Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved. You need both, I think. : What did my father want with you? He knows too well how to manipulate the mob. The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius. Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. Some are good for fighting, others for dying. Maximus: You will be paid on my return. Devotion, to my family and to you. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next." Maximus, 'Gladiator'. Let us pretend that you are a loving daughter, and I am a good father. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish, it was so fragile. Maximus: Should they share her lovers fate or should I be merciful? That's enough for the provinces, but not enough for Rome. : But I do try to be a man for the people. Gracchus, 15. Lucilla: [to Senator Gracchus and the crowd in the Colosseum] Is Rome worth one good mans life? Is Rome worth one good man's life? Juba And the great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. : Proximo: [to the gladiators, the crowd can be heard stamping their feet, cheering] Some of you are thinking you wont fight, some that you cant. and you'll wake up one day and all you'll say is, ''Republic, republic.'' Well, why not? Company Credits Soldier! [the negotiator is riding headless towards the army] Father.Marcus Aurelius: Commodus, your faults as a son is my failure as a father. But now, the people want to know how the story ends. I paid it so that I might profit from your death. Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved. Maximus: Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But as for me? Stay with me! Am I not merciful? Commodus: [embraces Maximus and stabs him where no one can see, to Quintus] Strap on his armor. Maximus: [praying] Ancestors, I ask you for your guidance. Maximus Learn from me. Falco: The word shadow is used as a reference to Plato's cave and the word dust may be a biblical reference: Hell bring them death, and they will love him for it. Gracchus, 24. Ultimately, we're all dead men. A general who became a slave. Commodus cannot rule. I still have difficulty imagining that.Maximus: You know dirt cleans off a lot easier than blood Quintus. He watches Maximus refuse to train with the others, and ultimately tells Hagen to stop hitting him. Congratulations, you have very persuasive friends. We mortals are but shadows and dust. Gladiator Quotes When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. To be unable to mourn your father for fear of your brother. This list of great movie quotes from Gladiator collects all of the most famous lines from the film in one place, allowing you to pick the top quotes and move them up the list. Maximus: [after killing Commodus] Quintus, free my men. You love your son, you are strong for him.Lucilla: I am tired of being strong. : I am dying, Maximus. Never come here again. You go too far. A man's? To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Maximus: As you did. My army is in camp there. Yes, and in a republic the senate has the power. Maximus He won the battle. Win the crowd and you'll win your freedom." Antonius Proximo , Gladiator Tagged: Murder, Pleasing the Audience " [looking at the slaves in the Slave Market] Maximus: [laughs] You knew Marcus Aurelius?Proximo: I did not say I knew him. [they exchange a long tender kiss]. The movie Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus, was released in 2000. Ultimately, we're all dead men. His daughter trusts you. The people are my children, I am their father. In the winter of 180 A.D., Emperor Marcus Aurelius' twelve-year campaign against the Barbarian Tribes in Germania was drawing to an end. The actor would later call Gladiator his favorite out of all the American movies he's made, and he would also call Maximus his favorite out of all the characters he's ever played, so he was lucky that Gibson turned down the part. Are we so different, you and I? It vexes me. You love your son, you are strong for him. That is enough. He knew they were busy little bees. He touched me on the shoulder and I was free. A noble man. Juba: [to Maximus who has been captured] Dont die. The warrior? It features 8 moving, blinking, smiling Roman Emperors that will look around your room and absolutely enthrall your students.The download includes a PowerPoint, guided notes, graphic organizer, "flipped classroom" video, and a Google Slides version!Each slide of the PowerPoint includes notes about the emperor as an embedded video of their marble. I think youve been afraid all your life. Maximus, 8. He'll pour a honeyed potion in your ear. It's a dream, a frightful dream life is [Upon seeing the Coliseum for the first time]. Father. But so did I. Amused, Maximus complies, Lucius smiles, and points to the art on Maximus' armor, the negotiator is riding headless towards the army, Maximus is about to ride out with the cavalry to fight the barbarians, Upon seeing the Coliseum for the first time, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture. [Lucilla tries to convince Maximus to conspire with Senator Gracchus]. [first lines, the text that appears on screen] After experiencing a severe career slowdown in the '90s, Reed was cast in Gladiator as Proximo, a former gladiator and trainer who became a friend and mentor to Crowe's Maximus. : Learn from me. I know that you would die for honor. Our Favorite Quotes: 'What we do in life echoes in eternity.' - Maximus (Gladiator) Click To Tweet Best Quotes Maximus:Lean and hungry. (2000 film) I will win the crowd. Girl? Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved. Do you think I am afraid?Maximus: I think you have been afraid all your life.Commodus: Unlike Maximus the invincible, who knows no fear? : For the glory of the Empire, sire. Can any of them fight? This is Argento, and this is Scarto. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. [laughing] Kill him.Commodus: No. They fought for you and for Rome. Maximus, 47. Please be quiet, brother! Maximus Over one quarter of the World's population lived and died under the rule of the Caesars. We must leave tonight. Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator. I'm pleased to bring to you the Legionnaires of Scipio Africanus! You have known that since you were young. Maximus, let us whisper now, together you and I. Thrust this into another man's flesh, and they will applaud and love you for that. He normally wears robes befitting of a man of his station, yet tries to go out and beyond to portray himself as an elite. I think I understand my own people.Gracchus: Then perhaps Caesar would be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience. [unfamiliarly] Hes young. After winning many tournaments, Maximus become quite popular among the gladiators and is known to become the confidant of Proximo. Will I be known as the philosopher? But I do try to be a man for the people. Lucilla Those giraffes you sold me, they won't mate. Highness. Maximus, 35. Commodus: Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but there are many forms of courage. Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Ultimately, were all dead men. Why doesnt the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? : Maximus, 'Gladiator'. The Emperor has been slain. "You have proven your valor once again, Maximus. All a man can do is smile back." - Marcus Aurelius 24. The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it's the sand of the Colosseum. During his reign from 161 to 180, Rome became one of the largest empires to have ever existed. To live in terror every moment of every day, because your son is heir to the throne. Hmm? Proximo It rises. The rest of the time, I do what I have to. It will lie at the bottom of the ocean as if wounded. Alternate Versions Continue with Recommended Cookies. Do you think I am afraid? If we stay together, we survive. Maximus, 16. Your family will meet you in the afterlife. And a great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. Do you understand? Commodus: Do you remember what our father said once? The tyrant? Or do you think me heartless? Ive got a match coming up.Slave Trader: Some are good for fighting, others for dying. Learn from me. I was the best because the crowd loved me. But what has he conquered? Youre the son that I should have had. I think you have a talent for survival. You sold me queer giraffes. Commodus: Proximo: He knows too well how to manipulate the mob.Maximus: Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. Was I very different then? And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. Proximo gets a good deal on the slaves, takes them home, and tells them that he plans to profit from their death. I will not believe they fought and died for nothing. Maximus, 40. I think you've been afraid all your life. [Maximus then swings the sword at the guard, cutting him across the face and killing him]. Cassius: Maximus: [to Quintus] Strength and Honor. You sent for me? Are you in danger of becoming a good man, Proximo? Goofs : There is always someone left to fight. For Proximo's final scenes in Gladiator, Scott filmed his interaction with Maximus at night, with the two separated by the bars of a prison cell. And now we are Free. Fear and wonder, a powerful combination. Sadly, we cannot choose how but, what we can decide is how we meet that end, in order that we are remembered, as men. He must kill your name before he kills you. Sword, give me a sword! Proximo I will give them something they have never seen before.Proximo: Ha! But I have other virtues, father. [ Maximus stands up, clenching an arrow head in his right hand ] Commodus : Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. Maximus: He touched me on the shoulder and I was free. : : Whatever comes out of these gates, we've got a better chance of survival if we work together. [very quickly and defensively] Promise me that youll look after my family.Quintus: Your family will meet you in the afterlife. Will I be known as the philosopher? Hmm? Ha! And what do you think happened then, Lucius? Honor Maximus. Dust and shadows! Proximo, 28. Commodus: I call it love. And the great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. Marcus Aurelius: Put on your armor and defeat all lifes challenges. Devotion, to my family, to you. He knows that you command the loyalty of the army. I will win the crowd. Lucilla: What did my father want with you?Maximus: To wish me well before I leave for home.Lucilla: Youre lying, I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it.Maximus: I never acquired your comfort with it.Lucilla: True, but then you never had to, life is more simple for a soldier. The mob sees this, and so does the senate. Gracchus: Is this not why you are here?' I told you to move those catapults forward. You have nothing to pay for. | Sitemap |. - Maximus (Gladiator), 'At my signal, unleash Hell.' : Beware of Gaius. " [Proximo; Gladiator; 2000] A gladiator, Tigris, expresses how he feels before a match; "We who are about to die to salute you. You will not be emperor. I dont think theres ever been a gladiator to match you. And, as for you, you will love me as I loved you. You go too far. Maximus: I am Proximo! Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the emperor of Rome. Lucilla, if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[468,60],'quoteambition_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_4',160,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-quoteambition_com-large-leaderboard-2-0');14. Girl? They're out of range. One kind word, one full hug where you pressed me to your chest and held me tight. Proximo: As if you were the Thundergod himself. That can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. You have a son? You know, dirt cleans off a lot easier than blood, Quintus. You take your five thousand and leave? They all say that. My brother's had Gracchus arrested. Proximo You would die for Rome. He must not rule. Maximus Whisper to them that I live only to hold them again, for all else is dust and air. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish, it was so fragile. Marcus Aurelius, if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'quoteambition_com-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_13',164,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-quoteambition_com-large-mobile-banner-2-0');29. Maximus Lucius Verus: We who are about to die, salute you! Father. - Proximo Gladiator Quotes For Honor Some of you are thinking that you won't fight. Or was it Hercules? His every victory is an act of defiance. The emperor [to Falco] You have missed the war. Lucius: Gladiator, are you the one they call the Spaniard?Maximus: Yes.Lucius: They said you were a giant. Win the crowd and youll win your freedom.Maximus: I will win the crowd. That's all there is; there isn't anymore. Ethel Barrymore, Learn from me. Maximus: Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Maximus, 11. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius. All I've ever wanted was to live up to you, Caesar. I am tired of being strong. Commodus: And what could be more glorious than to challenge the Emperor himself in the great arena? Valerius:Will they fight sir? Save the bulls. Conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted. Lucilla: How can I reward Romes greatest general?Maximus: Let me go home.Marcus Aurelius: Ah, home. Gracchus: [referring to Commodus] He enters Rome like a conquering hero. Or will I be the emperor who gave Rome back her true self? A long time ago, the emperor presented me with a rudis. I wasn't the best because I killed quickly. Maximus: What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion. Manu Bennett, 32. Whisper to them that I live only to hold them again. It rises up like - like the - like a storm. Commodus: What is it in me that you hate so much?Marcus Aurelius: Shh, Commodus.Commodus: All Ive ever wanted was to live up to you, Caesar. Lucius Verus: Then listen to me. He knew they were busy little bees. Ambition. Listen to me. Take my hand, I only offer it once. I shall be closer to you for the next few days, which will be the last of your miserable lives, than that bitch of a mother who first brought you screaming into this world! [addressing his new recruits] Proximo: [brings Lucilla to Maximus cell] Congratulations, General. And how we are remembered. Would I describe myself as relatively happy, I suppose, but society gets to me. - Maximus: I've seen much of the rest of the world. Trust? And the people that have mastered life seem to not care, and then they die, and then the grenade goes off. Two thousand will never leave this place. I will kill Commodus. Rise. He himself was a Gladiator who was freed by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It depicts a battle for the succession of the throne in Rome. Gracchus: The emperors I said he touched me on the shoulder once! Proximo: Marcus Aurelius: Proximo Proximo, 'Gladiator'. What if you dont return?Maximus: Do you remember what it was to have trust, Proximo?Proximo: Trust? Am I not merciful? When Commodus organizes an event that would last for 150 days, Maximus disguises himself as a Carthaginian and leads his team to victory. Maximus: Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. I will not make a martyr of him. They fought for you and for Rome. Commodus: And now they love Maximus for his mercy. Maximus: Maximus: Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. I wasn't the best because I killed quickly. Commodus: [as Maximus sees the dead body of Marcus Aurelius] Your Emperor asks for your loyalty, Maximus. I didnt realize he would send his best.Lucilla: Maximus, he doesnt know.Maximus: My family was burned and crucified while they were still alive.Lucilla: I knew nothing about it.Maximus: Dont lie to me!Lucilla: I wept for them.Maximus: [grabs her throat] As you wept for your father? Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. And as for you, you will love me as I loved you. The movie Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus, was released in 2000. Ancestors, I honor you and will try to live with the dignity that you have taught me. Maximus, 9. Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. That is enough. Maximus: [to the crowd] Are you not entertained?! They call for you. Proximo: [referring to the sword] Thrust this into another mans flesh and they will applaud and love you for that. Others that you can't fight. My uncle says it makes me strong. Lucilla: Rich matrons pay well to be pleasured by the bravest champions.Maximus: I knew your brother would send assassins. They have good horses in Spain? Commodus: I search the faces of the gods for ways to please you, to make you proud. Maximus: Maximus: You sold me queer giraffes! Have I missed the battle?Marcus Aurelius: You have missed the war.Commodus: Father, congratulations. Father, congratulations. They say, "No.". Proximo Forget you ever knew me. 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