To Be or Not to Be (1983)

Anne Bancroft: Anna Bronski

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Quotes 

• Anna Bronski : He's world-famous in Poland!

• Anna Bronski : [as the Nazis are searching for Sasha]  First you invade Poland, then you invade Warsaw, then you invade my dressing room... you people are compulsive invaders!

• [Sasha puts on his coat to go out] 

  Anna Bronski : What's that on your coat?

  Sasha : Oh, it's the newest fashion in occupied Warsaw. Jews wear yellow stars, homosexuals wear pink triangles.

  Anna Bronski : Sasha! How awful for you!

  Sasha : [quietly]  I hate it.

  Anna Bronski : Now listen, they're rounding up Jews. Are they rounding up...?

  Sasha : No, no, so far, so good. Now, don't wait up for me. I've got a hot date with another triangle.

• Colonel Erhardt : Mrs. Bronski, Mrs. Bronski, Mrs. Bronski.

  Anna Bronski : We're all here.

• Lieutenant Andre Sobinski : I loved that picture of you on the farm. You behind the plow. By the way, where was that?

  Anna Bronski : In the "Chronicle".

  Lieutenant Andre Sobinski : No, I mean where's the farm?

  Anna Bronski : Oh, the farm. The farm. Well, that's out of town somewhere... You know, that's where they keep them.

• Sasha : Are you all right?

  Anna Bronski : I'm fine.

  Sasha : Then why are you on the floor?

  Anna Bronski : The Floor? I'm on the floor? I'm on the FLOOR. Well get me up.

• Anna Bronski : [to her pet dog]  Mootkie, we are living in a rat hole.

• Nazi officer : You are sitting in Col. Erhardt's chair.

  Anna Bronksi : Oh, how silly of me. Ten minutes ago it was my chair.

• Anna Bronski : [about the new poster]  Look, I don't mind my name in smaller print. I don't even mind it under the title. But in PARENTHESES?

  Dr. Frederick Bronski : I like it. It sets your name apart.

  Anna Bronski : Well, set yours apart.

• Anna Bronski : All these flowers on a Lieutenant's pay, you shouldn't have.

  Lieutenant Andre Sobinski : That's OK. My father is a florist.

• Sasha : Enter, Andre Sobinski.

  Anna Bronski : Exit, Sasha Kinski.

• Anna Bronski : They say its going to be a really cold winter.

  Capt. Schultz, of Erhardt's Staff : I don't know anyzing about zat!

• Anna Bronski : Oh look, a piano! With KEYS! And it WORKS!

• Anna Bronski : [Anna has just turned down Erhardt's invitation for supper]  I never sup after I've dined.

• [Frederick, disguised as Hitler, bursts in on Erhardt trying to assault Anna] 

  Colonel Erhardt : [weakly]  Heil Hit... Hit... Hit...

  Anna Bronski : Hitler.

  Colonel Erhardt : Hitler.

  Frederick Bronski : Heil.

  Anna Bronski : I tried to tell him somebody big was coming.

  Colonel Erhardt : Big! But...

  Frederick Bronski : Come schatze, ve're late.

  [Anna exits, but Frederick turns back to Erhardt] 

  Frederick Bronski : Vat's your name?

  Colonel Erhardt : Colonel Er... Er... Er...

  [sticking her head back in] 

  Anna Bronski : Erhardt.

  Colonel Erhardt : Thank you.

  Frederick Bronski : Erhardt? Erhardt? Aren't you the one who makes that joke about my becoming... A PICKLE?

  [He leaves, slamming the door. Erhardt moans] 

• Anna Bronski : Oh, but that's enough talk about me. Let's talk about you. How'd you like me in the first act?