Quotes
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Alex Bellows : [finding himself the center of attraction at a party] So Orpheus was some kind of artist?
Cleo Bellows : I'm disappointed in you, Alex.
Alex Bellows : Spare me.
Cleo Bellows : He was basically the first rock star, only Greek.
Alex Bellows : And, uh, that's why all the women.
Cleo Bellows : You didn't think that they were were throwing themselves at Alex Bellows, did you?
Alex Bellows : [checking out his reflection] Oh, yeah! I would DEFINITELY date me.
Cleo Bellows : Jeesh, maybe I should let you be alone with yourself.
Alex Bellows : [still gazing at his reflection] Good thing you got the brains, Clo, 'cause I definitely got the looks.
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Cleo Bellows : Just remember: Orpheus' life turns out to be a tragedy, so be careful.
Alex Bellows : Is that why I brought my harp?
Cleo Bellows : [correcting] Lyre.
Alex Bellows : No, really. I got a harp.
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Charon : [guarding the entry to the afterlife] This is a bad place for a hike.
Alex Bellows : Yeah, so I'm told.
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Cleo Bellows : Alex, if I know my Orpheus, I'd get out my lyre and I'd play.
Alex Bellows : What?
Cleo Bellows : Look, just pretend I'm your muse, okay? And when your muse says play, you play.
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Alex Bellows : [staring down the passageway to the underworld] Paved with good intentions?
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Alex Bellows : Look, if you know who I am, I need your help. My wife, her name is Eurydice...
Jades : She's already here.
Alex Bellows : She died too soon, too young.
Jades : Not your decision.
Alex Bellows : But it was my fault that she died. It's not fair.
Jades : Even if that's true, your wife is not the only reason you're here. Is it? You search every face.
Jades : [to Persephone] He wants more than Eurydice.
Jades : [to Alex] Your father... is not... here.
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Alex Bellows : I was a total phlegm, I know that. No man should treat his wife the way I treated you.
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Eurydice : You're... so hard to understand.
Alex Bellows : Oh, no, I'm pretty easy to understand. Ask anybody who understands me.
