Wizard Quotes in The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)

Dim: Uh, boss? What's a tarantula?

Wizard: A spider.

Tweedles: [gulp] ... SPIDER!

Wizard: I'll have my turn next.

Wizard: You get a job. You become the job.

Wizard: Look at it this way. A man takes a job, you know? And that job - I mean, like that - That becomes what he is. You know, like - You do a thing and that's what you are. Like I've been a cabbie for thirteen years. Ten years at night. I still don't own my own cab. You know why? Because I don't want to. That must be what I want. To be on the night shift drivin' somebody else's cab. You understand? I mean, you become - You get a job, you become the job. One guy lives in Brooklyn. One guy lives in Sutton Place. You got a lawyer. Another guy's a doctor. Another guy dies. Another guy gets well. People are born, y'know? I envy you, your youth. Go on, get laid, get drunk. Do anything. You got no choice, anyway. I mean, we're all fucked. More or less, ya know.

Travis Bickle: I don't know. That's about the dumbest thing I ever heard.

Wizard: It's not Bertrand Russell. But what do you want? I'm a cabbie. What do I know? I don't even know what the fuck you're talking about.

Travis Bickle: Maybe I don't know either.

Wizard: In the middle of the bridge she changes her pantyhose.

Wizard: Hey Travis, this here's Doughboy. We call him that 'cause he'll do anything for a buck.

Doughboy: Hi Travis. Got change of a nickel?

Wizard: You know what music is? God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars.

Wizard: You got to love music more than you love food. More than life. More than yourself.

Wizard: Hola music lovers! While the cat's away-

[He sees the pizza box on the ground]

Wizard: oh. who likes pizza?

[Arthur tries to sneak away]

Wizard: Arthur.

[gestures for Arthur to come here]

Wizard: What is he?

Backbeat: He's a damn fool!

Wizard: What are you Arthur?

Arthur: I'm a real piece of work, Wizard.

Wizard: [Wizard points his switch blade at Arthur] You're on thin ice.

Arthur: I didn't take no family money. He bought it

[points to August]

Arthur: [August stares at Wizard]

Wizard: What?

August Rush: You look crazy.

Wizard: I am crazy! RAAAHHH!

[August flinches]

Wizard: [smugly] See? Come here. C'mon. NOW!

[August walks over nervously]

Wizard: What are you doing here?

August Rush: I followed the music.

Wizard: [Wizard looks at him for a second then cracks up] Where'd you get this one Arthur? Belevieu?

Wizard: [Wizard looks at August's hands] You never played a note in your life. You know what music is? It's God's little reminder that there's something else in this universe besides us. Harmonic connection between everything, even the stars.

August Rush: Is this a school?

Arthur: Yeah, the school of "Screw You and Take All Your Damn Money"!

Backbeat: Yeah, we're top of the class!

Wizard: NOT! It's a business. POCKETS!

Wizard: What do you want to be in the world? I mean the whole world. What do you want to be? Close your eyes and think about that.

August Rush: Found.

Wizard: [pauses] Doesn't have enough yin. little more yang, ya know?

August Rush: yeah

Wizard: Can't you see it? Wizard productions presents the number one heat wave: AUGUST RUSH!

August Rush: Yeah! Me! That's me!

Wizard: Deal's off.

August Rush: But Wizard, I have to play! I have to let them hear!

Wizard: [Grabs August and throws him against the fence] You play when I say play. You breathe when I say breathe! You got that boy? You forget about your parents! They were pretty quick to forget about you!

Wizard: [Wizard calms down a bit then continues] You do not know how precious your gift is. You're just a kid, you don't know. I do, August

Wizard: When I say run, you run, okay?

Wizard: This teenage thing's gettin' outta hand.

Wizard: Don't knock it, Colin. Milk it. Shake it. Break it. Make it. Take it for all it's got! The power of youth.

Wizard: Cool it, kiddo. Come to the real teenage ball.