I, Claudius (TV Mini Series)

Old King Log (1976)

Derek Jacobi: Claudius

Quotes 

• The Sybil : Why are you laughing?

  Claudius : I've cheated them again. They think I'm dead.

  The Sybil : But you *are* dead, you fool. You're as dead as anyone can be.

• Claudius : By dulling the blade of tyranny, I reconciled Rome to the monarchy.

• Claudius : I killed Britannicus' mother. I've been less than a father to him ever since.

• Claudius : Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.