Memoirs of a Geisha (film) Quotes

We don’t become geisha to pursue our own destinies. We become geisha because we have no choice. - View Quote Details on We don’t become geisha to pursue our own destinies. We…
None of us find as much kindness in this life, as we should. - View Quote Details on None of us find as much kindness in this life,…
Why Sayuri…look what I found. You’ve been hiding your love for a long time… The sacrifice every geisha must make! - View Quote Details on Why Sayuri…look what I found. You’ve been hiding your love…
Can’t you see? Every step I have taken, since I was that child on the bridge has been to bring myself closer to you. - View Quote Details on Can’t you see? Every step I have taken, since I…
Baron: If there had been any tea in that pot, I believe Sayuri would have gotten it out! - View Quote Details on Baron: If there had been any tea in that pot,…
You’re just jealous somebody cares for me! - View Quote Details on You’re just jealous somebody cares for me!
Only nine? These country girls always cost more then they’re worth. Too late to send her back now. - View Quote Details on Only nine? These country girls always cost more then they’re…
Stay out of my room. I can’t have you touching my things. - View Quote Details on Stay out of my room. I can’t have you touching…
It is not for Geisha to want. It is not for Geisha to feel. Geisha is an artist of the floating world. She dances. She sings. She entertains you. Whatever you want. The rest is shadows. The rest is secret. - View Quote Details on It is not for Geisha to want. It is not…
Not every geisha uses that kind of currency. - View Quote Details on Not every geisha uses that kind of currency.
Smile for me, won’t you? - View Quote Details on Smile for me, won’t you?
Chairman: He would never tell you himself; he is far too modest. We were fighting in Manchuria together. There was an explosion. He protected me from the worst of it. As you might imagine, I owe him quite a debt. Nobu has taught me a great deal - patience, for example. And I in turn have tried to teach him: you have to savor life while you can. - View Quote Details on Chairman: He would never tell you himself; he is far…
Now I understood the thing I´d overlooked; the point wasn´t to become a geisha but to be one. To become a geisha…well, that was hardly a purpose in life. But to be a geisha… I could see it now as a stepping-stone to something else. - View Quote Details on Now I understood the thing I´d overlooked; the point wasn´t…
My mother always said my sister Satsu was like wood; as rooted to the earth as a sakura tree. But she told me I was like water. Water can carve its way even through stone…and when trapped, water makes a new path… - View Quote Details on My mother always said my sister Satsu was like wood;…
Only reason Mother tolerates Hatsumomo is because she brings in good money. Never forget, it is Hatsumomo who pays for your supper, the clothes on your back. By the time she was twenty, she had already earned back her purchase price! Unheard of! She has been the talk of the hanamachi ever since. - View Quote Details on Only reason Mother tolerates Hatsumomo is because she brings in…
Mother: It’s too good to be true. Mameha is up to something. - View Quote Details on Mother: It’s too good to be true. Mameha is up…
A story like mine should never be told. For my world is as forbidden as it is fragile; without its mysteries it cannot survive. - View Quote Details on A story like mine should never be told. For my…
To a man, Geisha can only be half a wife. We are the wives of nightfall. And yet to learn of kindness, after so much unkindness… To understand that a little girl with more courage than she knew, would find that her prayers were answered…can that not be called happiness? After all, these are not the memoirs of an empress, nor of a queen. These are memoirs of another kind. - View Quote Details on To a man, Geisha can only be half a wife…
I humbly beg to differ. What is sumo but a dance between giants? What is business but a dance between companies? I would like to know about every kind of dance. - View Quote Details on I humbly beg to differ. What is sumo but a…
Three things matter in life… sumo, business, and war. Understand one, you know them all. But why should a Geisha care? You spend your time plucking strings and dancing. - View Quote Details on Three things matter in life… sumo, business, and war. Understand…

About Memoirs of a Geisha (film)

Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 film about Sayuri, a Geisha working in Miyako before and after World War II. Directed by Rob Marshall. Written by Arthur Golden and Robin Swicord.