Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe that there’s one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls my destiny. It’s all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
In the name of his Imperial Majesty in the city of Vienna, I hereby arrest Edward Abramovich, also known as Eisenheim The Illusionist, on charges of disturbing public order, charlatanism and threats against the empire.
Now you’re looking for the secret. But you won’t find it because of course, you’re not really looking. You don’t really want to work it out. You want to be fooled.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
I know you won’t, but you’ve got to!
The secret impresses no one. The trick you use it for is everything.
There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable… I simply am not there.
Mother, do you remember when I was little, I had a friend, he was make-believe? Only I could see him?
Redrum.
There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home.
This is the old house! The one the tornado blew away. This is how I got into Oz the first time. That used to be my bedroom, and in there was the kitchen… And that’s where I landed on the Wicked Witch of the East. But where all the munchkins?
What’s in the box?
It’s an unfair game. And now we’ve been gutted. We’re like organ donors for the rich.
Then we stabs them out. Put out his eyeses, make him crawl.
Private Pyle I’m gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you! ONE! TWO! THREE!
I’m looking forward to seeing you in action. Jack says you’ve got a great big cock.
I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.
Captain Jack Sparrow, if you please, sir.
Whatever you say, Jack.
J-J-J-Jack! But they said you were dead. You must be - double dead!