Bright Young Things (2003)

Peter O'Toole: Colonel Blount

Quotes 

• Adam Fenwick-Symes : Good afternoon. Is Mr Blount in?

  Colonel Blount : There's no Mr Blount here. This is Colonel Blount's house.

  Adam Fenwick-Symes : I'm sorry. I think the colonel is expecting me to lunch.

  Colonel Blount : Nonsense! I'm Colonel Blount.

• Colonel Blount : Don't think me discourteous, but I'm afraid it's impossible for me to ask you to luncheon. I have a guest coming on intimate family business. It's some young rascal who wants to marry my daughter.

  Adam Fenwick-Symes : Well, I want to marry your daughter too.

  Colonel Blount : What an extraordinary thing. Are you sure?

• Colonel Blount : So you're the young fool who's going to marry my daughter.

  Adam Fenwick-Symes : I very much hope so, Sir.

  Colonel Blount : How much money have you got?

  Adam Fenwick-Symes : Well... I had a thousand pounds last night. I gave to all to a drunken major.

  Colonel Blount : What did you do that for?

  Adam Fenwick-Symes : Well, I... I hoped he'd put it on Indian Runner... In the November handicap.

  Colonel Blount : Never heard of the animal. When will you next have some money?

  Adam Fenwick-Symes : Well, when I've written some book. You see, I owe Lord Monomark. For an advance. And until I get it written I rather hoped... *we* rather hoped that you might... help us.

  Colonel Blount : How could *I* help you? I have never written a book in my life. Worte a letter to the Times once. Never published.

  Adam Fenwick-Symes : We thought that... well, that you might give us some money.

  Colonel Blount : You thought *that*, did you?... I think that's an admirable idea. I don't see any reason shy I shouldn't. How much do you want?