So it's true! I knew there was something wrong with you! A woman! Treacherous snake!
Mulan My name is Mulan. I did it to save my father.
High treason!
Mulan I didn't mean for it to go this far.
Ultimate dishonor!
Most-quoted role: Mulan in Mulan (1998), 13 quotes
Movies Mulan Mulan Mulan Father, you can't go!
Mulan...
Mulan Please, sir, my father has already fought bravely, and...
Silence! You would do well to teach your daughter to hold her tongue in a man's presence.
Mulan, you dishonor me.
"Fa Mulan."
Mulan Present!
Mulan Oops.
Who spit in her bean curd?
Fa Mulan Okay, how about this?
Fa Mulan Quiet and demure. Graceful. Polite. Delicate. Refined. Poised. Punctual.
Fa Mulan Quiet and demure. Graceful. Polite. Delicate. Refined. Poised. [notes the answers on her right arm] Punctual. [rooster calling] Ai-yah! Little Brother? Little Brother? [Little Brother is a dog sleeping] There you are. Who's the smartest doggy in the world? Come on, smart boy. Can you help me with my chores today? [helps out Little Brother to start feeding the chickens and runs by draggin sack of feed]
[praying the ancestors]
Honorable ancestors, please help Mulan impress the matchmaker today. [Little Brother runs by dragging a sack of feed; chickens start pecking the grain left behind] Please, please help her.
Fa Mulan [helps Little Brother a bone and chewing the bone with the stick]
Father, I brought your - Whoa! [accidentally breaks a teacup]
Fa Mulan I brought a spare.
Mulan.
Fa Mulan The doctor said 3 cups of tea in the morning...
Mulan.
Fa Mulan ...and 3 at night.
Mulan, you should already be in town. We are counting on you to-
Fa Mulan Uphold the family honor. Don't worry, Father. I won't let you down. Wish me luck! [runs off]
Hurry! [Little Brother looks at him while chewing his bone] I'm going to pray some more.
Bather
[In town, Mulan's mother, Fa Li, is pacing outside a house impatient.]
Fa Li, is your daughter here yet? The Matchmaker is not a patient woman.
Of all the days to be late. I should have prayed to the ancestors for luck.
Granny Fa
How lucky can they be? They're dead. Besides, I've got all the luck we'll need. [Holds up a wicker cage with a cricket inside.] This is your chance to prove yourself. [She closes her eyes and steps off the sidewalk.]
Grandma, no!
Granny Fa
[Granny Fa walks across the street; vehicles came crashing, but she emerges unharmed.] [SFX: chickens clucking]
Yep, this cricket's a lucky one! [Fa Li sighs.]
Fa Mulan [Mulan comes riding up on Khan, and hops off.]
I'm here. [looks at her mother] What? But, Mama, I had to...
None of your excuses. Now, let's get you cleaned up.
Bather
[Beginning of "Honor To Us All"] [singing]
This is what you give me to work with? / Well, honey, I've seen worse / We're going to turn this sow's ear / Into a silk purse.
Fa Mulan It's freezing.
It would've been warm, if you were here on time.
Bather
[singing]
We'll have you washed and dried / Primped and polished till you glow with pride / Just my recipe for instant bride / You'll bring honor to us all.
Mulan, what's this?
Fa Mulan Uh... notes... in case I forget something.
Granny Fa
Hold this. [Hands Cri-Kee to Fa Li] We're going to need more luck than I thought.
Hairdresser #1
[Mulan is getting her hair done up in a Chinese topknot.] [singing]
Wait and see, when we're through.
Hairdresser #2
[singing]
Boys will gladly go to war for you.
Hairdresser #1
[singing]
With good fortune.
Hairdresser #2
[speaking]
And a great hairdo.
Fa Li and Hairdressers
[singing]
You'll bring honor to us all.
Fa Li and Chorus
[singing]
A girl can bring her family / Great honor in one way / By striking a good match / And this might be the day.
Dressmaker #1
[Now Mulan is getting dressed in a regal gown.] [speaking]
Men want girls with good taste.
Dressmaker #2
[speaking]
Calm.
Dressmaker #1
[singing]
Who work fast-paced.
Dressmaker #2
[singing]
And a tiny waist.
Fa Li and Dressmakers
[singing]
You'll bring honor to us all.
Fa Li and Chorus
[singing]
We all must serve our Emperor / Who guards us from the Huns / A man by bearing arms / A girl by bearing sons.
Fa Li (Makeup Artist)
[Mulan is now getting her makeup done.] [singing, in a round]
When we're through (When we're through) / You can't fail (You can't fail) / Like a lotus blossom (Like a lotus blossom) / Soft and pale (Soft and pale) / How could any fellow (How could any fellow) / Say, "No sale" (Say, "No sale") / You'll bring honor to us all (You'll bring honor to us all)
Granny Fa
[spoken]
Not yet / An apple for serenity, a pendant for balance. [singing] Beads of jade for beauty / You must proudly show it / Now, add a cricket, just for luck, [Granny Fa places the cage with the cricket under the upper layer of Mulan's skirt] And even you can't blow it.
Fa Mulan [singing]
Ancestors, hear my plea / Help me not to make a fool of me / And to not uproot my family tree / Keep my father standing tall.
Fa Mulan and Chorus
[singing]
Scarier than the undertaker / We are meeting our matchmaker.
Chorus
[singing]
Destiny, guard our girls, / Help our future as it fast unfurls / Please look kindly on these cultured pearls / Each a perfect porcelain doll / Please bring honor to us / Please bring honor to us / Please bring honor to us / Please bring honor to us / Please bring honor to us all!
Fa Mulan But I have another duty...to my heart.
Fa Mulan Your Majesty, an arranged marriage?
Fa Mulan Losing Shang will not be meaningless. No matter what it takes, I'm finishing this mission.
Aki I'm convinced that these dreams are some form of communication. Their message still eludes me. But they're coming faster now, and that can only mean one thing. The Phantoms inside me are beginning to win.
Aki I finished it. I know what it means. I know what the Phantoms really are.
Aki I want what life I have left to mean something.