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- Madam Suliman: That boy is extremely dangerous, his powers are far too great for someone without a heart.
- [pause]
- Madam Suliman: If he stays selfish, I'm afraid he'll end up just like the Witch of the Wastes.
- Young Sophie: Let's run! Don't fight them, Howl!
- Howl: Sorry, I've had enough of running away, Sophie. Now I've got something I want to protect. It's you.
- [after Sofi puts a pan and bacon on Calcifer]
- Calcifer: Here's another curse for you - may all your bacon burn.
- Old Sophie: A battleship?
- Howl: On its way to burn cities and people.
- Old Sophie: The enemy's? Ours?
- Howl: What difference does it make?
- Howl: Wow, Sophie, your hair looks just like starlight. It's beautiful.
- Young Sophie: You think so? So do I!
- [hugs Howl]
- Howl: This war is terrible, they bomb from the southern coast to the northern border. It's all in flames now.
- Calcifer: I can't stand the fire and gunpowder. Those dopey guys have absolutely no manners.
- Howl: My own kind attacked me today.
- Calcifer: Who? The Witch of the Wastes?
- Howl: No, some hack wizards who turned themselves into monsters for the king.
- Calcifer: Those wizards are going to regret doing that. They'll never change back into humans.
- Howl: After the war, they won't recall they ever were human.
- Old Sophie: All right Calcifer, let's get cooking.
- Calcifer: I don't cook! I'm a scary and powerful fire demon!
- [Howl comes running out of the bathroom, screaming. His hair is now orange]
- Howl: Sophie! You, you sabotaged me! Look! Look at what you've done to my hair! Look!
- Old Sophie: What a pretty color.
- Howl: It's hideous! You completely ruined my magic potions in the bathroom!
- Old Sophie: I just organized things, Howl. Nothing's ruined.
- Howl: Wrong! Wrong! I specifically ordered you not to get carried away!
- [tragically]
- Howl: Now I'm repulsive.
- [slumps into a chair]
- Howl: I can't live like this.
- [starts sobbing, head in hands]
- Old Sophie: Come on, it's not that bad.
- [Howl's hair changes color to purple, then black]
- Old Sophie: You should look at it now, its shade is even better.
- Howl: [inconsolable] I give up. I see no point in living if I can't be beautiful.
- Young Sophie: So you are going away. Please, Howl. I know I can be of help to you, even though I'm not pretty and all I'm good at is cleaning.
- Howl: Sophie! Sophie! You're beautiful!
- Old Sophie: Well, the nice thing about being old is you've got nothing much to lose.
- Old Sophie: I wonder what Howl disguised himself as? Surely not a crow. Can't be a pigeon, he's too flamboyant for that.
- [a glider plane with a giggling young woman and her lover flies overhead]
- Old Sophie: That could be him.
- Young Sophie: They say that the best blaze burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst.
- Calcifer: Yeah, but no one really believes that. Come on, let's be honest.
- Old Sophie: When you're old, all you want to do is stare at the scenery. It's so strange. I've never felt so peaceful before.
- Old Sophie: It was a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favorite vegetable! Take care, Turniphead!
- [walks up to the scarecrow]
- Howl: Looks like we have another addition to the family. Hmmm, you've got quite a nasty spell on you too, huh? Seems everyone in this family's got problems.
- Howl: The Witch of the Waste and Madame Suliman's dog at my table? What possessed you to let them in my house?
- Calcifer: I didn't let them in here! Sophie crash landed her plane into my face!
- Howl: [laughs]
- Old Sophie: Hmph!
- Howl: I knew she'd make a great pilot!
- Markl: Wait! You can't come up here!
- Old Sophie: Whatever you don't want me to clean, better hide it now!
- Markl: Save my room for last, OK?
- Howl: [Quietly amused] Calcifer? You're being so obedient.
- Calcifer: Not on purpose! She bullied me!
- Howl: Not just anybody can do that.
- [Looks at Sophie]
- Howl: And you are... who?
- Old Sophie: Er, you can just call me Grandma Sophie. I'm your new cleaning lady. I just started work today.
- Old Sophie: Why do you get so cold when you're old? I'm fatter than ever and yet the wind blows right through me!
- Howl: So what do you have in your pocket, Sophie?
- Old Sophie: Huh?
- [Finds a folded piece of paper]
- Old Sophie: What is this?
- Howl: Give it to me.
- [paper burns leaving marks on the table]
- Markl: Scorch marks! Howl, can you read them?
- Howl: That is ancient sorcery, and quite powerful too.
- Markl: Is it from the Witch of the Waste?
- Howl: "You who swallowed a falling star, o' heartless man, your heart shall soon be mine." That can't be good for the table.
- [covers the marks with his hand]
- Markl: Wow! It's gone!
- Howl: The mark may be gone, but the spell is still there.
- Young Sophie: It's... you're scaring me. I have this weird feeling you're going to leave. Howl, tell me what's going on! Please. I don't care if you're a monster.
- Howl: I'm just setting things up so all of you can live a comfortable life, Sophie.
- Old Sophie: I can't do this! Why'd you make me come here if you were coming yourself?
- Howl: Knowing you'd be there gave me the courage to show up. That woman terrifies me. I can't face her on my own. You saved me, Sophie. I was in big trouble back there.
- Young Sophie: I know where I am! I'm in Howl's childhood!
- Howl: [Howl catches one of the falling stars, talks to it, then puts it in his mouth and swallows. He bends over, as if in pain, and then draws Calcifer out of his chest]
- Young Sophie: Howl! Calcier! I know how to help you now! Find me in the future!
- [in the secret garden]
- Old Sophie: Did you use your magic to make this?
- Howl: Only a little, just to help the flowers grow.
- Howl: You didn't have to come back, Calcifer.
- Calcifer: Yeah, I kinda missed you guys, and it looks like it's gonna rain.
- Young Sophie: I missed you too, Calcifer.
- Markl: [Shadows begin to creep from walls] He's calling the spirits of darkness... I saw him do this once before when a girl dumped him!
- Young Sophie: Calcifer.
- Calcifer: Sophie, I'm so tired.
- Young Sophie: If I give Howl back his heart, what will happen to you?
- Calcifer: I'll be okay if you do it, I think. I mean, you dumped water on me and Howl and we both survived.
- Young Sophie: I'd better try then.
- [to Howl]
- Calcifer: You shouldn't keep flying around like that. Soon you won't be able to turn back into a human.
- [to Sophie]
- Howl: See that new color on the dial? There's a new portal. It's a present for you. Come see.
- [Sophie removes Calcifer from the hearth]
- Calcifer: No, no, no! Don't do this! Help! Help! Crazy lady with the shovel! If you kick me out that door, the castle could collapse!
- Young Sophie: Good!
- Old Sophie: Are you the one moving this castle?
- Calcifer: Of course I am! No one else does any work around here.
- Old Sophie: Howl, why is the Witch of the Wastes trying to hunt you down?
- Howl: She was once quite beautiful, so I decided to pursue her, then I realized she wasn't, so then, as usual, I ran away.
- Young Sophie: [Approaches the Witch of the Waste while she tries to hide Howl's heart] Howl needs that back now.
- Witch of the Waste: Don't look at me, I don't have it, I don't know what you're talking about.
- Young Sophie: [hugs her] Please give it back.
- Witch of the Waste: You really want it that badly?
- Young Sophie: [on the verge of crying] Yes.
- Witch of the Waste: Alright then, you'd better take good care of it.
- Young Sophie: Okay.
- Witch of the Waste: [hands her Howl's heart] Here, dear.
- Young Sophie: Thank you, you have a big heart!
- [kisses her]
- Letti: Wow! He must have been a wizard then.
- Young Sophie: But he was so kind to me. He rescued me, Letti.
- Letti: Of course he did, he was trying to steal your heart. You were so lucky Sophie, if that wizard were Howl, he would have eaten it.
- Young Sophie: No he wouldn't, Howl only does that to beautiful girls.
- Old Sophie: Do you know what Madame Suliman said? She said that Howl's heart was stolen by a demon. Tell me now, what do you know?
- Calcifer: I'm so sorry but that would be confidential information.
- Witch of the Waste: The best part of that spell is that you can't tell anyone about it. My regards to Howl.
- Howl: The Witch of the Wastes is trying to find my castle.
- Old Sophie: Ah, I saw her henchmen at the harbor.
- Howl: I'm such a big coward, all I do is hide. All of this magic is to keep everybody away. I can't stand how scared I am.
- [puts a ring on Sophie's finger]
- Howl: This charm will guarantee your safe return. Don't worry, I'll follow behind you in disguise. Now off you go.
- Witch of the Waste: What a tacky little hat shop. I've never seen such tacky little hats. Yet you are by far the tackiest thing here.
- Letti: What's going on? Someone just told me you floated down into our balcony!
- Young Sophie: So that did happen, it wasn't a dream.