The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Adriana Caselotti: Juliet
Quotes
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Dorothy : Goodness! How did you ever get like this?
The Tin Man : Well, about a year ago, I was chopping that tree, when suddenly it began to rain. And right in the middle of the chop, I rusted solid. And I've been that way ever since.
Dorothy : Well, you're perfect now.
The Tin Man : [to Scarecrow] My neck. My neck.
[Scarecrow oils Tin Man's neck]
The Tin Man : [to Dorothy] Perfect? Bang on my chest if you think I'm perfect. Go ahead, bang on it!
[Dorothy bangs on his chest which causes an echo]
The Scarecrow : BEAUTIFUL! What an echo!
The Tin Man : [Sadly] It's empty. The tinsmith forgot to give me a heart.
Dorothy , The Scarecrow : No heart?
The Tin Man : No heart. All hollow.
[Taps his chest and falls backwards]
The Tin Man : [singing] When a man's an empty kettle, He should be on his mettle, And yet I'm torn apart. Just because I'm presuming That I could be kind of human. If I only had a heart. I'd be tender, I'd be gentle, And awful sentimental. Regarding love and art, I'd be friends with a sparrows And the boy who shoots the arrows. If I only had a heart. Picture me, A balcony Above a voice sings low.
Juliet : Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
The Tin Man : [singing] I hear a beat. How sweet! Just to register emotion Jealousy, devotion. And really feel the part. I could stay young and chipper. And I lock it with a zipper. If I only had a heart.