The Three Musketeers (1973)

Oliver Reed: Athos

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• Athos : You will find, young man, that the future looks rosiest through the bottom of a glass.

• Porthos : [to Athos, who is about to duel D'Artagnan]  Are you fighting this, er, fellow? But I'm meeting him meself.

  D'Artagnan : But not till one o'clock, sir.

  Aramis : Oh, no no no. I'm to fight him this afternoon.

  D'Artagnan : At two o'clock, sir.

  Athos : How long have you been in Paris?

  D'Artagnan : Since eight o'clock this morning.

  Athos : You waste little time, sir.

  D'Artagnan : My father recommended that I fight duels.

  Athos : [laughs]  Well! Let us hope you can do him some credit, hm?

• Jussac : We have a duty to suppress disorder and arrest brawlers. Put up your swords and come along with us.

  Athos : Impossible.

  Porthos : Unthinkable.

  Aramis : Unlikely.

• Athos : [to d'Artagnan referring to the purse Porthos took from a member of the Cardinal's Guard]  The Musketeers' motto, young man, is "All for One and One for All", which loosely translated means ten for him, ten for him, ten for you, and ten for me. My dear Aramis needs ten to impress his latest mistress. My good Porthos needs ten to enable himself to dress decently. And you, need ten for lodgings and a servant, I would suggest. And I...

  D'Artagnan : And you?

  Athos : I need a drink.

• Duke of Buckingham : [the Musketeers have unwittingly rescued the Duke of Buckingham from Richilieu's men]  I could have managed on my own, but my thanks to you gentlemen anyway.

  [quickly exits] 

  Porthos : [looks after him, then to Athos]  Who was that?

  Athos : I don't know, but he sounded a touch foreign to me. Didn't he?

• Aramis : There are six of them and we are only three.

  D'Artagnan : No, four!

  Porthos : You are not one of us!

  Athos : This is not your affair, boy.

  D'Artagnan : I may not have the tunic, but I have the heart of a Musketeer!

• Athos : [to Porthos and Aramis after they badly lose a tennis match]  I'd rather wager on a Huguenot for the papacy than gamble on you two.

• Athos : [preparing to duel d'Artagnan]  I fight just as well with my left hand. If you find that this places you at a disadvantage, I do apologize.

• Athos : [to Porthos, after Porthos has been challenged]  This is sheer folly. Kill the fellow and follow us as soon as you can.