Veronika Voss Movie Quotes
Dr. Marianne Katz
Artists are different from ordinary people. They are wrapped up in themselves, or simply forgetful.
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Veronika Voss
When an actress plays a woman who wants to please a man, she tries to be all the women in the world rolled into one.
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Veronika Voss
Light and shadow; the two secrets of motion pictures.
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Veronika Voss
You've given me a great deal of happiness.
Dr. Marianne Katz
I sold it to you.
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Alter Mann
When you read a book to the end, it's time to close it.
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Robert Krohn
Movies are not reality, of course.
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Veronika Voss
Tell me about your triumphs.
Robert Krohn
My life's pretty humdrum, you know. No victories. No defeats anymore.
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Veronika Voss
Farewells and arrivals are the nicest things in life.
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Alte Frau
People sometimes change their addresses, young man, without informing those who might be looking for them. Perhaps they don't wish to be found. There are people who try to make their lives a mystery.
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Robert Krohn
Thanks, Grete. If I can do you a favor anytime...
Grete
Not likely. Sports are always about the winners and I'm interested in the losers.
Robert Krohn
You wouldn't have Voss' address, by any chance? She's one of your losers.
Grete
I'm only interested in them as long as they're losing, not after they've lost.
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Alte Frau
We are old and you are young and old folks know all the secrets the young have yet to discover.
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Filmproduzent
I wanted you for the part, but the director - You know how directors are today. They do what they like with you. He insisted on his floozy.
Veronika Voss
[sees a young girl dressing in the Filmproduzent's office]
Is that her?
Filmproduzent
[races to close his office door]
Yes.
Veronika Voss
Very attractive. And much younger than me.
Filmproduzent
Less talented, too. If it were up to me...
Veronika Voss
Does she have a mother? In the movie, I mean.
Filmproduzent
A mother? Yes. why?
Veronika Voss
Let me play her mother. The mother of the flossy. Please. Let me.
Filmproduzent
It's a tiny role, Veronika. Two or three days' shooting. I'd never have dared offer you something like that.
Veronika Voss
That's why I have to ask.
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Veronika Voss
When we go away, the furniture has to be covered, the shutters closed, and the electricity turned off.
[laughs]
Veronika Voss
It's like people who know they're dying and have to put everything in order first. Do you have idiosyncrasies like that?
Robert Krohn
No. I don't think so. And you?
Veronika Voss
Me? I like to seduce
[opens her robe]
Veronika Voss
defenseless men. You are a defenseless man, aren't you?
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Max Rehbein
She'll be your downfall. There's nothing you can do about it. She'll destroy you, because she's a pitiful creature.
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Veronika Voss
Don't you think all artists should unite?
Grete
You mean a kind of union?
Veronika Voss
Good heavens, no. For the freedom of art. Art needs freedom. How should it liberate people otherwise?
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Veronika Voss
In the past, I would have smacked you one for your impertinence.
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Robert Krohn
Shall we sit down? There are seats free at the front.
Veronika Voss
No. Let's stay here! Please! People would recognize me, understand? They'd stare at me and talk about me. Some might even want to start a conversation. Do you understand?
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Veronika Voss
I'm sure you felt bad.
Robert Krohn
Felt bad?
Veronika Voss
For not recognizing me. You didn't recognize me immediately, did you?
Robert Krohn
No, not at once.
Veronika Voss
You see! You can't fool me. Let me tell you, it was a joy for me that someone should take care of me without knowing I'm Veronika Voss, and how famous I am. I felt like a human being again. A human being!
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Veronika Voss
Do you think I'm a beautiful woman?
Robert Krohn
Yes, very beautiful. I think you're a very beautiful woman.
Veronika Voss
[laughs]
A woman with both light and dark sides.
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Veronika Voss
When I want something, I have to have it.
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Veronika Voss
Good-bye, Robert. You may call me Veronika.
Robert Krohn
Good-bye, Veronika.
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Grete
Actors are stupid, dishonest and vain.
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Grete
What do you want from Voss? She's no good at soccer.
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Grete
You'd make a good pair - at the bar.
Robert Krohn
You mean she drinks?
Grete
All actors drink. And when they don't have any work, they hit the bottle. It's the law of nature. Her marriage is finished, too.
Robert Krohn
Is that true or just gossip?
Grete
Another law of nature, my boy: the gossip you hear about an actor is always true.
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Veronika Voss
You're very kind, Mr. Krohn.
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Veronika Voss
This staircase lighting isn't very flattering for women.
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Veronika Voss
Turn off the light, please.
Max Rehbein
It's always the same crap. You always have to be doing something, always setting something up. Can't we just be the way we are?
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Max Rehbein
There's a big difference between my drinking and yours. I drink to turn off. You drink to give yourself a boost. To make yourself big, beautiful, seductive, unique.
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Alter Mann
Allow me to open the door to your world. My world is the world of dreams.
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Dr. Marianne Katz
Your mind's confused, Mr. Krohn.
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Veronika Voss
My name is Veronika Voss.
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Veronika Voss
It must be strange to die. Nonsense. Life itself is strange.
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Veronika Voss
[singing]
Take one fresh and tender kiss, Add some stolen night of bliss, One girl, one boy, Some grief, some joy, Memories are made of this, Don't forget a small moon beam, Fold in lightly with a dream, Your lips and mine, Two sips of wine, Memories are made of this...
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Veronika Voss
Now I belong to you. All I have left to give you is my death.
Dr. Marianne Katz
What was that?
Veronika Voss
Nothing. Just a line from an old movie. From my old life.
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Veronika Voss
Do you know what it's called over there? The dream factory. A factory in which dreams are made, not money. Just imagine. One can make dreams. Make them. Just like that.
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Robert Krohn
Tomorrow is Good Friday.
Veronika Voss
And the cross? Do you think I shall bear my cross, too?
Robert Krohn
You've been bearing it the whole time.
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