"F. Murray Abraham - Antonio Salieri"

"The man... The music... The magic... The madness... The murder... The mystery... The motion picture..."

"Everything you've heard is true."

"While my father prayed earnestly to God, to "protect commerce", I would offer up secretly the proudest prayer a boy c…"

"[about the beginning of the third movement of Mozart's Serenade No. 10] Extraordinary! On the page it looked nothing!…"

"[to Father Vogler] All I ever wanted was to sing to God. He gave me that longing... and then made me mute. Why? Tell …"

"[addressing a crucifix] From now on, we are enemies... You and I. Because You choose for Your instrument a boastful, …"

"So rose the dreadful ghost from his next and blackest opera. There, on the stage, stood the figure of a dead commande…"

"[to Father Vogler] My plan was so simple that it terrified me. First, I must get the death mass and then I must achie…"

"Your merciful God. He destroyed His own beloved rather than let a mediocrity share in the smallest part of His glory.…"