Exile quotes

“Exile is a dreadful thing for one who knows his rightful place.”
Rupert Everett - King Charles II

Poor guy. I understand. It's not easy being banished. Take my buddy Bigfoot. When he was banished he fashioned an enormous diaper out of poison ivy. Wore it on his head like a tiara. Called himself "King Itchy".

John Deszo Ratzenberger - Yeti

“- Anna: My uncle has gone missing, since I told you about him translating the diary.
- Nikolai Luzhin: Your uncle is fine, he is in Edinburgh, in a 5-star hotel. I was ordered to send him to heaven with a bullet in his brain... instead I gave him a first class ticket to Scotland. He is old-school, he understands things... exile or death.”
Naomi Watts - Anna
Viggo Mortensen - Nikolai Luzhin

“Here is your king's scepter, and here is your kingdom, with the scorpion, the cobra, and the lizard for subjects. Free them, if you will. Leave the Hebrews to me.”

Yul Brynner - Rameses

“Bear witness, Zeus, and all you gods on high Olympus! I condemn my daughter Danae, and her son Perseus to the sea! Her guilt and sin have brought shame to Argos! I, Acrisius the King, now purge her crime and restore my honor! Their blood is not on my hands!”
Donald Houston - Acrisius

“Here's the deal: it's been strongly suggested that we turn over Arthur and abandon these refugees out here in the bush. I'll tell you right now: I'm not gonna do that.”
Kristin A. Scott Thomas - Lieutenant A.K. Waters

“- Babs: Morning, Ginger. Back from holiday?
- Ginger: I wasn't on holiday, Babs. I was in solitary confinement.
- Babs: Oh. It's nice to get a bit of time to yourself, isn't it?”
Jane Horrocks - Babs
Julia Sawalha - Ginger

“- Moira: What they get you for?
- Kate: We tried to cross the border. You?
- Moira: Gender Treachery. I like girls.
- Kate: My God! They could've sent you to the colonies for that.
- Moira: They don't send you to the colonies if your ovaries are still jumping.”
Elizabeth McGovern - Moira
Natasha Richardson - Kate