Favorite Sweeney Todd Quote — Page 3

okay - done thread-jacking now

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"Sit, sir. Sit."

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Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned!
Lovett: You crazy mad, killing a man what done you no harm? And the lad downstairs!
Todd: He recognized me from the old days! He tried to blackmail me, half my earnings forever.
Lovett: Oh... well that's a different matter. What a relief dear - for a moment I thought you'd lost your marbles!

Ah.

"Let him bring her here and then--since you're so hot for a little (throat-cutting gesture of infinite hilarity)--that's the throat to slit, dear!"-- Mrs. Lovett

And from "Not While I'm Around":

Being close and being clever
Ain't like being true
I don't need to
I won't never hide a thing from you
Like some

And when Mrs. Lovett says to the Beadle: "There'll be time for the bakehouse... later." It's Patti's delivery that kills me.

And, lastly, my old favorite:
"No, you see, the trouble with poet is--how do you know it's deceased? Try the priest."

Wait, one more:
"The history of the world, my pet--is learn forgiveness and try to forget. And life is for the alive, my dear, so let's keep living it, just keep living it, really living it--" [Death.]

Ha.

I just thought of one other favorite quote.

"I'll come again when you have JUDGE on the menu!!!"

Gets me every single time

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My favorite line today is my favorite because it illustrates how many different ways there are to play a part:

"Ah, sir. Happy news indeed."

From the OBC reading of this line, you think of the Beadle as a jolly (albeit amoral) fellow; the 2005 revival makes it clear that the Beadle has devils of his own.

My favorite is from Toby. It is my signature.

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"Well how many bells ARE there then?"

"Good, you got it."

"But I haven't got a pain! Not even a twinge!"
*slap*
"You do now!"

"Have a nice sunny suite for the guest to rest in, now and then you can do the guest in"
~ Mrs. Lovett, By The Sea

"Better you should think she was dead yes I lied cause I love you I'd be twice the wife she was I love you, could that thing have cared for you like me?" ~ Mrs. Lovett, Judge's Return

"Do you mean it? Everything I did I swear I did what was always for the best.. believe me.. can we still be married?" ~ Mrs. Lovett, Judge's Return

Just amazing.

Updated On: 3/10/06 at 07:45 PM

"Mr. Todd...the old woman...you harmed her too, have you? You shouldn't, you know - you shouldn't harm nobody." ---Tobias

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