Romanoff and Juliet (1961)

Peter Ustinov: The General

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• The General : To the airport as quickly as possible. We've got to get out of here before the Americans have time to offer us aid.

• The General : Our weapon will be laughter; and our cause, love.

• Hooper Moulsworth : [trying to persuade the General to cast his vote on the United Nations amendment from which he has abstained]  Why, a child could understand it!

  The General : [obdurate]  Alas, I'm no longer a child.

• The General : Incidentally, you know, they know you know they know you know - code.

  Hooper Moulsworth : What? Are you sure?

  The General : I'm positive, because I've been talking, you know...

  Hooper Moulsworth : Thank you! Thank you! I shan't forget this!

  The General : YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T KNOW?

  Hooper Moulsworth : NO!

• The General : We'll send you to the Mauve Friars. They neither stand nor sit. They walk about on their knees.

• The General : He deserves a decoration.

  Otto : He deserves to have his backside decorated.

• The General : In view of the fact that in our opinion, the amendment to the amendment of the amendment of the draft resolution is incomprehensible, my delegation regretfully abstains.

• reporter : Where is Concordia?

  The General : Why should I tell you? The reason it still survives may be because no one can find it.

• The General : So what are you doing here, Miss Juliet?

  Juliet Moulsworth : I'm joining my parents during the University vacation.

  The General : Oh.

  Juliet Moulsworth : Here's my ticket.

  Joseph the Pilot : You mean you paid for this trip?

  [laughs] 

• The General : Otto, for many centuries now, we have survived by paying each other in bad money. Once all money is bad, it's as good as good money.

• The General : Otto, my gloves please. The pair without the holes in them.

  Otto : Both pairs have holes in them.

  The General : In that case, either pair will do.

• The General : It is impossible to laugh excessively at my jokes.

• The General : The important thing in diplomacy is to have a door that will lock, even if there is nothing behind it.

• Igor Romanoff : I am an officer, sir. I am incapable of cowardice.

  The General : Believe it or not, sir, I am an officer myself. I am incapable of almost everything.