Beauty and the Beast Quotes
Beauty and the Beast
A selfish prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.
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PG | 2h 9min | Family, Fantasy, Musical | 17 March 2017 (USA)
Gaston: [to his reflection]You are the wildest, most gorgeous thing I've ever seen! Nobody deserves you...
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Belle: [to the Beast, after he's wounded during the wolf fight]You have to help me. You have to stand.
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Gaston: If I didn't know better, I'd say she even cares for him!
Belle: He's not a monster, Gaston! You are!
Belle: He's not a monster, Gaston! You are!
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Belle: [hears the servants laughing in the castle]They know how to have a good time.
Beast: [rolls his eyes]Yes, but when I enter the room, the laughter dies.
Belle: Me too. [the Beast looks at her in surprise]
Belle: The villagers say that I'm a funny girl. But I'm not sure they mean it as a compliment.
Beast: I'm sorry. Your village sounds terrible.
Belle: [sighs]Almost as lonely as your castle.
Beast: [inspired]What do you say we run away?
Beast: [rolls his eyes]Yes, but when I enter the room, the laughter dies.
Belle: Me too. [the Beast looks at her in surprise]
Belle: The villagers say that I'm a funny girl. But I'm not sure they mean it as a compliment.
Beast: I'm sorry. Your village sounds terrible.
Belle: [sighs]Almost as lonely as your castle.
Beast: [inspired]What do you say we run away?
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Belle: [to Lumiere]What happens when the last petal falls?
LumiÞre: The master remains a beast forever and we become...
Mrs. Potts: [sadly]Antiques!
LumiÞre: Knick-knacks.
Plumette: Lightly-used housewares.
Cogsworth: Rubbish. We become rubbish.
Belle: I want to help you. There must be some way to break the curse.
Cogsworth: Well, there is one. [Lumiere hits him]
Mrs. Potts: It's not for you to worry about, lamb. We've made our bed, and we must lie in it.
LumiÞre: The master remains a beast forever and we become...
Mrs. Potts: [sadly]Antiques!
LumiÞre: Knick-knacks.
Plumette: Lightly-used housewares.
Cogsworth: Rubbish. We become rubbish.
Belle: I want to help you. There must be some way to break the curse.
Cogsworth: Well, there is one. [Lumiere hits him]
Mrs. Potts: It's not for you to worry about, lamb. We've made our bed, and we must lie in it.
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Chip: [to Belle, giggles]Pleased to meet you! Wanna see me do a trick? [blows a bubble]
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PÞre Robert: Ahh, if isn't the only bookworm in town! So, where did you run off to this week?
Belle: Two cities in northern Italy. I didn't want to come back. Have you got any other places to go?
PÞre Robert: I'm afraid not. But you may re-read any of the old ones that you'd like.
Belle: Your library makes our small corner of the world feel big.
PÞre Robert: Bon Voyage.
Belle: Two cities in northern Italy. I didn't want to come back. Have you got any other places to go?
PÞre Robert: I'm afraid not. But you may re-read any of the old ones that you'd like.
Belle: Your library makes our small corner of the world feel big.
PÞre Robert: Bon Voyage.
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Beast: [roaring in pain as Belle cleans his wounds]*Ow*! That hurts.
Belle: If you held still, it wouldn't hurt as much.
Beast: If you hadn't run away, none of this would have happened.
Belle: Well, if you hadn't frightened me, I wouldn't have run away!
Beast: Well, you shouldn't have been in the West Wing!
Belle: Well, you should learn to control your temper! [the Beast turns away, too tired to argue. Belle finishes cleaning his wounds; he doesn't protest this time]
Belle: Try to get some rest.
Belle: If you held still, it wouldn't hurt as much.
Beast: If you hadn't run away, none of this would have happened.
Belle: Well, if you hadn't frightened me, I wouldn't have run away!
Beast: Well, you shouldn't have been in the West Wing!
Belle: Well, you should learn to control your temper! [the Beast turns away, too tired to argue. Belle finishes cleaning his wounds; he doesn't protest this time]
Belle: Try to get some rest.
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Gaston: I am done playing this game of yours. Where is Belle?
Maurice: The Beast took her and she...
Gaston: There are no such things as beasts, or talking teacups, or magic! But there are wolves, frostbite, and starvation!
LeFou: [stands up]Deep breaths, Gaston. Deep breaths. [Gaston breathes deeply, then turns to Maurice]
Gaston: So, why don't we just turn around, go back to Villeneuve? I'm sure Belle is at home, cooking up a lovely dinner.
Maurice: If you think I've made all this up, then why did you offer to help?
Gaston: Because I want to marry your daughter!... Now, let's go home.
Maurice: Belle is not at home! She is with the...
Gaston: [grabs Maurice]You say beast one more time, I WILL FEED YOU TO THE WOLVES!
LeFou: [tries to stops him]Gaston! Stop it. Breathe, think of happy thoughts, go back to the war, bloods, explosions, countless widows.
Gaston: Widows...
LeFou: Yes, yes. That's it... [Gaston calms down. LeFou taps his nose]
LeFou: That's it. [Gaston turns to Maurice, smiling. Maurice recoils]
Gaston: Maurice! Please forgive me, old bean. That's no way to talk to my future father-in-law, now is it?
Maurice: Future father-in-law?
Gaston: Yeah.
Maurice: You will *never* marry my *daughter*.
LeFou: [Beat. Then Gaston furiously punches Maurice in the face, knocking him out]I saw that coming.
Maurice: The Beast took her and she...
Gaston: There are no such things as beasts, or talking teacups, or magic! But there are wolves, frostbite, and starvation!
LeFou: [stands up]Deep breaths, Gaston. Deep breaths. [Gaston breathes deeply, then turns to Maurice]
Gaston: So, why don't we just turn around, go back to Villeneuve? I'm sure Belle is at home, cooking up a lovely dinner.
Maurice: If you think I've made all this up, then why did you offer to help?
Gaston: Because I want to marry your daughter!... Now, let's go home.
Maurice: Belle is not at home! She is with the...
Gaston: [grabs Maurice]You say beast one more time, I WILL FEED YOU TO THE WOLVES!
LeFou: [tries to stops him]Gaston! Stop it. Breathe, think of happy thoughts, go back to the war, bloods, explosions, countless widows.
Gaston: Widows...
LeFou: Yes, yes. That's it... [Gaston calms down. LeFou taps his nose]
LeFou: That's it. [Gaston turns to Maurice, smiling. Maurice recoils]
Gaston: Maurice! Please forgive me, old bean. That's no way to talk to my future father-in-law, now is it?
Maurice: Future father-in-law?
Gaston: Yeah.
Maurice: You will *never* marry my *daughter*.
LeFou: [Beat. Then Gaston furiously punches Maurice in the face, knocking him out]I saw that coming.
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Belle: [sees the Beast's silhouette in an upper part of the tower]Who's there? Who are you?
Beast: [angrily]Who are *you*?
Belle: I've come for my father!
Beast: Your father... is a thief!
Belle: Liar!
Beast: He stole a rose.
Belle: I asked for the rose. Punish ME, not him.
Maurice: No, he means forever. Apparently, that's what happens around here when you pick a flower!
Belle: [to the Beast]A life sentence for a rose?
Beast: [leaps down to her section of the tower, but remains hidden in the shadows]I received eternal damnation for one. I'm merely locking him away. Now, do you still wish to take your father's place?
Belle: Come into the light. [the Beast doesn't move. Belle grabs Lumiere and holds him up to his face. Seeing the Beast's intimidating appearance, she gasps in fear]
Beast: [irked]Choose.
Beast: [angrily]Who are *you*?
Belle: I've come for my father!
Beast: Your father... is a thief!
Belle: Liar!
Beast: He stole a rose.
Belle: I asked for the rose. Punish ME, not him.
Maurice: No, he means forever. Apparently, that's what happens around here when you pick a flower!
Belle: [to the Beast]A life sentence for a rose?
Beast: [leaps down to her section of the tower, but remains hidden in the shadows]I received eternal damnation for one. I'm merely locking him away. Now, do you still wish to take your father's place?
Belle: Come into the light. [the Beast doesn't move. Belle grabs Lumiere and holds him up to his face. Seeing the Beast's intimidating appearance, she gasps in fear]
Beast: [irked]Choose.
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Gaston: [notices her]Belle?
Belle: [breaks his arrows]Where is he?
Gaston: [drops his bow and reaches for his gun]When we return to the village, you will marry me. And the Beast's head will hang on our wall!
Belle: *Never*! [She tries to grab his gun, struggling]
Belle: [breaks his arrows]Where is he?
Gaston: [drops his bow and reaches for his gun]When we return to the village, you will marry me. And the Beast's head will hang on our wall!
Belle: *Never*! [She tries to grab his gun, struggling]
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Maurice: I love you, Belle. Don't be afraid.
Belle: I love you, too, Papa. I'm not afraid. [hugs Maurice]
Belle: And I will escape. I promise.
Belle: I love you, too, Papa. I'm not afraid. [hugs Maurice]
Belle: And I will escape. I promise.
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Gaston: Good morning, Belle! Well, wonderful book you have there?
Belle: Have you read it?
Gaston: Well, not that one. But, you know books. [laughs and shows her flowers]
Gaston: For your dinner table. Shall I join you this evening?
Belle: Sorry, not this evening.
Gaston: Busy?
Belle: No. [Belle walks away for him]
Belle: Have you read it?
Gaston: Well, not that one. But, you know books. [laughs and shows her flowers]
Gaston: For your dinner table. Shall I join you this evening?
Belle: Sorry, not this evening.
Gaston: Busy?
Belle: No. [Belle walks away for him]
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Gaston: It's the ones who play hard to get that are always the sweetest prey. That's what makes Belle so appealing; she hasn't made a fool of herself just to gain my favor. What would you call that?
LeFou: Dignity?
Gaston: It's outrageously attractive, isn't it?
LeFou: Dignity?
Gaston: It's outrageously attractive, isn't it?
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[first lines] Agathe: Once upon a time, in the hidden heart of France, a handsome young prince lived in a beautiful castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was selfish and unkind.
Cogsworth: Master, it's time.
Agathe: He taxed the village to fill his castle with the most beautiful objects, and his parties with the most beautiful people.
Cogsworth: Master, it's time.
Agathe: He taxed the village to fill his castle with the most beautiful objects, and his parties with the most beautiful people.
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Gaston: Picture it, LeFou. Rustic cabin, my latest kill roasting on the fire. Adorable children running around just as my love rubs my tired feet. And what does Belle say? 'I will never marry you, Gaston.'
LeFou: [gesturing to the Bimbettes]You know, there are other girls. [the Bimbettes sighs]
Gaston: A great hunter doesn't waste his time with rabbits.
LeFou: [gesturing to the Bimbettes]You know, there are other girls. [the Bimbettes sighs]
Gaston: A great hunter doesn't waste his time with rabbits.
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Young Prince: Days in the sun, where my life has barely begun, not until my whole life is done / Will I ever leave you?
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[after he transforms from a clock back into a human] Cogsworth: [sees Lumiere transforming back into a human]Lumiere!
LumiÞre: Cogsworth, we beat the clock!
LumiÞre: Cogsworth, we beat the clock!
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Belle: [singing]New and a bit alarming / Who'd have ever thought this could be? True that he's no Prince Charming / but there's something in him that I simply didn't see.
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Beast: [to Belle, who is in the West Wing admiring the enchanted rose; furiously]What are you doing here? What did you do to it?
Belle: [frightened]Nothing!
Beast: Do you realize what you could have done? You could have damned us all! Get out of here! *Go*!
Belle: [frightened]Nothing!
Beast: Do you realize what you could have done? You could have damned us all! Get out of here! *Go*!
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Belle: [singing]There goes the baker with his tray like always, the same old bread and rolls to sell! Every morning just the same, since the morning that we came... to this poor provincial town.
Jean the Potter: Good morning, Belle!
Belle: Morning, Monsieur Jean. Have you lost something again?
Jean the Potter: Well, I believe I have. Problem is, I can't remember what. [Belle laughs]
Jean the Potter: Oh, well. I'm sure it'll come to me. Where are you off to?
Belle: To return this book to Pere Robert... It's about two lovers in fair Verona.
Jean the Potter: Sounds boring.
Jean the Potter: Good morning, Belle!
Belle: Morning, Monsieur Jean. Have you lost something again?
Jean the Potter: Well, I believe I have. Problem is, I can't remember what. [Belle laughs]
Jean the Potter: Oh, well. I'm sure it'll come to me. Where are you off to?
Belle: To return this book to Pere Robert... It's about two lovers in fair Verona.
Jean the Potter: Sounds boring.
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Belle: Papa, is that you?
Maurice: Belle. How did you find me?
Belle: You're hands are ice. We need to get you home.
Maurice: Belle. Belle, you must leave here at once. This castle is alive. Now go before he finds you!
Belle: Who? [They both turn to the same direction where they heard the Beast]
Maurice: Belle. How did you find me?
Belle: You're hands are ice. We need to get you home.
Maurice: Belle. Belle, you must leave here at once. This castle is alive. Now go before he finds you!
Belle: Who? [They both turn to the same direction where they heard the Beast]
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[the castle staff turn into regular objects] LumiÞre: [holds her in his arms]Plumette? Plumette! Oh, my darling, Plumette. Oh, no.
Madame Garderobe: Maestro, you were so brave. Goodbye, mi amor.
Maestro Cadenza: Amore. No! Don't leave me. [Froufrou falls down]
Mrs. Potts: Chip! Chip! Have you seen Chip? He ran off. Where is my little boy?
Cogsworth: Lumiere, I... I can't... speak...!
LumiÞre: [sadly]It's alright, Cogsworth.
Cogsworth: I can't... Lumiere... my friend... it was an honor to serve... with you.
LumiÞre: The honor... was mine.
Madame Garderobe: Maestro, you were so brave. Goodbye, mi amor.
Maestro Cadenza: Amore. No! Don't leave me. [Froufrou falls down]
Mrs. Potts: Chip! Chip! Have you seen Chip? He ran off. Where is my little boy?
Cogsworth: Lumiere, I... I can't... speak...!
LumiÞre: [sadly]It's alright, Cogsworth.
Cogsworth: I can't... Lumiere... my friend... it was an honor to serve... with you.
LumiÞre: The honor... was mine.
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[the Beast fights Gaston back, grabs him and holds him over] Gaston: Don't let me go... Please, I'll do anything. Don't hurt me, beast.
Beast: I am *not* a beast! [He lets him go]
Beast: Go. [Gaston walks away from him]
Beast: Get out!
Beast: I am *not* a beast! [He lets him go]
Beast: Go. [Gaston walks away from him]
Beast: Get out!
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Belle: [to the servants, about the Beast]Why do you care about him so much?
Mrs. Potts: We've looked after him all his life.
Belle: But he's cursed you somehow. Why? You did nothing.
Mrs. Potts: [ashamed]You're quite right there, dear. You see, when the master lost his mother and his cruel father took that sweet, innocent lad and twisted him up to be just like him, we did nothing.
Mrs. Potts: We've looked after him all his life.
Belle: But he's cursed you somehow. Why? You did nothing.
Mrs. Potts: [ashamed]You're quite right there, dear. You see, when the master lost his mother and his cruel father took that sweet, innocent lad and twisted him up to be just like him, we did nothing.
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Belle: Papa, do you think I'm odd?
Maurice: Odd? My daughter, odd? Where did you get an idea like that?
Belle: I don't know. People talk.
Maurice: Odd? My daughter, odd? Where did you get an idea like that?
Belle: I don't know. People talk.
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Belle: [reciting lines from A Midsummer Night's Dream as the Beast rests]Love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind...
Beast: [recites the rest of the line with her]... and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
Belle: [surprised]You know Shakespeare.
Beast: [rolls over]I had an expensive education.
Belle: Actually, Romeo and Juliet's my favorite play.
Beast: [groans exasperatedly]Ugh, why is that not a surprise?
Belle: [taken aback]I'm sorry?
Beast: Well, all that heartache, and pining, and... [shudders and sticks out his tongue]
Beast: So many better things to read.
Belle: [shocked]Like what? [Cut to the Beast leading Belle into the castle library]
Beast: Well, there are a couple of things in here you could start with...
Beast: [recites the rest of the line with her]... and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
Belle: [surprised]You know Shakespeare.
Beast: [rolls over]I had an expensive education.
Belle: Actually, Romeo and Juliet's my favorite play.
Beast: [groans exasperatedly]Ugh, why is that not a surprise?
Belle: [taken aback]I'm sorry?
Beast: Well, all that heartache, and pining, and... [shudders and sticks out his tongue]
Beast: So many better things to read.
Belle: [shocked]Like what? [Cut to the Beast leading Belle into the castle library]
Beast: Well, there are a couple of things in here you could start with...
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Gaston: [to D'Arque]Stand guard, don't let them escape. [to the villagers]
Gaston: This creature will curse us all, if we don't stop him! [the villagers uproar]
Gaston: Well, I say we *kill the Beast*! [the villagers cheer]
Gaston: This creature will curse us all, if we don't stop him! [the villagers uproar]
Gaston: Well, I say we *kill the Beast*! [the villagers cheer]
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Madame Garderobe: MAESTRO!
Maestro Cadenza: At last!
Madame Garderobe: I'm coming, my love! The fat lady is singing! [piledrives Clothilde]
Maestro Cadenza: Bravissima!
Maestro Cadenza: At last!
Madame Garderobe: I'm coming, my love! The fat lady is singing! [piledrives Clothilde]
Maestro Cadenza: Bravissima!
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