Thirteen at Dinner (1985 TV Movie)
Peter Ustinov: Hercule Poirot
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Quotes
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Inspector Japp : Poirot - buzz off like a good chap, will you? I've got bigger fish to fry.
Hercule Poirot : In a good bouillabaisse the little fish are often tastier than the big ones.
Inspector Japp : What are you talking about?
Hercule Poirot : Add poison, however, and the whole soup is polluted. Then the size of the fish are immaterial.
Inspector Japp : What's fish got to do with it?
Hercule Poirot : It was your own metaphor; I didn't bring the fish...
Inspector Japp : I didn't either!
Hercule Poirot : Stop fish then! Let's leave it out!
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Hercule Poirot : Do I spend much time in Belgium? No, because there is so little crime. You know that I'm very patriotic. I believe in Belgium very profoundly, but crime is practically nonexistent.