How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Quote #7
GUSTAVE: Actually, we should sell it—sooner rather than later—in case they try to steal it back.
So much for Boy with Apple being a priceless classic. It's a tough question really, placing value on art. Is a painting only as good as what you can get for it?
Quote #8
GUSTAVE: …you wouldn't know chiaroscuro from chicken giblets.
We're pretty sure we could tell chiaroscuro (which is a type of shading) from chicken giblets—those are the things under the beak… right?
Quote #9
GUSTAVE: What happened, my dear Zero, is I beat the living s*** out of a sniveling little runt called Pinky Bandinski, who had the gall to question my virility. Because, if there's one thing we've learned from penny dreadfuls, it's that, when you find yourself in a place like this, you must never be a candy-ass.
What's a "penny dreadful," you ask? It's basically old school pulp fiction, worthless in terms of literary merit but entertaining the masses nonetheless (they came out serially and you could buy one for a traditional penny).