A Night at the Opera Quotes

Otis B. Driftwood: And eight pieces of French pasty.

Fiorello: With two hard-boiled eggs.

Otis B. Driftwood: And two hard-boiled eggs.
[Tomasso honks his horn]

Otis B. Driftwood: Make that three hard-boiled eggs.

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Otis B. Driftwood: And now, on with the opera. Let joy be unconfined. Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons, and necking in the parlor.

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Otis B. Driftwood: Could he sail tomorrow?

Fiorello: You pay him enough money, he could sail yesterday.

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Otis B. Driftwood: Do they allow tipping on the boat?

Steward: Yes, sir.

Otis B. Driftwood: Have you got two fives?

Steward: Yes, sir!

Otis B. Driftwood: Well, then you won't need the ten cents I was gonna give you.

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Otis B. Driftwood: Have you got any stewed prunes?

Steward: Yes, Sir.

Otis B. Driftwood: Well, give them some black coffee. That'll sober them up.

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Otis B. Driftwood: Hello toots.

Mrs. Claypool: Well. What are you doing here? This is Mr. Gottlieb's box.

Otis B. Driftwood: He couldn't come, so he gave me his ticket. He couldn't get dressed, so he gave me his clothes.

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Otis B. Driftwood: I saw Mrs. Claypool first. Of course, her mother really saw her first but there's no point in bringing the Civil War into this.

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Otis B. Driftwood: I saw Mrs. Claypool first. Of course, her mother really saw her first but there's no point in bringing the Civil War into this.

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Otis B. Driftwood: It's all right, that's in every contract. That's what they call a sanity clause.
[Fiorello laughs loudly]

Fiorello: You can't fool me! There ain't no Sanity Claus!

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Otis B. Driftwood: Ladies and gentlemen... I guess that takes in most of you...

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Otis B. Driftwood: Now we're getting somewhere.

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Otis B. Driftwood: Say, I just remembered, I came back here looking for somebody. You don't know who it is, do you?

Fiorello: It's a funny thing, it just slipped my mind.

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Otis B. Driftwood: Signor Lassparri comes from a very famous family. His mother was a well-known bass singer. His father was the first man to stuff spaghetti with bicarbonate of soda, thus causing and curing indigestion at the same time.

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Otis B. Driftwood: Signor Lassparri comes from a very famous family. His mother was a well-known bass singer. His father was the first man to stuff spaghetti with bicarbonate of soda, thus causing and curing indigestion at the same time.

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Otis B. Driftwood: That woman? Do you know why I sat with her? Because she reminded me of you.

Mrs. Claypool: Really?

Otis B. Driftwood: Of course, that's why I'm sitting here with you. Because you remind me of you. Your eyes, your throat, your lips! Everything about you reminds me of you. Except you. How do you account for that? If she figures that one out, she's good.

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Otis B. Driftwood: That's the fire escape. And, uh... that's a table, and this is a room, and there's the door leading out, and I wish you'd use it, I... I vant to be alone!

Henderson: You'll be alone when I throw you in jail!

Otis B. Driftwood: Isn't there a song like that, Henderson?

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Otis B. Driftwood: That's the fire escape. And, uh... that's a table, and this is a room, and there's the door leading out, and I wish you'd use it, I... I vant to be alone!

Henderson: You'll be alone when I throw you in jail!

Otis B. Driftwood: Isn't there a song like that, Henderson?

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Otis B. Driftwood: Was that a high C, or Vitamin D?

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Ricardo: And what was it you wanted to see me about?

Rosa: I suppose I sent for you?

Ricardo: Well you meant to. Didn't she, Marie?

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Ricardo: But I will still remember the happiness we've known.

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Fiorello: Ricardo, how do you feel?

Ricardo: After a meal like that great. I could sing my head off. Cosi-Cosa. It's a wonderful word tra-la-la-la.

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Fiorello: Ricardo, how do you feel?

Ricardo: After a meal like that great. I could sing my head off. Cosi-Cosa. It's a wonderful word tra-la-la-la.

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Henderson: Say! Now, how did those two bed get together?
Otis B. Driftwood: Well, you know how those things are, they breed like rabbits.

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Lassparri: What do you mean by humiliating me in front of all of those people? You're fired! Do you understand? You're fired!

Otis B. Driftwood: Hey, you big bully. What's the idea of hitting that little bully?

Lassparri: Will you kindly let me handle my own affairs? Get out!

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Mrs. Claypool: I've been sitting right here since seven o'clock.
Otis B. Driftwood: Yes, with your back to me. When I invite a woman to dinner I expect her to look at my face. That's the price she has to pay.

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Otis B. Driftwood: [to carriage driver] Hey you. I told you to slow that nag down. On account of you I almost heard the opera.

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Otis B. Driftwood: Two beers, bartender!

Fiorello: I'll take two beers, too.

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Otis B. Driftwood: You see that spaghetti? Now, behind that spaghetti is none other than Herman Gottlieb, director of the New York Opera Company. Do you follow me?

Mrs. Claypool: Yes.

Otis B. Driftwood: Well stop following me or I'll have you arrested!

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Otis B. Driftwood: [to carriage driver] Hey you. I told you to slow that nag down. On account of you I almost heard the opera.

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Otis B. Driftwood: [to carriage driver] Hey you. I told you to slow that nag down. On account of you I almost heard the opera.

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