Last Updated: November 26, 2022 by Quote.cc Team
Beauty and the Beast was the first animated movie to garner a Best Picture Oscar nomination. That follows the tale of Belle, who becomes imprisoned in a castle by the Beast, a former prince who was cursed. He’ll remain a beast forever if he can’t find love- and find someone to love him in turn, despite his hideous appearance.
Plot: Bella goes to live in the Beast’s castle in place of her father. The monster was a prince once, but he’s now trapped in a monstrous body due to a curse. The two know each other, and Bella realizes the Beast isn’t as terrible as he seems. Furthermore, many humanized objects make her stay in the haunted castle very pleasant.
120 Magical Beauty and the Beast Quotes
“Beast: [pounds on Belle’s door yelling] I thought I told you to come down to dinner!
Belle: I’m not hungry!
Beast: You’ll come out, or I’ll… I’ll… I’ll break down the door!
Lumiere: Master, I could be wrong, but that might not be the best way to win the girl’s affections.”
“Belle: Where is he?
Gaston: When we return to the village, you will marry me.
Belle: Never!”
“Lumière: You must charm her! Be gentle!
Mrs. Potts: Kind!
Cogsworth: Sweet!
Lumière: Come, come, show me the smile!
[the Beast gives a wide smile, showing his monstrous teeth]
Mrs. Potts: Ooh, dear!
Cogsworth: Oh, my!”
“Beast: I let her go…
Cogsworth: What? But why?
Beast: Because I love her…”
“Belle: [to Lumiere] What happens when the last petal falls?
Lumière: The master remains a beast forever…
Cogsworth: …and we become antiques!”
“[Gaston notices the Beast, throws the torch away and uses the pistol before shoot him]
Gaston: Hello, Beast!
[the Beast notices him]
Gaston: I’m Gaston. Belle sent me… Do you in love with her? Do you honestly think she want you?
[prepares to shoot the Beast]”
“Lumiere: Impress her with your rapier wit.
Mrs Potts: But be gentle.
Lumiere: Shower her with compliments.
Mrs Potts: But be sincere.
Lumiere: And above all.
Lumiere, Mrs Potts: You must control your temper!”
“Maurice: I mean it this time! I’ll never get this boneheaded contraption to work!
Belle: Yes you will, and you’ll win first prize at the fair tomorrow.
[Maurice frowns]
Belle: And become a world-famous inventor.
Maurice: You really believe that?
Belle: I always have.”
“Gaston: If I didn’t know better, I’d think you had feelings for this monster.
Belle: He’s no monster, Gaston. You are!”
“Gaston: Say you’ll marry me!
Belle: I’m very sorry, Gaston but I just don’t deserve you!”
“Beast: This castle is your home now, so you can go anywhere you like, except the West Wing.
Belle: What’s in the West.
Beast: It’s forbidden!”
“Beast: I want to do something for her. But what?
Cogsworth: Well, there’s the usual things. Flowers, chocolates, promises you don’t intend to keep.”
“Enchanted? Haha haha! Who said anything about the castle being enchanted? Hahaha.
[to Lumiere] It was you, wasn’t it?”
“Beast: She’s so beautiful, and I’m. Well, look at me!
Mrs Potts: Oh, must help her to see past all that.
Beast: I don’t know-how.
Mrs Potts: Well, you can start by making yourself more presentable. Straighten up. Try to act like a gentleman.”
“Beast: Christmas?! She’s planning Christmas?!
Forte: Yes. Awful, isn’t it.”
“Belle: What do you know about my dreams, Gaston?
Gaston: Plenty! Here, picture this: a rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting on the fire, and my little wife massaging my feet, while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs. We’ll have six or seven.”
“Ma chère mademoiselle. It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight. And now, we invite to relax, let us pull up a chair, as the dining room proudly presents your dinner.”
“Chip: Mama, there’s a girl in the castle!
Mrs Potts: Now Chip, I’ll not have you making up such wild stories.
Chip: Really, Mama, I saw her!
Mrs Potts: Not another word, into the tub.
Chip: [Mrs. Potts lifts Chip into the tub] But. What?
Feather duster: A girl! I saw a girl in the castle!”
“So you want me to throw her father into the asylum unless she agrees to marry you?
[Lefou nods eagerly]
Oh, that is despicable.
[chuckling evilly]
I love it!”
“She glanced this way, I thought I saw… And when we touched, she didn’t shudder at my paw.
No, it can’t be; I’ll just ignore… But then, she’s never looked at me that way before…” – Beast
“Gaston: [rudely flipping through Belle’s book] How can you read this? There are no pictures!
Belle: Well, some people use their imagination.”
“Now I know she’ll never leave me, even as she fades from view
She will still inspire me, be a part of everything I do
Wasting in my lonely tower, waiting by an open door
I’ll fool myself, she’ll walk right in, and as the long long nights begin, I’ll think of all that might have been
Waiting here forevermore…”
“You promised to give me my bookstore back, she said, trying not to cry.
I did promise, he said, his voice growing stronger and more human. And… a king keeps his promises.” – Liz Braswell
“Chip: Doesn’t look so special to me.
Belle: Oh, Chip, I’m sorry. Nothing’s changed.
Angelique: I told you nothing would change. I told you the master would not allow this. I told you Christmas was a hopeless folly. But, I was wrong.
[singing]
Angelique: When I felt lost and lonely, not a dream in my head, your words lifted my spirits high. Remember what you said: As long as there’s Christmas, I truly believe that hope is the greatest of the gifts we’ll receive. As long as our guiding star shines above…
Belle: [at the same time as Angelique] That hope is the greatest of the gifts we’ll receive. As long as our guiding star shines above…
Angelique: There’ll always be Christmas.
Belle: So there always will be a time when the world is filled with peace and love.”
“Lumiere: [Beast glumly walks away as Lumiere sees the present that Belle left for him] Oooooh, it’s for you, Master. It’s from – a girl.
Beast: [Looking back] Mrs. Potts?
Lumiere: [Irate] No, from Belle!
Beast: Belle?
[Beast prepares to open the present but Lumiere stops him]
Lumiere: Ah-ah-ah, Master, you can’t open it!
Beast: Why not? It’s for me, isn’t it?
Lumiere: Because it’s not yet Christmas.
[Beast turns away in a huff]
Lumiere: Master, we all understand how you feel about Christmas. But when a woman gives a man a gift, she’s saying, “I care about you.”
Beast: But I don’t have a gift for her.
Lumiere: It’s not too late.
Beast: [huffs again] Well, I guess I’ll get her a little something.”
“The people think I’m odd. So, I know how it feels to be…different. And I know how lonely that can be.” – Belle
“Can anybody be happy if they aren’t free?” – Belle
“Maybe she needed someone to show her how to live and he needed someone to show him how to love.” – N.R. Hart
“If he could learn to love another and earn her love in return, by the time the last petal fell, then, the spell will be broken.”
“As I always say, ‘If it’s not Baroque, don’t fix it!’” – Cogsworth
“Well, of course he can talk. It’s all he ever does. Now, Lumière, as head of the household I demand that you put her back in her cell at once.” – Cogsworth
“Since you are so kind as to think of me, be so kind as to bring me a rose, for as none grow hereabouts, they are a kind of rarity.” – Jeanne Marie Beaumont
“It is love we must hold on to, never easy, but we try”
“I’m very sorry Gaston, but I just don’t deserve you.” – Belle
“For once in might be grand to have someone understand, I want so much more than they’ve got planned!” – Beauty and the Beast
“Did you honestly think she’d want someone like you when she had someone like me?” – Gaston
“I will escape. I promise.” – Belle
“If it’s not Baroque, don’t fix it.” – Cogsworth
“My dear Belle, you’re so ahead of your time. This is a small village, and it’s small-minded, as well. But small also means safe.” – Maurice
“I never felt this way about anyone. I wanna do something for her.” – Beast
“Well, I never thanked you for not leaving me to be eaten by wolves.” – Beast
“Were together now. Everything’s going to be fine…” – Belle
“I would kill myself first,” he whispered.” – Liz Braswell
“I would risk anything to kiss you again.” – Lumiere
“I want much more than this provincial life.” – Belle
“A ferocious growl drew my gaze to the back of the room, where a hairy beast wore a yellow ball gown. I tried to block out the memory of Beauty in that dress earlier this evening.” – Betsy Schow
“It is you.” – Belle
“No. You would never hurt me.” The Beast gave a wan smile… and then leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. “I would kill myself first,” he whispered.” – Liz Braswell
“I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I wanted more than I can tell… For once it might be grand to have someone understand, I want so much more than they’ve got planned!” – Belle
“The master’s not as terrible as he appears!” – Mrs. Pott
“En garde, you overgrown pocket watch!” – Lumiere
“Sometimes,’ Beauty said softly, sipping from her silver goblet, ‘everyone needs to let the beast inside them out for a while’. She laughed, a sound like a waterfall meeting the sea and more glitter escaped from her fingertips. ‘I like to see it. We all have our dark lusts. We should enjoy them.” – Sarah Pinborough
“Love lives on inside our hearts, and always will.” – Maurice
“Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside the castle, with a magic mirror, as his only window to the outside world.” – Narrator
“Although he had everything his heart desired, the Prince was spoiled, selfish and unkind.” – Narrator
“We all have a choice—to be monsters or men. It is not a matter of blood, but a condition of the heart.” – Elizabeth D. Marie
“Belle, you must leave here! This castle is alive!” – Maurice
“I am NOT a beast!” – Beast (to Gaston)
“This is a tale of a beauty much deeper than that. It is the story of two people drawn together under the most interesting of circumstances, two people who learn to truly see what matters only after they meet each other and their tale—one both as old as time and as fresh as a rose—begins.” – Elizabeth Rudnick
“I love you!” – Belle
“I’ve been burnt by you before!” – Plumette
“You don’t have time to be timid. You must be bold, daring.”
“She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.”- Beauty and the Beast
“There goes the baker with his tray like always, the same old bread and rolls to sell, every morning just the same since the morning that we came to this poor provincial town.” – Belle
“It’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas… thinking…” – Gaston
“I just finished the most wonderful story.” – Belle
“You most certainly did not, you pompous, paraffin-headed peabrain!” – Cogsworth
“The villagers say that I’m a funny girl. But I’m not sure they mean it as a compliment.” – Belle
“There always will be a time when the world is filled with peace and love.” – Belle
“Please… Don’t leave me. I love you.” – Belle
“Once upon a time…” – Narrator
“Who’d have ever thought that this could be? True that he’s no Prince Charming But there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see.” – Belle
“You are the wildest, most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen! Nobody deserves you…” – Gaston
“Think of the one thing that you’ve always wanted. Now find it in your mind’s eye and feel it in your heart.” – Beast
“Did you see her stand up to him? I am telling you, this girl is the one. They must fall in love if we are to be human again, and how can they fall in love if she stays in her room?” – Lumiere
“If she is the one who’ll break the spell, you must finally learn to love.” – Rosalind
“And here I was thinking you were an utterly uneducated beast,” Belle said teasingly.
“I’ve been burnt by you before!” – Plumette
“I was innocent but certain, now I’m wiser but unsure.” – Howard Ashman
“He’s no monster, Gaston; you are!” – Belle
“And now he’s dear, and so unsure. I wonder why I didn’t see it there before.” – Belle
“Try the grey stuff, it’s delicious! Don’t believe me? Ask the dishes!” – Lumiere
“Tale as old as time, tune as old as song, bittersweet and strange, finding you can change, learning you were wrong.” – Mrs. Potts
“Here in town there’s only she, who is beautiful as me, so I’m making plans to woo and marry Belle!” – Beauty and the Beast
“You don’t lose hope, love. If you do, you lose everything.” – Mrs. Potts
“How does a moment last forever? How can a story never die?” – Beauty and the Beast
“Master, we all understand how you feel about Christmas. But when a woman gives a man a gift, she’s saying, I care about you.” – Lumiere
“As I have said, you have no reason to trust me, and an excellent reason not to.” – Robin McKinley
“I truly believe that hope is the greatest of the gifts we’ll receive. As long as our guiding star shines above.” – Angelique
“If the Beast gave me a library like he gave to Belle, I’d marry him too.” – Aya Ling
“As the years passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could ever learn to love a beast?” – Beast
“I know he looks vicious, but he’s really kind and gentle.” – Belle
“LeFou, I’m afraid I’ve been thinking.” “A dangerous pastime.” “I know.” – Gaston & LeFou
“For the longest time after the curse fell, I did not know if I was a beast who dreamed of being a man, or a man who dreamed he was a beast.” – Leife Shallcross
“Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard?” – Chip
“I am a prince,” he responded with hauteur.” – Liz Braswell
“Gaston, you are positively primeval.” – Belle
“We all know that Beauty grows to love the Beast. She grows to love him, despite what her family might think ? for his charm and education, his knowledge of art and his sensitive heart.” – E. Lockhart
“Thank you for what you just did. But that doesn’t change that you’re too cowardly to be honest with me…” – Belle
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.” – Belle
“The prince begged her for forgiveness, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. ” – Narrator
“It’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas and thinking.” – Gaston
“I use antlers in all of my decorating!” – Beauty and the Beast
“True, that he’s no Prince Charming but there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see.”
“He fell into despair, and lost all hope. For who could ever learn to love a beast?” – Narrator
“Don’t frighten the poor girl!” – Mrs Potts
“I told you nothing would change. I told you the master would not allow this. I told you Christmas was a hopeless folly. But, I was wrong.” – Angelique
“Here’s where she meets Prince Charming, but she won’t discover that it’s him ’til chapter three!” – Belle
“Almost immediately, I found the red door into the library. I opened it idly – and the breath stopped in my throat.” – Belle
“And for once it might be grand to have someone understand I want so much more than they’ve got planned.” – Beast
“You have to help me. You have to stand.” – Belle to the Beast
“You take me as your prisoner, and now you want to have dinner with me? Are you insane?” – Belle
“Don’t you see? She’s the one. The girl we have been waiting for. She has come to break the spell.” – Lumiere
“No great hunter wastes his time on rabbits.” – Gaston
“And as the years flowed by, some villagers told travelers of a beast and a beauty who lived in the castle and could be seen walking on the battlements, and others told of two beauties, and others, of two beasts.” – Emma Donoghue
“Walt said, ‘If I ever do go back, there are only two subjects I would want to do. One of them is Beauty and the Beast.’ For the life of me, I can’t remember what the other one was.” – Charles Solomon
“It’s the ones who play hard to get that are always the sweetest prey. That’s what makes Belle so appealing; she hasn’t made a fool of herself just to gain my favor. What would you call that?” – Gaston
“They were in love with him because he was a prince and a faerie and magical and you were supposed to love princes and faeries and magic people. They loved him the way they’d loved Beast the first time he swept Belle around the dance floor in her yellow dress.” – Holly Black
“Sometimes our happiness is captured, somehow a time and place stand still.” – Beauty and the Beast
“The Beast looked at her with wry amusement. Since you’re the clever one here and haven’t come up with a cunning plan, I was going to suggest brute force. Like we’re a castle under siege, fighting them off. That’s what I know.” – Liz Braswell
“I’d like to thank you all for coming to my wedding. But first I’d better go in there and propose to the girl.” – Gaston
“T-woohoo?” – The Beast
“It is love we must hold on to, never easy, but we try.” – Beauty and the Beast
“I have found that most troubles seem less troubling. After a bracing cup of tea.” – Mrs. Potts
“Belle found she could look back. And not blush. And not have to look away.” – Liz Braswell
“People say a lot of things in anger. It is our choice whether or not to listen.” – Mrs. Potts
“Take it with you so you’ll always have a way to look back… and remember me.” – Beast
“We don’t like what we don’t understand, in fact, it scares us, and this monster’s mysterious, at least…” – Beauty and the Beast
“Then one night, an unexpected intruder arrived at the castle, seeking shelter from the bitter storm. As a gift, she offered the prince a single rose. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince turned the woman away.” – Narrator
“You should learn to control your temper.” – Belle
“I’m very sorry Gaston, but I just don’t deserve you.” – Belle
“You’re in the middle of the woods with a beast as the curse grows stronger. I won’t be able to control it forever.” – Liz Braswell
“When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs every morning to help me get large! And now that I’m grown I eat five dozen eggs, so I’m roughly the size of a BARGE!” – Beauty and the Beast
“When the moment is right, confess your love.” – Lumiere
“Far off places, daring sword fights, a prince in disguise…” – Beauty and the Beast
“I’m especially good at expectorating…” – Beauty and the Beast
“Well there’s the usual things: flowers… chocolates… promises you don’t intend to keep.” – Cogsworth
“New and a bit alarming. Who’d have ever thought this could be? True that he’s no Prince Charming but there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see.” – Belle
“It was her favorite story, that she remembers, but she would be hard-pressed to retell it now, faithfully, as it had been told to her. All she could recall were frayed, sleep-watered images of a forgotten castle in the middle of a wild forest, stone statues, crimson roses, and a dark, animal presence never seen, but which stained her memory of the tale, even past its edges to the daylight after.” – Ava Zavora
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