Ralph Fiennes movie quotes

“There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh, fuck it.”
Ralph Fiennes - M. Gustave

“- Moses: I figured it out. You know what your problem is, Rameses? You care too much.
- Rameses: And your problem is that you don't care at all.”
Val Kilmer - Moses
Ralph Fiennes - Rameses

Anyone who thinks money is ever "just money" couldn't have much of it.
Ralph Fiennes - Charles Van Doren

“Every night I cut out my heart. But in the morning it was full again.”
Ralph Fiennes - Almásy

“Tell me this Moses, tell me this: why is it that every time you start something, I'm the one who ends up in trouble?”
Ralph Fiennes - Rameses

“Second born, second place!”
Ralph Fiennes - Rameses

“I will not be dictated to, I will not be threatened. I am the morning and evening star, I am Pharaoh!”
Ralph Fiennes - Rameses

“- Rameses: Come on, Moses, admit it. You've always looked up to me.
- Moses: Yes, but it's not much of a view!”
Ralph Fiennes - Rameses
Val Kilmer - Moses

“- Rameses: One damaged temple does not destroy centuries of tradition.
- Seti: But one weak link can break the chain of a mighty dynasty!”
Ralph Fiennes - Rameses
Sir Patrick Stewart - Seti

“Last night, the gods granted me a vision. I'm not merely going to restore this temple; I will make it more grand, more splendid than any other monument in upper or lower Egypt...”
Ralph Fiennes - Rameses

“There's a saying. 'Sometimes all you need is a good cup of tea.' I learned that growing up in Bratislava. I've found that not only does tea cleanse the palate, but it offers a soothing balm when facing some hard home truths.”
Ralph Fiennes - Chef Slowik

“Bread has existed in some form for over 12,000 years, especially amongst the poor. Flour and water. What could be simpler? Even today, grain represents 65% of all agriculture. Fruits and vegetables only 6%. Ancient Greek peasants dipped their stale, measly bread in wine for breakfast. And how did Jesus teach us to pray if not to beg for our...” (continue)(continue reading)
Ralph Fiennes - Chef Slowik

“We are but a frightened nanosecond. Nature is timeless.”
Ralph Fiennes - Chef Slowik

As Dr. King said: "We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor. It must be demanded by the oppressed."
Ralph Fiennes - Chef Slowik

“The s'more. The most offensive assault on the human palate ever contrived.”
Ralph Fiennes - Chef Slowik

“Robert Pretty-Would you like to fly, Mr. Brown?
Basil Brown-Oh, but I do. All over the cosmos, every time I look through my telescope.”
Ralph Fiennes - Basil Brown
Archie Barnes - Robert Pretty

“Basil Brown-Oh, well, that’s a ship that’s been buried in the mound.
Robert Pretty-Why would anyone want to bury a ship?
Basil Brown-Well, I expect because that’s a grave.
Robert Pretty-Whose grave?
Basil Brown-Well, I’d expect this is a grave of a great man. A warrior. Or a king.”
Ralph Fiennes - Basil Brown
Archie Barnes - Robert Pretty

“May Brown-You got something to show me? I think you have. I can see it in your eyes.
Basil Brown-I’m not saying anything.”
Monica Dolan - May Brown
Ralph Fiennes - Basil Brown

“- Ben Emmerson: Why did you keep her in a state of distress for a year before you brought charges?
- Ken Macdonald: The services wanted to make an example of her. If we'd dropped the case any earlier, what kind of messages would that have sent?
- Ben Emmerson: Do me a favour, Ken. Go and fish somewhere else.”
Ralph Fiennes - Ben Emmerson
Jeremy Northam - Ken Macdonald

“Following orders is not a defense to a war crime.”
Ralph Fiennes - Ben Emmerson

“- M. Gustave: The beginning of the end of the end of the beginning has begun. A sad finale played off-key on a broken-down saloon piano in the outskirts of a forgotten ghost town. I'd rather not bear witness to such blasphemy.
- Zero: Me neither.
- M. Gustave: The Grand Budapest has become a troops' barracks. I shall never cross its threshold...” (continue)(continue reading)
Ralph Fiennes - M. Gustave
Tony Revolori - Zero

“- M. Gustave: She was dynamite in the sack, by the way.
- Zero: ...She was 84, Monsieur Gustave.
- M. Gustave: Mmm, I've had older. When you're young, it's all filet steak, but as the years go by, you have to move on to the cheap cuts. Which is fine with me, because I like those. More flavorful, or so they say.”

Ralph Fiennes - M. Gustave
Tony Revolori - Zero

“- Lenny Nero: Are we still friends?
- Mace: I don't know Lenny. You see, friendship is more than one person constantly doing favors for another.”
Ralph Fiennes - Lenny Nero
Angela Bassett - Lornette 'Mace' Mason

“Don't you turn your back on me, Harry Potter! I want you to look at me when I kill you! I want to see the light leave your eyes!”

Ralph Fiennes - Lord Voldemort

“- Sarah: Love doesn't end just because we don't see each other.
- Maurice Bendrix: Doesn't it?
- Sarah: People go on loving God, don't they? All their lives. Without seeing him.
- Maurice Bendrix: That's not my kind of love.
- Sarah: Maybe there is no other kind.”
Julianne Moore - Sarah Miles
Ralph Fiennes - Maurice Bendrix