The Scorpion King (2002)

Bernard Hill: Philos

Quotes 

• [Mathayus enters a room where Philos is working] 

  Philos : Good lord. Are you going to kill me?

  Mathayus : Maybe later.

• [after getting inside the city gates] 

  Mathayus : All right, that was the easy part. Everybody know what to do?

  Balthazar : Cripple the guards.

  Philos : Ignite the powder.

  Arpid : And try not to get killed.

• [about the catapult in his laboratory] 

  Philos : It was meant to be a quick means of transportation, but there was a little problem with the landings.

• Philos : Like ALL of my inventions, Memnon will try to use it for war.

  Mathayus : Where is Memnon?

  Philos : Ay, you mean to kill him, do you?

  Mathayus : [raises his sword to Philos' throat]  Yes.

• [walking through the desert, Mathayus, Arpid, and Cassandra hear a huge explosion and a plume of smoke rises. Philos appears, soot-covered and grinning ecstatically] 

  Philos : It works! It works!

  [sees them] 

  Philos : My lady! How lovely to see you out here in this desolate place! Let me show you! It works! Ha! Come, come, come, come!

  [Cassandra runs to him] 

  Philos : My lady sorceress... you see? I worked it out. My Chinese formula. My magic powder works! All I needed was salt - peter salt. It was here all the time! Th-th-this place is just full of it! By the way, do any of you happen to have any water?