illusion is more than art. it is a way of life.

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Stranger than you dreamt it, can you even bear to look, or dare to think of me? This lonesome gargoyle who burns in hell but secretly yearns for heaven…secretly, secretly. But Christine, fear can turn to love. You’ll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster…this…repulsive carcass that seems a beast but secretly dreams of beauty…secretly, secretly…

(Source: voldiecinema)