Memorable Quotes from Ben Mendelsohn
13 quotesBuilding Trust in Uncertain Times
Winston Churchill
On certain matters I have very few people with whom I can... talk frankly.
King George VI
Perhaps now we have each other.
Winston Churchill
And I no longer scare you?
King George VI
A little. But I can cope.
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Warnings from the Stars
John Koestler
I found evidence of a series of super-flares from a star in the outer-Pleiades's region.
Phil Bergman
Right. Ratings were off the chart.
John Koestler
We were both wrong. The numbers are a warning, but not just to me or any random group. They're a warning to everyone.
Phil Bergman
Okay. You're officially scaring the shit out of me right now.
John Koestler
The super-flare, in our own solar system. A 100 microtesla wave of radiation that would destroy our ozone layer, killing every living organism on the planet.
Phil Bergman
We have to let everyone know. We have to call the NOAA.
John Koestler
They already know. The announcement will come anytime now. I thought there was some purpose to all this. Why did I get this prediction if there's nothing I can do about it? How am I supposed to stop the end of the world?
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King George VI Expresses His Anger
King George VI
You know what? I feel angry. In this moment I'm aware of feeling—bloody angry.
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The Interpretation of Numbers and Meaning
John Koestler
I'm not saying that 81 people are going to die tomorrow, okay? I'm just trying to understand why THIS is SAYING they will!
Phil Bergman
Okay, it's spooky, all right? I'll grant you. It's more than spooky. But just step back, all right? You have all these uncircled numbers with no sequence to them. I mean, numerology, kabbalah, pythagorean cults, there are systems that find meaning in numbers, and they are a dime a dozen. Why? Because people see what they want to see in them.
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A Scientist's Refusal to Return
Galen Erso
What is it that you want?
Orson Krennic
The work has stalled. We need you to come back.
Galen Erso
I won't do it, Krennic.
Krennic
We were on the verge of greatness. We were this close to providing peace and security for the galaxy.
[gestures with pinched fingers]
Galen Erso
You're confusing peace... with terror.
Krennic
Well, you have to start somewhere.
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The Art of Daytime Drinking
King George VI
How do you manage drinking during the day?
Winston Churchill
Practice.
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Judgment and Truth in Leadership Discourse
King George VI
Winston lacks judgment.
Neville Chamberlain
He was right about Hitler.
King George VI
Well, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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Corporate Tensions Amidst a Grand Scheme
John Daggett
What the hell is going on?
Bane
Our plan is proceeding as expected.
Daggett
Oh, really? Do I look like I'm running Wayne Enterprises right now? Your hit on the stock exchange, it didn't work, my friend, and now you have my construction crews going around the city at 24 hours a day. How exactly is that supposed to help my company absorb Wayne's?
Bane
Leave us.
[to Stryver]
Daggett
No. Stay here. I'm in charge.
Bane
Do you feel in charge?
[reaching for Daggett's neck; Stryver exits]
Daggett
I've paid you a small fortune!
Bane
And this gives you power over me?
Daggett
What is this?
Bane
Your money and infrastructure have been important until now.
Daggett
What are you?
Bane
I'm Gotham's reckoning, here to end the borrowed time you've all been living on.
The Daggett
You're pure evil!
Bane
I'm necessary evil.
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Unpredictable Emotions and Parental Influence
Winston Churchill
What utter nonsense. Look at me. What could possibly be scary about me?
King George VI
One never knows what's going to come out of your mouth next. Something that'll flatter, something that'll wound.
Winston Churchill
My emotions are unbridled. A wildness in the blood I share with my father. And my mother also. We lack the gift of temperance.
King George VI
Were you close to your parents?
Winston Churchill
My mother was glamorous... but perhaps too widely-loved. My father was... like God. Busy elsewhere.
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Urgent Call to Action for Children's Safety
Miss Taylor
Everyone inside now!
[first lines]
Phil Bergman
Right now my scientific mind is telling me to have nothing more to do with this. And yours should, too.
Diana Wayland
They've taken the children! We have to save the children!
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Facing Fear Together
King George VI
And you? Are you not afraid?
Winston Churchill
I am, most terribly.
King George VI
You have my support.
Winston Churchill
...Your Majesty?
King George VI
You have my support. I confess I had some reservations about you at first. But while some in this country dreaded your appointment, none - none - dreaded it like Adolf Hitler. Whomever can strike fear into that brute heart is worthy of all of our trust. We shall work together, you and I. You shall have my support, at any hour. Beat the buggers.
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The Importance of Listening to the People
King George VI
You gave me some advice once. Perhaps I can give you some. Go to the people. Let them instruct you. Quite silently, they usually do. But tell them... the truth unvarnished.
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Regular Meetings Between Churchill and King George VI
King George VI
I believe we are to meet regularly.
Winston Churchill
Once a week, I'm afraid.
King George VI
How is... How are you for Mondays?
Winston Churchill
Um, I shall endeavor to be available on Mondays.
King George VI
4:00?
Winston Churchill
I nap at 4:00.
King George VI
Is that permissible?
Winston Churchill
No. But necessary. I work late.
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