The Prestige Quotes
Robert Angier : [ has Alfred at gunpoint ] What knot did you tie?
Alfred Borden : I don't know.
Robert Angier : [ shoots him ]
Alfred Borden : I don't know.
Robert Angier : [ shoots him ]
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Robert Angier : He's a dreadful magician.
Cutter : No, he's a wonderful magician. He's a dreadful showman.
Cutter : No, he's a wonderful magician. He's a dreadful showman.
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[ In reference to a bird from a trick ]
Alfred Borden : See? He's fine!
Boy : But where's his brother?
Alfred Borden : See? He's fine!
Boy : But where's his brother?
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Nikola Tesla : Things don't always go as planned, Mr. Angier. That's the beauty of science.
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Robert Angier : Which hat is mine?
Nikola Tesla : They are all your hat, Mr. Angier.
Nikola Tesla : They are all your hat, Mr. Angier.
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Robert Angier : I thought you said I'd have to get my hands dirty.
Cutter : Maybe someday you will; I just needed to know that you could.
Cutter : Maybe someday you will; I just needed to know that you could.
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Cutter : Take a minute to consider your achievement. I once told you about a sailor who drowned.
Robert Angier : Yes, he said it was like going home.
Cutter : I lied. He said it was agony.
Robert Angier : Yes, he said it was like going home.
Cutter : I lied. He said it was agony.
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Alfred Borden : A real magician tries to invent something new, that other magicians are gonna scratch their heads over.
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Alfred Borden : He's prograsive, he's predictable, he's boring. I mean, Milton's got success, whatever that means, and now he's scared, he won't take any risks at all. I mean, he's squandering the goodwill of the audience with these tired, second-rate tricks...
Robert Angier : They're all favorites, please...
Alfred Borden : Favorites? come on, give me something fresh, he wont even try a bloody bullet catch!
Cutter : A bullet-catch is suicide, all it takes is some smart-ass volunteer to put a button in the barrel
Alfred Borden : Fine, use a plant!
Robert Angier : You can't use plants for every trick!
Julia McCullough : There'll be no seats left for the punters! [ laughs ]
Alfred Borden : Fine, no bullet-catch, whatever, but the point is... a real magician, tries to invent something new, that other magicians are gonna scratch their heads over, you know?
Cutter : Right, then you sell it to him for a small fortune?
Alfred Borden : Alright...
Cutter : I suppose you have such a trick?
Alfred Borden : Actually, I do.
Robert Angier : They're all favorites, please...
Alfred Borden : Favorites? come on, give me something fresh, he wont even try a bloody bullet catch!
Cutter : A bullet-catch is suicide, all it takes is some smart-ass volunteer to put a button in the barrel
Alfred Borden : Fine, use a plant!
Robert Angier : You can't use plants for every trick!
Julia McCullough : There'll be no seats left for the punters! [ laughs ]
Alfred Borden : Fine, no bullet-catch, whatever, but the point is... a real magician, tries to invent something new, that other magicians are gonna scratch their heads over, you know?
Cutter : Right, then you sell it to him for a small fortune?
Alfred Borden : Alright...
Cutter : I suppose you have such a trick?
Alfred Borden : Actually, I do.
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Cutter : I saw you, drop the knot again...?
Julia McCullough : I think I turned my wrist...
Cutter : Some nights, you just don't get it do you? I mean, if that knot slips, and Julia's on the hoist, she'll break her leg!
Alfred Borden : It's a wrong knot. [ pause, Cutter stares at him ]
Alfred Borden : Like I said, the Langfeld Double, will hold tighter!
Cutter : The Langfeld Double isn't a wet knot! It's too dangerous - if the rope swells up, she won't be able to slip it!
Julia McCullough : I can slip a Langfeld underwater.
Alfred Borden : [ looks at Julia ] She can slip it, we can practice...
Robert Angier : Hey, Borden, he said no!
Alfred Borden : [ scoffs ] Oh well, you know knots better than me, do you?
Cutter : Listen! No more mistakes!
Julia McCullough : I think I turned my wrist...
Cutter : Some nights, you just don't get it do you? I mean, if that knot slips, and Julia's on the hoist, she'll break her leg!
Alfred Borden : It's a wrong knot. [ pause, Cutter stares at him ]
Alfred Borden : Like I said, the Langfeld Double, will hold tighter!
Cutter : The Langfeld Double isn't a wet knot! It's too dangerous - if the rope swells up, she won't be able to slip it!
Julia McCullough : I can slip a Langfeld underwater.
Alfred Borden : [ looks at Julia ] She can slip it, we can practice...
Robert Angier : Hey, Borden, he said no!
Alfred Borden : [ scoffs ] Oh well, you know knots better than me, do you?
Cutter : Listen! No more mistakes!
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Nikola Tesla : Have you considered the cost of such a machine?
Robert Angier : Price is not an object.
Nikola Tesla : Perhaps not, but have you considered the *cost*?
Robert Angier : Price is not an object.
Nikola Tesla : Perhaps not, but have you considered the *cost*?
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Olivia Wenscombe : It won't bring your wife back.
Robert Angier : I don't care about my wife. I care about his secret.
Robert Angier : I don't care about my wife. I care about his secret.
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[ Olivia visits Alfred Borden in his workshop. Bernard Fallon is there too ]
Olivia Wenscombe : I'm here to give your show what's still missing.
Alfred Borden : Yeah? What might that be?
Olivia Wenscombe : Me. [ Borden laughs ]
Alfred Borden : I was just saying that; weren't I, Bernard? Woman's touch.
Olivia Wenscombe : I'm here to give your show what's still missing.
Alfred Borden : Yeah? What might that be?
Olivia Wenscombe : Me. [ Borden laughs ]
Alfred Borden : I was just saying that; weren't I, Bernard? Woman's touch.
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Sarah : I know what you really are, and Alfred, I can't live like this.
Alfred Borden : Oh, you think I can live like this? You think I bloody enjoy, living like this? We have a beatiful house, lovely little girl, we're married, what is *so* wrong with your life?
Alfred Borden : Oh, you think I can live like this? You think I bloody enjoy, living like this? We have a beatiful house, lovely little girl, we're married, what is *so* wrong with your life?
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Sarah : Alfred I can't live like *this*!
Alfred Borden : Well, what do you want from me?
Sarah : I want - I want you to be, honest with me. No tricks, no lies, no secrets. [ pause ]
Sarah : Do you - do you love me?
Alfred Borden : Not today. No.
Alfred Borden : Well, what do you want from me?
Sarah : I want - I want you to be, honest with me. No tricks, no lies, no secrets. [ pause ]
Sarah : Do you - do you love me?
Alfred Borden : Not today. No.
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