Dr. Anton Phibes Quotes in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

Dr. Vesalius: For God's sake!

Dr. Anton Phibes: Don't cry upon God, Dr. Vesalius. He is on my side! He led me, showed me the way in my quest for vengeance.

Dr. Anton Phibes: Where can we find two better hemispheres, without sharp north, without declining west? My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears, and true plain hearts do in thee faces rest. Within twenty-four hours, my work will be finished, and then, my precious jewel, I will join you in your setting. We shall be reunited forever in a secluded corner of the great elysian field of the beautiful beyond!

Dr. Anton Phibes: Perhaps your hands will shake and he, too, will die under your knife. A few remaining minutes are all you have. Because when the acid reaches him, he will have a face like mine!

Dr. Anton Phibes: A few remaining minutes are all you have because when the acid reaches him he will have a face like mine!

Dr. Anton Phibes: Go, Vulnavia. Your work is complete, come and join us on the other side.

Dr. Anton Phibes: [quoting Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"] If music be the food of love, play on!

Biederbeck: So that's it. The key.

Dr. Anton Phibes: My key.

Biederbeck: No. For years I've searched. The temple of Abiskis, the river of life. It's mine, Phibes.

Dr. Anton Phibes: Then your beloved will die. For only the key will save her now.

Biederbeck: You lie. The key controls the gates, nothing more.

Dr. Anton Phibes: The key controls the gates and much more: the life of your Diana. And you have only three minutes to use it. Now, save your Diana.

Dr. Anton Phibes: Here where mystic lines converge, we shall find the door way which seperates the living from the dead!

Dr. Anton Phibes: You cannot threaten the dead with death, my friend. Only with life, eternal life!