Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Sterling Holloway: Cheshire Cat

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Quotes 

• Cheshire Cat : Oh, by the way, if you'd really like to know, he went that way.

  Alice : Who did?

  Cheshire Cat : The White Rabbit.

  Alice : He did?

  Cheshire Cat : He did what?

  Alice : Went that way.

  Cheshire Cat : Who did?

  Alice : The White Rabbit.

  Cheshire Cat : What rabbit?

  Alice : But didn't you just say - I mean - Oh, dear.

  Cheshire Cat : Can you stand on your head?

  Alice : Oh!

• Cheshire Cat : [singing]  'Twas brilig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: / All mimsy were the borogroves, / And the mome raths outgrabe.

  Alice : Now where do you suppose...?

  Cheshire Cat : Lose something?

  Alice : [turns around to find just the Cat's smile talking to her]  Oh my! oh, no no, I was just... uh never mind.

  Cheshire Cat : Oh, that's quite all right. One moment please.

  [two eyes drop down on top of the mouth and the full cat form appears] 

  Cheshire Cat : Second chorus.

  [singing] 

  Cheshire Cat : 'Twas brilig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe

  Alice : Why, why you're a cat!

  Cheshire Cat : A *Cheshire* Cat.

  [starts to disappear] 

  Cheshire Cat : All mimsy were the borogroves...

  Alice : Oh wait!

  Cheshire Cat : [reappears]  There you are! Third chorus...

  Alice : Oh, no, no. I was just wondering if you could help me find my way.

  Cheshire Cat : Well that depends on where you want to get to.

  Alice : Oh, it really doesn't matter, as long as...

  Cheshire Cat : Then it really doesn't matter which way you go.

• Cheshire Cat : If I were looking for a white rabbit, I'd ask the Mad Hatter.

  Alice : The Mad Hatter? Oh, no no no...

  Cheshire Cat : Or, you could ask the March Hare, in that direction.

  Alice : Oh, thank you. I think I'll see him...

  Cheshire Cat : Of course, he's mad, too.

  Alice : But I don't want to go among mad people.

  Cheshire Cat : Oh, you can't help that. Most everyone's mad here.

  [laughs maniacally; starts to disappear] 

  Cheshire Cat : You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself.

• Cheshire Cat : All ways here you see, are the QUEEN'S WAYS!

  Alice : But I've never met any queen.

  Cheshire Cat : You haven't? You ha-VEN'T? Oh, but you must! She'll be mad about you, simply mad!

  [chuckles, then rolls over and almost disappears] 

  Cheshire Cat : The mome raths outgrabe...

  Alice : Please, please! H-How can I find her?

  Cheshire Cat : Well, some go this way, and some go that way. But as for me, myself, personally, I prefer the short-cut.

• Cheshire Cat : You know? We could make her *really* angry! Shall we try?

  Alice : Oh, no, no!

  Cheshire Cat : Oh, but it's loads of fun!

• Alice : [as a giant]  And as for you... Your Majesty! Your Majesty indeed! Why, you're not a queen,

  [shrinking] 

  Alice : But just a - a fat, pompous, bad tempered old ty...!

  [normal size] 

  Alice : Tyrant.

  Queen of Hearts : [giggles]  And uh, just what were you saying, my dear?

  Cheshire Cat : Why, she simply said that you're a fat, pompous, bad tempered old tyrant!

  [cackles] 

  Queen of Hearts : [screaming at the top of her lungs]  OFF WITH HER HEAD!