Die Fledermaus (1983 TV Movie)

Doris Soffel: Prince Orlofsky

Quotes 

• Prince Orlofsky : [speaking French, "Everyone to their own taste"]  Chacun à son gout!

• Prince Orlofsky : [addressing everybody at the ball]  Everybody should entertain himself as it amuses him. You all know my device: "Chacun à son gout!"

  Adele : [confused]  What does "Chacun à son gout" mean?

  Ida : [clueless]  What do I know?

• Prince Orlofsky : You promised you would make me laugh tonight, so what have you arranged?

  Dr. Falke : We will be seeing a domestic comedy.

  Prince Orlofsky : What is it called, your comedy?

  Dr. Falke : The revenge of a Bat.

  Prince Orlofsky : Ivan, make a note of that!

  Ivan : Don't understand "bat."

  Prince Orlofsky : [shapes his hands like bat claws, and approaches Ivan menacingly]  Grrr!

  Ivan : [startled]  Oh, Dracula!

• Prince Orlofsky : [Eisenstein is pretending to be a Frenchman "Marquis Renard"; Frank is pretending to be a Frenchman "Chevalier Chagrin"; neither speaks French]  Let me introduce you two countrymen to each other. You two can converse in French.

  Gabriel von Eisenstein : [nonplussed by being put on the spot]  Falke, you never said that I would have to speak French, you blackguard.

• Prince Orlofsky : [addresses everyone at the ball; but the Prince travels so often, he forgot where he is, and talks French]  Mesdames et messieurs...

  Prince Orlofsky : [Falke whispers something in the Prince's ear]  Australia?

  Prince Orlofsky : [starts speaking English]  Well, ladies and gentlemen...

  Dr. Falke : [talking quietly to the Prince]  Your highness, forgive me. Austria, Vienna.

  Prince Orlofsky : [finally gets the country right, and starts talking German]  Ah, Vienna, Austria.

  Prince Orlofsky : [audience responds delightedly, now that they can finally understand him]  Meine lieben...