The Mouse on the Moon (1963)

David Kossoff: Professor Kokintz

Quotes 

• Maurice Spender : I read your letter in the Times. Rushed over here post-haste.

  Professor Kokintz : How nice.

  Maurice Spender : I say. I'm extremely excited to see those Botherbinks.

  Professor Kokintz : Botherbinks? Bobolinks.

  Maurice Spender : No, that's what I said, didn't I? Bob... bob... bobolinks.

• Professor Kokintz : Mountjoy, great news!

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : The Americans have replied!

  Professor Kokintz : They have?

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : What did they say?

  Professor Kokintz : Yes. What?

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : For what?

  Professor Kokintz : For what?

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : What did they say?

  Professor Kokintz : I don't know.

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : But, you said they'd replied.

  Professor Kokintz : No, you said they'd replied.

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : Did you or did you not say you had great news?

  Professor Kokintz : Yes.

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : Then we've won!

  Professor Kokintz : No, we've two!

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : Two?

  Professor Kokintz : The bobolinks. In the forest.

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : Two what?

  Professor Kokintz : Bobolinks.

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : What the hell are bobolinks?

  Professor Kokintz : Birds! Rare little birds. Never found in Europe and I found two.

• Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : You're always exploding things. Could you make a realistic explosion inside that Russian hot water heater?

  Professor Kokintz : That Russian what?

  Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy : The rocket.

• Professor Kokintz : We have many other birds worth watching. For example, last Sunday, down by the villa, I counted seven different kinds of tit.

• Maurice Spender : I'll tell you everything you want to know about British Intelligence!

  Professor Kokintz : We don't want to know about British Intelligence.

  Maurice Spender : Oh, yes you do!

• Vincent Mountjoy : Professor, will you help me to hang myself?

  Professor Kokintz : Yes.

  Vincent Mountjoy : Yes.

  [Professor starts to put the noose around Vincent's neck] 

  Vincent Mountjoy : No-no-no! By the feet.

• Professor Kokintz : A disgrace! Wherever civilization goes, garbage is sure to follow.

• Professor Kokintz : This moon is a nice place to visit; but, I wouldn't like to live here.