Gladiator Quotes
Marcus Aurelius : You have proven your valor once again, Maximus. Let us hope for the last time.
Maximus : There is no one left to fight, sire.
Marcus Aurelius : There is always someone left to fight. How can I reward Rome's greatest general?
Maximus : Let me go home.
Marcus Aurelius : Ah, home.
Maximus : There is no one left to fight, sire.
Marcus Aurelius : There is always someone left to fight. How can I reward Rome's greatest general?
Maximus : Let me go home.
Marcus Aurelius : Ah, home.
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Marcus Aurelius : Won't you accept this great honor that I have offered you?
Maximus : With all my heart, no.
Marcus Aurelius : Maximus, that is why it must be you.
Maximus : With all my heart, no.
Marcus Aurelius : Maximus, that is why it must be you.
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[ after the final duel ]
Maximus : Quintus! Release my men. Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. There was a dream that was Rome. It shall be realized. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius.
Maximus : Quintus! Release my men. Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. There was a dream that was Rome. It shall be realized. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius.
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Proximo : So Spaniard, we shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures. And the great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom.
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Commodus : You and I are not much different. You take life when you have to, as I do.
Maximus : I have only one more life to take. Then it is done.
Maximus : I have only one more life to take. Then it is done.
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Commodus : [ to Falco ] Lucius will stay with me now. And if his mother so much as looks at me in a manner that displeases me, he will die. If she decides to be noble and takes her own life, he will die. [ to Lucilla ]
Commodus : And as for you, you will love me as I loved you. You will provide me with an heir of pure blood, so that Commodus and his progeny will rule for a thousand years. Am I not merciful? [ Lucilla turns her head ]
Commodus : AM I NOT MERCIFUL?
Commodus : And as for you, you will love me as I loved you. You will provide me with an heir of pure blood, so that Commodus and his progeny will rule for a thousand years. Am I not merciful? [ Lucilla turns her head ]
Commodus : AM I NOT MERCIFUL?
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Commodus : If you're very good, tomorrow night I'll tell you the story of emperor Claudius who was betrayed by those closest to him, by his own blood. They whispered in dark corners and went out late at night and conspired and conspired but the emperor Claudius knew they were up to something. He knew they were busy little bees. And one night he sat down with one of them and he looked at her and he said, "Tell me what you've been doing busy little bee or I shall strike down those dearest to you. You shall watch as I bathe in their blood." And the emperor was heartbroken. The little bee had wounded him more deeply than anyone else could ever have done. And what do you think happened then, Lucius?
Lucius Verus : I don't know, uncle.
Commodus : The little bee told him everything.
Lucius Verus : I don't know, uncle.
Commodus : The little bee told him everything.
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Gracchus : The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it's the sand of the Colosseum. He'll bring them death and they will love him for it.
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Lucilla : Please be quiet, brother! Your constant scheming gives me even more of a headache!
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Lucilla : What did my father want with you?
Maximus : To wish me well before I leave for home.
Lucilla : You're lying, I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it.
Maximus : I never acquired your comfort with it.
Lucilla : True, but then you never had to, life is more simple for a soldier. Or do you think me heartless?
Maximus : I think you have a talent for survival.
Maximus : To wish me well before I leave for home.
Lucilla : You're lying, I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it.
Maximus : I never acquired your comfort with it.
Lucilla : True, but then you never had to, life is more simple for a soldier. Or do you think me heartless?
Maximus : I think you have a talent for survival.
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Marcus Aurelius : [ to his daughter Lucilla ] If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made.
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Quintus : Maximus, please be careful, that wasn't prudent.
Maximus : Prudent? The Emperor has been slain.
Maximus : Prudent? The Emperor has been slain.
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Commodus : What am I going to do with you? You simply won't... die. Are we so different, you and I? You take life when you have to... as I do.
Maximus : I have only one more life to take. Then it is done.
Commodus : Then take it now. [ Maximus pauses, then turns around and walks away ]
Commodus : They tell me your son... [ Maximus stops ]
Commodus : ...squealed like a girl when they nailed him to the cross. And your wife... moaned like a whore when they ravaged her again and again... and again.
Maximus : The time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end. [ Bows head ]
Maximus : Highness.
Maximus : I have only one more life to take. Then it is done.
Commodus : Then take it now. [ Maximus pauses, then turns around and walks away ]
Commodus : They tell me your son... [ Maximus stops ]
Commodus : ...squealed like a girl when they nailed him to the cross. And your wife... moaned like a whore when they ravaged her again and again... and again.
Maximus : The time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end. [ Bows head ]
Maximus : Highness.
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Gracchus : And after your glorious coup, what then? You take your five thousand and... leave?
Maximus : Yes, I will leave. The soldiers will stay here for your protection, under the guidance of the Senate.
Gracchus : So, after Rome's all yours, you just give it back to the people. Tell me why.
Maximus : Because that was a dying man's last wish. I will kill Commodus. The fate of Rome, I leave to you.
Gracchus : Marcus Aurelius trusted you. His daughter trusts you. I will trust you. Give me two days, and I will purchase your freedom. And you, stay alive, or I'll be dead.
Maximus : Yes, I will leave. The soldiers will stay here for your protection, under the guidance of the Senate.
Gracchus : So, after Rome's all yours, you just give it back to the people. Tell me why.
Maximus : Because that was a dying man's last wish. I will kill Commodus. The fate of Rome, I leave to you.
Gracchus : Marcus Aurelius trusted you. His daughter trusts you. I will trust you. Give me two days, and I will purchase your freedom. And you, stay alive, or I'll be dead.
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Marcus Aurelius : Tell me again, Maximus, why are we here?
Maximus : For the glory of the Empire, sire.
Maximus : For the glory of the Empire, sire.
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[ Maximus is about to ride out with the cavalry to fight the barbarians ]
Quintus : Soldier! I told you to move those catapults forward. They're out of range.
Maximus : Range is good.
Quintus : The danger to the cavalry...
Maximus : Is acceptable. Agreed?
Quintus : Soldier! I told you to move those catapults forward. They're out of range.
Maximus : Range is good.
Quintus : The danger to the cavalry...
Maximus : Is acceptable. Agreed?
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[ to his men before a battle ]
Maximus : Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so.
Maximus : Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so.
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[ during the fight with Maximus, Commodus loses his sword ]
Commodus : Quintus, sword! [ Quintus does nothing ]
Commodus : Give me your sword! [ Quintus does nothing ]
Commodus : [ to his guards ] Sword, give me a sword! [ the guards unsheathe their swords ]
Quintus : Sheathe your swords! Sheathe your swords! [ the guards sheathe their swords ]
Commodus : Quintus, sword! [ Quintus does nothing ]
Commodus : Give me your sword! [ Quintus does nothing ]
Commodus : [ to his guards ] Sword, give me a sword! [ the guards unsheathe their swords ]
Quintus : Sheathe your swords! Sheathe your swords! [ the guards sheathe their swords ]
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Maximus : Quintus, look at me. Look at me! Promise me that you'll look after my family.
Quintus : Your family will meet you in the afterlife.
Quintus : Your family will meet you in the afterlife.
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[ Lucilla tries to convince Maximus to conspire with Senator Gracchus ]
Lucilla : This man wants what you want.
Maximus : Then have *him* kill Commodus!
Lucilla : This man wants what you want.
Maximus : Then have *him* kill Commodus!
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Proximo : I know that you are a man of your word, General. I know that you would die for honor, for Rome, for the memory of your ancestors. But as for me? I'm an entertainer.
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Maximus : Do you remember what it was to have trust, Proximo?
Proximo : [ unfamiliarly ] Trust?
Proximo : [ unfamiliarly ] Trust?
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Maximus : [ laughing ] You knew Marcus Aurelius?
Proximo : [ very quickly and defensively ] I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once!
Proximo : [ very quickly and defensively ] I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once!
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