Rigoletto (1993 Video)

Ivey Lloyd Mitchell: Bonnie Nelson

Quotes 

• Ribaldi/Rigoletto : I never lie. A lie is a black hole that grows deeper and deeper, getting blacker and blacker, swallowing everyone who happens to stumble into it, then when all are consumed by it, friends, loved ones, family, all, do you know what happens?

  Bonnie Nelson : What?

  Ribaldi/Rigoletto : It turns into a great black beast, which turns on its creator and devours him - or her.

  Bonnie Nelson : [tremulously]  I never lie, either.

• Bonnie Nelson : [after her singing lesson]  Well, how was it?

  Hans : Excellent!

  [Ribaldi lunges a songbook at him and it hits Hans in the head] 

  Hans : Why, I never!

  Ribaldi/Rigoletto : No, you should never. NEVER!

  [Hans stands up and leaves] 

  Bonnie Nelson : You shouldn't be so rude to Hans.

  Ribaldi/Rigoletto : Perhaps, but this is not the point. The point is you are not allowing the sound to abstract. The tip of the tongue should be drawn towards the top of the lower teeth. So it cannot produce backtrapping of the vocal cords.

  [he hits a key on the piano and Bonnie demonstrates his theory] 

  Ribaldi/Rigoletto : Very good.

  [starts playing the piano] 

  Ribaldi/Rigoletto : I'll try to be better with Hans.

• Bonnie Nelson : I'm a good singer!You wouldn't know a singer if it sang you to sleep! You have no heart, do you? No feelings! You're ugly inside and out!

  Ribaldi/Rigoletto : Ugly? Ah, that is a word I know the meaning of well.

• Kathleen : Oh Bonnie, did you hear about the state solo finals?

  Bonnie Nelson : I haven't heard anything about it, when is it?

  Kathleen : Oh I'm sorry, you weren't invited were you. You have to be one of the best, sorry.

  Bonnie Nelson : Someday I'm going to teach that Kathleen a lesson of good manners.

• Bonnie Nelson : [upon entering the auditorium]  Wow! It's like a church.

  Hans : In many ways it is a church. So at least it will not frighten you, but inspire you.

  Bonnie Nelson : Thanks.