Doorknob Quotes in Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Doorknob: Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.

Alice: I simply must get through!

Doorknob: Sorry, you're much too big. Simply impassible.

Alice: You mean impossible?

Doorknob: No, impassible. Nothing's impossible.

[Alice reaches the door to escape from the mob]

Doorknob: [tries to open the door] D'oh! I'm - still locked, you know!

Alice: [in horror] But the queen! I simply *must* get out!

Doorknob: [chuckles] But you *are* outside.

Alice: [releases her grip on the Doorknob] What?

Doorknob: [opens his mouth] See for yourself.

[Alice sees through his mouth and sees herself asleep with Dinah also sleeping on her lap by a tree in a beautiful meadow]

Alice: Why - why that's me! I'm asleep!

Queen of Hearts: [shouting from a distance, advancing toward Alice along with a mob of other characters] Don't let her get away! Off with her head!

Alice: [in terror, through the Doorknob's mouth] Alice, wake up! Please, wake up, Alice!

Queen of Hearts: [comes closer with the rest of the mob] Off with her head!

Alice: Alice! Please, wake up, Alice!

[as the mob draws nearer, the screen goes into swirling multicolor until it shows Alice sleeping by the tree]

Alice: [voiceover] Alice! Alice! Alice!

Alice's sister: [changes to her sister's] Alice! Alice! Will you kindly pay attention and recite your lesson?

Doorknob: D'ooooh!

Alice: Oh! I beg your pardon...

Doorknob: Whew. Quite all right, but you did give me quite a turn.

Alice: You see, I was following...

Doorknob: Rather good, what? Doorknob? Turn? Since one good turn deserves another, what can I do for you?

Alice: [drinks from bottle] Mmm... tastes like cherry tart.

[shrinks down]

Alice: Custard.

[shrinks down]

Alice: Pineapple.

[shrinks down]

Alice: Roast turkey.

[now at minimum size]

Alice: Goodness! What did I do?

Doorknob: [chuckles] You almost went out like a candle!

Alice: But look, I'm just the right size!

Doorknob: Oh - no use.

[laughs]

Doorknob: I forgot to tell you.

[laughs]

Doorknob: I'm locked!

[laughs]

Alice: Oh, no!

Doorknob: But of course, you've got the key, so...

Alice: What key?

Doorknob: Now, don't tell me you've left it up there!