The Last Emperor (1987)

John Lone: Pu Yi (Adult)

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Quotes 

• The Governor : [Confronting Puyi in the prison gardens, where Puyi works alone]  Perhaps you think we're here to teach men to lie in a new way?

  The Governor : [Puyi continues working as if trying to ignore the Governor]  Why did you sign every accusation made against you? I didn't stop you from killing yourself to see you like this! Someone who will sign anything to please his enemies... to please me!

  The Governor : [Puyi continues working]  You knew about a lot of things in Manchukuo... even the secret agreements. But you couldn't possibly have known about the Japanese biological warfare experiments in Harbin! Could you? So why did you sign these papers?

  Emperor Pu Yi : I was responsible for everything.

  The Governor : You are responsible for what you do! All your life you thought you were better than everyone else. Now you think you're the worst of all!

  Emperor Pu Yi : [sighs]  Why can you not leave me alone? You saved my life to make me a puppet in your own play. You saved me because I am useful to you.

  The Governor : Is that so terrible? To be useful?

• Emperor Pu Yi : How should we say goodbye?

  Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston : As we said hello.

• Emperor Pu Yi : The Forbidden City had become a theater without an audience. So, why did the actors remain on the stage?

• Chen Pao Shen : [as Puyi is heading off to become the Emperor of Manchukuo]  If you go you betray your country!

  Emperor Pu Yi : [pause, at a distance]  Which country?

• Emperor Pu Yi : This isn't a school; it's a prison. A real prison.

• Wan Jung : You say California. I say French Riviera.

  Emperor Pu Yi : San Francisco!

  Wan Jung : Monte Carlo! Are we really going this time?

• Wen Hsiu : I do not want to be your mistress any longer.

  Emperor Pu Yi : I thought you were my secondary consort.

  Wen Hsiu : In the Forbidden City, you were the Emperor and I was a secondary consort. But now you are Henry Pu Yi. Wan Jung is your wife, Elizabeth. And who am I? I'm nobody.

• Wen Hsiu : I want a divorce!

  Emperor Pu Yi : No one can divorce me.

• Emperor Pu Yi : After a few years, the tiny republic had become as corrupt as the old Empire. It fell quickly into the hands of ambitious generals and corrupt bureaucrats.

• Eastern Jewel : Of course, I'd love to be the Emperor's new secondary consort!

  Emperor Pu Yi : Eastern Jewel.

  Eastern Jewel : If the post is available.

  [embrace] 

  Emperor Pu Yi : The post is vacant, my dear cousin. But, you do not fit the part.

• Emperor Pu Yi : Anything Western was good. Especially Wrigley's chewing gum, Bayer aspirin, and cars.

• Wan Jung : You're brave. Are you not frightened?

  Emperor Pu Yi : I am excited. I do not want to escape anymore. I want to rule.

• Emperor Pu Yi : [singing]  Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears in my eyes, Telling you? Am I blue?

• Wan Jung : Do you not see? The Japanese are using you.

  Emperor Pu Yi : I must try to use them.