Amélie Courage Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from the French-to-English translated subtitles of Amélie.

Quote #1

NARRATOR: Wherever he was, she would find the box's owner and give him back his treasure. If he was touched, she'd become a regular do-gooder. If not, too bad.

Most people would just toss the box in the garbage, either because they're lazy or because they're not brave enough to return it. Amélie is neither.

Quote #2

[Amélie investigates Bredoteau, leading her to three of the wrong people.]

It takes a lot of nerve to go to a stranger's apartment and ask him or her if an ancient toy tin belongs to them, but Amélie does it. Even though she gets more and more nervous with each wrong person, she perseveres through it all.

Quote #3

BRETODEAU: The phone booth was calling me.

It takes a little bit of courage for Bretodeau to answer the mysterious ringing phone. If he had just kept walking, he'd never have discovered the toy box.