The Book of Life (1998)

Thomas Jay Ryan: Satan

Quotes 

• Satan : Childlike innocence is not a viable alternative to despair.

• Edie : Are you really the Devil?

  Satan : Yes.

  Edie : Would you like some soup?

  [Satan looks completely baffled] 

  Dave : She's a Buddhist.

• [about human beings] 

  Satan : It's amazing the things they do. They're inventing themselves now. Artificial intelligence and cybergenetics and so on.

  Jesus Christ : It's impressive, I admit.

  Satan : They're cross-fertilizing pears with apples and goats with sheeps, tobacco plants with lightning bugs.

  Jesus Christ : Now that's just stupid.

  Satan : Well, I agree.

• Satan : I talked to your boyfriend today.

  Magdalena : You're so unimaginative.

• Satan : Every intimacy engenders expectation, and every expectation some unknown disappointment.