Christopher Plummer: Doctor Parnassus
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Quotes
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Dr. Parnassus : Percy, what would I do without you?
Percy : Get a midget.
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Dr. Parnassus : Voilà!
Tony : Voilà!
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Dr. Parnassus : [Absorbed in telling Valentina the story] Your mother and I went away together, grew old, and one day she came to me and told me she was pregnant! Can you believe it, at sixty and pregnant. A miracle.
Valentina : [Begins to weep] A miracle or a mistake?
Dr. Parnassus : [sighs, remembering his deal] You were the best mistake I ever made.
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Dr. Parnassus : There are three cardinal rules, Mr. Nick. One, there is no black magic, only cheap tricks and... I forget the others.
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Dr. Parnassus : You can't stop a story being told.
Mr. Nick : That's a weak hypothesis.
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Dr. Parnassus : [Repeated line] What would I do without you, Percy?
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Dr. Parnassus : [Has just seen the Devil] He's come to collect.
[after a pause]
Dr. Parnassus : He's early.
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Dr. Parnassus : I'll kill you you son of a bitch.
Mr. Nick : Now that I'd like to see.
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Dr. Parnassus : [Sees Tony setting up the Imaginarium] What are you doing?
Tony : Trying to save your daughter's life, sir!
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Dr. Parnassus : What would I do without you?
Percy : Get a midget.
Dr. Parnassus : Huh?
Percy : You know, short fellow, a bit taller than I am, short legs, short foot, big head, runs kind of funny.
