The Ruling Class (1972)
Carolyn Seymour: Grace Shelley
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Quotes
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Sir Charles : Are you sure you can handle the situation? Marrying a man who thinks he is god?
Grace : Happens all the time.
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Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : Anything you care for? The Grand Canyon? A disused banana factory? Absolution?
Grace : A white wedding.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : Will Tuesday suit you?
Grace : You deserve a big kiss.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : Not here in the garden. Last time I was kissed in a garden, it turned out rather awkward.
Grace : Oh, but Judas was a man.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : Yes. Strange business.
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Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : Anything you care for? The Grand Canyon? A disused banana factory? Absolution?
Grace : A white wedding.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : Would next Tuesday suit you?
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Sir Charles : So, he just rode about all night then?
Grace : First the bike, then me.
Sir Charles : Hmm.
Grace : His mind may be wonky, but there's certainly nothing wrong with the rest of his anatomy.
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Grace : Are you ready for them?
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : Are they ready for me, Madam?
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Grace : You're more than just cured, Jack. You've got that something extra - what we call star quality.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : It will be a triumphant climax.
Grace : Talking of climaxes, you were a lot more loving when you were potty.
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Grace : Oh, this dress is tight. I feel constipated.
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Grace : You're right, Charlie boy. She is an ice-cold biddy.
Sir Charles : Oh, she's too clever by half, that woman. But I get things done my way. She doesn't know what she wants.
Grace : Oh, but I do, Charlie boy.
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Grace : I always get first night nerves. Well, any good performer does. You have to be keyed up to give a good show. I've done it all. From Stanislavsky to strip. Greasy makeup towels, cracked mirrors, rhinestones and beads. What a world. I sang "This Can't Be Love." Funny. Did the same act late at the Pigalle for twice the money without removing a stitch. Of course, some women can strip without taking their clothes off. Nobody could call me undersexed. But I could never get worked up watching some man strip down to suspenders and jockstrap. Well, where's the fun? I suppose some people just prefer the smell of the steak better than the steak itself. Oh, if my mother could see me now! It's what she always wanted for me... the big time. Well, she found it hard to settle down to civilian life after being in the touring company of Chu Chin Chow. Nobody need worry about me fitting in. All I have to do is play it cool. I can cock my little finger with the best!
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Grace : I just didn't expect to see my husband riding a three-wheeled bike on his wedding night.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : It's the only way to travel. Remember, God loves you. God wants you. God needs you. Come to me.
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Grace : Look, this is my pad now, remember? If you want to keep kibitzing here, just belt up on the snide remarks or you'll find yourself horizontal.
Lady Claire Gurney : A position you're clearly familiar with.
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Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : I have shaken the silver gong of the universe. Bong! Oh, Grace, it's hard. Love is my theme, and it frightens them, happiness my gift, and they run. I try to tie the air in knots and make mountains out of water.
Grace : It's hopeless, darling.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : That's not a word in love's lexicon. We'll hear the voice of the turtle throughout the land. Yes. Clop, clop, clop.
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Grace : Don't stay out too long, Jack.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney : Just want to get the feel of terra firma. I must learn to keep my mouth shut, bowels open and never volunteer.
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Grace : I've had enough of your "right." You have stuck your aristocratic schnoz into my affairs for the last time, right? Jack's changed, right? Everything's changed: you, me, us, them. It's a new deal all round, right? You know what I mean? Right? Right!
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Tucker : I told you all I know.
Inspector Brockett : Oh, have you? Daniel Tucker, alias Alexei Kronstadt. Party member number 243.
Sir Charles : Murdering swine.
Grace : Jeeves a Bolshie?
Inspector Brockett : You're a Red!
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Sir Charles : It's Jack this, Jack that.
Grace : Jack, let's take off.