Amadeus (1984)

Simon Callow: Emanuel Schikaneder

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Quotes 

• Emanuel Schikaneder : Look, I asked you if we could start rehearsals next week and you said yes.

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Well, we can.

  Emanuel Schikaneder : So let me see it. Where is it?

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Here. It's all right here in my noodle. The rest is just scribbling. Scribbling and bibbling, bibbling and scribbling.

• Emanuel Schikaneder : [to Mozart]  Look, you little clown, do you know how many people I've hired for you? Do you know how many people are waiting?

  Constanze Mozart : [shouting]  Leave him alone! He's doing his best!

  Emanuel Schikaneder : [to Mozart]  I'm paying these people, don't you understand? I'm paying these people to wait while you do nothing! It's ridiculous!

  Constanze Mozart : You know what's ridiculous? Your libretto, that's what's ridiculous! Only an idiot would ask Wolfie to work on that stuff! 12-foot snakes, magic flutes?

  Emanuel Schikaneder : What's so intelligent about writing a Requiem mass?

  Constanze Mozart : Money! Money!

  Emanuel Schikaneder : She's mad, Wolfie. Write it down please. Just write it down on paper. It's no good to anybody in your head. To hell with your death mass.

• [Mozart loses at musical chairs] 

  Emanuel Schikaneder : Herr Mozart, why don't you name your son's penalty?

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Yes, Papa. Name it. Name it, I'll do anything you say. Anything.

  Leopold Mozart : I want you to come back to Salzburg with me, my son.

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Papa, the rule is you can only give a penalty that can be performed in the room.

  Leopold Mozart : I'm tired of this game, I don't want to play anymore.

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : But my penalty!

  [jumping up and down like an angry child] 

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : I've got to have a penalty!