Memorable Quotes from Gérard Depardieu
14 quotesA Plea for Rational Decision-Making
Andreas Flaxman
Look, can't you see he already considers you his father? Listen to me, Lafayette. Get rid of it before it's too late. Listen to the voice of reason. Ah, ah, ah, ah!
Andreas Flaxman
Mon frere, get rid of it.
Gerard Lafayette
Sure.
[saddened]
Andreas Flaxman
Forget the dictates of your heart.
[gently]
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Historical Compromise and Its Complexities
Gerard Lafayette
You put Nixon's head upon Nero's body. I saw up there.
Andreas Flaxman
There is history and there is compromise. Sometimes the two flow together, and we have what is called historical compromise.
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A Modern Relationship with Technology
Andre
I'm having an affair with my phone machine.
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Finding Time Through Choice
Porthos
My friend", returned Porthos sententiously, "there is always time when one chooses to find it".
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The Enduring Legacy of Rats in Civilization
Gerard Lafayette
Rats are smart. Men are stupid.
Andreas Flaxman
Ah, during the time if Julius Caesar rodents were the cause of starvation among the populace. Bear this in mind, Lafayette, civilizations fade away, but the rats remain. The future belongs to the rats!
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A Conversation Between Father and Daughter
Nicole
Daddy, can I talk to you about something?
Andre
Of course. You can talk to me about anything.
Nicole
Anything?
Andre
Anything at all. What is it? Tell me.
Nicole
Promise not to yell.
Andre
I promise. Now tell me.
Nicole
It's really not that bad.
Andre
Tell me.
Nicole
You said you wouldn't yell.
Andre
That was not yelling, trust me.
Nicole
I told Ben you weren't my father.
Andre
Why?
Nicole
Because I wanted to impress him.
Andre
What did you tell him I was? A famous pianist? A writer? What?
Nicole
I told him you were my lover.
[''she takes a deep breath'']
Andre
Are you serious?
Nicole
Yes.
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Aging Perspectives in Conversation
Andre
Told you I probably seem old.
Nicole
You are old.
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Power Struggle Between Gorsky and Toorop
Gorsky
Cross me and you'll have no place to hide anymore Toorop
Toorop
It goes both ways Gorsky.
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Exploring Possibilities of Discovery and Adventure
Christopher Columbus
] and ] both can be ].
[[Paradise; [Hell; [earthly]
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A Surprising Swimwear Revelation
Andre
What - what's that?
Nicole
What's the matter?
Andre
What are you wearing?
Nicole
My bathing suit!
Andre
The whole thing?
Nicole
What, you don't like it?
Andre
Are you sure you didn't leave part of it in the box?
Nicole
Get real, Andre. Everybody's wearing them.
Andre
Everyone's staring at you!
Nicole
No, everyone's staring at you.
Andre
I insist you change!
Nicole
And I insist you loosen up, Andre, dear.
Stella
Now she's French.
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Wealth Brings Busyness, Not Happiness
Christopher Columbus
] don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.
[[Riches]
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Exploring the New and Old Worlds
Isabella I
The New World is a ].
[[Disaster]
Christopher Columbus
And the old one, an ]?
[[Achievement]
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Nobility and Faults in Leadership
Christopher Columbus
Is ] only a ] among nobles, a fault for others?
[[Ambition; [Virtue]
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Vegetarian Preferences Discussed in Life of Pi
Gita Patel
My sons and I are vegetarians. Do you have anything…? No, no, no. Not more gravy.
Cook
You don't want gravy?
Gita Patel
No, I want something vegetarian.
Cook
Oh. No problem.
Santosh Patel
She asked if you have something vegetarian.
Cook
The cow that produced this liver was vegetarian, the pigs that went into these sausages were vegetarian.
Santosh Patel
Very funny. But my wife doesn't eat liver.
Cook
Then she can eat the sausage, the rice, and the gravy. Or you can cook your own food.
Santosh Patel
How dare you talk to my wife like that?
Cook
Here's your rice. I cook for sailors, not curry-eaters.
Santosh Patel
What did you say?!
[strangles him]
Cook
Let go of me! Who do you think you are? You're nothing but a servant! I feed people! You feed monkeys!
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