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Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

Gérard Depardieu: Porthos

The Man in the Iron Mask

Gérard Depardieu credited as playing...

Porthos

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Quotes21

  • Porthos: [he puts the rope around his neck and prepares to jump] Farewell cruel world... farewell to useless Porthos.
  • [jumps]
  • Athos: [Aramis and Athos are watching the building from the outside] What was that?
  • Aramis: It's all right; I sawed the beam.
  • [the building promptly collapses, and Athos stares at Aramis in disbelief]
  • Aramis: Well, I'm a genius, not an engineer!
  • Aramis: Perhaps you should take his offer. We're dead anyway.
  • Porthos: He's right, D'Artagnan.
  • Phillippe: Wait. Bargain me to Louis for all your lives. You've done your best. Please let me go.
  • D'Artagnan: No, I cannot do it. Even if I could give up my king, I could never give up my son.
  • [they all look at him, thunderstruck]
  • Phillippe: Your son?
  • D'Artagnan: I loved your mother. I love her still. You are my son. I never knew you existed. And I never felt pride as a father... until this moment.
  • [the Four Musketeers and Phillipe are trapped by riflemen at the other end of the hallway]
  • Aramis: D'Artagnan... They're young Musketeers. They've been weaned on our legends. They revere us. It is an advantage.
  • Porthos: Yes. Why don't we charge them?
  • D'Artagnan: I trained these men. They will fight to the death. But if we must die - if WE must die - let it be like this.
  • [He draws his sword and points it at the floor. Aramis, Porthos, and Athos, join their swords with his]
  • Athos: One for all. All for one.
  • Porthos: Aramis, is this the way to hell?
  • Aramis: Hell may be our destination, but not this trip.
  • Aramis: Sometimes there are more important things in life than a good pair of tits.
  • Porthos: Really? If you can name me one thing that is more sublime than the feel of a plump, pink nipple between my lips, I'll build you a new cathedral.
  • Aramis: Forgiveness...
  • Porthos: Forgiveness...?
  • [Porthos farts]
  • Porthos: There... i am i forgiven? Come on... am i forgiven?
  • [play fight ensures between them]
  • Aramis: The King has ordered me to seek out the secret general of the Jesuits and kill him.
  • Porthos: You should let the secret general worry about that.
  • Aramis: Therein is the problem. I am he. I am the general of the order of Jesuits.
  • Porthos: [a naked Porthos has tried to hang himself but failed] Aramis! You sawed the beam! You knew I would I try to hang myself and you sawed the beam! Admit it. Admit it!
  • Aramis: Of course I knew! And now that you've got the idea of killing yourself out of your head you can stop boring everyone and be useful for a change. And put some clothes on!
  • Porthos: [the Musketeers have just broken into the Bastille to free Philippe] It worked!
  • Athos: Of course; it's a prison. There's no trouble getting in, the problems will come when we want to get out.
  • Porthos: I'd rather die covered in blood than an old man lying in my own piss.
  • Porthos: Stop praying and revel with me, Aramis! I need my spirits lifted. I'm old, I'm weak, my strength is gone.
  • Aramis: Porthos! I'm praying.
  • Porthos: I just said you're praying. Are you deaf, too? I know you're blind, because if you'd seen the tits that just walked out of here, you'd have tears in your eyes.
  • [Athos and Aramis hear Porthos scream]
  • Athos: What happened?
  • Porthos: Kidney stones. It hurts when I piss. It hurts when I shit. I'm just a fat old fart with nothing to live for anymore. I'm going to hang myself, as soon as I'm sober.
  • [Porthos brings three wenches to Aramis' apartment, but they find him at prayer]
  • Porthos: Sorry, my dears. You would have enjoyed it too. He's hung like a donkey.
  • Wench: So are you.
  • Porthos: Really? He's been asleep for so long, I've forgotten about him.
  • Aramis: Porthos... don't you understand? I'm trying to PRAY!
  • Porthos: You're always praying!
  • Aramis: Why are you so glum?
  • Porthos: I expected action. There was no fighting, there was no killing. I was useless.
  • Aramis: Porthos, I grow tired of this attitude. You're surrounded by beauty, by intrigue, by danger. What more can a man want? The robins are singing, the pigeons are cooing. Can't you listen to their song?
  • [he walks off in disgust; Porthos takes off his hat when something falls on it to reveal it's bird-dung]
  • Porthos: I love Paris, I love life, and I love you, ladies.
  • Porthos: Make love as if you don't care and fart whenever you wish.
  • Porthos: We were all musketeers once, eh?
  • Porthos: I have no appetite for food. I'm wasting away. Even women don't interest me anymore. No, say good-bye to Porthos, for he is gone.
  • Porthos: [rolling in the hay] No. It's no use. My sword is bent.
  • Serving Woman: It will be all right. You're just taking a while to get started.
  • Serving Woman: I can make your sword straight.
  • Porthos: No, it's dead. It's dead. I'm useless. Useless.
  • Porthos: We all fail at faith, Aramis, you know? That's why we must eat, drink and make love to life.

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