A character in Ratatouille (2007)

Mustafa quotes from Ratatouille (2007)

John Ratzenberger

Scenes with Mustafa

3 scenes
Mustafa

Someone has asked what is new!

Horst

New?

Mustafa

Yes! What do I tell them?

Horst

Well, what did you tell them?

Mustafa

I told them I would ask!

Skinner

What are you blathering about?

Horst

Customers are asking what is new! What should I tell them?

Skinner

What did you tell them?

Mustafa

I told them I would ask!

Mustafa

Do you know what you would like this evening, sir?

Ego

Yes, I think I do. After hearing a lot of over-heated puffery about your new cook, do you know what I'm craving? A little... perspective. That's it. I'd like some fresh, clear, well-seasoned perspective. Can you suggest a good wine to go with that?

Mustafa

With what, sir?

Ego

Perspective, fresh out, I take it?

Ego
[Mustafa is confused and stays silent]

Very well. Since you are all out of perspective and no one else seems to have it in this bloody town, I'll make you a deal: you provide the food, I'll provide the perspective, which would go nicely with a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947.

Mustafa

I'm afraid...um...your dinner selection?

Ego
[bursts out of his chair and gets right in Mustafa's face]

Tell your chef, Linguini, that I want whatever what he dares to serve me! Tell him to hit me with his best shot!

Horst
[Meanwhile in the kitchen] [to Linguini]

It's your recipe! How can you not know your own RECIPE?!

Linguini

I didn't write it down, it just came to me!

Horst

Well, make it come to you again, ja? BECAUSE WE CAN'T SERVE THIS!!

Mustafa

Where's my order?!

Linguini

Can't we serve them something else?! Something I didn't invent?

Larousse

This is what they're ordering!

Linguini

Make them order something else! Tell him we're all out!

Pompidou

We cannot be all out. We just opened.

Larousse

I have another idea. What if we serve them what they order?!

Colette

We will make it! Just tell us what you did!

Linguini

I don't know what I did!

Horst

We need to tell the customers something!

Linguini

Then tell them... tell them... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! [flees the kitchen and runs back into the office]

LaRousse
[puzzled]

Eh?

Django
[Remy is about to re-enter the kitchen] [trying to stop his son]

Remy!

Emile

Don't do it!

Django

Remy! Don't! Stop!

Emile

They'll see you! STOP!

Horst

We are not talking about me! We are talking about what to do right now!

Colette
[Remy enters, and everyone sees him] [gasps]

RAAAAAT!!! Kill it!

Chefs

RAAAAAT!!!

Django

Remy!

Horst

Get my knife!

Linguini
[Linguini sees and gasps in his office] [jumps in front of the chefs]

DON'T TOUCH HIM!!! [whispers to Remy] Thank you for coming back, Little Chef. [to the chefs] I know this sounds insane, but... well, folks, the truth sounds insane sometimes, but that doesn't mean it's not. Uh, the truth. And the truth is, I have no talent at all, but this rat, he's the one behind these recipes, he's the cook! The real cook. He's been hiding under my toque. He's been controlling my actions. He's the reason I can cook the food that's exciting everyone. The reason Ego is outside that door. I know it's hard to believe, but, hey, you believed I could cook, right? Look. [showing the chefs how Remy pulls a couple of his hair locks to control his arms] This works. It's crazy, but it works. We can be the greatest restaurant in Paris and this rat, this brilliant Little Chef, can lead us there. What do you say? You with me?
[Horst steps up, but takes off his apron, and leaves in disappointment. Both Emile and Django hide as the rest of the chefs leave. Colette is the last to leave. She raises her hand, about to slap Linguini, but she doesn't and instead sighs in disappointment. She climbs on her motorcycle and rides off. Both Linguini and Remy are sad. Linguini looks through the window, and sees Anton Ego, who gives him a glare. Linguini sadly walks back into his office, leaving Remy behind. Meanwhile, Colette rides in the streets in sadness. She stops and notices the cookbook in the window entitled "Anyone can cook".]

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