Richard III (1995 film) Quotes

Richard III (1995 film) is a TV show that first aired in 1970 . Richard III stopped airing in 1970.

It features Stephen Bayly; Lisa Katselas Paré as producer, Trevor Jones (composer) in charge of musical score, and Peter Biziou as head of cinematography.

Richard III (1995 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom. Each episode of Richard III (1995 film) is 104 minutes long. Richard III (1995 film) is distributed by United Artists.

The cast includes: Ian McKellen as Richard, Kristin Scott Thomas as Lady Anne, Ian McKellen as Richard III, and Trés Hanley as Lord Rivers.

Richard III (1995 film) Quotes

Ian McKellen as Richard III

• (Ian McKellen) "I am not made of stone."

• (Ian McKellen) "A horse. A horse. My kingdom for a horse."

• (Duke of Buckingham) "My Lord protector, what should we do if we perceive Hastings will not yield to our plans?"
• (Ian McKellen) "Chop off his head."

• (Queen Elizabeth) "I have no more sons of the royal blood for you to slaughter."
• (Ian McKellen) "You have a daughter."

• (Ian McKellen) "Madam, mother, I do humbly crave your blessing."
• (Duchess of York) "God comfort you; and put meekness in your breast, love, charity, obedience and true duty."
• (Ian McKellen) "Amen;"
• (Ian McKellen) "and make me die a good old man. That is the butt-end of a mother's blessing."

• (Queen Elizabeth) "But you did kill my children."
• (Ian McKellen) "But in your daughter's womb, I bury them: Where, in that nest of spicery, they will breed."

• (Ian McKellen) "Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead."

• (Ian McKellen) "Let us to't pell-mell, if not to heaven, then hand in hand to hell."

• (Ian McKellen) "Your beauty which did haunt me in my sleep could make me undertake the death of all the world."

• (Young Prince) "I shall not sleep in quiet at the tower."
• (Ian McKellen) "Why? What should you fear?"
• (Young Prince) "My Uncle Clarence's angry ghost: My grandma told me he was murdered there."
• (Prince Edward) "I fear no Uncles dead."
• (Ian McKellen) "Nor none who live, I hope."

• (Ian McKellen) "Simple, plain Clarence. I do love you so, that I shall shortly send your soul to heaven. If heaven will take the present from my hands."

• (Ian McKellen) "Plots have I laid."

• (Ian McKellen) "I'll have her, but I'll not keep her long."

• (Ian McKellen) "Why, I can smile -- And murder while I smile."

• (Ian McKellen) "I am not in the giving vein today."

• (Duchess of York) "Are you my son?"
• (Ian McKellen) "Yes. I thank God, my father, and yourself."

• (Ian McKellen) "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York."

• (Queen Elizabeth) "Shall I be tempted by the devil thus?"
• (Ian McKellen) "Yes, if the devil tempt you to do good."

Kristin Scott Thomas as Lady Anne

• (Kristin Scott Thomas) "No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity."
• (Ian McKellen) "But I know none, and therefore am no beast."

• (Kristin Scott Thomas) "Did you not kill my husband?"

Trés Hanley as Lord Rivers

• (Trés Hanley) "To whom in all this presence speaks your grace?"
• (Ian McKellen) "To you, who have neither honesty, nor Grace."

• (Queen Elizabeth) "The King is sickly, weak and melancholy."
• (Trés Hanley) "Have patience, sister: There's no doubt his Majesty will soon recover his accustom'd health."
• (Queen Elizabeth) "But his physicians fear for him mightily. If he were dead, what would become of me?"

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