Roy Dotrice Biography
Roy Dotrice (May 26, 1923 - October 16, 2017) was a British radio, stage, and screen actor. On stage, he won acclaim for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten and one person plays such as Brief Lives. On screen, he is best known as Leopold Mozart in Amadeus and as a regular on the 1987-1990 series Beauty and the Beast.
Dotrice was also known for his voice work, including recording the books in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. He also appeared in the television adaptation as Hallyne the pyromancer.
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Roy Dotrice Quotes
Skating for the Audience's Enjoyment
Anton Pamchenko:
Do you know what I think would be wonderful? If you would go out there today and skate for these people the way I have seen you skate. Enjoy each other.
Kate Moseley:
What's the matter?
Doug Dorsey:
Nothing.
Kate Moseley:
Are you all right?
Doug Dorsey:
Fine. Kate, I'm sorry. My timing-- I know it stinks, but...I just keep thinking this thing with us...It's gonna go away. I keep thinking if I can just keep moving and checking, I'll get clear, but...Do you understand what I'm telling you?
Kate Moseley:
I don't wanna fight anymore.
Doug Dorsey:
No. I mean, yeah, I don't wanna fight.
Kate Moseley:
Look, we have to skate.
Doug Dorsey:
This won't wait. Kate, maybe I wasn't ready. Maybe- Maybe you didn't give me much of a chance. Maybe-- I don't know. I just-- I just--
Announcer:
Nine-six. Nine-three.
Doug Dorsey:
Kate, somewhere in the middle of all this I fell in love with you.
Official:
You may take the ice.
Doug Dorsey:
I'm saying I love you. I'm saying it out loud. Don't say we're not right for each other because we may not be right for anybody else.
Official:
You have to go on.
Doug Dorsey:
Will you shut up a minute. It can't be any harder to stay together than it was to stay apart.
Official:
Thirty seconds.
Doug Dorsey:
Will you wait a minute. Kate. I need you. I need you.
Kate Moseley:
We're doing the Pamchenko.
Doug Dorsey:
What?
Kate Moseley:
Oh, you heard me.
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Confrontation Over Lunch Plans
Kate Moseley:
Just who the hell do you think you are?
Doug Dorsey:
I know exactly who I am, sweetheart. I'm a guy who came a long way for lunch.
Kate Moseley:
Well, please don't let me keep you from the trough.
Doug Dorsey: ["addressing Anton"]
Hey, I'm sorry, buddy. I wouldn't wish this on a snake. I'm outta here.
Anton Pamchenko: [''shouts in Russian''; ''addressing Kate''; ''addressing Doug'']
Enough! Introduction is over, conversation finished! Mouths closed, ears to be opened. Pair means...two! You have no partner. You are skating nowhere. And where are you going, eh, back to Siberia? Skating on small pond is big excitement, but believe me -- Gretsky --I am last person who is coming too look for you. Good. We skate!
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