Freddie Highmore: Charlie Bucket
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Quotes
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Willy Wonka : Do you like my meadow? Try some of my grass! Please have a blade, please do, it's so delectable and so darn good looking!
Charlie Bucket : You can eat the grass?
Willy Wonka : Of course you can! Everything in this room is eatable, even *I'm* eatable! But that is called "cannibalism," my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies.
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Grandpa George : There's plenty of money out there. They print more every day. But this ticket, there's only five of them in the whole world, and that's all there's ever going to be. Only a dummy would give this up for something as common as money. Are you a dummy?
Charlie Bucket : No, sir.
Grandpa George : Then get that mud off your pants! You've got a factory to go to!
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Willy Wonka : [getting his shoes shined by Charlie, his face hidden behind a newspaper] Pity about that chocolate fellow, Wendle, er, Walter...
Charlie Bucket : Willy Wonka.
Willy Wonka : That's the one. Says here in the papers his new candies aren't selling very well. But, I suppose maybe he's just a rotten egg who deserves it.
Charlie Bucket : Yep.
Willy Wonka : Oh really? You ever met him?
Charlie Bucket : I did. I thought he was great at first, but then he didn't turn out so nice. He also has a funny haircut.
Willy Wonka : [coming out from behind the newspaper] I do not!
Charlie Bucket : Why are you here?
Willy Wonka : I don't feel so hot. What makes you feel better when you feel terrible?
Charlie Bucket : My family.
Willy Wonka : Ew!
Charlie Bucket : What do you have against my family?
Willy Wonka : It's not just *your* family, it's the whole idea of...
[balks]
Willy Wonka : You know, they're always telling you what to do, what not to do and it's not conducive to a creative atmosphere!
Charlie Bucket : Usually they're just trying to protect you, because they love you.
[Willy looks away]
Charlie Bucket : If you don't believe me you should ask.
Willy Wonka : Ask who? My father? Ha! No way. At least not by myself...
Charlie Bucket : You want me to go with you?
Willy Wonka : Hey! Hey, what a great idea! Yeah!
[jumps up]
Willy Wonka : And you know what? I brought transporta...
[bangs into the glass elevator and falls down]
Willy Wonka : I have to be more careful where I park this thing.
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Mike Teavee : Why is everything here completely pointless?
Charlie Bucket : Candy doesn't have to have a point. That's why it's candy.
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Charlie Bucket : So, if I go with you to the factory, I won't ever see my family again?
Willy Wonka : Yeah! Consider that a bonus!
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Charlie Bucket : Mr. Wonka.
Willy Wonka : Huh?
Charlie Bucket : Why would Augustus' name already be in the Oompa Loompa song unless they...
Willy Wonka : [interrupts] Improvisation is parlor trick, anyone can do it.
[turns to Violet]
Willy Wonka : You, little girl. Say something. Anything.
Violet Beauregarde : Chewing gum.
Willy Wonka : Chewing gum is really gross, chewing gum I hate the most. See? Exactly the same.
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Willy Wonka : [about Violet grabbing the gum] I'd rather you didn't. There's still one or two things that are a...
Violet Beauregarde : I'm the World Record holder in chewing gum. I'm not afraid of anything!
[pops the gum in her mouth]
Mrs. Beauregarde : How is it, honey?
Violet Beauregarde : It's amazing! Tomato soup, I can feel it running down my throat!
Willy Wonka : Yeah! Spit it out.
Grandpa Joe : Young lady, I think you'd better...
Violet Beauregarde : It's changing... roast beef and baked potato. Crispy skin and butter!
Mrs. Beauregarde : Keep chewin' kiddo! My little girl's gonna be the first person in the world to have a chewing gum meal!
Willy Wonka : Yeah. I'm just a little concerned about the...
Violet Beauregarde : Blueberry pie and ice cream!
Willy Wonka : That part.
Veruca Salt : [staring at Violet] What's happening to her nose?
[Violet keeps chewing and her nose starts turning blue]
Mr. Salt : You're turning blue!
Mrs. Beauregarde : Your whole nose has gone purple!
Violet Beauregarde : [touching her nose] W-What do you mean?
Mrs. Beauregarde : Violet, you're turning violet!
[to Wonka; concerned]
Mrs. Beauregarde : What's happening?
Willy Wonka : Well, I told you I hadn't quite got it right, 'cause it goes a little funny when it gets to the dessert. It's the Blueberry Pie that does it. I'm terribly sorry!
Violet Beauregarde : Mother, what's happening to me?
[continues to turn blue and starts to grow]
Grandpa Joe : She's swelling up!
Charlie Bucket : Like a blueberry!
Willy Wonka : [to Mrs. Beauregarde] I've tried it on, like, twenty Oompa-Loompas and each one ended up as a blueberry. It's just weird!
Mrs. Beauregarde : But I can't have a blueberry as a daughter. How is she supposed to compete?
Veruca Salt : You could put her in a county fair!
[Wonka laughs]
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Grandpa Joe : I saw Willy Wonka with my own two eyes. I used to work for him, you know.
Charlie Bucket : You did?
Grandpa Joe : I did.
Grandma Josephine : He did.
Grandpa George : He did.
Grandma Georgina : I love grapes.
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Willy Wonka : How do you feel about little raspberry kites?
Charlie Bucket : With licorice instead of string!
Mrs. Bucket : Boys, no business at the dinner table.
Charlie Bucket : Sorry, Mum.
Willy Wonka : I think you're onto something though, Charlie.
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Charlie Bucket : Sorry we're late. We were brainstorming.
Grandpa George : Thought I heard thunder.
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Augustus Gloop : [offering the Wonka bar he had been munching on to Charlie] Would you like some chocolate?
Charlie Bucket : Sure!
Augustus Gloop : [yanking the candy bar away] Then you should have brought some.
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Charlie Bucket : [During the chocolate river ride, the group passes a door, where a window allows them to see Oompa-Loompas whipping a cow with paddles] Whipped cream.
Willy Wonka : Precisely!
Veruca Salt : That doesn't make sense.
Willy Wonka : For your information, little girl, whipped cream isn't whipped cream at all unless it's been whipped with whips. Everybody knows that.
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[Mike Teavee is taken away and Wonka moves towards the Great Glass Elevator with Charlie and Grandpa Joe]
Willy Wonka : Now, how many children are left?
Grandpa Joe : Mr. Wonka, Charlie's the only one left, now.
Willy Wonka : [looks at Charlie] You mean, you're the only one?
Charlie Bucket : Yes.
Willy Wonka : What happened to the others?
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Dr. Wonka : Do you have an appointment?
Charlie Bucket : No, but he's overdue.
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Mr. Bucket : Your mum and I thought, maybe you want to open your birthday present, tonight.
Mrs. Bucket : Here you are.
Charlie Bucket : Maybe I should wait till morning.
Grandpa George : Like hell.
Mr. Bucket : Pop.
Grandpa Joe : All together we're 381 years old. We don't wait.
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Mr. Teavee : [has just seen chocolate transported by television] So, can you send other things? Say, like, breakfast cereal?
Willy Wonka : Do you have any idea what breakfast cereal's made of? It's those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners.
Charlie Bucket : But could you send it by television if you wanted to?
Willy Wonka : Course I could.
Mike Teavee : What about people?
Willy Wonka : Well, why would I wanna send a person? They don't taste very good at all.
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Charlie Bucket : But it didn't close forever, it's open right now.
Mrs. Bucket : Ah, yes, well sometimes, when grown ups say "forever," they mean, "a very long time."
Grandpa George : Such as, I feel like I've eaten nothing but cabbage soup forever.
Mr. Bucket : Now pops...
Grandma Josephine : The factory did close, Charlie.
Grandpa Joe : And it seemed like it was going to be closed forever. Then, one day, we saw smoke rising from the chimneys. The factory was back in business!
Charlie Bucket : Did you get your job back?
Grandpa Joe : No. No one did.
Charlie Bucket : But there must be people working there.
Grandma Josephine : Think about it, Charlie. Have you ever seen a single person going into that factory? Or coming out of it?
Charlie Bucket : No. The gates are always closed.
Grandpa Joe : Exactly.
Charlie Bucket : But then, who's running the machines?
Mrs. Bucket : Nobody knows, Charlie.
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Charlie Bucket : [asking about Violet's gum] Why hold onto it? Why not start a new piece?
Violet Beauregarde : Because then I wouldn't be a champion. I'd be a loser. Like you.
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Charlie Bucket : "Up and out"? What kind of a room is that?
Willy Wonka : Hold on.
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Charlie Bucket : Mr. Wonka? Why would Augustus' name already be in the Oompa-Loompa song, unless - ?
Willy Wonka : Improvisation is a parlor trick. Anyone can do it.
[Turns to look at Violet]
Willy Wonka : You, little girl. Say something. Anything.
Violet Beauregarde : Chewing gum.
Willy Wonka : Chewing gum is really gross. Chewing gum, I hate the most. See? Exactly the same.
Mike Teavee : No, it isn't.
Willy Wonka : [Pretends not to hear] Uh, you really shouldn't mumble. Because I can't hear a word you're saying. Now, on with the tour.
[Starts walking and everyone else follows]
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Willy Wonka : I invited five children into the factory and the one who is the least rotten would be the winner.
Grandpa Joe : That's you, Charlie.
Willy Wonka : So, what do you say? Are you ready to leave all this behind and come live with me at the factory?
Charlie Bucket : Sure. Of course. I mean, it's all right if my family come too?
Willy Wonka : Oh, my dear boy, of course they can't. You can't run a chocolate factory with a family hanging over you like an old, dead goose. No offense.
Grandpa George : None taken, jerk.
Willy Wonka : A chocolatier has to run free and solo. He has to follow his dreams. Gosh darn the consequences. Oh, look at me. I had not family, and I'm a giant success.
Charlie Bucket : So if I go with you to the factory, I won't ever see my family again?
Willy Wonka : Yeah. Consider that a bonus.
Charlie Bucket : Then I'm not going. I wouldn't give up my family for anything. Not for all the chocolate in the world.
Willy Wonka : Oh, I see. That's weird. There's other candy too besides chocolate.
Charlie Bucket : I'm sorry, Mr. Wonka. I'm staying here.
Willy Wonka : Wow. Well, that's just... unexpected... and weird. But I suppose, in that case, I'll just - Goodbye then. Sure you won't change your mind?
Charlie Bucket : I'm sure.
[pause]
Willy Wonka : Okay. Bye.
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Charlie Bucket : Are the Oompa Loompas really joking, Grandpa?
Grandpa Joe : Of course they're joking. That boy will be fine.
[looks worried]
