Das Leben der Anderen quotes

'I'm your audience'

Wiesler to Sieland in the bar, personal transformation, Wiesler's protection of the couple

'And you are a good person'

Sieland to Wiesler in the bar, personal transformation

'no other noteworthy events'

Wiesler in the report, Wiesler does not inform on Dreyman

'So we are helping a ZK member to get his rivals out of the way'

Grubitz to Wiesler, corruption in the Stasi

'I have to tell you night what this new information could mean for my career and for yours if we find anything'

Grubitz to Wiesler, corruption in the Stasi, informing on people for personal gain - job promotion

'Ms Meineke, a word to someone, and your Mascha will lose your place of study tomorrow'

Wiesler to Ms. Meineke, the threat of the Stasi

'Tell me you don't need it'

Hempf to Sieland in his car, blackmail for career gains, Hempf takes advantage of Sieland's vulnerability

'I can never make up for what I have done'

Sieland to Wiesler as she is dying, dealing with the past, melodrama

'Do I have to have your wife arrested tonight? Jan and Nadja come to a state educational institution. Do you want that? '

Wiesler to the prisoner, his loyalty to being a member of the Stasi, threatening, personal transformation from beginning to end

'No matter how often you write it, people don't change'

Hempft to Dreyman, irony that we see a change in Wiesler (but not in Hempf)

'Did we compete for it? Do you remember our oath? Party shield and sword

Wiesler's loyalty to the communist state, disillusioned by his colleagues' careerist goals

'Dedicated to HGW XX / 7, in gratitude'

Dreyman's recognition of Wiesler's efforts to protect him, cliché ending

'Ich liebe dich)

Sieland'd final words to Dreyman, melodramatic ending

'stay with me'

Wiesler craves for companionship, he is lonely, wants what Dreyman and Sieland have

'Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me!'

Dreyman cries out to Sieland, melodramatic ending

'It is the most beautiful pearl of the GDR'

Hempf's lust for Sieland

'I think they judged him too hard'

Dreyman to Hempf, Dreyman is a good man

'But if you find something against them, then you have a powerful friend in the Central Committee. You understand what i mean '

Hempf to Grubitz, corruption in the Stasi

'He says the same thing as at the beginning. Word by word '

Wiesler speaks to his students in the Stasi Hochschule, Wiesler's professionalism

'You are a great artist. Don't you know that? '

Wiesler to Sieland in the bar

'What's your ... ball called?'

Wiesler to the child in the lift, personal transformation

'Can anyone who has heard this music really have heard a bad person?'

Dreyman, in reference to Wiesler being moved by 'Sonata vom Guten Mensch'

'Unfortunately you have - how can I say that? - made a powerful man an enemy '

Grubitz to Sieland, corruption in the Stasi

'This is exactly the arrogant guy I'm warning my students about'

Wiesler's first impression of Dreyman, before he is employed to spy on him

'You will make it to the top'

Hempf to Grubitz, careerist goals

That's why men like you and I are on top '

Hempf to Grubitz

'Adorable, your bedmates'

Hauser to Dreyman, suggests that Dreyman must be kind to Stasi officials in order to keep his successful career as a playwright

'Remember what the state did for you'

Wiesler to Sieland, irony, as the state members have only blackmailed here

'But are you going to bed with them the same way?'

Sieland to Dreyman, metaphorically, to advance his career

'He understands that while the party needs the artist, the artist needs the party much more'

Hempf to Grubitz, the Stasi have power over the artists nonetheless