P.T. Barnum: Do these smiles seem fake? It doesn’t matter where they come from. The joy is real.”
Tom Thumb: You want people to laugh at me.
P.T. Barnum: Well they’re laughing anyway, kid, so you might as well get paid.”
Phillip Carlyle: You know, Barnum… when I first met you… I had an inheritance, acclaim, an invitation to every party in town. And now, thanks to you, all that’s gone. All that’s left is friendship, love, and work that I adore. You brought joy into my life.
Lettie Lutz: Into all our lives.
Phillip’s Father: Phillip, have you no shame? Associating yourself with that Barnum business is one thing… but parading around with the help?
(Anne runs away)
Phillip Carlyle: How dare you speak to her like that?
Phillip’s Mother: You forget your place, Phillip.
Phillip Carlyle: My place? Mother, if this is my place, then I don’t want any part of it.
The Greatest Showman Quotes
How It All Went Down: The Greatest Showman Quotes
#1. “This venture you propose is risky and somewhat bizarre.”
“It’s a good bet is what it is. Sir, people don’t want to admit it, but they’re fascinated with the exotic and the macabre. It’s why we stare at it.” — The bank manager and P. T. Barnum
#2. “Well, they’re laughing anyway, kid, so might as well get paid.” — P. T. Barnum
#3. “Trust me, they don’t know it yet, but they’re going to love you.” — P. T. Barnum
#4. “The noblest art is that of making others happy.” — P. T. Barnum
#5. “Tell me, Mr. Barnum, does it bother you that everything you’re selling is fake?”
“Do these smiles seem fake? It doesn’t matter where they come from. The joy is real.” — James Gordon Bennett and P. T. Barnum
#6. “Mr. Bennett, when was the last time you smiled? Or had a good laugh? A real laugh. A theater critic who can’t find joy in the theater. Now, who is the fraud?” — P. T. Barnum
#7. “Putting folks of all kinds on stage with you. All colors, shapes, sizes… Presenting them as equals. Why, another critic might have even called it a celebration of humanity.” — James Gordon Bennett
#8. “For years and years
I chased their cheers
The crazy speed of always needing more
But when I stop
And see you here
I remember who all this was for.” — P. T. Barnum
#9. “The show must go on.” — P. T. Barnum
A Loving Companion: The Greatest Showman Quotes by Charity Barnum
#10. “However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you’ll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see.” — Charity Barnum
#11. “This is not the life I promised you. Not even close.”
“But I have everything I want.” — P. T. and Charity Barnum
#12. “I wish for happiness like this forever.” — Charity Barnum
#13. “Some people long for a life that is simple and planned
Tied with a ribbon
Some people won’t sail the sea ’cause they’re safer on land
To follow what’s written
But I’d follow you to the great unknown
Off to a world we call our own.” — Charity Barnum
#14. “New York society will never accept us. If they did, they’d have to stop judging and actually do something with their lives.” — Charity Barnum
#15. “You don’t need everyone to love you, Phin. Just a few good people.” — Charity Barnum
A Dependable Partner: The Greatest Showman Quotes About Phillip Carlyle’s Role
#16. “So come join the circus. You clearly have a flair for show business. Teach me how to appeal to the highbrows.”
“Are you serious? Mr. Barnum, I can’t just run off and join the circus.”
“Why not? Sounds thrilling, doesn’t it?
“Let’s just say that I find it much more comfortable admiring your show from afar.”
“Comfort — the enemy of progress.” — P. T. Barnum and Phillip Carlyle
#17. “Now I admire you, and that whole show you do
You’re onto something, really it’s something
But I live among the swells, and we don’t pick up peanut shells
I’ll have to leave that up to you.” — Phillip Carlyle
#18. “And what is your act, Mr. Carlyle?”
“I don’t have an act.”
“Everyone’s got an act.” — Anne Wheeler and Phillip Carlyle
#19. “You claim it’s not in the cards
And fate is pulling you miles away
And out of reach from me
But you’re here in my heart
So who can stop me if I decide
That you’re my destiny?” — Phillip Carlyle
#20. “Anne? They’re small-minded people. Why do you care what they think?”
“It’s not just them. You’ve never had somebody look at you the way your parents looked at me. The way everyone would look at us.” — Phillip Carlyle and Anne Wheeler
#21. “How do we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine?
Nothing can keep us apart
Cause you are the one I was meant to find.” — Phillip Carlyle and Anne Wheeler
#22. “You’re risking everything you’ve built here.”
“Well, how do you think I built it?” — Phillip Carlyle and P. T. Barnum
The Greatest Showman Quotes About Letting Your Imagination Run Wild and Embracing What Makes You Unique
#23. “A man’s station is only limited by his imagination.” — Jenny Lind
#24. “Every night I lie in bed, the brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake.” — P. T. Barnum
#25. “We can live in a world that we design.” — P. T. Barnum
#26. “Hyperbole isn’t the worst crime. Men suffer more from imagining too little than too much.” — P. T. Barnum
#27. “No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” — P. T. Barnum
#28. “You are so talented, blessed. Extraordinary. Unique. I would even say beautiful.”
“Sir, please leave me alone.”
“They don’t understand, but they will.” — P. T. Barnum to Lettie Lutz
#29. “I won’t let them break me down to dust
I know that there’s a place for us
For we are glorious.” — Lettie Lutz
#30. “I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I’m meant to be. This is me.” — Lettie Lutz
