Athos (Character)  - Quotes
Athos (Character)
Porthos :   You, boy, are arrogant, hot tempered and entirely too bold. I like that. Reminds me of me.
Aramis :   Don't encourage him. By helping us the boy has made himself an outlaw as well.
Athos :   Not if he leaves Paris right now.
D'Artagnan :   I can't leave now, I just got here.
Porthos :   Go home. Find a wench, raise fat babies, live a good long life.
D'Artagnan :   What about the motto of the Musketeers? All for one and one for all.
Athos :   Wake up boy. The Musketeers are just a dream.
D'Artagnan :   Athos, why don't you come join us?
Athos :   You fight like a man. See if you can drink like one.
D'Artagnan :   I'll drink anything you put in front of me.
Athos :   Famous last words... What should we drink to?
D'Artagnan :   Let's drink to love.
Athos :  [Snorts] To love. Let me tell you a story about love, D'Artagnan. I knew a young man once, a Count, who feared he would never fall in love. One day, he met a woman. This woman was more than beautiful. She was intoxicating, mysterious, everything he'd ever dreamed of. He felt his heart would burst if he couldn't have her.
Athos :   The poor idiot married her.
D'Artagnan :   Isn't that what people do when they fall in love?
Athos :   Shut up and listen to me. They were riding through the forest one day. She was thrown from her horse and knocked unconscious. When he rushed to her side, he noticed a mark on her body... something he'd never seen before, something she'd managed to keep hidden all this time.
D'Artagnan :   What was it?
Athos :   The brand of the fleur-de-lis, the mark given to those who are to be executed for murder. The Count was crushed. The woman he loved, his bride, had betrayed him. She'd lied to him. When she came to, she swore that she'd been falsely accused of these crimes, but he didn't believe her; he rejected her for her lies and for her past. Then he banished her from his province. When the guards came to take her away to be executed, she... she was still professing her undying love. Soon after, the Count realized how much she had meant to him, but it was too late. His betrayal was far greater than hers could ever have been. He gave up his title, his land, everything he believed in, never to be seen or heard from again, all because of love.
[five Cardinal's guards ride up as Athos and D'Artagnan prepare to duel]
Athos :   Only a fool would try and arrest us twice in one day.
Jussac :   You're under arrest.
Aramis , Porthos :   A fool.
Jussac :   Are you coming peacefully or do you intend to resist?
Porthos :   Oh don't be so stupid, of course we intend to resist! Just give us a moment, all right?
[to his comrades:]
Porthos , Aramis , Athos :   And one for all.
[Girard's eyes widen]
[Girard and co are pursued by all the musketeers]
[the three musketeers and D'Artagnan are escaping from the Cardinal's men in his own coach]
Athos :   We're in the middle of a chase, Porthos.
Porthos :   You're right - something red.
[During a chase, in the Cardinal's own coach]
Porthos :   For a chase, the Cardinal recommends his excellent '24 Cabernet.
Porthos :  [to D'Artagnan] You can't have any, you're too young.
Athos :   Take the reins, boy.
D'Artagnan :   Is this Musketeer headquarters?
Athos :   No, this was Musketeer headquarters.
D'Artagnan :   Oh, you mean it's been moved.
Athos :   No, I mean the Musketeers have been disbanded. They no longer exist. Feel free to poke around for souvenirs if you wish.
D'Artagnan :   But I just got here. How am I supposed to become a Musketeer if they've been disbanded?
Athos :   I'd say you've got quite a problem.
D'Artagnan :  [Grabbing Athos' arm] You're not being very helpful.
Athos :   You need a lesson in manners, boy.
Athos :   Why don't you meet me outside the city by the ruins, let's say noon?
D'Artagnan :   I'll be there.
[five Cardinal's Guards arrive in an inn, two patrols of their comrades are either bound and gagged or unconscious]
Jussac :   What is this?
Athos :   We are having a private party celebrating the demise of the Musketeers. Go away.
Aramis :   Athos. Is that any way to greet our guests? Gentlemen, don't be shy, come in. Your friends have been expecting you.
Jussac :   You are under arrest.
Athos :   Under whose authority?
Aramis :   Ah. Hello again, Cyclops.
[after a fight with the Cardinal's guards]
D'Artagnan :   What's he doing?
Athos :   The next time we meet, one of us will die!
Athos :   You have the heart of a king.
Athos :   No, wait. With a king it is so.
[meaning the way Philippe is holding the goblet]
Athos :  [he shows him, pinching the goblet between thumb and forefinger]
Athos :   Servants have touched the goblet of the King, therefor he will touch it as little as possible. Again.
[Phillippe tries it and the goblet slips from his fingers, crashing onto his plate and spilling onto everything]
Phillippe :   I am sorry!
Athos :   No. No! Do not be sorry! There are no mistakes when you are the King! You must never apologize. The King cares for nothing and for no one.
Phillippe :   Is that the kind of king you wish me to be? Or do you say this to me because your son is dead?
[Athos is silent, he shoves back from the table and turns away]
Phillippe :   Forgive me, I would never mean to disrespect...
Athos :   I am not... I am not angry with you. Do you understand? Good. Of course we wish you to be a good king. But first you must pass as Louis, and Louis is cold and cruel. The eyes of this King say that he cares for nothing at all but himself. You eyes ask too much. You shouldn't care about... about me... you shouldn't care...
[his voice breaks]
Athos :   You mustn't ask about my son...
[he leaves the room, weeping]
Athos :   What is Porthos doing?
Aramis :   Walking into the barn naked, or so it would seem.
Athos :   But what is he doing?
Aramis :   About to hang himself, I suppose; he's been threatening to do it for months.
Athos :   Hang himself?
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.
Athos :   You came to restrain me?
D'Artagnan :   I came to give you hope.
[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.
[Athos and Aramis hear Porthos scream]
Athos :   Is that just because you are holier than everybody else?
Aramis :   Well, there is that, but also because I'm more intelligent than everybody else.
Athos :   What gives you the right to judge me, to play God with the lives of others? Is it because you're so much holier than everyone else?
Aramis :   Well yes, there is that. But also because I'm more intelligent than anybody else.
Athos :   D'Artagnan, I have never known a finer man than you nor cared more for a friend, but if this king harms my son merely to take a lover, then this king will become my enemy. And so will any man who stands between that enemy and me.
Athos :  [to Phillipe] Once I, once all of us, believed in serving something greater than ourselves. Aramis had his faith, Porthos his lust for life, D'Artagnan his devotion and I had Raoul. But we all had a common dream. That one day we would finally be able to serve a king who was worthy of the throne. It is what we dreamt, what we bled for, and what we have waited a lifetime to see. I taught Raoul to believe in that dream, and now my son is dead. And now I want to know if my son's life was in vain, and the only person who can answer that is you.
Athos :   You want me to do the impossible and you want me to do it alone?
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!
Athos :   What is Porthos doing?
Aramis :   Walking into the barn naked, or so it would seem.
Athos :   Is that just because you are holier than everybody else?
Aramis :   Well, there is that, but also because I'm more intelegent than everybody else.
Athos :   I belong to the past, when uniforms were black and grown men wore them.
[Richelieu has given D'Artagnan a commission as a lieutenant in the Musketeers]
D'Artagnan :   It is too much! I cannot accept it. Athos, you take it.
Athos :   No, for the Comte de la Fère it is too little; for Athos, too much.
[after seeing Athos stumble down a flight of stairs]
D'Artagnan :   Athos, are you hurt?
Athos :   Hurt? What I am is drunk.
Athos :  [the Musketeers have captured MiLady] As the Comte de la Fere; with the rights of high, middle and low justice, I accuse this woman of the murder of Constance de Bonacieux. How say you?
Athos :   Death.
MiLady DeWinter :   No! You have no power of justice over me! D'Artagnan! If you love me; do not let them do this!
Athos :   Make one move to save her, D'Artagnan and we will cross swords; and this time, I swear I will kill you.
D'Artagnan :  [of Milady] I love her with my head. But my Constance, snatched from my side, I love with my heart.
Athos :   You have a conveniently discriminating anatomy.
Athos :   Leave now. Leave Paris, leave France. Get as far from that evil woman's grasp as you can.
Athos :   And you mark this: you kill Buckingham or have him killed, it's no matter to me. He's an Englishman and an enemy. But you touch one hair of D'Artagnan's head and I swear, as God is my judge, I'll break you on the wheel with my own hand.
MiLady DeWinter :   No. Monsieur D'Artagnan has assaulted me, insulted me...
Athos :  [shouts] Since when has it been possible to insult *you*, Madame?
MiLady DeWinter :   And he will die for it.
Athos :  [produces a pistol] Have you ever seen a woman shot in the stomach? You know me, Milady. Give me the papers the Cardinal wrote just now. I'll give you five seconds.
Athos :  [He has cornered the fleeing Milady after her murder of Constance] You won't need a horse on the journey you're taking, Madame. I warned you, did I not?
Athos :  [From the St. Rochelle bastion to the attacking rebels] Gentlemen! A moment please! We're having breakfast!
[He is fired at]
Athos :   Barbarians! Have they no manners?
MiLady DeWinter :   What do you want of me? There's nothing between us.
Athos :   Thank God! But there might be.
Athos :  [He is face to face with Milady] The Gascon was right... you're still beautiful.
[He advances into the light; she recognizes him]
MiLady DeWinter :   The Comte de la Fere!
Athos :   No, Milady. The Comte de la Fere is dead. You killed me years ago... out riding on a summer's day.
[Her hand strays towards the hidden brand on her left shoulder]
Athos :   It's burned no deeper into you than it is into me.
Queen :   Four against 40? Or was it 400?
Athos :   Just 40, Your Majesty... it was an off day.
D'Artagnan :   What? Do you think you have the monopoly on loss? What if she dies? The life of one woman or the future of France? What would you do if you were in my position?
Athos :   I've made a lot of sacrifices. Made a lot of hard choices. For honor, for King, for country. Do you know what I 've learned, boy? Hard choices and sacrifices do not keep you warm at night. And life is too damn short and too damn long to go through without someone at your side. Don't end up like me. Choose the woman. Fight for love, D'Artagnan. France will take care of itself.
Richelieu :   Well-played. I could use men like you.
[Richelieu holds out his hand; Aramis takes it to kiss it, then stops]
Aramis :   Ehh... I already have a job.
Athos :   I'm a drunk.