House of Cards (1990)
Ian Richardson: Francis Urquhart
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Quotes
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[repeated line]
Francis Urquhart : You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.
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[speaking to camera]
Francis Urquhart : I'm the Chief Whip. Merely a functionary. I keep the troops in line. I put a bit of stick about. I make 'em jump.
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Francis Urquhart : She trusts me absolutely. I trust she does. And I, I trust her absolutely - to be absolutely human.
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[repeated line]
Francis Urquhart : Me? Well, I'm just a backroom boy.
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Francis Urquhart : [Following fatal bomb blast in the street] Don't worry, no-one we know.
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Elizabeth Urquhart : [talking about Henry Collingridge] I hope he's not going to sack you, Francis.
Francis Urquhart : He better not bloody well try.
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Francis Urquhart : Playing with the hopes and dreams of a daughter, now gentle, now hard, rebuking and rewarding, chastising and forgiving. The pleasures of a father. Of a father of daughters. What greater power is there than that? Why should a man want more? Why should I yearn to be everybody's daddy?
