The Best James D'Arcy Quotes

[Of the "Phantom" ship]
1st Lt. Tom Pullings: But we have no alternative... we must turn and fight! He must have been hiding in some inlet and waited until we passed!

Commander: The tide's turning now.
Captain: How can you tell?
Commander: The bodies are coming back.

Professor: Of course, the real irony here is, if I had actually been having an affair with Ashley, if I had walked her to the door and gone inside, she might still be alive.
Deputy: Well, that's the best justification for adultery I've heard in a long time.

Archivist: What if no one believes this... truth?
Sonmi: Someone already does.

[Brenda's investigation leaves Alex's personal life in ruins, with strong parallels as to how the lawsuit may affect Brenda's professional life as well]
Deputy: I certainly know how hard it is to be accused of things you haven't done.
Professor: Yeah. I'm not exactly innocent, though, am I? That's the trouble. I cheated on my wife and my family - more than once, honestly, because I thought I could get away with it - but not every mistake can be fixed with an apology, no matter how sorry you are.
Deputy: Well, you're owning up to what you've done. That's a start.
Professor: At what?

Commander: The enemy tanks have stopped.
Captain: Why? Why waste precious tanks when they can pick us off from the air like fish in a barrel?

Calamy,: Sir?
[everyone looks to Calamy as he addresses Aubrey]
Calamy,: Excuse me, sir, but Mr. Blankeney said that you served under Lord Nelson at the Nile.
Capt. Jack Aubrey: Indeed. I was a young lieutenant, not much older than you are now. And Mr.Pullings... Mr.Pullings was a snivelling midshipman,
[Pullings laughs and smiles]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: still yearning for hearth and home.
Calamy,: Did you meet him, sir? Can you tell me what he was like?
Capt. Jack Aubrey: I have had the honour of dining with him twice. He spoke to me on both occasions. A master tactician and a man of singular vision.
1st Lt. Tom Pullings: Right. He always said in battle... "Never mind the manoeuvres, just go straight at 'em."
Mr. Allen,: Some would say not a great seamen, but a great leader.
Capt. Howard,: He's England's only hope if old Boney intends to invade.
Mr. Allen,: Sir, might we press you for an anecdote?
Capt. Jack Aubrey: The first time he spoke to me... I shall never forget his words. I remember it like it was yesterday. He leaned across the table, he looked me straight in the eye, and he said "Aubrey... may I trouble you for the salt?"
[the other men roar in laughter, Aubrey tries to contain himself]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: I've always tried to say it exactly as he did ever since.
[his mood changes]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: The second time... The second time he told me a story... about how someone offered him a boat cloak on a cold night. And he said no, he didn't need it. That he was quite warm. His zeal for his king and country kept him warm.
[Maturin sighs]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: I know it sounds absurb, and were it from another man, you'd cry out "Oh, what pitiful stuff" and dismiss it as mere enthusiasm. But with Nelson... you felt your heart glow.
[him and Calamy share a smile]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: Wouldn't you say, Mr.Pullings?
1st Lt. Tom Pullings: [sincerely] You did indeed, sir.

Archivist: In your Revelation, you spoke of the consequences of an individual's life rippling through eternity. Does this mean that you believe in an afterlife? In a heaven or a hell?
Sonmi: I believe death is only a door. When it closes, another opens. If I cared to imagine a heaven, I would imagine a door opening and behind it, I would find him there.

1st Lt. Tom Pullings: [Before the final battle as the gun-crews wait for the signal] Steady now, lads. Keep calm.

Commander: You can practically see it from here.
Captain: What?
Commander: Home.

[Old Sixsmith notices the "shooting star"-shaped birthmark]
Old: That's a very peculiar birthmark.
Luisa: Yeah, my mom was sure it was going to be cancerous and kept trying to get me to remove it, but... I kinda like it.
Old: I knew someone who had a birthmark that was similar to that.
Luisa: Who was it?
Old: Someone I cared about very much.

[Bolton and Winnant are having a heated discussion about the evacuation]
Captain: They need to send more ships. Every hour, the enemy pushes closer.
Commander: They've activated the small vessels pool.
Captain: Small vessels?
Commander: It's a list of civilian boats for requisition.
Captain: Civilian? We need destroyers!
Commander: Small boats can load from the beach.
Captain: Not in these conditions!
Commander: Well, I'd rather fight waves than dive-bombers.
Captain: [Beat] No, you're right. They won't get up in this. The Royal Engineers are building piers from lorries. At least that should help us when the tide comes back.
Commander: Well, we'll know in six hour's time.
Captain: I thought the tides were every three?
Commander: Then it's good that you're Army and I'm Navy, isn't it?

Archivist: On behalf of my Ministry and the future of Unanimity, I want to thank you for the final interview. Remember, this isn't an interrogation or trial. Your version of the truth is all that matters.
Sonmi: Truth is singular. Its "versions" are mistruths.

Archivist: The report said Commander Chang was killed in the assault.
Sonmi: That is correct.
Archivist: Would you say that you loved him?
Sonmi: Yes, I do.
Archivist: Do you mean, you are still, in love with him?
Sonmi: I mean, that I will always be...

Captain: [sighs, boards the evacuation ship] Churchill got his 30,000.
Commander: And then some. Almost 300,000...
[closes the barrier in front of him to the ship]
Commander: ... so far.
Captain: [looks up at Bolton] So far?
Commander: I'm staying. For the French.

Sonmi: This is what General Apis asked of me.
Archivist: What, to be executed?
Sonmi: If I had remained invisible, the truth would stay hidden. I couldn't allow that.
Archivist: And what if no one believes this truth?
Sonmi: Someone already does.

Archivist: [about Yoona taking Somni to the lost-and-found room] Why didn't you report Yoona-939 to Seer Rhee the next day?
Sonmi: I couldn't.
Archivist: Why?
Sonmi: Because she trusted me.
Archivist: But your actions violated the Fifth Catechism.
Sonmi: That's true.
Archivist: How did you justify this transgression?
Sonmi: She was my friend.

Captain: [Bolton is looking through his binoculars, seeing the civilian ships arrive] What do you see?
Commander: [smiling] Home.