Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Jean Simmons: Grandma Sophie
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Quotes
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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?
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Old Sophie : All right Calcifer, let's get cooking.
Calcifer : I don't cook! I'm a scary and powerful fire demon!
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[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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Old Sophie : It was a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favorite vegetable! Take care, Turniphead!
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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?
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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!
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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.
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Old Sophie : What a dump. When I think of castles, it's not what I picture.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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[in the secret garden]
Old Sophie : Did you use your magic to make this?
Howl : Only a little, just to help the flowers grow.
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Old Sophie : Are you the one moving this castle?
Calcifer : Of course I am! No one else does any work around here.
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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.
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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.
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Howl : I've got it! Why don't you go to the palace for me?
Old Sophie : Huh?
Howl : Just say that you're Pendragon's mother and that your son is such a cowardly wizard he's too afraid to show his face. Maybe then Madame Suliman will finally give up on me.
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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.
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Markl : [reading the newspaper] But the newspaper says we won.
Witch of the Waste : [smoking a cigar] Only idiots believe what they read in the paper.
Old Sophie : That's so strange, I can't get Calcifer going!
[to the Witch of the Waste]
Old Sophie : Do you have to keep smoking that? It smells terrible!
Witch of the Waste : Don't deny an old witch her pleasures, young lady.
Old Sophie : Markl, will you crack a window, please?
Witch of the Waste : [continues smoking] I wouldn't open that window if I were you, dear. Calcifer's too weak right now to protect this place, Suliman's henchmen could get in.