[addressing his new recruits] Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. You have proven your valor once again, Maximus. "- Marcus Aurelius: What is Rome, Maximus? Quintus: People should know when they are conquered.Maximus: Would you, Quintus? Proximo: When Commodus organizes an event that would last for 150 days, Maximus disguises himself as a Carthaginian and leads his team to victory. Have I missed the battle? "Give him time. : Commodus cannot rule. Shadows And Dust, Maximus." Actor Oliver Reed sadly passed away in the middle of filming yet his performance as Proximo is one of the highlights of the movie. I will kill Commodus, the fate of Rome, I leave to you.Gracchus: Marcus Aurelius trusted you. Oliver Reed (Proximo) Those giraffes you sold me, they won't mate. Tigris: [before he begins his battle with Maximus] We who are about to die salute you. [after swiftly dispatching another gladiator] Commodus: [to Falco] And what of my nephew and what of his mother? Learn from me. (2000 film) I will win the crowd. Proximo: [referring to the sword] Thrust this into another mans flesh and they will applaud and love you for that. I think he could do very well.Gracchus: For Rome or for you? Shadows and dust, Maximus! | Sitemap |. Maximus: [laughing] I was the best because the crowd loved me. I want my money back.Slave Trader: Not a chance. They just walk around, eating, and not mating. And when you die, and die you shall, your transition shall be to the sound ofProximo: [claps his hands] Gladiators, I salute you. Maximus: I was the best because the crowd loved me. [Maximus is about to ride out with the cavalry to fight the barbarians]. Gracchus: Give me two days and I will buy your freedom. [Maximus looks at images of his wife and son]. As you did. If I can arrange it, will you meet him?Maximus: Do you not understand? [they both laugh]. A long time ago, the emperor presented me with a rudis. You may even begin to love them. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. Why not? You see, my wife and my son are already waiting for me. Maximus, 43. Maximus: The silence before you strike. The quote above is attributed famously to Marcus Aurelius, the last emperor of the Pax Romana (Latin for "Roman Peace") 200 years of peace and stability across the Roman Empire that ended with his death. squealed like a girl when they nailed him to the cross. Is this not why you are here? Maximus, 3. Gladiator Quotes 1. Highness. I must go. You could only whisper it. Yes. The tyrant? My brother's had Gracchus arrested. Others, that you can't fight. Ha! Proximo, 'Gladiator'. Maximus: Lucius Verus, after my father. Or will I be the emperor who gave Rome back her true self? [Angry] Would I describe myself as relatively happy, I suppose, but society gets to me. And as for you, you will love me as I loved you. The gladiator who defied an emperor. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his notable films include The Trap (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the 1968 Best Picture Oscar . We are nothing but dust and shadows. Falco: Senator Gracchus. you will be a gladiator. Father. Commodus, 23. The film. Lucilla [smiles] Are we so different, you and I? Here, use this. Was I very different then? The lady has finished with me. To my wife that is not your business. For you are in Elysium, and youre already dead! His daughter trusts you. Official Sites But we have little time. The general who became a slave. Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity. If you missed the movie, or need a recap, it's a thrilling movie of revenge. He was betrayed, by those closest to him, by his own blood, they whispered in dark corners and went out late at night and conspired and conspired. 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. Gracchus: Proximo Maximus Quintus: Smile for me now, brother. : And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. You would die for the memory of your ancestors. It is by being fully involved with every detail of our lives, whether good or bad, that we find happiness, not by trying to look for it directly. Do you understand? Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. Commodus: What am I going to do with you, you simply wont die. Whisper to them that I live only to hold them again. I wonder, would you have been just?Lucilla: I would have been what you taught me to be. Marcus Aurelius: Maximus: [to the crowd] Are you not entertained?! Win the crowd and you'll win your freedom. Hold the line! I will not believe that they fought and died for nothing.Marcus Aurelius: And what would you believe?Maximus: They fought for you and for Rome.Marcus Aurelius: And what is Rome, Maximus?Maximus: Ive seen much of the rest of the world. You know, dirt cleans off a lot easier than blood, Quintus. Would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. Guard! Highness. Maximus, 35. Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. I didn't know men could build such things. Maximus: Do you find it hard to do your duty?Cicero: Sometimes I do what I want to do. And the great wh*re will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. Proximo, 25. Oh, I have wept.Maximus: My son was innocent.Lucilla: So is mine. To keep his heels down while riding his horse. 2. He enters Rome like a conquering hero. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Trust me." This being had saved her life, had even taken bullets for her, and yet there was something so markedly untrustworthy about him . Honor Maximus. The first thing I shall do, well, is honor him with games worthy of his majesty.Lucilla: For now, the first thing I shall do is have a hot bath. The warrior? Quintus, look at me, look at me! I am Proximo! Juba And the great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. This is Argento, and this is Scarto. : Slave Trader It will lie at the bottom of the ocean as if wounded. I knew a man once who said, "Death smiles at us all. Maximus : My name is Gladiator. I want you to become the protector of Rome after I die. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but there are many forms of courage. I was the best because the crowd loved me. I am a slave! Can any of them fight? It seems you have won your freedom.Maximus: Proximo, are you in danger of becoming a good man.Proximo: Hah! I will trust you. [Maximus stands up, clenching an arrow head in his right hand] Commodus: Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. You take life when you have to as I do. They all say that, until they're out there, Proximo: : Maximus. You have a great name. So I cant just kill him, or it makes me even more unmerciful! Guard! I will not make a martyr of him. Let us pretend that you are a loving daughter, and I am a good father.Lucilla: This is a pleasant fiction, isnt it? I said he touched me on the shoulder once! Here, use this. Do you remember what it was to have trust, Proximo? I was not the best because I killed quickly. Only a famous death will do. Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. There was a dream that was Rome. : A man's? : Oliver Reed. A symbol of your freedom. Maximus: Lucilla My brother hates all the world and you most of all.Maximus: Because your father chose me.Lucilla: No, because my father loved you, and because I loved you.Maximus: A long time ago.Lucilla: Was I very different then?Maximus: You laughed more.Lucilla: I have felt alone all my life, except with you. The little bee had wounded him more deeply than anyone else could ever had done. Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome. And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. proximo gladiator. I will see you again but not yet Not yet! Lucius Verus: (shakes his head, touches her face with his finger) You laughed more. Maximus: Was I very different then? Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved. Did your friend smile at his own death?Maximus: You must know. Do you think I am afraid? Commodus: I call it love. But not yet. Crowe: The standout thing with this film, and 20 years later I can say with. Then its enemies will approach, and yet it will lie quite still. Your Emperor asks for your loyalty, Maximus. Ive seen much of the rest of the world. Ferocious mercenaires and warriors from all brute nations, bent on merciless destruction, conquest. Goofs Can any of them fight? Then perhaps Caesar will be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience? Proximo: That makes us brothers, doesn't it? I did not pay good money for you for your company, I paid it so that I could profit from your death and as your mother was there at your beginning, so I shall be there at your end. The Emperor has been slain. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Marcus Aurelius: Maximus: And, as for you, you will love me as I loved you. : Shadows and dust, Maximus. Or was it Hercules? So, finally after five years of scratching a living in flea-infested villages, we're finally going back to where we belong. Commodus: My decision disappoints you? Proximo Commodus: [as Maximus sees the dead body of Marcus Aurelius] Your Emperor asks for your loyalty, Maximus. Father.Marcus Aurelius: Commodus, your faults as a son is my failure as a father. I know that you would die for honor, for Rome, for the memory of your ancestors. Lucilla: How dare you show your back to me! Most of the time I just walk around annoyed. Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? Lucius Verus: Marcus Aurelius: [to Maximus] Commodus is not a moral man. No. The word shadow is used as a reference to Plato's cave and the word dust may be a biblical reference: : : Quotations from movies are repeated all the time in other movies, on television, in speeches and in day-to-day life, so having a good knowledge of good movie quotes (and having . Will I ever see them again? Watching every movement of your sword. Rate this quote: (5.00 / 1 vote) 3,318 Views Share your thoughts on this Gladiator's quote with the community: No. Have fresh horses ready to take me to Ostia. As you did. I think I understand my own people. He normally wears robes befitting of a man of his station, yet tries to go out and beyond to portray himself as an elite. - Maximus (Gladiator), 'Ultimately, we're all dead men. Some are good for fighting, others for dying. This is not it!Proximo: Marcus Aurelius is dead Maximus. Technical Specs, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture. I was not the best because I killed quickly. Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. I think youve been afraid all your life. Maximus, 8. Two years, two hundred and sixty-four days and this morning. Save the bulls. Do you accept this great honor that I have offered you?Maximus: With all my heart, no.Marcus Aurelius: Maximus, that is why it must be you. Do you remember what it was to have trust, Proximo? - Proximo Gladiator Quotes For Honor Some of you are thinking that you won't fight. Proximo Chevy Belair in Auto Parts Sale. It's just a a wooden sword. Gracchus: [referring to Commodus] He enters Rome like a conquering hero. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius. You have done all this? You have a son? Tigris: The movie Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus, was released in 2000. Promise me that youll look after my family.Quintus: Your family will meet you in the afterlife. Dust and shadows! Proximo, 28. The slave who became a gladiator. The warrior? Would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. He then raises his fist and reluctantly gives the thumbs-up signal, after swiftly dispatching another gladiator, Marcus Aurelius tries to comfort Commodus by reaching out his hand to touch him on the face but Commodus pulls his head away from Marcus Aurelius' hand in disgust, Marcus opens up his arms to Commodus and gives him a hug, Commodus begins to asphyxiate Marcus while they hug, Marcus grunts, as an executioner tries to draw his sword but can't, Maximus looks at images of his wife and son, Maximus pauses, then turns around and walks away, first lines, the text that appears on screen, Gladiators surround Maximus to carry him out of the arena, during the fight with Maximus, Commodus loses his sword, Lucilla tries to convince Maximus to conspire with Senator Gracchus, an unknown gladiator responds yes and tells Maximus he served under his command at Vindobona, Inspecting the gladiators through the bars, Lucius notices Maximus and motions him closer. [Praetorians point their spears at the gladiators while the Colosseum crowd chants for them to live. Commodus: The rest of the time, I do what I have to. Lucius Verus: Hes going to announce it. Oh, Commodus. I was the best because the crowd loved me. And then its enemies will take little bites of it, and yet it remains still.Commodus: So, we will lie still, and let our enemies come to us and nibble. So, finally after five years of scratching a living in flea-infested villages, we're finally going back to where we belong. Proximo: "Anyone can train to be a gladiator. Some of you are thinking that you won't fight. Youre the son that I should have had. Your servant, Cicero will be waiting there with horses. Proximo : Congratulations, you have very persuasive friends. [Lucilla tries to convince Maximus to conspire with Senator Gracchus]. All I've ever wanted was to live up to you, Caesar. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. Sheathe your swords! Marcus Aurelius: There is one more duty that I ask of you before you go home.Maximus: What would you have me do Caesar?Marcus Aurelius: I want you to become the protector of Rome after I die. Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. " [Proximo; Gladiator; 2000] A gladiator, Tigris, expresses how he feels before a match; "We who are about to die to salute you. Those giraffes you sold me, they won't mate. As for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. Proximo gets a good deal on the slaves, takes them home, and tells them that he plans to profit from their death. : Honor Maximus. Still nothing? I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once! [Commodus begins to asphyxiate Marcus whilst embracing him]. They all say that, until they're out there, Proximo : To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. I'm an entertainer. Proximo: I will give them something they have never seen before. Youll take your five thousand warriors and leave?Maximus: I will leave. He was your father.Commodus: You loved my father, I know. A long time ago, the emperor presented me with a rudis. It will lie at the bottom of the ocean as if wounded. Maximus: [to the guard, referring to the sword] The frost, sometimes it makes the blade stick. To wish me well before I leave for home. You will provide me with an heir of pure blood, so that Commodus and his progeny will rule for a thousand years. Will I be known as the philosopher? How will the world speak my name in years to come? For the glory of the Empire, sire. I too want to stand in front of the emperor. [laughs] We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Marcus Aurelius: That is enough. You're lying, I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it. I don't pretend to be a man of the people. I think he could do very well. Falco, 34. We who are about to die, salute you! Valerius:Will they fight sir? They are worth more than we are. : You're good, Spaniard, but you're not that good. Proximo: It wont work. Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. To my sonI tell him I will see him again soon. Hold the line! Sadly, we cannot choose how but, what we can decide is how we meet that end, in order that we are remembered, as men. Antonius Proximo Quotes Total quotes: 4 Antonius Proximo character "Learn from me. Fifty-thousand Romans. Conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted. Boy?Maximus: You sent for me?Proximo: Yes I did. : Win the crowd and you will win your freedom. Only a famous death will do. Rise. Look at me! The little bee had wounded him more deeply than anyone else could ever have done. Ambition. Whatever comes out of these gates, weve got a better chance of survival if we work together. I know that you would die for honor, for Rome, for the memory of your ancestors. Proximo: Are we so different, you and I? Proximo will come at midnight and take you to the gate. Maximus: Quintus: If you're very good, tomorrow night I'll tell you the story of emperor Claudius who was betrayed by those closest to him, by his own blood. And as for me, its becoming dangerous. Amused, Maximus complies]. Marcus Aurelius: Are you ready to do your duty for Rome?Commodus: Yes, father.Marcus Aurelius: You will not be emperor.Commodus: Which wiser, older man is to take my place?Marcus Aurelius: My powers will pass to Maximus, to hold in trust until the Senate is ready to rule once more.
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