| quote | character |
| 'I don't like this ending...' | |
| 'How could I know that in those last fatal days, that a force darker than jealousy and stronger than love had begun to take hold of Satine'. | |
| 'But I know about art and love,if only because I long for it with every fiber of my being' | |
| 'We're creatures of the Underworld. We can't afford to love.' | |
| 'Don't worry Shakespeare, you'll get your ending. Once the Duke gets his end-in.' | |
| 'I can't believe it, I'm in love. I'm in love with a young, handsome, talented, Duke.' | |
| 'Never fall in love with a woman who sells herself. It always ends BAD' | |
| 'Oh, where in heaven’s name are we going to find someone to read the role of a young sensitive Swiss poet/goatherder?” | |