The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

Alex Hyde-White: Richard Dutton

Quotes 

• Insp. Hawkins : Do you believe in God, Mr. Dutton?

  Richard Dutton : Yes.

  Insp. Hawkins : Good. Because it's going to take a leap of faith for you to understand what I'm about to tell you. The Phantom is real. It has a name. Erik Destler.

  Richard Dutton : But that's just a story.

  Insp. Hawkins : I know the legend as well as you. He sold his soul to the devil so the world would love him for his talent. But the devil had a price. He mutilated his face so terribly, but that no one could stand to love him ever again for himself.

  [cutting to Erik painfully starting to remove the now putrefying flesh from his face] 

  Richard Dutton : And it's said the only way to kill the Phantom is to destroy his music.

  [Erik despite being in agony continues severing the stiches] 

  Insp. Hawkins : I don't believe in phantoms or legends, Mr. Dutton, but I do believe in facts. And the fact is, this man - this creature - is still alive. Still alive and living under your opera.

  [Erik yelping rips away the decomposing skin... before mournfully looking at his badly disfigured reflection... now staring back at him]