Nigel Hawthorne Quotes

Amistad

Independence of Courts and American Freedom

Calderon What's most bewildering to Her Majesty...is this arrogant independence of the American courts. After all, if you cannot rule the courts, you cannot rule.

Martin Van Buren Señor Calderon, as any true American will tell you, it's the independence of our courts that keeps us free.

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The Madness of King George

A Royal Inquiry at Windsor

George III And what brings you to Windsor, sire?

George IV I had heard Your Majesty was indisposed, but I see that...

George III Indisposed.

George IV Is there any way I can assist?

George III Want to hump the old bird out of the nest, is that it?

George IV No, sir. There may be responsibilities that I could share.

George III Want to get your fat hands on government, is that it? Well, I'm old and infirm. I'll not trouble you long.

George IV I wish you the best of health, Father.

George III Wish me? Wish me? You wish me death, you plump little cuckoo!

George IV Hush, Father, hush.

George III Hush? HUSH?! You dare to stop the King of England from speaking his mind?! You powdered puppy!

[stands up from the chair; angrily takes off the powdered wig in front of the crowd and the orchestra; throws the powdered wig and chases George IV across the room]

George IV Papa! Papa, please! Papa, please! Papa! For God's sake, do something! Do something! No, Papa!

George III I'll choke the air out of you! Let me at him! I'll wring his neck!

[grabs George IV by the neck and pins him to the floor; the Royal servants restrain George III and pull him away]

Queen Charlotte It was something he ate.

George III You fools! Can't you see that you will all be put out?!

Queen Charlotte We know your game, you monster!

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The Object of My Affection

Thanksgiving Dinner's Unique Perspective on Relationships

Rodney Fraser Have you noticed that you're the only practicing heterosexual at your Thanksgiving dinner?

Nina I haven't practiced for a while.

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The Madness of King George

Family Discourse on Health and Duty

George III The son is unwholesome.

Queen Charlotte And fatter, always fatter.

George III Fatter because he is not doing, what, what? Do you know England, sir?

George IV I think so, sir.

George III You know, Brighton, Bath, yes. But you know its mills and manufactories? Do you know its farms? Because I do. Do you know what they call me?

George IV What do they call you, sir?

George III Farmer George. Do you know what that is?

George IV Impertinent, sir?

George III No, sir, love!

Queen Charlotte Affection.

George III It is admiration, sir. You ought to marry, sir, settle down.

Queen Charlotte Yes, grow up.

George III Good plain woman. That's what you want.

Queen Charlotte Yeah.

George III Then the people will love you, sir, as they love me. It is not good, this idleness. That is why you're getting fat, sir. Do not be fat, sir. Fight it, fight it!

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The Madness of King George

A Call for Family Unity and Normalcy

Francis Willis Your Majesty, I shall be in the cathedral, should the ceremony prove to be too much of a burden for you.

George III You may tell Dr. Willis that the ceremony will not be such a burden as the want of ceremony has been. And do not look at me, sir. Presume not that I am the thing I was. I'm not the patient, sir. Be off with you, sir. Back to your sheep and your pigs. The King is himself again. We must try to be more of a family. There are model farms now, model villages, even model factories. Well, we must be a model family, for the nation to look to.

[the Royal Family ascend the steps]

Queen Charlotte Yes, you must try to be more typical, Fred.

George IV But, Pa, I want something to do.

George III Do? Well, follow in my footsteps. That's what you should do. Smile at the people, wave to them. Let them see that we're happy. That is why we're here.

[sees the crowd waving; the Royal Family wave to the cheering crowd]

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Madeline

A Nightly Routine in an Old School

Miss Clavel Madeline!

Madeline Got ya.

Miss Clavel In an old ] in ] that was covered in ]s... lived 12 little girls... in two straight lines.

[[w:house|house; [w:Paris|Paris; [w:vine|vine]

Miss Clavel Good night, little girls. Thank the Lord you are well. And now go to sleep.

Girls Good night, good night, Miss Clavel.

Miss Clavel Elizabeth, Veronica, Sylvette... Marie-Odile, Serena. Beatrice... Lucinda. Chantal, Lolo... Victorica, Aggie and Madeline. Amen. Something is not right.

Madeline My hat! Where's my hat?

Miss Clavel Girls, find Madeline hat!

Girl I'm a ].

[[w:hat|hat]

Madeline Hello, Lord Cucuface!

Lord Covington What did you call me?

Helene Give me a Jack!

Miss Clavel Go fish.

[unfazingly]

Lady Covington When I was 9, on the baseboard in the dortoir, I carved my name.

Madeline You carved "Lady Covington"?

Lady Covington No. No, my name was Marie Gilbert. Marie Gilbert. See if it's still there.

[chuckles; Whispers]

Madeline Marie Gilbert.

Lord Covington Who gave you permission to be in here?

Madeline Nobody, Lord, um, Covington.

Lord Covington This is a hospital. It's not a playroom. You're not allowed to just wander around.

[to Madeline]

Madeline Yes, sir.

Miss Clavel Something is not right. What? What is it?

Girls We want our appendix out, too!

Miss Clavel Good night, little girls. Thank the Lord you are well. Now, please, go to sleep!

Girls Good night, good night, Miss Clavel.

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The Madness of King George

A Dispute Over Royal Property and Madness

Margaret Nicholson I have a property due to me from the Crown of England!

George III The poor creature's mad. No, no, no, no, no. Do not hurt her. She has not hurt me.

[hands the blank petition to the soldier]

Margaret Nicholson Give me my property, or the country will be drenched in blood!

George III Will it, indeed, madam? Well, not with this. It's a fruit knife. Wouldn't cut a cabbage. Ah. Who are you, sir?

[gently exposes the fruit knife; turns to Captain Greville]

Soldier Oh, this is Captain Greville, sir, the new equerry.

George III Well, you are undressed, sir. Do yourself up, sir. You're an equerry, not a scarecrow.

Margaret Nicholson I have a property due to me from the Crown of England.

Queen Charlotte You murderous fiend! Thank God I have you yet.

George III Do not fuss, madam. The King has no wound, just a torn waistcoat.

George IV One would consider that almost as vexing.

George III What was that?

George III I was rejoicing, sir, that you are unharmed.

Queen Charlotte The son rejoices. The Prince of Wales rejoices. Huh!

Prince Frederick Me, too, Pa. God save the King! And so on.

Gandhi

Debate on Governance and National Identity

Kinnoch With respect, Mr. Gandhi, without British administration, this country would be reduced to chaos.

Gandhi Mr. Kinnoch, I beg you to accept that there is no people on Earth who would not prefer their own bad government to the good government of an alien power.

Brigadier My dear sir! India is British. We're hardly "an alien power"!

Sardar Patel Bapuji, the whole country is moving.

Gandhi Yes. but in what direction?

The Object of My Affection

Balancing Expectations in Affectionate Relationships

Rodney Fraser One shouldn't be too hard on oneself when the object of one's affection returns the favor with rather less enthusiasm than one might have hoped.

The Madness of King George

A Conversation on Marriage and Interests

George III Married yet, Mr. Pitt, what what?

[signing a document]

William Pitt No, sir.

George III Got your eye on anybody then, hey?

[blows excess pounce off document]

William Pitt No, sir.

George III A man should marry - yes, yes. Best thing I ever did. And children, you see, children. Great comfort, of course. This fellow we're putting in as professor at Oxford - was his father Canon of Westminster?

[holding out the document, which Pitt retrieves while handing the king another one; Pitt looks at the new document; indicates the paper]

William Pitt I've no idea, sir.

George III Yes! Yes. Phillips. That's the father, this is the son. And the daughter married the organist at Norwich Cathedral. Sharpe. Yes, and their son is the painter. And the other son is a master at Eton. And he married somebody's niece.

William Pitt Your Majesty's knowledge of even the lowliest of your appointments never ceases to astonish me.

[George III laughs as he signs the document]

The Object of My Affection

Navigating Loneliness in Life's Journey

Rodney Fraser Don't fix your life so that you're left alone right as you come to the middle of it.

Memorable Quotes from Nigel Hawthorne