The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

Peter Lorre: Cornelius Leyden

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• Cornelius Leyden : [to Dimitrios after he has shot Peters]  He was my friend... No, he wasn't my friend, but he was a nice man!

• Cornelius Leyden : [With sarcasm to Peters]  Oh, you're knocking now, sir. Excellent! Excellent!

• Mr. Peters : Mr. Leyden, can I use your paper?

  Cornelius Leyden : [Sarcastically]  Why not? You've used everything else!

• Wladislaw Grudek : [laughing out loud]  Forgive me, monsieur. A thought crossed my mind that made me laugh. It was the thought of our friend Peters confronting you with a pistol. Ha! You know, he's quite terrified of firearms.

  Cornelius Leyden : With me, he kept his fears to himself very successfully.

• Cornelius Leyden : [to Mr. Peters]  Before you start beating around the bush again, there are one or two things that *you* should know.

  Cornelius Leyden : [leans in very close to Mr. Peters' face]  I'm not a violent man, Mr. Peters. As a matter of fact, I hate violence. But there are times when the most peace-loving simply must do it - and this may be one of them.

• Mr. Peters : [after Dimitrios has left]  What did you think of him?

  Cornelius Leyden : It was Dimitrios all right - ruthless and primitive. I was afraid of him.