I, Claudius (TV Mini Series)

Old King Log (1976)

George Howe: Senator

Quotes 

• [on his last day before the Senate, Claudius sees the ghosts of his family and predecessors] 

  Augustus : Well done, Claudius. Emperor after all. Who would have thought it, eh?

  Livia : You're a fool, boy, you always were. People say it's not your fault. Well, if it's not your fault, whose fault is it, eh?

  Antonia : Your nose is still running, Claudius. It's still running!

  Caligula : Excuse me.

  [Leans in to the camera] 

  Tiberius : [Interrupts]  Just a minute. Just wait your turn.

  [Tiberius waves his hand in front of Claudius' eyes. This becomes two senators in reality doing the same while the emperor is in a fugue] 

  Senator : Shall a doctor be brought?

  [Back to Claudius' hallucination] 

  Tiberius : Wasn't worth it, was it? I could have told you that.

  Caligula : Uncle Claudius, I wasn't their Messiah after all! Don't believe it! You could have knocked me over with a feather when they told me.