"Mrs Lovett: There was a barber and his wife. | And he was beautiful... | A proper artist with a knife, | but they transported him for life. | And he was beautiful... | Barker his name was... Benjamin Barker"

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“Giudice Turpin Make haste, and if we wed, You'll be commended, sir. – Fate in fretta e, se ci sposiamo, sarete raccomandato.Sweeney Todd: And who, may it be said, is your intended sir? – E chi è, se si può dire, la vostra promessa sposa? Giudice Turpin: My ward. And pretty as a rosebud. – La mia protetta. Bella come un bocciolo di rosa.Sweeney Todd: Bella come sua madre? Giudice Turpin: Cosa? Cosa ha...? Sweeney Todd: Niente, niente.”

“Sweeney Todd: You shall drip rubies, | You'll soon drip precious | Rubies...”

“Sweeney Todd: I will have vengeance, I will have salvation!”

“Sweeney Todd: I'll come again when you have judge on the menu! – Tornerò quando avrete del giudice nel menu!”

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