“The Queen” quotes

“Nowadays people want glamor and tears, the grand performance. I've never been good at that.”
Helen Mirren - The Queen

“Elton John wishes to sing at the funeral. Should be a first for Westminster Abbey.”

James Cromwell - Prince Philip

“Thank you all for coming at such short notice. I think we all agree that this is an extraordinarily sensitive occasion which presents us with tremendous challenges logistically, constitutionally, practically, diplomatically, and procedurally.”
Douglas Reith - Lord Airlie

“- Alastair Campbell: Well, at least the old bat's finally agreed to visit Diana's coffin.
- Tony Blair: You know, when you get it wrong, you really get it wrong! That woman has given her whole life in service to her people. Fifty years doing a job she never wanted!”
Mark Bazeley - Alastair Campbell
Michael Sheen - Tony Blair

“Balmoral always seems to breath peace and make one forget the world and its sad turmoils.”

Helen Mirren - The Queen

“- The Queen: What did she say?
- Prince Philip: Something about Diana managing to be even more annoying dead than alive.
- The Queen: Just make sure you never let the boys hear you talk like that!”

Helen Mirren - The Queen
James Cromwell - Prince Philip

“A chorus line of soap stars and homosexuals.”

James Cromwell - Prince Philip

“- The Queen: I declare that my whole life, rather it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service.
- Queen Mother: Your whole life. That is a commitment to God, as well as your people.”
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Sylvia Syms - Queen Mother

“You must show your strength, reassert your authority. You sit on the most powerful throne in Europe, head of an unbroken line that goes back more than a thousand years.”
Sylvia Syms - Queen Mother

“That's the way we do things in this country, quietly, with dignity. That's what the rest of the world has always admired us for.”

Helen Mirren - The Queen

“They, er, sent a copy of the Queen's speech. Might want to scrape the frost off it first... Oh, I phoned them with a couple of suggestions, to make it sound like it came from a human being.”
Mark Bazeley - Alastair Campbell

“Sleeping in the streets and pulling out their hair for someone they never knew. And they think we're mad!”

James Cromwell - Prince Philip

“You are my tenth Prime Minister Mr Blair. My first of course was Winston Churchill, he sat in your chair in a frock coat and top hat. And he was kind enough to give a shy young girl like me quite an education.”
Helen Mirren - The Queen

“Do you really think that any of your predecessors would've dropped everything and gone up to London because a bunch of hysterics carrying candles needed help with their grief?”

Sylvia Syms - Queen Mother

“A job she watched kill her father. She's executed it with honor, dignity, and, as far as I can tell, without a single blemish, and now we're all baying for her blood! All because she's struggling to lead the world in mourning for someone who... who threw everything she offered back in her face.”

Michael Sheen - Tony Blair

“There's been a change, some shift in values. When you no longer understand your people, mummy, maybe it is time to hand it over to the next generation.”

Helen Mirren - The Queen