Corpse Bride (2005) quotes

Directors
Tim Burton, Mike Johnson.

Cast
Johnny Depp.
Helena Bonham Carter.
Emily Watson.
Joanna Lumley.

When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.

With this hand I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never empty, for I will be your wine. – Ah, Mrs. Everglot. You look ravishing this evening. What’s that, Mr. Everglot, call you “Dad”? If you insist, Sir. – With this candle, I will light your way in darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine.
– Victor Van Dort
I do.
– The Corpse Bride

I’ve got a… I’ve got a dwarf, and I’m not afraid to use him!
– Victor Van Dort

Isn’t the view beautiful? It takes my breath away. Well, it would if I had any.
– The Corpse Bride

There’s an eye in me soup.
– Finnis Everglot

I was a bride. My dreams were taken from me. But now – now I’ve stolen them from someone else. I love you, Victor, but you are not mine.
– The Corpse Bride

With this candle… I will set your mother on fire.
– Victor

In other news… THE DEAD WALK THE EARTH!
– Town Crier

New arrival!
– Mrs. Plum

And I thought… I thought this was all going so well.
– The Corpse Bride

I’ve spent so long in the darkness, I’d almost forgotten how beautiful the moonlight is.
– The Corpse Bride

I want some questions! Now!
– Victor Van Dort
Answers… I think you mean answers.
– General Bonesapart
Thank you, yes, answers. I need answers.
– Victor Van Dort

You don’t know me, but I used to live in your dead mother.
– Maggot

Enough! This wedding cannot take place until he is properly prepared! Young man, learn your vows!
– Pastor Galswells

Victoria, come away from the window.
– Maudeline Everglot

Just remember, when you want to come back, say “Hopscotch.”
– Elder Gutknecht
Hopscotch?
– The Corpse Bride
That’s it.
– Elder Gutknecht

Please, there’s been a mistake. I’m not dead.
– Victor Van Dort

Did things not go according to your plan, Lord Barkis? Well, perhaps in disappointment, we are perfectly matched.
– Victoria Everglot

If I hadn’t just been sitting in it, I would say that you’d lost your mind!
– Maggot

Marvelous news. There will be a wedding after all.
– Finnis Everglot