Poll: Funniest Peter Sellers Quote
Some call him the greatest comic genius Great Britain has produced since Charlie Chaplin. Which Peter Sellers quote still makes you smile today? (pick one) Discuss the list here
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The Mouse That Roared (1959)
Prime Minster Count Rupert Mountjoy: My idea was sound. Only an idiot could have won this war, and he did. -
The Pink Panther (1963)
[having stepped on and broken a priceless violin] Clouseau: Oh well, if you've seen one Stradivarius, you've seen them all. -
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
President Muffley: Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room. -
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Clouseau: It is possible that his intended victim was a man and that he made a mistake. Dreyfus: A mistake? In a nudist camp? Clouseau: Nobody's perfect. -
Casino Royale (1967)
Tremble/James Bond: [to Miss Goodthighs in the hotel room] Look, I think I better - freshen up a bit. Quick. I'll be back in five minutes. If I'm not, start without me. -
The Party (1968)
Director: You. Bakshi: Me? Director: Yes, you. Get off of my set, and out of my picture. Off, off! You're washed up, you're finished! I'll see to it that you never make another movie again! Bakshi: Does that include television, sir? -
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
Guru: [Walking on beach] Do you know yourself? Harold: I'm trying to know myself. Guru: You will know yourself when you stop trying. Harold: I'm trying to stop trying. -
Undercovers Hero (1974)
Schultz: What do you look forward to? Herr Schroeder: After the war? I look forward to going back to my old job in civilian street. Schultz: What did you do? Herr Schroeder: I was an income tax inspector. Schultz: Very different from the Gestapo. Herr Schroeder: Not the way I do it! -
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Clouseau: This is very strange. I do not ever recall receiving the fortune cookie in a Japanese Restaurant. Sgt. Chevalier: What does yours say? Clouseau: Beware of Japanese waitress bearing fortune cookies. -
Murder by Death (1976)
Sidney Wang: No pulse, no heartbeat. If condition does not change, this man is dead. -
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Clouseau: Does your dog bite? Hotel Clerk: No. Clouseau: [bowing down to pet the dog] Nice doggie. [dog barks and bites Clouseau in the hand] Clouseau: I thought you said your dog did not bite! Hotel Clerk: That is not my dog. -
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Clouseau: Now, this time I'M going to stand on YOUR shoulders! Cato: What good will that do? Clouseau: Because I'm taller than you are, you fool! -
Being There (1979)
[upon walking out of an elevator] Chance the Gardener: That was a very small room. -
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Fu Manchu: Nayland Smith again. That is very good news... Servant: Why is it good news, master? Fu Manchu: Because I'm in no condition to receive bad news. I shall fine you each 1000 yen. Servant: But you don't pay us, master. Fu Manchu: Then I shall start paying you in order to fine you.