“- John Merrick: I must have been a great disappointment to her.
- Mrs. Treves: No, Mr. Merrick, no. No son as loving as you could ever be a disappointment.”

Sir John Hurt - John Merrick
Hannah Gordon - Mrs. Treves

“- Sir Thomas Boleyn: Would a smile be too much to ask?
- Lady Elizabeth: What's there to smile about? I'm a mother of a child ordered to marry a girl he hates, another banished aboard in disgrace, and a third whoring in public with an adulteer.”
Mark Rylance - Sir Thomas Boleyn
Kristin A. Scott Thomas - Lady Elizabeth Boleyn

“Steffi, bring down a copy of my will... and an eraser.”

Alan Alda - Bob

“- Dan: I haven't raped her!
- Yellowbeard: No, you wouldn't have you poncy little git! You're not the prawn of my loins, your mother's a bloody liar! That's what I liked about her!”
Martin Hewitt - Dan
Graham Arthur Chapman - Yellowbeard

“Walter, you were like a son to me. But as you well know, having a son can turn out to be a bitter disappointment.”
Jack Warden - Nelson Longhurst