Ian McKellen aufgeführt in der Rolle von...
Cogsworth
- Cogsworth: When the Master finds out you have disobeyed his orders, he will blame *me*!
- Lumière: Yes, I will make sure of it, But don't you see, this is the girl we have been waiting for! This is the one who will break the spell!
- Cogsworth: You know she will never love him.
- Lumière: A broken clock is right two times a day, mon ami. But this is not one of those times.
- Lumière: [to Belle, releasing her from her cell] Forgive my intrusion, mademoiselle. But I have come to escort you to your room.
- Belle: [picks up a stool to use as a weapon, suspiciously] My room? But I thought...
- Lumière: Oh, what?
- [imitates the Beast]
- Lumière: 'That once this door closes, it will not open again!'
- [groans]
- Lumière: I know! He gets so dramatic.
- [Belle finally exits her cell and sees Lumiere for the first time]
- Lumière: Hello!
- [a frightened Belle gasps and Lumiere falls. Belle hits him with her stool and shrieks]
- Lumière: [recovers and relights his flames] Oh, you are very strong! This is a great quality!
- Belle: [still frightened] What are you?
- Lumière: I am Lumiere!
- Belle: [confused] And... you can talk?
- Cogsworth: [appears] Well, of course he can *talk*! It's all he ever does!
- [huffs]
- Cogsworth: Now Lumiere, as head of the household, I demand that you put her back in her cell at once!
- Lumière: [whispers] What do you want to be for the rest of your life, Cogsworth? A man or a mantle clock?
- Lumière: [to Belle] Ready, miss?
- Lumière: [to Cogsworth] Trust me.
- Belle: [to Lumiere] What happens when the last petal falls?
- Lumière: The master remains a beast forever and we become...
- Mrs. Potts: [sadly] Antiques!
- Lumière: Knick-knacks.
- Plumette: Lightly-used housewares.
- Cogsworth: Rubbish. We become rubbish.
- Belle: I want to help you. There must be some way to break the curse.
- Cogsworth: Well, there is one.
- [Lumiere hits him]
- Mrs. Potts: It's not for you to worry about, lamb. We've made our bed, and we must lie in it.
- [first lines]
- Agathe: Once upon a time, in the hidden heart of France, a handsome young prince lived in a beautiful castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was selfish and unkind.
- Cogsworth: Master, it's time.
- Agathe: He taxed the village to fill his castle with the most beautiful objects, and his parties with the most beautiful people.
- Beast: [to Belle, gruffly] You'll join me for dinner. That's not a request.
- Mrs. Potts: Gently, Master. The girl lost her father *and* her freedom in one day.
- Lumière: Yes, the poor thing is probably in there scared to death.
- Belle: [Unbeknownst to them, Belle has turned her pink gown into a rope so she can escape. The Beast knocks on her bedroom door again, softly this time; nervously] Just a minute.
- Lumière: You see? There she is. Now remember: Be gentle.
- Mrs. Potts: Kind.
- Plumette: Mmm, charming.
- Cogsworth: Sweet!
- Lumière: And when she opens the door, give her a dashing, debonaire smile! Come, come, show me the smile!
- Cogsworth: [the Beast gives a wide smile, showing his monstrous teeth. The servants react in fright] Oh, dear!
- Plumette: Oh, no!
- Beast: [his smile vanishes; he gathers himself and pretends to be gracious] Will you join me for dinner?
- [He turns away and shakes his head at the servants as if to say, "This'll never work"]
- Belle: You've taken me as your prisoner, and now you want to have dinner with me? Are you insane?
- Plumette: [the Beast becomes visibly enraged; the servants back away in fear] Uh-oh! He's losing it!
- Cogsworth: Oh, dear!
- Beast: [pounds on Belle's door, yelling] I told you to join me for dinner!
- Belle: And I told you no!
- Madame Garderobe: [awakens startled] Oh, what time is it? What's happening?
- Belle: I'd *starve* before I ever ate with you!
- Beast: [roaring] Well, be my guest! Go ahead and starve!
- [to Lumiere]
- Beast: If she doesn't eat with me, then she doesn't eat *at all*!
- [storms off]
- Beast: Idiots!
- [the castle staff turn into regular objects]
- Lumière: [holds her in his arms] Plumette? Plumette! Oh, my darling, Plumette. Oh, no.
- Madame Garderobe: Maestro, you were so brave. Goodbye, mi amor.
- Maestro Cadenza: Amore. No! Don't leave me.
- [Froufrou falls down]
- Mrs. Potts: Chip! Chip! Have you seen Chip? He ran off. Where is my little boy?
- Cogsworth: Lumiere, I... I can't... speak...!
- Lumière: [sadly] It's alright, Cogsworth.
- Cogsworth: I can't... Lumiere... my friend... it was an honor to serve... with you.
- Lumière: The honor... was mine.
- [the Beast enters the dining room and sees a dinner plate on his side. He sits down and sees another plate set up across from him. He pushes away the plate in a fit of rage]
- Beast: [roars] *Lumiere*!
- [Lumière and Cogsworth get startled]
- Lumière: [turns to Cogsworth] Be calm. Let me do the talking.
- [the Beast bursts through the door]
- Beast: You're making her dinner?
- Lumière: We thought you might appreciate the company.
- Cogsworth: Master, I just want to assure you that I had no part of this hopeless plan. Preparing her dinner, designing a gown for her, giving her a suite in the East Wing...
- Beast: You gave her a bedroom?
- Cogsworth: No, no, no! *He* gave her the bedroom.
- Lumière: Well, this is true. But, if this girl is the one who can break the spell, then maybe you can start by using dinner to charm her.
- [turns to Cogsworth, bonks]
- Lumière: Good thinking, Cogsworth.
- Cogsworth: What?
- Beast: That's the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard. Charm the prisoner.
- Lumière: But you must try, master. With every passing day, we become less human.
- Beast: She's the *daughter* of a common thief. What kind of person do you think that makes her?
- Mrs. Potts: Now you can't judge people by who their father is, now can you?
- [the Beast sighs]
- Lumiere: Maestro, your wife is upstairs, finding it harder and harder to stay awake! She's counting on you to help us break this curse!
- Maestro Cadenza: Then I shall play through the dental pain!
- Cogsworth: Maestro, play quietly, please.
- Maestro Cadenza: Oh, quiet, sotta voce.
- [laughs]
- Maestro Cadenza: Of course. Are there any other tasteless demands you would like to make on my artistry?
- Cogsworth: No, that's it.
- Cogsworth: Well, Master, I have had my doubts, but everything is moving like clockwork. True love really does win the day!
- Beast: I let her go.
- Cogsworth: [shocked] You what?
- Lumière: Master, how could you do that?
- Beast: I had to.
- Cogsworth: But why?
- Mrs. Potts: Because he loves her.
- Lumière: Then why are we not human?
- Cogsworth: Because she doesn't love him. And now, it's too late.
- Plumette: [hopefully] But she might come back.
- Beast: No. I set her free. I'm sorry I couldn't do the same for all of you. Now, go. Our time is almost past.
- [Clothilde tries to kill Lumiere, Cogsworth shoots her]
- Cogsworth: [sees who it is] Oh, it can't be...
- [they fight]