The Horse's Mouth (film) Quotes

The Horse's Mouth (film) is a television program that debuted in 1970 . The Horse's Mouth stopped airing in 1970.

It features John Bryan (art director) as producer, Adapted from Sergei Prokofiev's "Lieutenant Kijé (Prokofiev)" in charge of musical score, and Arthur Ibbetson as head of cinematography.

The Horse's Mouth (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom. Each episode of The Horse's Mouth (film) is 97 minutes long. The Horse's Mouth (film) is distributed by General Film Distributors.

The Horse's Mouth (film) Quotes

• (Unnamed) "What are your feet like?"
• (Unnamed) "Why?"
• (Unnamed) "If they're really old, trampled feet; as I suspect; I'd like to draw them."
• (Unnamed) "Draw your own feet."
• (Unnamed) "Old women's feet -- thin, flat, long, clinging to the ground like reptiles."

• (Unnamed) "I have news for you -- I'm going to be a little bit ill."

• (Unnamed) "Mr. Jimson?"
• (Unnamed) "No. That's my first cousin, once removed, an artist who's always getting into trouble with the police. He just went up the road. Shall I call him back?"
• (Unnamed) "Have you just sent a telephone message of a threatening character to Mr. Hickson of Portland Place?"
• (Unnamed) "I only said I'd burn his house down and cut his liver out."
• (Unnamed) "Now he doesn't want to prosecute, but if you go on making a nuissance of yourself, well, he's gonna have to take steps."
• (Unnamed) "Would he rather I cut his liver out without phoning?"
• (Unnamed) "Now, come now, Mr. Jimson. Put yourself in his place."
• (Unnamed) "I wish I could. It's a very nice place."

• (Unnamed) "Now see what you've done. Got me locked out for life."

• (Unnamed) "Are you sure that Sir and Lady Beeder are expecting you?"
• (Unnamed) "Expecting me? They're down on their knees praying for me."

• (Unnamed) "Go and do something sensible, like shooting yourself. But don't be an artist."

• (Unnamed) "What are you doing?"
• (Unnamed) "I'm saying my prayers; I forgot them."
• (Unnamed) "I thought you hated G-d."
• (Unnamed) "Maybe I do."
• (Unnamed) "Why do you pray then?"
• (Unnamed) "Well, he's our Father, isn't he?"
• (Unnamed) "That's a funny reason."

• (Painter at side of ship) "Where do you think you're goin', Dad? What's the big idea?"
• (Unnamed) "Ah, there is good news yet to hear, and fine things to be seen -- before we go to paradise -- by way of Kensal Green."

• (Unnamed) "I like it here: bricks and broken glass, and an old garbage can. It's the story of my life."

• (Unnamed) "Thirty seconds of revelation is worth a million years of know-nothings."

• (Unnamed) "It could happen to anyone, dear. All the greatest artists got their squares wrong. Numbers were invented by Arabs who hate art."

• (Unnamed) "Excuse me, Mrs. Monday, I'm Miss D. Coker, a friend of Mr. Jimson's and we want a few words with you, and not in the street, if you please."

• (Unnamed) "Go away. Scram. Tie lead weights to your feet, fireworks in your hair, kiss your mother goodbye and jump in the river. I don't know you. I don't want to know you. Buzz off. Explode."

• (Unnamed) "My bike. Bring it back. My bike."
• (Man in the Street 1) "Stop, thief. Stop, thief."
• (Man in the Street 2) "Stop, thief."
• (Man in the Street 1) "Stop, thief. Stop, thief."
• (Unnamed) "No, no no. It's all right. He's; he's a not a theif. He's a friend of mine."
• (Unnamed) "You start yelling "stop, thief" at innocent people --"
• (Unnamed) "I never did."
• (Unnamed) "-- and you'll find yourself in hot water. Now, be off with you. And pull your socks up."

• (Unnamed) "Of course you want to be an artist. Everybody does, once. But they get over it, like measles and chicken pox."
• (Unnamed) "But there have to be artists."
• (Unnamed) "And lunatics too. But why go and live in an asylum before you're sent for?"

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