An Englishman Abroad (1983 TV Movie)
Alan Bates: Guy Burgess
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Quotes
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Coral : You steal my soap, you steal my cigarettes, you even stole my face powder.
Guy Burgess : I know. One should have asked. One is such a coward.
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[to a dour, matronly female Russian official who does not understand English]
Guy Burgess : I'm sure I'm not the first person to remark on your pronounced resemblance to the late Ernest Bevin. It is most striking. You could be sisters.
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Guy Burgess : The average Englishman, you see, is not interested in ideas. Say what you like about political theory. No-one will listen. You could shove a whole slice of the Communist manifesto into the Queen's Speech. Nobody would turn a hair. Least of all, I suspect, HMQ.
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Guy Burgess : I want you to measure me for some suits.
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[to female toilet attendant who does not understand English]
Guy Burgess : You know, you remind me of a stoker I once knew.
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Guy Burgess : Shit order, of course. Always in shit order.
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Guy Burgess : I can't say I love my country. I don't know what that means.