How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Quote #4
MR. MUSTAFA: He was, by the way, the most liberally perfumed man I had ever encountered. The scent announced his approach from a great distance and lingered for many minutes after he was gone.
Gustave was quite the fan of L'Air de Panache; it was very much a part of his identity, just like the purple suit and the mustache.
Quote #5
GUSTAVE: How fast can you pack?
ZERO: Five minutes.
GUSTAVE: Do it. And bring a bottle of the Pouilly-Jouvet '26 in an ice bucket with two glasses so we don't have to drink the cat piss they serve in the dining car.
Maybe you think being a concierge seems like a lowly or mediocre-at-best kind of job. Gustave makes the most of it, though. Not only does he speak like an upper-class man of the 19th century, but he treats himself like one too. Acting classy isn't enough… you have to actually be classy.
Quote #6
GUSTAVE: This is van Hoytl's exquisite portrayal of a beautiful boy on the cusp of manhood: blonde, smooth, skin as white as that milk, of impeccable provenance, one of the last in private hands, and, unquestionably, the best. It's a masterpiece. The rest of this s*** is worthless junk.
Well now, we can't talk about art and culture without talking about Boy with Apple, can we? Not only is the painting an invaluable classic (we'll take Gustave's word for it) but also the subject of the painting is a well-dressed young lad posing with an apple. It's a portrait and speaks to both the wealth and desire for art of those who commissioned it.