Oscar Wilde (1960)
John Neville: Lord Alfred Douglas
Quotes
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Lord Alfred Douglas : I thought it kinder to tell her the truth, pure and simple.
Oscar Wilde : The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
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John Sholto Douglas - Marquis of Queensberry : Stop eating those grapes, damn it!
Lord Alfred Douglas : And they're not very good grapes. Hothouse.
John Sholto Douglas - Marquis of Queensberry : Yes, like you. White livered, pasty faced. Hothouse grape!
Lord Alfred Douglas : A grape has neither liver white, nor face pasty.
John Sholto Douglas - Marquis of Queensberry : You know the whole of London is reeking with this hideous scandal between you and the man Wilde?
Lord Alfred Douglas : I've no objection to being talked about.
John Sholto Douglas - Marquis of Queensberry : [shocked disbelief] You've no objection!
Lord Alfred Douglas : You see, a man who is much talked about is always attractive. One feels there must be something in him after all. However, if you want this scandal, as you call it, to cease, it's really a simple matter. You must simply persuade the gossip merchants to simply stop gossiping.
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Lord Alfred Douglas : Say what you mean. I dare you to say it.
John Sholto Douglas - Marquis of Queensberry : I make no charge against you. But to pose as a thing is as bad as to be it. If I catch you with that man again, in a restaurant in a club, on the streets, I'll put my cane to him. If I have to shoot that monster down I shall be justified in protecting my so-called son.
