Funny movie quotes from Horror Express, starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Telly Savalas
Horror Express is a very serious, very good horror movie — but even so, it has some moments of humor. Enjoy them,!
Movie quotes from Horror Express
Inspector Mirov (Julio Peña): The two of you together. That’s fine. But what if one of you is the monster?
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): Monster? We’re British, you know.
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): Miss Jones, I shall need your assistance.
Miss Jones (Alice Reinheart): [eyeing Wells’ dinner companion] Yes, well at your age I’m not surprised.
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): With an autopsy!
Miss Jones: Oh, well that’s different.
Captain Kazan (Telly Savalas): Now, anything, anything that moves near that door, kill it!
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): But what if the monk is innocent?
Captain Kazan (Telly Savalas): Ahhh, we got lots of innocent monks!
Countess Irina (Silvia Tortosa): Oh, yes, England. Queen Victoria, crumpets, Shakespeare.
Professor Saxton (Christopher Lee): I admire Poland, madam. I believe there is a bond between our two countries.
Countess Irina: My husband, the Count Petrovski, says that in the fifteenth century your King Henry betrayed us to the Russians. Hmm?
Professor Saxton (Christopher Lee): I hope that you and your husband, madam, will accept my profoundest apologies.
[after Wells buys his way onto a full train]
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): It’s called “squeeze” in China. The Americans call it know how.
Professor Saxton (Christopher Lee): And in Britain, we call it bribery and corruption.
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): What are you going to astound the scientific world with this time?
Professor Saxton (Christopher Lee): You’ll read about it in the Society’s annual report. A remarkable fossil.
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): Fossil? But you’ve got something live in there, I heard it.
Professor Saxton (Christopher Lee): You’re mistaken!
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): You won’t need to feed it then.
Professor Saxton (Christopher Lee): The occupant hasn’t eaten in two million years.
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing): That’s one way to economize on food bills
Captain Kazan (Telly Savalas): He knows that a horse has four legs. He knows that a murderer has two arms. But still, the devil must be afraid of one honest Cossack
Father Pujardov (Alberto de Mendoza): Forgive me, your Excellency. In my concern for the spiritual welfare of the countess, I forgot myself. I will pray for humility.
Count Petrovski (George Rigaud): Pray hard, Pujardov. Or you’ll find yourself praying for a job, too
Countess Irina: The czar will hear of this. I’ll have you sent to Siberia.
Captain Kazan (Telly Savalas): I am in Siberia!