The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) Quotes

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) is a TV show that appeared on TV in 1970 . The Man in the Iron Mask stopped airing in 1970.

It features Randall Wallace as producer, Nick Glennie-Smith in charge of musical score, and Peter Suschitzky as head of cinematography.

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) is 132 minutes long. The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) is distributed by United Artists Pictures, Inc..

The cast includes: John Malkovich as Athos, Jeremy Irons as Aramis, Gérard Depardieu as Porthos, Edward Atterton as Lt. Andre, Leonardo DiCaprio as Louis, and Judith Godrèche as Christine.

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) Quotes

Jeremy Irons as Aramis

• (Jeremy Irons) "I'm a genius, not an engineer."

• (Jeremy Irons) "When I discover the identity of this Jesuit rebel, I will kill both him and the man who told me."

• (Jeremy Irons) "Perhaps you should take his offer. We're dead anyway."
• (Gérard Depardieu) "He's right, D'Artagnan."
• (Phillippe) "Wait. Bargain me to Louis for all your lives. You've done your best. Please let me go."
• (D'Artagnan) "No, I cannot do it. Even if I could give up my king, I could never give up my son."
• (Phillippe) "Your son?"
• (D'Artagnan) "I loved your mother. I love her still. You are my son. I never knew you existed. And I never felt pride as a father -- until this moment."

• (Jeremy Irons) "Sometimes there are more important things in life than a good pair of tits."
• (Gérard Depardieu) "Really? If you can name me one thing that is more sublime than the feel of a plump, pink nipple between my lips, I'll build you a new cathedral."
• (Jeremy Irons) "Forgiveness --"
• (Gérard Depardieu) "Forgiveness?"
• (Gérard Depardieu) "There -- i am i forgiven? Come on -- am i forgiven?"

• (Jeremy Irons) "Porthos -- don't you understand? I'm trying to PRAY."
• (Gérard Depardieu) "You're always praying."

• (Jeremy Irons) "D'Artagnan -- They're young Musketeers. They've been weaned on our legends. They revere us. It is an advantage."
• (Gérard Depardieu) "Yes. Why don't we charge them?"
• (D'Artagnan) "I trained these men. They will fight to the death. But if we must die; if WE must die; let it be like this."
• (John Malkovich) "One for all. All for one."

• (Jeremy Irons) "Athos, if we fail in this; and we probably will; it will be an honor to die beside you."

• (Jeremy Irons) "I have prayed every day for forgiveness. But now I realize that forgiveness must come from you before it can come from God."

• (Queen Anne) "Aramis."
• (Jeremy Irons) "I have come to ask whether you believe that just as one lie can destroy a life, so one truth can make it whole again."
• (Queen Anne) "I have prayed every day for such a miracle."

• (Jeremy Irons) "The Man in the Iron Mask was never found. It was whispered among his jailers that he received a royal pardon and was taken to the country where he lived quietly, often visited by the Queen. The King known as Louis XIV brought his people food, prosperity and peace and is remembered as the greatest ruler in the history of his nation."

• (Queen Anne) "Bless me Father, for I have sinned."
• (Jeremy Irons) "So have I."

• (Jeremy Irons) "If Porthos is determined to end his life, he's bound to seek the opportunity, isn't he?"

• (Jeremy Irons) "Some of this is legend, but at least this much is fact; when rioting citizens of France destroyed the Bastille, they discovered within its records this mysterious entry: Prisoner # 64389000; The Man in the Iron Mask."

• (Jeremy Irons) "Why are you so glum?"
• (Gérard Depardieu) "I expected action. There was no fighting, there was no killing. I was useless."
• (Jeremy Irons) "Porthos, I grow tired of this attitude. You're surrounded by beauty, by intrigue, by danger. What more can a man want? The robins are singing, the pigeons are cooing. Can't you listen to their song?"

• (Jeremy Irons) "We are offering you the chance to be King."
• (Phillippe) "No, you are offering me the chance to pretend to be King."

• (Jeremy Irons) "You grow fond of him. That is good."

• (Jeremy Irons) "For my country, for my king, I brought peace with your life and with my soul."

Gérard Depardieu as Porthos

• (Gérard Depardieu) "Farewell cruel world -- farewell to useless Porthos."
• (John Malkovich) "What was that?"
• (Jeremy Irons) "It's all right; I sawed the beam."
• (Jeremy Irons) "Well, I'm a genius, not an engineer."

• (Gérard Depardieu) "It worked."
• (John Malkovich) "Of course; it's a prison. There's no trouble getting in, the problems will come when we want to get out."

• (Gérard Depardieu) "Sorry, my dears. You would have enjoyed it too. He's hung like a donkey."
• (Wench) "So are you."
• (Gérard Depardieu) "Really? He's been asleep for so long, I've forgotten about him."

• (Gérard Depardieu) "I'd rather die covered in blood than an old man lying in my own piss."

• (Gérard Depardieu) "I love Paris, I love life, and I love you."

• (Gérard Depardieu) "Aramis. You sawed the beam. You knew I would I try to hang myself and you sawed the beam. Admit it. Admit it."
• (Jeremy Irons) "Of course I knew. And now that you've got the idea of killing yourself out of your head you can stop boring everyone and be useful for a change. And put some clothes on."

• (Gérard Depardieu) "Aramis, is this the way to hell?"
• (Jeremy Irons) "Hell may be our destination, but not this trip."

• (Gérard Depardieu) "Stop praying and revel with me, Aramis. I need my spirits lifted. I'm old, I'm weak, my strength is gone."
• (Jeremy Irons) "Porthos. I'm praying."
• (Gérard Depardieu) "I just said you're praying. Are you deaf, too? I know you're blind, because if you'd seen the tits that just walked out of here, you'd have tears in your eyes."

Leonardo DiCaprio as Louis

• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "Of all the wonders I have seen, I've never looked upon anything as beautiful as you."

• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "D'Artagnan, you will hunt down Porthos, Athos, and Aramis, and bring me their heads, or I will have yours. And as for you, my brother, back to the prison you will go, and into the mask you hate. Wear it 'til you love it. And die in it."

• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "D'Artagnan, I am not angry with you. I knew you would lead me to them, and so you have. Lay down your sword and I will not punish you. I will let you retire in peace, and I will give your friends a swift execution, if you surrender NOW."

• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "Shoot."
• (Edward Atterton) "Magnificent valor --"

• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "You think my affairs are empty --"
• (D'Artagnan) "I think that it is possible for one man to love one woman all his life and be the better for it, yes."

• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "The next time there are rioters, shoot them."

• (D'Artagnan) "You are constantly surrounded by beautiful women. Do you love any of them?"
• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "Quite frequently, actually."

• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "You're the new chief advisor. Execute him for distributing rotten food."

• (Leonardo DiCaprio) "Cowards. Twenty men run from four?"
• (Edward Atterton) "The corridor nullifies our numbers, and nobody has the stomach to fight the captain."

John Malkovich as Athos

• (John Malkovich) "I belong to the past, when uniforms were black and grown men wore them."

• (John Malkovich) "Once I, once all of us, believed in serving something greater than ourselves. Aramis had his faith, Porthos his lust for life, D'Artagnan his devotion and I had Raoul. But we all had a common dream. That one day we would finally be able to serve a king who was worthy of the throne. It is what we dreamt, what we bled for, and what we have waited a lifetime to see. I taught Raoul to believe in that dream, and now my son is dead. And now I want to know if my son's life was in vain, and the only person who can answer that is you."

• (John Malkovich) "You have the heart of a king."

• (John Malkovich) "What gives you the right to judge me, to play God with the lives of others? Is it because you're so much holier than everyone else?"
• (Jeremy Irons) "Well yes, there is that. But also because I'm more intelligent than anybody else."

• (John Malkovich) "Is that just because you are holier than everybody else?"
• (Jeremy Irons) "Well, there is that, but also because I'm more intelegent than everybody else."

• (John Malkovich) "Is that just because you are holier than everybody else?"
• (Jeremy Irons) "Well, there is that, but also because I'm more intelligent than everybody else."

• (John Malkovich) "It has everything to do with it. The king is a dog. A dog and a coward."

• (John Malkovich) "What is Porthos doing?"
• (Jeremy Irons) "Walking into the barn naked, or so it would seem."
• (John Malkovich) "But what is he doing?"
• (Jeremy Irons) "About to hang himself, I suppose; he's been threatening to do it for months."
• (John Malkovich) "Hang himself?"

• (John Malkovich) "What is Porthos doing?"
• (Jeremy Irons) "Walking into the barn naked, or so it would seem."

• (John Malkovich) "You want me to do the impossible and you want me to do it alone?"

• (John Malkovich) "The next time we meet, one of us will die."

• (John Malkovich) "No, wait. With a king it is so."
• (John Malkovich) "Servants have touched the goblet of the King, therefor he will touch it as little as possible. Again."
• (Phillippe) "I am sorry."
• (John Malkovich) "No. No. Do not be sorry. There are no mistakes when you are the King. You must never apologize. The King cares for nothing and for no one."
• (Phillippe) "Is that the kind of king you wish me to be? Or do you say this to me because your son is dead?"
• (Phillippe) "Forgive me, I would never mean to disrespect --"
• (John Malkovich) "I am not -- I am not angry with you. Do you understand? Good. Of course we wish you to be a good king. But first you must pass as Louis, and Louis is cold and cruel. The eyes of this King say that he cares for nothing at all but himself. You eyes ask too much. You shouldn't care about -- about me -- you shouldn't care --"
• (John Malkovich) "You mustn't ask about my son --"

• (John Malkovich) "D'Artagnan, I have never known a finer man than you nor cared more for a friend, but if this king harms my son merely to take a lover, then this king will become my enemy. And so will any man who stands between that enemy and me."

• (John Malkovich) "You came to restrain me?"
• (D'Artagnan) "I came to give you hope."

• (John Malkovich) "You're the traitor."

Edward Atterton as Lt. Andre

• (Edward Atterton) "All my life, all I ever wanted to be -- was him."

• (Edward Atterton) "All my life, all I ever wanted to be was him."

• (Edward Atterton) "Musketeers, SALUTE"
• (Unnamed) "ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL"

Judith Godrèche as Christine

• (Judith Godrèche) "I shall burn in Hell. So will you."
• (King Louis XIV) "No, no my love. You shall burn in hell. But not. For I am King -- ordained by God."

Add or Update Quotes

If you have a quote to add or change and want to let us know, please fill in the form below. Include the time in the film/video if possible so we can find it.