The Elephant Man Quotes
John Merrick: I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!
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Mrs. Kendal : Why, Mr. Merrick, you're not an elephant man at all.
John Merrick : Oh no?
Mrs. Kendal : Oh no... no... you're a Romeo.
John Merrick : Oh no?
Mrs. Kendal : Oh no... no... you're a Romeo.
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John Merrick : I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!
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Carr Gomm : Can you imagine the kind of life he must have had?
Dr. Frederick Treves : Yes, I think I can.
Carr Gomm : I don't think so. No one could possibly imagine it! I don't believe any of us can!
Dr. Frederick Treves : Yes, I think I can.
Carr Gomm : I don't think so. No one could possibly imagine it! I don't believe any of us can!
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Mothershead : Sir! I don't quite... I don't quite understand why it is you allow that sort of people in there.
Dr. Frederick Treves : Why? Because he enjoys it, and I think it's very good for him.
Mothershead : Yes, but, sir, you saw the expression on their faces. They didn't hide their disgust. They don't care anything about John! They only want to impress their friends!
Dr. Frederick Treves : I think you're being rather harsh on them, don't you, Mrs. Mothershead?
Mothershead : I beg your pardon!
Dr. Frederick Treves : You yourself hardly showed him much loving kindness when he first arrived, did you?
Mothershead : I bathed him, I fed him, and I cleaned up after him, didn't I? And I see that my nurses do the same. And if loving kindness can be called care and practical concern, then I did show him loving kindness, and I am not ashamed to admit it!
Dr. Frederick Treves : Why? Because he enjoys it, and I think it's very good for him.
Mothershead : Yes, but, sir, you saw the expression on their faces. They didn't hide their disgust. They don't care anything about John! They only want to impress their friends!
Dr. Frederick Treves : I think you're being rather harsh on them, don't you, Mrs. Mothershead?
Mothershead : I beg your pardon!
Dr. Frederick Treves : You yourself hardly showed him much loving kindness when he first arrived, did you?
Mothershead : I bathed him, I fed him, and I cleaned up after him, didn't I? And I see that my nurses do the same. And if loving kindness can be called care and practical concern, then I did show him loving kindness, and I am not ashamed to admit it!
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John Merrick : There's something I've been meaning to ask you for some time now.
Dr. Frederick Treves : What's that?
John Merrick : Can you cure me?
Dr. Frederick Treves : No. We can care for you, but we can't cure you.
John Merrick : [ matter-of-factly ] No. I thought not.
Dr. Frederick Treves : What's that?
John Merrick : Can you cure me?
Dr. Frederick Treves : No. We can care for you, but we can't cure you.
John Merrick : [ matter-of-factly ] No. I thought not.
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Bytes : Life!... is full of surprises. Consider the fate of this creature's poor mother, struck down in the fourth month of her maternal condition by an elephant, a wild elephant. Struck down!... on an uncharted African isle. The result is plain to see... Ladies and gentlemen... The terrible... Elephant... Man...
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Dr. Fox : Have you ever mentioned his mental state?
Dr. Frederick Treves : Oh, he's an imbecile, probably from birth. Man's a complete idiot... Pray to God he's an idiot.
Dr. Frederick Treves : Oh, he's an imbecile, probably from birth. Man's a complete idiot... Pray to God he's an idiot.
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[ last lines ]
Merrick's Mother : Never. Oh, never. Nothing will die. The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats. Nothing will die.
Merrick's Mother : Never. Oh, never. Nothing will die. The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats. Nothing will die.
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[ first lines ]
Skeleton Man : Get rid of them! I don't want to see them!
Fat Lady : Darling, don't be difficult! Let's take our sweet lovely children on an outing.
Skeleton Man : Get rid of them! I don't want to see them!
Fat Lady : Darling, don't be difficult! Let's take our sweet lovely children on an outing.
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Mrs. Treves : I'm very pleased to meet you, Mr. Merrick.
John Merrick : I'm very pleased... [ John begins to cry ]
Dr. Frederick Treves : What is it, John? What's the matter?
John Merrick : It's just that I-I'm not used to being treated so well by a beautiful woman...
John Merrick : I'm very pleased... [ John begins to cry ]
Dr. Frederick Treves : What is it, John? What's the matter?
John Merrick : It's just that I-I'm not used to being treated so well by a beautiful woman...
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John Merrick : [ after seeing pictures of Dr. Treves' family ] Would you care to see my mother?
Dr. Frederick Treves : [ surprised ] Your mother? Yes please. [ John pulls out a small portrait ]
Mrs. Treves : Oh but she's... Mr. Merrick, she's beautiful!
John Merrick : Oh, she had the face of an angel! [ sadly ]
John Merrick : I must have been a great disappointment to her.
Mrs. Treves : No, Mr. Merrick, no. No son as loving as you could ever be a disappointment.
John Merrick : If only I could find her, so she could see me with such lovely friends here now; perhaps she could love me as I am. I've tried so hard to be good. [ Mrs. Treves begins to cry ]
Dr. Frederick Treves : [ surprised ] Your mother? Yes please. [ John pulls out a small portrait ]
Mrs. Treves : Oh but she's... Mr. Merrick, she's beautiful!
John Merrick : Oh, she had the face of an angel! [ sadly ]
John Merrick : I must have been a great disappointment to her.
Mrs. Treves : No, Mr. Merrick, no. No son as loving as you could ever be a disappointment.
John Merrick : If only I could find her, so she could see me with such lovely friends here now; perhaps she could love me as I am. I've tried so hard to be good. [ Mrs. Treves begins to cry ]
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