Emanuel Schikaneder Quotes in Amadeus (1984)

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.

[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!

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.