14 quotes
The Choice Between Danger and Mediocrity
Martin Barton
Don't test me, Carlotta. I could drown you too easily.
La Carlotta
Better to be submerged in bath water than mediocrity. Wouldn't you agree?
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Embracing Darkness and the Night's Length
Erik Destler
I like it better in the dark. The night is far too short as it is.
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Love, Music, and Devotion in Conflict
Erik Destler
You love the music. I am the music. Now you are married to the music. You cannot serve two masters. Do not see another.
Christine Day
I promise.
Erik Destler
Tonight, you shall be my bride.
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Love and Music Endure Forever
Erik Destler
Only love and music are forever.
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A Call to Embrace Destiny and Immortality
Erik Destler
Your father has sent me. I am your angel. All of your lessons have led to this moment. We will make music that the world will love forever. Take the last step to me. To your destiny. To immortality.
[to Christine]
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A Safe Haven in Uncertain Times
Christine Day
Where are we going?
[as Erik escorts her deep into the sewers]
Erik Destler
Home. No one can hurt you here.
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A Choice Between Love and Music
Christine Day
You're him, aren't you?
[on realizing who Mister Foster actually is]
Erik Destler
Had you expected someone else? Christine, you have always been my inspiration. You. And now, it's only a question of what you want: Love or music. I have waited a very long time for you to come back to me my dear. We had a bargain you and I...'FOREVER! Forever.
[gives a sarcastic gasp; Christine rips off his mask as he screams in a mixture of pain and rage; coughing due to the smoke inhalation he got in a fire a century before; barks as he seethes in discomfort; leering]
Christine Day
NOT... FOREVER!
[snatches up one of his surgical tools; stabs him with it]
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Opera Critic and Composer Discuss Performance
Erik Destler
Could it be that I saw you at the opera last night?
Harrison
It's possible, I am the opera critic of the Gazette.
Erik Destler
Indeed, I found your account of Christine Day's performance, some what troubling. Could it be that we saw different shows?
Harrison
Ah Ms. Day, I was sorry for her, embarrassed really, the role was beyond her!
Erik Destler
Then perhaps you weren't afforded a seat befitting your status and your knowledge of the arts. The acoustics are somewhat inconsistent. Should you reconsider your evaluation, I could provide you with a private box.
Harrison
Sir, you flatter me. But in all truthfulness, I think I would rather die than to listen to that shrieking child for another evening!
Erik Destler
As you wish!
[attacks and kills Harrison by wrapping a wet towel round Harrison's head and squeezing hard before slamming him into a wall]
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Freddy Krueger Takes on the Phantom Role
Taglines
Robert Englund Was "Freddy." Now he's the... Phantom of the Opera An all new nightmare!
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A Tense Exchange About Uncertainty and Fear
La Carlotta
What will I think when I see?
[about to take off Erik's mask]
Erik Destler
You'll just... die!
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Teaching the Meaning of Opera
Erik Destler
Up there, those are the actors and the costumes and the scenery. They don't know the soul of the opera. In your dressing room, I could only teach you the words, the notes. But here... here I can teach you the meaning.
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Choice Between Life and Death
Christine Day
Are you going to kill me now, too?
Erik Destler
Everyone dies... I only choose the time and place for a few.
Christine Day
When do you choose for me?
Erik Destler
This is either a wedding march or a funeral mass. You decide which.
[as he sits at an organ]
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The Phantom of the Opera - Dialogue
Insp. Hawkins
Do you believe in God, Mr. Dutton?
Richard Dutton
Yes.
Insp. Hawkins
Good. Because it's going to take a leap of faith for you to understand what I'm about to tell you. The Phantom is real. It has a name. Erik Destler.
Richard Dutton
But that's just a story.
Insp. Hawkins
I know the legend as well as you. He sold his soul to the devil so the world would love him for his talent. But the devil had a price. He mutilated his face so terribly, that no one could stand to love him ever again.
[as they are discussing this subject we cut to Erik painfully start removing the now putrefying replacement flesh on his face]
Richard Dutton
And it's said the only way to kill the Phantom is to destroy his music.
[Erik is seen shivering in agony and gives a low moan as he continues severing his stitches]
Insp. Hawkins
I don't believe in phantoms or legends, Mr. Dutton, but I do believe in facts. And the fact is, this man, this creature, is still alive. Still alive and living under your opera.
[Erik yelps as he rips away the decomposing skin...before mournfully peering at his now disfigured reflection gazing back at him]
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The Devil's Warning About Love and Music
The Devil
People will love you for your music. But that is all that they will love you for.
[as he burns Erik's face with a magic touch]
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