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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Quotes

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a television show that was first aired in 1970 . Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium completed its run in 1970.

It features Richard N. Gladstein as producer, Alexandre Desplat in charge of musical score, and Roman Osin as head of cinematography.

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is 95 minutes long. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The cast includes: Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Edward Magorium, Natalie Portman as Molly Mahoney, and Jason Bateman as Henry Weston.

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Quotes

Jason Bateman as Henry Weston

  • (Jason Bateman) "You have a tenant living in your basement?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "He was born there, I can't very well ask him to leave."
  • (Jason Bateman) "When you say magical, do you mean special?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "Magical."
  • (Jason Bateman) "What about -- really really cool?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "MAGICAL."
  • (Jason Bateman) "How can a store throw a temper tantrum?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "It's a magical toystore, it can do all sorts of things."
  • (Jason Bateman) "You know, some people -- send flowers, or cards, or -- give people hugs. I -- make sure their paper work's all in order. I thought I'd try something different."

Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Edward Magorium

  • (Dustin Hoffman) "I've been inventing toys since the 1770's."
  • (Jason Bateman) "What, excuse me --"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Yes?"
  • (Jason Bateman) "You say 1770's?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Yes, sir, so you can imagine accounting is a brand new concept to me."
  • (Jason Bateman) "You know, that would make you at least 240 years old, sir."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "You're already hired, mutant, there's no need to show off."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "We must face tomorrow, whatever it may hold, with determination, joy and bravery"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Mutant, have you come to take me up on my hula hoop challenge?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "37 seconds."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Great. Well done. Now we wait."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "No. We breathe. We pulse. We regenerate. Our hearts beat. Our minds create. Our souls ingest. 37 seconds, well used, is a lifetime."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Mortamer fetch."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Stupid zebra."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Unlikely adventures require unlikely tools."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Pretty impressive ball isn't it? Impossible to dodge."
  • (Unnamed) "What are you doing?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "I'm practicing the euphonium."
  • (Unnamed) "The what?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "I'm thinking of giving a concert in the psyche ward tomorrow."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "When King Lear dies in Act V, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He's written "He dies." That's all, nothing more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words. The culmination of the most influential work of dramatic literature is "He dies." It takes Shakespeare, a genius, to come up with "He dies." And yet every time I read those two words, I find myself overwhelmed with dysphoria. And I know it's only natural to be sad, but not because of the words "He dies." but because of the life we saw prior to the words."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "I've lived all five of my acts, Mahoney, and I am not asking you to be happy that I must go. I'm only asking that you turn the page, continue reading -- and let the next story begin. And if anyone asks what became of me, you relate my life in all its wonder, and end it with a simple and modest "He died.""
  • (Natalie Portman) "I love you."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "I love you, too."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Your life is an occasion. Rise to it."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "A stroke, you unbrookable ninny. The only stroke I have ever had is one of genius."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Hey, pants."
  • (Natalie Portman) "What about them?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Nothing, just"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "pants."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Me too."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Name the Fibonacci series from its eleventh to its sixteenth."
  • (Jason Bateman) "Umm -- 89, 144, 233, 377, 610?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Perfect. Number four, do we really need it?"
  • (Jason Bateman) "If you like squares; you do."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Oh, I like squares. Good. Now, the hot dog, the hot dog/bun ratio, why for the love of mustard are there never enough buns?"
  • (Jason Bateman) "Extra hot dogs --"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Yes, but why?"
  • (Jason Bateman) "In case you drop a couple."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "What kind of insufferable fool drops a hot dog?"
  • (Jason Bateman) "Anything can happen, sir."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Anything can happen. How absolutely true. You're exactly the mutant I'm looking for. You're hired."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "I fell so completely in love with these shoes, I bought enough pairs to last my whole lifetime. This is my last pair."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Why are you lying?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "I have to."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "But your pants will catch on fire --"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Most of these are important papers -- and some of them might be doodles I never had framed -- I can't tell the difference in them."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "I've hired an accountant."
  • (Natalie Portman) "A what?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "An accountant. According to the word, it must be a cross between a counter and a mutant and that may be precisely what we need."

Natalie Portman as Molly Mahoney

  • (Natalie Portman) "Sir --"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Don't you agree, Mahoney?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "Um, not exactly, sir."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Perfect."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Now we wait."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "No. We Breathe. We Pulse. We Regenerate. Our hearts beat. Our minds create. Our souls ingest. Thirty-seven seconds, well used, is a lifetime."
  • (Natalie Portman) "i knew it. As soon as I saw that suit."
  • (Jason Bateman) "Knew what?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "You're a 'just' guy."
  • (Jason Bateman) "What's a 'just' guy?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "A guy just like you. Same hair, same suit, same shoes, walks around, no matter what, you think it's all just a store, it's just a bench, it's just a tree. It's just what it is, nothing more."
  • (Jason Bateman) "Alright but, but this"
  • (Jason Bateman) "is just a store."
  • (Natalie Portman) "I'm sure to you -- it is."
  • (Natalie Portman) "You're here?"
  • (Jason Bateman) "Apparently."
  • (Natalie Portman) "But not actually?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "Mutant, When you look at me, what do you see?"
  • (Jason Bateman) "Really pretty eyes?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "No -- I mean -- like, do you see a sparkle?"
  • (Jason Bateman) "You mean now, like a glitter -- on your face?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "No, like a sparkle."
  • (Jason Bateman) "What kind of sparkle?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "Like, something reflective of something bigger that's trying to get out. You know what? Never mind."
  • (Jason Bateman) "It might not be so much of a sparkle -- maybe a twinkle?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "Forget it."
  • (Jason Bateman) "A glint?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "It's ok."
  • (Jason Bateman) "Ah -- you've got that thing that you do with your hands --"
  • (Natalie Portman) "That's a quirk."
  • (Jason Bateman) "A quirk's not a sparkle?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "uh uh."
  • (Jason Bateman) "Oh --"
  • (Natalie Portman) "Yeah --"
  • (Natalie Portman) "He's 242 years old and --"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "I am not 242. I'm 243. You were at my birthday party. You brought me balloons."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Are you dying?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Light bulbs die, my sweet. I will depart."
  • (Natalie Portman) "I'm stuck."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Oh, to my floor?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "No, sir."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Then what?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "Like a person. You remember when I was a little girl and I could play Rahmaninov's Second Piano Concerto and everyone was talking about my potential?"
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "Mhm."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Well, I am 23 now and everyone's still talking about my potential but if you ask em to play the song I know best -- I'll still play Rachmaninov's Second."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "May I suggest you stun the world with Molly Mahoney's First?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "Come on, get out of there."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Bouncy balls. Always tryin' to escape."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Mr. Magorian, I asked the big book for a lollipop and I got a lemur."
  • (Dustin Hoffman) "A lemur? We don't even carry lemurs. I'm not even sure I know what a lemur is. Wait, is that that small primate-looking thing?"
  • (Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector) "My hat's stuck."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Ha -- looks like you're gonna need a ladder."
  • (Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector) "Naah. I just need to jump higher."
  • (Natalie Portman) "Eric -- that's seven feet, at least."
  • (Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector) "Seven feet? Really?"
  • (Natalie Portman) "At least."
  • (Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector) "You think I should get a running start?"

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