The Concertgoer (2022)

Fahad Ahmad: The Husband

Quotes 

• The Husband : You're Jan! The musician!

  Jan : I am.

  The Husband : I saw you walk out here but part of me thought it was a figment of my imagination! Musicians don't leave for intermission! I said to myself, "Maybe it's some sort of phantom or spirit.

  Jan : No. I'm real. The real spirit is in there.

• Jan : You are too kind. What do you think so far? Are we living up to your expectations?

  The Wife : We love it! We're having such a great time!

  The Husband : Oh yes! Love! So good! Honestly great. The sound!

  The Wife : That sound. Oh my God.

  Jan : God is dead. Or perhaps sleeping. I'm not sure.

• The Wife : If my eyelash didn't glue itself onto my eyeball we wouldn't have had to rush!

  The Husband : It happens. What matters is we're here.

  The Ticket Seller : I'm sorry, but it appears that we are sold out.

  The Wife : Appears? What do you mean appears? It either is or it isn't!

  The Husband : I have to see this performance. This is Shostakovich and I'm his biggest fan. I'll have you know, Miss, I'm one of the few people in the world who can listen to all 15 of his string quartets, in sequence, without having a single thought of suicide... So, can you please... .?

  The Ticket Seller : What are you getting so upset for? Don't you know? It's awwwwwl an illusion.