I, Claudius (TV Mini Series)
Poison Is Queen (1976)
Derek Jacobi: Claudius
Quotes
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[about Augustus being deified]
Claudius : I believe it was foretold.
Livia : Really. Who foretold it?
Claudius : Jove.
Livia : Jove, eh?
Claudius : A hundred days ago he melted the 'C' off one of Augustus' statues.
Livia : And what does that mean, idiot head?
Claudius : If you strike the letter 'C' from the word 'Caesar,' the word 'aesar' is left. And in Etruscan 'aesar' means 'God'.
Livia : If the gods were going to give us a message, why wouldn't they give it to us in Latin?
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[Repeated line]
Claudius : Poison is Queen.
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Livia : Have you been in the senate?
Claudius : On the steps, I'm not allowed in the Senate.
Livia : No, neither am I. They won't allow me in because I'm a woman and they won't allow you in because you're a fool. And that's strange when you come to think of it, because it's full of nothing but old women and fools!
[laughs]