"Amadeus" Quotes
"Amadeus" by Peter Shaffer dramatizes the intense rivalry between composer Antonio Salieri and the prodigiously talented Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, exploring themes of jealousy, genius, and the cost of artistic greatness.
plays | 160 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Mediocrities everywhere... I absolve you!
Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.
I am a vulgar man, but I assure you, my music is not.
I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their champion. I am their patron saint.
I am a patron of mediocrity!
The only thing that worries me is that I might not have enough talent to ruin my health and end up in a lunatic asylum.
I am a man of honor, I cannot do what you suggest.
My music... they started to forget my music.
It is a pity you have no talent, Signore. But I cannot have one man too many with talent in this theatre.
All I wanted was to sing to God. He gave me that longing... and then made me mute. Why?
