Wish (2023) - Quotes

King Magnifico: GOOD EVENING, ROSAS! Wow, the stars are out tonight. Oh, except for you. You’re trapped now, aren’t you? But you see, what can I say? I really, really don’t like being betrayed.

King Magnifico: To harness a star... Ooh, a staff. A staff of such power, even the night will bow to my command. Perfect. One branch of mountain ash bathed in Tollen’s potion. Molten iron for strength, copper for a strike. And most important, the power cast from the innocent hearts of three. You dared to question me and all that I do for you. You don’t deserve to be granted. But, through me, you may serve a greater purpose.

Villager #1: My love.

Villager #2: Such sadness.

King Magnifico: [evil laugh] Yes! Yes! YES! Amaya, darling! Come, come! You're just in time to meet my new toy. Now that is power! Am I glowing? I feel as if I am, yes?

Queen Amaya: How could you? You know the ways of forbidden magic are...

King Magnifico: Unappreciated. Much like I am by my own people. By that girl. She did this. She pulled a star from the sky to destroy everything I’ve built.

Queen Amaya: Asha? No, she only wanted her family’s wishes back.

King Magnifico: [angrily] Do you side with the traitor, Amaya?

Queen Amaya: No. No. You know I would never side with a traitor of Rosas.

Queen Amaya: I have believed in you from the moment we met. We built this kingdom together. There is nothing more important than that.

King Magnifico: [evil glares at her; evil laugh] Wonderful. Now, let’s go set the stage. I’m on the hunt!

King Magnifico: That's right, Asha. You've been turned in. Now, where is it? Where's the star?!

Sabino: There's nothing here for you!

King Magnifico: How'd you do it? Huh? What sorcery did you use?

Asha: I know no sorcery!

King Magnifico: You ripped a star from the sky and used it to steal from me!

Asha: The wishes don't belong to you! You were never gonna grant my Saba's wish! And he deserves to have it back! They all deserve—

King Magnifico: I told you, I decide what they deserve!

Sakina: Please, Your Majesty! She made a mistake. She won't do it again.

King Magnifico: [pulls out a wish orb from his robe] Oh, I know she won't. Does THIS feel familiar, Sakina?

Sakina: My wish!

King Magnifico: [clenches the wish and destroys it in a burst of green smoke. Sakina winces in agony and collapses to the floor] Yes! Your wish that you gave to me for safekeeping. Cause we all know what happens to wishes out in this... this real world. They get crushed!

Asha: Mama!

Sabino: SAKINA! NO!

King Magnifico: [gazes at the Sickly Green Glow emitting from his palms, with a demonic smirk] Ooh... What's this? What a gift! All this time, I've protected the wishes not knowing... the power they yield! I feel as if I can do... anything. The star. I must have it.

Asha: Let’s go! Now!

Asha: [as Valentino eats some of Star's fairy dust] Wha-what are you doing? Valentino, don't eat that!

Valentino: [suddenly speaking; realizes he can now talk] It didn't work. When does the magic happen? I'm talking, I am talking! Ha! Who knew my voice would be this low?

King Magnifico: The people entrust me with every wish, and I grant those that do not put Rosas at risk.

Asha: So some wishes will never come true?

King Magnifico: Not some, many.

Asha: But everyone deserves it...

King Magnifico: I decide what they deserve!

King Magnifico: A king must be prepared to do anything to protect his kingdom.

King Magnifico: People think wishes are just ideas, but no, they are a part of your heart. The very best part.

King Magnifico: When you're threatened, you do not breathe, you focus.

King Magnifico: [looking at his power of the forbidden dark magic with his hand; gasps] Ooh, what is this? What a gift! All this time, I've protected the wishes not knowing... the power they yield! I feel as if I can do... anything.

King Magnifico: Asha. Obviously, I will not be offering you the position as my apprentice. But… But don’t worry, I will still protect your Saba’s wish and your mother’s, forever.

King Magnifico: There is a traitor among us. Find Asha!

King Magnifico: People come here because they know they can't make their own dreams come true. The journey's too hard, it is too "unfair". They give their wishes to me, willingly, and I make it so they forget their worries.

King Magnifico: [looking at a wish; [w:Peter Pan (1953 film)|Oh! Fantasyland in the sky, huh? How about ''NEVERLAND?!''; crushes the wish, then picks up another one; [w:Mary Poppins (film)|A perfect nanny for your horrible children? ''POPPIN' THIS ONE!''; crushes wish as he laughs evilly, picks up another; [w:The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|True love? How sweet. ''[crushes wish as he's angrily; grunts, evil laugh] ] ] So much for true love!

King Magnifico: SILENCE! Is that all you can think about? A Wish Granting Ceremony!?

King Magnifico: Well, you're young. You don't know anything, really. Whereas it is my responsibility to only grant the wishes I am sure are good for Rosas.

King Magnifico: I grant your heart's desire.

King Magnifico: Are you ready, Rosas? Who is ready to have their wish granted?

Valentino: It's not falling if you jump!

Valentino: It's as obvious as my baby beard!

Valentino: One two ventibo! What I never learned to count!

Valentino: You know, all of this is just a bump in the road. A gigantically, humongous bump. (Asha: We have to find Dahlia and the others.) All I see are feet.

Valentino: The greater the challenge we are willing to face, the greater the life we live.

Valentino: Okay, ladies, your wings can't fly, but your voices can!

Valentino: Life is to be lived!

Asha: We... are... stars.

Asha: You don't deserve Star!

Asha: STAR!!! NO!!!

Asha: The stars are there to guide us, to inspire us, to remind us to believe in possibility.

Asha: I started this. I have to finish it, for everyone.

Asha: King Magnifico has the wishes in the castle. He'll never give them back. We have to free the wishes and return them to the people.

Asha: Last night, I made a wish, on a star. And the star answered.