“People's reactions to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic; they either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don't, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul.”
Richard Tiffany Gere - Edward Lewis
“- Queen Elizabeth: Playwrights teach us nothing about love. They make it pretty, they make it comical, or they make it lust, but they cannot make it true. - Viola De Lesseps: Oh, but they can!”
Dame Judi Dench - Queen Elizabeth
Gwyneth Paltrow - Viola De Lesseps
“- Pinocchio: I'm going to school. - J. Worthington Foulfellow: School. Ah, yes. Then perhaps you haven't heard of the easy road to success. No? I'm speaking, my boy, of the theater!”
Dickie Jones - Pinocchio
Walter Catlett - J. Worthington Foulfellow
“This will be your home - where I can find you always! To me, you are a belonging. We will tour the world: Paris, London, Monte Carlo, Constantinopolee. We start tonight! You will make lots of money... for me! And when you are growing too old, you will make good firewood!”
Charles Judels - Stromboli
