THE LEGEND OF ZORRO [2005]

This Fall, Adventure Begins With a Z

So the devil will know who sent you.

[Zorro, after making a Z mark on Armand]

I don't know why they call it "wine-tasting". 

After two glasses you can't taste anything.

[Armand]

[Zorro]: Why are you still wearing his necklace?

[Elena]: I'm under cover! Besides, these are pearls. You never gave me pearls.

[Zorro]: I thought you didn't care about things like that.

[Elena]: I lied. Every woman loves pearls.

[Zorro]: Well, now you have them, PRINCESS!

[Frey Felipe]: Maybe you shouldn't drink so much on an empty stomach.

[Zorro]: Maybe you should wear lipstick if you're gonna act like my mother. 

[Frey Felipe]: Don't bother coming to confession because I'll never forgive you.

[Zorro]: You blackmail my soul, eh?

[Frey Felipe]: Hell yes.

*****

SHREK 2 [2004]

Once Upon Another Time...

The kingdom of FAR FAR Away, Donkey? 
That's where we're going! 
FAR! FAR!... away.

[Shrek]

How many cats can wear boots? Honestly?...

[Shrek]

Oh, Shrek. Don't worry. 
Things just seem bad because it's dark and rainy 
and Fiona's father hired a sleazy hitman to whack you. 

[Donkey] 

I'm a stallion, baby!

[Donkey]

[looks over her bookshelf] 

 Let's see... 
P-p-p-p-p, Princess. 
Cinderella... Handsome prince, lived happily ever after... oh, no ogres! 
Sleeping Beauty... handsome prince, no ogres. 
Thumbelina, no! 
Hansel and Gretel, no! 
The Golden Bird, the Little Mermaid, Pretty Woman... no, no, no, no, NO! 
You see, ogres don't live happily ever after.

[Fairy Godmother]

[Princess Fiona]: You know, you are acting like a... a...

[Shrek]: Go on, say it. 

[Princess Fiona]: Like an ogre!

[Shrek]: Well, whether your parents like it or not, I am an ogre! 
And guess what, princess? That's not about to change. 

[Princess Fiona]: I've made changes for you, Shrek. Think about that.

[Shrek]: Donkey, think of the saddest thing that's ever happened to you.

[Donkey]: Oh, man! Where do I begin? 
First there was the time the farmer traded me for some magic beans. 
I ain't never gotten over that. 
Then this fool went off and had a party, and they all starting trying to pin a tail on me. 
Then they all got drunk, and started hitting me with sticks, yelling 'Piñata! Piñata!' 
What the hell is a piñata, anyway?

[Donkey]: What about my Miranda rights? 
You're supposed to say, 'You have the right to remain silent.' 
Nobody said I have the right to remain silent!

[Shrek]: Donkey, you HAVE the right to remain silent. 
What you lack is the capacity.

[Donkey, after drinking a beauty potion]: I don't FEEL any different. Do I look any different? 

[Puss-in-Boots]: You still look like an ass to me!

[Princess Fiona]: They just want to give us their blessing.

[Shrek]: Oh, great! Now I need their blessing? 

[Princess Fiona]: Well, if you want to be part of this family, yes.

[Shrek]: Who said I want to be part of this family?

[Princess Fiona]: Uh... you did? When you married me?

[King]: Who on earth are they?

[Queen]: I think that's our little girl! 

[King]: That's not little - that's a really big problem!

[Queen]: Well, he's no Prince Charming, but they do look...

[Shrek]: Happy now? We came, we saw them. Now let's go before they light the torches!

[Princess Fiona]: Hey, they're my parents!

[Shrek]: Hello, they locked you in a tower!

[Princess Fiona]: Hey, that was for my own... 

[King]: Good! Now here's our chance. Let's go back inside and pretend we're not home.

[Queen]: Harold! We have to be...

[Shrek]: Quick, while they're not looking, we'll make a run for it!

[Princess Fiona]: Shrek! Stop it! Everything is going to be... 

[King]: A disaster! There's no way...

[Princess Fiona]: You can do this. 

[Shrek]: But I really...

[King]: Really... 

[Queen]: Really...

[Shrek]: Don't... 

[Princess Fiona]: Want...

[Queen]: To... 

[Shrek]: Be...

[King]: He-ere.

[Queen]: So, Fiona. Tell us about where you live. 

[Princess Fiona]: Well, Shrek owns his own land. Right, honey?

[Shrek]: Yes. It's in an... enchanted forest, abundant in squirrels, and cute little duckies...

[Donkey]: What? I know you ain't talking about the swamp. 

[Shrek]: Donkey...

[King]: An ogre from a swamp. How original. 

[Queen]: I guess that will be a fine place to raise the children.

[both Shrek and the King choke; Shrek coughs up his spoon] 

[Shrek]: It's a little early to be thinking about that, isn't it?

[King]: Indeed! I had just started eating.

[King]: So I suppose any grandchildren I could expect from you would be...

[Shrek]: Ogres! Yes! 

[Queen]: Not that there's anything wrong with that. Right, Harold?

[King]: Oh, no, no. Of course not! That's assuming you don't eat your own young.

[Princess Fiona]: Dad!

[Shrek]: Oh, no, we usually prefer the ones who have been locked away in a tower.

[Princess Fiona]: Shrek, please!

[King]: I only did that because I love her! 

[Shrek]: Oh, yeah! Daycare or dragon-guarded castle!

[King]: Darling? 
Ah, I thought I might find you here - how about a nice hot cup of tea before the ball...

[Princess Fiona]: I'm not going. 

[King]: B-b-but the whole kingdom's turned out to celebrate your marriage!

[Princess Fiona]: There's just one problem - that's not my husband. I mean, look at him!

[they both watch Charming, showing off in front of everyone]

[King]: Yes, he is a bit different, but people do change for the ones they love - 
you'd be surprised how much I changed for your mother...

[Princess Fiona]: CHANGE? He's completely lost his mind! 

[King]: Darling, why not come down to the ball and give him another chance - 
I mean, you might find you like this new Shrek...

[Princess Fiona]: But it's the OLD one I fell in love with, Dad - 
I'd give anything to have him back... 

[King]: I'm sorry, Lillian. I just wish I could be the man you deserve.

[Queen]: You are more that man now than you ever were, warts and all.

[Shrek]: Quick tell a lie! 

[Pinocchio]: What should I say?

[Donkey]: Say something crazy... like you're wearing ladies underwear. 

[Pinocchio]: Um, ok. I'm wearing ladies underwear. [silence]

[Shrek]: Are you? 

[Pinocchio]: I most certainly am not. [nose extends]

[Donkey]: It looks like you most certainly am are. 

[Pinocchio]: I am not. [nose extends]

[Puss-in-Boots]: What Kind?

[Gingerbread man]: IT'S A THONG!

[Fairy Godmother]: Your fallen tears have called to me / So here comes my sweet remedy / 
I know what every princess needs / For her to live life happily / 
With... just a wave of my magic wand / Your troubles will soon be gone / 
With a flick of the wrist in just a flash / You land a prince with a ton of cash / 
A high priced dress made by mice no less / Some crystal glass pumps and almost dressed / 
Worries will vanish your soul will cleanse / Confide in your very own furniture friends / 
We'll help you set a new fashion trend / I'll make you fancy, I'll make you great / 
The kind of gal a prince would date / They'll write your name on the bathroom wall...

 [Bookcase]: For happy ever after, give Fiona a call! 

[Fairy Godmother]: A sporty carriage to ride in style / A sexy man-boy chauffer Kyle / 
Vanish your blemishes, tooth decay / Celulite thighs will fade away / 
And oh, what the hey? / Have a Bichon Frise / 
Nip and tuck here and there / To land that prince with the perfect hair / 
Lipstick liners, shadow blush / To get that prince with a sexy tush / 
Lucky day, hunk buffet / For the lipstick a roll in the hay / 
You can spoon on the moon / With the prince to this tune / 
Don't be drab, you'll be fab / Your prince will have rock-hard abs / 
Cheese souflee Valentine's Day? / Have some chicken fricassee...

[Prince Charming]: Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, 
the king and queen were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, 
and throughout the land everyone was happy, 
until the sun went down, 
and they saw that their daughter was cursed with a frightful enchantment that took hold each and every night. 
Desperate, they sought the help of a fairy godmother, 
who had them lock the young princess away in a tower, 
there to await the kiss of the handsome Prince Charming. 
It was he who would chance the perilous journey through blistering cold and scorching desert, traveling for many days and nights, 
risking life and limb to reach the dragon's keep, 
for he was the bravest, and most handsome in all the land, 
and it was destiny that his kiss would break the dreaded curse. 
He alone would climb to the highest room of the tallest tower to enter the princess's chambers, 
cross the room to her sleeping silhouette, pull back the gossamer curtains to find her [gasp] 

[Wolf]: What?

[Prince Charming]: Princess... Fiona?

[Wolf]: NO!

[Prince Charming]: Oh, thank heavens! Where is she? 

[Wolf]: She's on her honeymoon.

[Prince Charming]: Honeymoon? With whom? 

[Princess Fiona]: Is that glitter on your lips?

[Prince Charming]: Mmm, cherry flavored. Want a taste? 

*****

FRIDA [2002]

Prepare To Be Seduced 

 I had two big accidents in my life Diego, the trolley and you... 

You are by far the worse.  

[Frida Kahlo]

They say never trust a limping dog or the tears of a woman.  

[Frida Kahlo]

I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never to return.

[Frida Kahlo]

I'd rather have an intelligent enemy than a stupid friend. 

[David Siqueiros]

[Frida Kahlo]: What do you think matters most for a good marriage? 

[Guillermo Kahlo]:  A short memory. 

[Frida Kahlo]: Why did you get married? 

[Guillermo Kahlo]: I can't remember. 

[Frida Kahlo]: Don't think I am going to sleep with you 

just because you took me under your wing. 

[Diego Rivera]: Before you came along, I was painting murals and womanizing in peace.

[Diego Rivera]: Is fidelity that important to you? 

[Frida Kahlo]: Loyalty is important to me. Can you be loyal? 

*****

THE MASK OF ZORRO [1998]

[Alejandro Murrieta]: I would have killed him.

[Don Diego de la Vega]: No, not today. He is trained to kill. You seem trained to drink. 

Oh, yes, my friend, you would have fought very bravely, and died very quickly. 

Who then would avenge your brother?

[Don Diego de la Vega]: You have passion, Alejandro, and your skill is growing. 

But to enter Montero's world, I must give you something which is completely beyond your reach. 

[Alejandro Murrieta]: Ah, yes? And what is that?

[Don Diego de la Vega]: Charm.

[Alejandro Murrieta]: I miss my brother, sir. 

[Don Diego de la Vega]: Your brother is dead. 

We lose the ones we love; we cannot change it. 

Put it aside. 

[Alejandro Murrieta]: How? How can I do what is needed, when all I feel is... hate. 

[Don Diego de la Vega]: You hide it with this. [holds up black mask]

There is a saying, a very old saying: when the pupil is ready the master will appear. 

[Don Diego de la Vega]

He probably wears the mask to hide his bald head and unsightly features. 

[Alejandro Murrieta]

*****

EVITA [1996]

The Most Anticipated Motion Picture Event of the Year

Just listen to that! The voice of Argentina! We are "adored"! We are "loved"! 

[Eva Peron]

Put me down for a lifetime of success. Give me credit, I'll find ways of paying. 

[Eva Peron]

Have I said too much? There's nothing more I can think of to say to you. 

But all you have to do is look at me to know that every word is true. 

[Eva Peron]

Where do we go from here? This isn't where we intended to be. 

We had it all, you believed in me, I believed in you. 

Certainties disappear. What do we do for our dream to survive? 

How do we keep all our passions alive as we used to do? 

Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say. 

Scared to confess what I'm feeling - frightened you'll slip away. 

You must love me. You must love me.

[Eva Peron]

Okay, she couldn't act but she had the right friends, 
and we all know a career depends on knowing the right fella to be stellar!

[Che]

Yeah, just one shell, and governments fall like flies! Kapow! Die! They stumble and fall! Bye-bye - backs to the wall! 

Aim high - we're having a ball! The tank and bullet rule as democracy dies! 

[Che]

Juan always picks the easy fight. Juan praises fools, Juan smothers light. 
Juan shifts from left to right. 

Politics - the art of the possibles. 

[Che]

High flying, adored. 

Did you believe in your wildest moments all this would be yours, that you'd become the lady of them all? 

Were there stars in your eyes when you crawled in at night - from the bars, from the sidewalks, from the gutter theatrical? 

Don't look down, it's a long, long way to fall.

[Che]

[Juan Peron]: But, on the other hand - she's all they have. 

She's a diamond in their dull gray lives - and that's the hardest kind of stone - it usually survives. 

And when you think about it, can you recall the last time they loved anyone at all? 

She's not a bauble you can brush aside. 

She's been out doing what we just talked about - example: Gave us back our businesses, got the English out. 

And when you think about it, well, why not do one or two of the things we promised to? 

But on the other hand, she's slowing down. She's lost a little of that magic drive. 

But I would not advise those critics present to derive any satisfaction from her fading star. 

She's the one whose kept us where we are. 

[Peron's General]: She's the one... who's kept "you" where "you" are.

***** 

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLE [1994]

Drink From Me and Live Forever 

You'll need a lot of tape for my story.
~Louis de Pointe du Lac

Louis: Let me turn on the light.
Daniel: I thought vampires didn't like light.
Louis: We love it.

Daniel, stratled by how fast Louis move: How the hell did you do that?
Louis: The same as you do, a series of simple gestures.
Only I moved too fast for you to see.
I'm flesh and blood, but not human.
I haven't been human for 200 years.

I wanted to lose it all; my wealth, my estate, my sanity.
Most of all, I longed for death.
I know that now, I invited it.
A release from the pain of living.
My invitation was open to anyone.
To the whore at my side, to the pimp that followed.
But it was a vampire that accepted.
~Louis de Pointe du Lac

Lestat: I've drained you to the point of death.
If I leave you here, you'll die.
Or, you can be young always, my friend, as we are now.
But you must tell me, will you come or no?
Louis: Yes...

The world had changed, yet stayed the same.
I was a newborn vampire, weeping at the beauty of the night.
~Louis de Pointe du Lac

Daniel: What about crucifixes? Can you look at them?
Louis: Actually, I'm quite fond of looking at crucifixes.
Daniel: And the stake through the heart?
Louis: Nonsense.
Daniel: Coffins, how about coffins?
Louis: Coffins, unfortunately, are a necessity.

Louis, after drink rat's blood: We can live like this? On animal blood?
Lestat: I wouldn't call it living. Call it surviving.

Lestat killed 2, sometimes 3 a night.
A fresh young girl was his favorite for the first of the evening.
For seconds, he preffered a gilded, beautiful youth.
But the snob in him loved to hunt in society.
The blood of aristocrat thrilled him best of all.
~Louis de Pointe du Lac

Feed on what you will; rats, chickens, poodles...
I'll leave you to it and watch you come around.
But just remember, life without me would be even more unbearable.
~Lestat de Lioncourt

Louis: We belong in hell.
Lestat: What if there is no hell? Or they don't want us there?
Ever think of that?

Her blood coursed in my veins sweeter than life itself.
And as it did, Lestat's words made sense to me.
I knew peace only when I killed.
When I heard her heart in that terrible rhythm, I knew what peace could be.
~Louis de Pointe du Lac

Evil is a point of view.
God kills indiscriminately, and so shall we.
For no creatures under God are as we are.
None so like Him as ourselves.
~Lestat de Lioncourt

To me, she was a child.
But to Lestat, a pupil, an infant prodigy with a lust for killing like his own.
~Louis, about Claudia

Claudia, screaming after saw her hair grew back: WHICH ONE OF YOU DID IT?!
[to Lestat] WHICH ONE OF YOU DID IT?!
WHICH ONE OF YOU MADE ME THE WAY I AM?! 
Lestat: What you are? 
A vampire gone insane, that pollutes its own bed!
Claudia: And if I cut my hair again?
Lestat: It will grow back again.
Claudia: But it wasn't always so!
I had a mother once.
And Louis... he had a wife.
He was mortal, same as she. AND SO WAS I!!!
Louis: Claudia...
Claudia, to Lestat: You made us what we are, didn't you?
Lestat: Stop her.
Claudia: Did you do it to me?

Louis: You will never grow old. And you will never die.
Claudia: And it means something else too, doesn't it?
I shall never ever grow up.

Claudia: You... fed on me.
Louis: Yes...
And he found me with you.
Then he cut his wrist and fed you from him,
and you were a vampire then and have been every night thereafter.
Claudia: You both did it!
Louis: I took your life, he gave you another one.
Claudia: And here it is. 
I hate you both!

I was mortal till you gave me your immortal kiss.
You became my mother and my father.
And so I'm yours forever.
~Claudia

Lestat: You let me drink dead blood?
Claudia: One lesson you taught me, never drink from the dead!
Lestat, crawling on the floor: Put me in my coffin...
Claudia: I'LL PUT YOU IN YOUR COFFIN!!!
[slice his throat]

Claudia: He deserved to die.
Louis: Then perhaps so do we, every night of our lives.
He was my maker.
He gave me this life, whatever it is.
It shouldn't have been this way.
Claudia: I did it for us, Louis. So we could be free.

Lestat, we deserve your vengeance.
You gave me the dark gift and I delivered you into the hands of death for the second time.
~Louis de Pointe du Lac

For what could the damned really have to say to the damned?
~Louis de Pointe du Lac

Louis: Vampires who pretend to be humans pretending to be vampires.
Claudia: How avant-garde.

Louis: So you have the answers.
Armand: Do you have a question?
Louis: What are we?
Armand: Nothing, if not vampires.

Louis: Then there is nothing?
Armand: Perhaps. But perhaps, this is the only real evil left.
Louis: Then God does not exist?
Armand: I know nothing of God, or the Devil.
I have never seen a vision, nor learned a secret that would damn or save my soul.

As far as I know after 400 years, I am the oldest living vampire in the world. 
~Armand

You gave her for me, Louis. Do this before you leave me!
[hugs Louis] Oh God, I love you still.
That's the torment of it.
Who'll care for me, my love, my dark angel, when you are gone?
~Claudia

Louis: Bear me no ill, my love, we are now even.
Claudia: What do you mean?
Louis: What died in that room was not that woman.
What has died is the last breath in me that was human.
Claudia: Yes, Father. At least we are even.

You regret nothing.
You feel nothing.
If that's all I have left to learn, I can do that on my own.
~Louis, to Armand

Daniel: You don't understand yourself.
You're not empty.
What I wouldn't give to be like you, to have your power, to have seen the things you have seen.
Louis: You haven't been listening.
Daniel: Yes, I have been listening.
You story is incredible. It's amazing.
Louis: Do what you want with it.
Give it to others. Learn what you can.
Daniel: There's only one way I'll truly learn and you know it.
You brought me here for a reason, didn't you?
Louis: What reason would that be?
Daniel: You want a companion.
You want a link to the outside world. 
That's me! Take me! That's what I want.
 I refuse to let it end like this.
Louis: God, I've failed again.
Daniel: You haven't failed. God has nothing to do with it.

Oh, Louis, Louis... still whining.
[to Daniel] Have you heard enough?
I've had to listen to that for centuries.
~Lestat, listening the interview tape

Don't be afraid.
I'm ging to give you the choice I never had.
~Lestat de Lioncourt


*****