting dog.
Zero
...Truly.
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Aging and Changing Tastes in Relationships
M. Gustave
She was dynamite in the sack, by the way.
[Of Mme. Celine]
Zero
...She was 84, Monsieur Gustave.
M. Gustave
Mmm, I've had older. When you're young, it's all filet steak, but as the years go by, you have to move on to the cheap cuts. Which is fine with me, because I like those. More flavorful, or so they say.
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Proving Yourself in a Hostile Environment
Zero
What happened?
M. Gustave
What happened, my dear Zero, is I beat the living shit out of a sniveling little runt called Pinky Bandinski, who had the gall to question my virility. Because, if there's one thing we've learned from penny dreadfuls, it's that when you find yourself in a place like this, you must never be a candy ass; you've got to prove yourself from day one. You've got to win their respect. You should take a long look at HIS ugly mug this morning. He's actually become a dear friend. You'll meet him, I hope.
[Takes a sip of water and laughs]
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