Pierre Morhange: What about the solo? Clément Mathieu: Which solo? Pierre Morhange: My solo. Clément Mathieu: Oh. Your solo. No, there's no solo. You don't have a bad voice but no-one's indispensible.
[Arriving at the school, Mathieu sees a small boy waiting by the gate] Clément Mathieu: What are you doing? Pépinot enfant: I'm waiting for Saturday. My father is coming to collect me. Clément Mathieu: But it's not Saturday today.
Pépinot enfant: I don't know any songs. Clément Mathieu: Well, I'll teach you some. For the moment, I'll name you assistant choir master.
Rachin: [firing Mathieu] Go to the devil! Clément Mathieu: No. I'm leaving him behind!
Clément Mathieu: [talking to Mondain] Sing! Mondain: You won't like it. Clément Mathieu: I don't care sing! Mondain: Okay... [singing] Mondain: One Summer, I took out my nob, and gave myself a nice handjob... [inhales as if to sing another line] Cl...
Violette Morhange: Do you have children? Clément Mathieu: No. Well, yes, I have 60.
Pierre Morhange adulte: Pepinot was right all along. Clement Mathieu was fired on a Saturday.
[subtitled version] [the students are writing an examination] Pépinot enfant: Leclerc! Leclerc: What? Pépinot enfant: Are we still friends? Leclerc: Sure, why? Pépinot enfant: How much is 5 plus 3? Leclerc: 53. Pépinot enfant: You sure? Leclerc: ...
Clément Mathieu: Never say never. Something's always worth trying.
Clément Mathieu: You see evil everywhere. Chabert: Here? Yes.
[Chabert is dragging a boy off for punishment] Clément Mathieu: What are you doing? Chabert: He stole my watch. From my room. Clément Mathieu: Where are you taking him? Chabert: Dungeon. Clément Mathieu: Wait! Chabert: Why? [Chabert and the boy di...
[Morhange's mother has come to visit him] Clément Mathieu: [quietly] I didn't tell her last time that you were in detention, I told her you had a toothache and went to the dentist. Don't tell her I lied.
Clément Mathieu: [they've found the stolen money and a harmonica] You know Mondain was expelled because they thought he'd stolen the money. Corbin: No, sir. Clément Mathieu: No, that's right you didn't. But now I've told you. So what were you going...
Clément Mathieu: [Mathieu finds Pépinot sitting on the stairs] What are you doing down here? Pépinot enfant: I don't have the right to go upstairs. Clément Mathieu: What do you mean you don't have the right? Pépinot enfant: I don't have any mone...
Clément Mathieu: [some of the boys are hitting Morhange] Hey, why are you hitting him? Pépinot enfant: Because Morhange threw an ink bomb at you.
