Will I ever see them again? His daughter trusts you. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. And one night he sat down with one of them and he looked at her and he said, Tell me what you have been doing, busy little bee, or I shall strike down those dearest to you. To keep his heels down while riding his horse. To my wife that is not your business. Or do you think me heartless?Maximus: I think you have a talent for survival. At my signal, unleash hell. Maximus, if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'quoteambition_com-leader-1','ezslot_10',161,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-quoteambition_com-leader-1-0');17. : I wasn't the best because I killed quickly. Anyone here been in the army? Fifty thousand Romans watching every movement of your sword, willing you to make that killer blow. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead! Gracchus: But the Senate is the people, Sire, chosen from among the people, to speak for the people.Commodus: I doubt if many of the people eat so well as you do, Gracchus, or have such splendid mistresses Gaius. Father. | Sitemap |. The actor would later call Gladiator his favorite out of all the American movies he's made, and he would also call Maximus his favorite out of all the characters he's ever played, so he was lucky that Gibson turned down the part. You sold me queer giraffes. I've got a match coming up. All Rights Reserved. Others, that you can't fight. You sold me queer giraffes. And a great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. Because that was a dying man's last wish. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death? You know, dirt cleans off a lot easier than blood, Quintus. Can any of them fight? Maximus: Lean and hungry. Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. I am dying, Maximus. After winning many tournaments, Maximus become quite popular among the gladiators and is known to become the confidant of Proximo. The rest of the time, I do what I have to. Cicero, 19. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Proximo: He knows too well how to manipulate the mob.Maximus: Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. But I have other virtues, father. The coliseum. What did my father want with you? Ultimately, were all dead men. I wasn't the best because I killed quickly. What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion. Manu Bennett, 32. I will see you again. Commodus. No because my father loved you and because I loved you. Tell me why. Amused, Maximus complies, Lucius smiles, and points to the art on Maximus' armor, the negotiator is riding headless towards the army, Maximus is about to ride out with the cavalry to fight the barbarians, Upon seeing the Coliseum for the first time, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture. Oh, I have wept.Maximus: My son was innocent.Lucilla: So is mine. You love your son, you are strong for him. Marcus Aurelius: No Roman army has entered the capital in a hundred years. This is a pleasant fiction, is it not? Meta He was a soldier of Rome. Commodus, your faults as a son is my failure as a father. Marcus Aurelius, 13. To my wifethat is not your business. Maximus, 36. Whisper to them that I live only to hold them again, for all else is dust and air. Our goal is to provide our readers with the best collections of quotes on topics like love, life, relationships and more. And you will love them for it. No. What has he conquered?Falco: Give him time. On Screen Text: You have missed the war. Yes, you can help me. Hes young. Gladiator was a movie that took a long time to shoot and had a lot of moving parts, and tragically one of the main stars of the film died three weeks before filming actually concluded. : Maximus: [addressing his troops] Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops. Proximo It is pure entertainment for the eyes, and deep knowledge for the mind. I've got a match coming up. Proximo Father, congratulations. If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. Give me two days, and I will purchase your freedom. I have much to pay for. I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death? Commodus, 26. Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome. Proximo, a slave trader from the film said; "Some of you are thinking that you won't fight. You will provide me with an heir of pure blood, so that Commodus and his progeny will rule for a thousand years. He begins to think about the bigger picture. Proximo: If you want to give away the best gladiators in the whole of the empire, I want double the rates.Cassius: You will get your contract rates or you will get your contract cancelled. But I on the other hand, I am an entertainer. Yes, and in a republic the senate has the power. I wasn't the best because I killed quickly. Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved. I must go.Maximus: Yes. And you, stay alive, or I'll be dead. Ancestors, I honor you and will try to live with the dignity that you have taught me. I am required to kill, so I kill. Proximo: The young Emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius. You're lying, I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it. And the noise afterwards. Marcus Aurelius is dead, Maximus. Kresley Cole, What I do is spend too much time thinking. And if his mother so much as looks at me in a manner that displeases me, he will die. So Spaniard, we shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures. Highness. Maximus, 35. You knew Marcus Aurelius? Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Have every senator followed. Lucius will stay with me now. We shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures. Maximus: Commodus: I find that amusing since it Marcus Aurelius, the wise, the all-knowing Marcus Aurelius, that closed us down. Proximo Rate this quote: (5.00 / 1 vote) 3,318 Views Share your thoughts on this Gladiator's quote with the community: They will not die for many years. On Screen Text: Do you understand? Juba: [to Maximus] You have a great name. I will give them something they have never seen before. Maximus: So, finally after five years of scratching a living in flea-infested villages, we're finally going back to where we belong. Marcus Aurelius: You may even begin to love them. "Death smiles on us all. Devotion, to my family and to you. [Maximus stands up, clenching an arrow head in his right hand]. All a man can do is smile back. Marcus Aurelius, 7. for that. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge. Oh, you should see the coliseum, Spaniard. : Do you think I am afraid? Falco: I have been told of a certain sea snake which has a very unusual method of attracting its prey. Commodus: Have every senator followed. Maximus I want you to become the protector of Rome after I die. Proximo You go too far. Now even though Proximo's in the business of profiting from death, this slowly changes once Maximus comes into his life. What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion." - Manu Bennett 32. : A noble man. Shadows And Dust, Maximus." Actor Oliver Reed sadly passed away in the middle of filming yet his performance as Proximo is one of the highlights of the movie. Commodus: [to the chained Maximus] Maximus. There was a dream that was Rome, it shall be realized. For the glory of the Empire, sire. Amused, Maximus complies]. Maximus: Promise me that you'll look after my family. Commodus: What did you feel when you saw him?Lucilla: I felt nothing.Commodus: He wounded you deeply, didnt he?Lucilla: No more than I wounded him. It will lie at the bottom of the ocean as if wounded. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. I have felt alone all my life, except with you. Gracchus: And after your glorious coup, what then? We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. I think I understand my own people.Gracchus: Then perhaps Caesar would be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience. We mortals are but shadows and dust. Lucilla: So I cant just kill him, or it makes me even more unmerciful! And the great wh*re will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. Proximo, 25. Yes, I did. Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops. Proximo: PROXIMO: You might have spared yourself the speech, General. [as an executioner tries to draw his sword but can't]. You do have a name. I too want to stand in front of the emperor. Maximus: The tyrant? [holding up a sword] I have been told of a certain sea snake which has a very unusual method of attracting its prey. Maximus: By nightfall of the second day I shall return at the head of 5,000 men.Lucilla: But the legion all have new commanders, Loyal to Commodus.Maximus: Let my men see me alive and you shall see where their loyalties lie.Gracchus: This is madness. | And the crowd will cheer you and love you. Juba: The gladiator who defied an emperor. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom. Look at me! Every day he lives, they grow bolder. Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Maximus: That is enough. : Copyright 2023 | All Rights Reserved | All images are copyright of their respective owners | Stock images by Depositphotos, What we do in life echoes in eternity. Maximus (Gladiator), When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. - Marcus Aurelius (Gladiator), I knew a man who once said, Death smiles at us all. Commodus: Maximus: Gracchus: Maximus: | The frost, it sometimes makes the blade stick. "The Gladiator" is an open window on the past, through which we can see the daily life during the Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. I think not.Maximus: Do you believe that you will see them again when you die?Juba: I think so, but then, I will die soon. You're good, Spaniard, but you're not that good. Those giraffes you sold me, they won't mate. Maximus: To live in terror every moment of every day, because your son is heir to the throne. The epic action film, Gladiator, was released in 2000. Honor him. Ill do a special price for you! I am required to kill, so I kill. Commodus: [during the fight with Maximus] Quintus, sword! Whether youre a fan of the movie or not, were sure these Gladiator quotes will motivate you and give you the strength to persevere in the face of adversity.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'quoteambition_com-box-3','ezslot_12',155,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-quoteambition_com-box-3-0'); Gladiator is a movie that premiered in June 2000. "Though if you're the praying type, now might be a choicetime. I shall be closer to you for the next few days, which will be the last of your miserable lives, than the bitch of a mother that brought you screaming into this world. Marcus Aurelius: Give him time. That is enough. I am terribly vexed. Lucilla: Shadows and dust, Maximus! Shadows and dust, Maximus! Girl? Motivational Gladiator Quotes to Help You Keep Going 31. Upon collapsing, he is taken to the city of Zucchabar, where he is handed to gladiator trainer Proxino. The rest of the time, I do what I have to. Proximo: And what do you think happened then, Lucius? Won't you accept this great honor that I have offered you? Congratulations, you have very persuasive friends. An injured buries his wife and son, and wishes to reunite with them in the afterlife. It rises up like - like the - like a storm. Nothing happens to anyone that he is not fitted by nature to bear. My powers will pass to Maximus, to hold in trust until the Senate is ready to rule once more. And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. I said he touched me on the shoulder once! How will the world speak my name in years to come? You sold me queer giraffes! Falco: Senator Gracchus. Tigris: Proximo Beware of Gaius. And then its enemies will take little bites of it, and yet it remains still. Commodus will accept my decision. : Listen to me. Tell me again, Maximus, why are we here? Marcus Aurelius: Whatever comes out of these gates, weve got a better chance of survival if we work together. My brother's had Gracchus arrested. Quintus: Maximus: Do you find it hard to do your duty?Cicero: Sometimes I do what I want to do. No. The silence before you strike'and the noise after'it rises'rises like a storm. Sadly, we cannot choose how but, what we can decide is how we meet that end, in order that we are remembered, as men. Lucilla You know dirt cleans off a lot easier than blood, Quintus. Maximus, 5. Gracchus: [referring to Commodus] He enters Rome like a conquering hero. I did not say I knew him! : God is so big He can cover the whole world with His love, and so small He can curl up inside your heart. [Lucilla tries to convince Maximus to conspire with Senator Gracchus]. Not yet. Lucilla: The quote above is attributed famously to Marcus Aurelius, the last emperor of the Pax Romana (Latin for "Roman Peace") 200 years of peace and stability across the Roman Empire that ended with his death. Ultimately, we're all dead men. Ferocious mercenaires and warriors from all brute nations, bent on merciless destruction, conquest. Smile for me now, brother. The whole things like some crazed nightmare.Falco: He is defying you. Is this not why you are here? Maximus, 3. Is Rome worth one good mans life? For you are in Elysium, and youre already dead! : My brother hates all the world and you most of all.Maximus: Because your father chose me.Lucilla: No, because my father loved you, and because I loved you.Maximus: A long time ago.Lucilla: Was I very different then?Maximus: You laughed more.Lucilla: I have felt alone all my life, except with you. [Maximus stands up, clenching an arrow head in his right hand] Commodus: Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. : As if you were the Thundergod himself. I call it love, Gracchus. A boys. You're good, Spaniard, but you're not that good. 1. Conceal the wound. Maximus: Proximo : Ultimately, we're all dead men. Release my men. Would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. Gracchus: You take your five thousand and leave? But I do try to be a man for the people. Boy?Maximus: You sent for me?Proximo: Yes I did. Marcus Aurelius: His every victory is an act of defiance. : I like you Spaniard, and I shall cheer for you. [Commodus begins to asphyxiate Marcus while they hug, Marcus grunts]. Proximo : A man of principle, who loved my father and my father loved him. You could be magnificent.Maximus: I am required to kill so I kill. Proximo gets a good deal on the slaves, takes them home, and tells them that he plans to profit from their death. You must know. . Gladiator is a 2000 film about a Roman general who became a slave and then rose to challenge an emperor. Lucilla Do you think I am afraid?Maximus: I think you have been afraid all your life.Commodus: Unlike Maximus the invincible, who knows no fear? Guard! [Maximus releases his hold on her throat]. Sadly we cannot choose how but we can decide how we meet that end in order that we are remembered as men. Proximo, 22. Proximo: Maximus: Are we so different, you and I? He knows that you command the loyalty of the army. You have not seen what it has become. You sold me queer giraffes. Lucius Verus: The general who became a slave. Honor him. Lucilla, 27. Maximus: [praying] Ancestors, I ask you for your guidance. Shadows and dust, Maximus. Listen. Proximo: Maximus: He sleeps so well because he is loved. Make us believe it again. The lady has finished with me. Maximus:How long has he been gone? You could be magnificent. Every day he lives, they grow bolder. They said you can crush a mans skull with one hand.Maximus: [teasingly] Mans? Maximus: [after killing Commodus] Quintus, free my men. Lucius: I like you Spaniard. Maximus: Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. He was a soldier of Rome. Cicero: One kind word, one full hug where you pressed me to your chest and held me tight. Commodus: Have I missed it? This film shows how determination and perseverance prevail in times of trial. Are you not entertained? 2023 The Thought & Expression Company, LLC. That is enough. Maximus, 18. He'll bring them death and they will love him for it. Dont often see you enjoying the pleasures of the vulgar crowd.Gracchus: I do not pretend to be a man of the people, Senator. Maximus Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor. You have nothing to pay for. There is always someone left to fight. Win the crowd and you'll win your freedom. Commodus: [referring to their father Marcus Aurelius] Do you think hes really dying?Lucilla: Hes been dying for ten years. Do you think thats true?Lucilla: I dont know.Commodus: I think it is. Its a dream, a frightful dream, life is. The movie Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus, was released in 2000. : Lucius: Gladiator, are you the one they call the Spaniard?Maximus: Yes.Lucius: They said you were a giant. In the winter of 180 A.D., Emperor Marcus Aurelius' twelve-year campaign against the Barbarian Tribes in Germania was drawing to an end. He was betrayed, by those closest to him, by his own blood, they whispered in dark corners and went out late at night and conspired and conspired. Gladiator Quotes When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. It's just a a wooden sword. Or do you think me heartless? Dust and shadows!" - Proximo Marcus Aurelius Gladiator Quotes 22. Maximus: Was I very different then? Your Emperor asks for your loyalty, Maximus. They all say that. You need both, I think. Promise me that youll look after my family.Quintus: Your family will meet you in the afterlife. They all say that. Those giraffes you sold me, they won't mate. Would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. It seems you have won your freedom.Maximus: Proximo, are you in danger of becoming a good man.Proximo: Hah! - Maximus: I've seen much of the rest of the world. If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. Hold the line! What do you want? Slave Trader: | Privacy Policy This psychotic obsession for wealth shows little sign of conscience or mercy. Commodus: [turns to Lucilla] If she decides to be noble and take her own life, he will die. That is not it! Maximus: How can I reward Rome's greatest general? You asked me what I want. He knows too well how to manipulate the mob. Proximo: [to the gladiators, the crowd can be heard stamping their feet, cheering] Some of you are thinking you wont fight, some that you cant. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Maximus, 11. But the Senate IS the people, sire. Win the crowd and you'll win your freedom. I was the best because the crowd loved me. I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once! We believed it once. Proximo Lucilla: There are some politicians who have dedicated their lives to Rome. As for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. !Cassius: Uh, yes, Sire. And a great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. They say, "No.". Your brother did his work well.Lucilla: Let me help you.Maximus: Yes. Proximo Commodus: If I can arrange it, will you meet him?Maximus: Do you not understand? Commodus: So Spaniard, we shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures. So finally after five years of scratching a living in flea infested villages we are finally going back to where we belong, the Colosseum. That can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. Two years, two hundred and sixty-four days and this morning. And the great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. Leave your thoughts in the comments section below. and you'll wake up one day and all you'll say is, ''Republic, republic.'' Well, why not? Famous Movie Quotes : #Gladiator - Are you not entertained? Now I must go. Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. You were a gladiator? Maximus: Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. Commodus: And now they love Maximus for his mercy. Quintus: Maximus the farmer. But so did I. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but there are many forms of courage. The 61 Best Gladiator Quotes #2: Maximus: You would fight me? And the noise afterwards. Marcus Aurelius: As you did. Proximo: : Proximo: Rise. Proximo: [referring to the sword] Thrust this into another mans flesh and they will applaud and love you for that. It rises up like - like the - like a storm. | Honor Maximus. Commodus: proximo gladiator. Ambition. We believed it once. Lucius Verus: You are good, Spaniard, but youre not that good. You risk too much. Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. none He normally wears robes befitting of a man of his station, yet tries to go out and beyond to portray himself as an elite. Falco: Rise. There is no one left to fight, sire. Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. Proximo Forget you ever knew me, and never come back here again. Maximus, 37. Valerius:Will they fight sir? Gracchus: But so did I. (shakes his head, touches her face with his finger) You laughed more. What possible difference can I make?Lucilla: This man wants what you want.Maximus: Then have him kill Commodus!Lucilla: I knew a man once. You have proven your valor once again, Maximus. Proximo, 'Gladiator'. Did your friend smile at his own death?Maximus: You must know. You knew Marcus Aurelius? Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. [very quickly and defensively] : Proximo Juba: [as Maximus kisses the figurines of his wife and son] Can they hear you?Maximus: Who?Juba: Your family, in the afterlife?Maximus: Oh, yes.Juba: What do you say to them ?Maximus: To my boy, I tell him I will see him again soon, to keep his heels down when hes riding his horse. And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. : I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. Marcus Aurelius: I was the best because the crowd loved me. And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. You could be magnificent. Why not? Most of the time I just walk around annoyed. My decision disappoints you? Ihr seid verfluchte hunde! They all say that until they're out there. [after swiftly dispatching another gladiator] The mob sees this, and so does the senate. And as for me, its becoming dangerous. Maximus. Commodus: Yes, I did. Proximo: And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. [just before he is stabbed by the guards]. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish, it was so fragile. The soldiers will stay here for your protection, under the guidance of the Senate. Lucius Verus: Commodus: Commodus: Why not? The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius. Commodus: [embraces Maximus and stabs him where no one can see, to Quintus] Strap on his armor. Honor him.Gracchus: Who will help me carry him? To speak FOR the people.
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