Barry Lyndon (1975) quotes

Cast
Ryan O’Neal.
Marisa Berenson.
Patrick Magee.

An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband’s aristocratic position in 18th-century England.

It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarreled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor they are all equal now.
– Title card

[after Barry has whipped him repeatedly with a cane] Will that be all Mr. Redmond Barry?
– Lord Bullingdon
Yes, that will be all.
– Redmond Barry
Well then, look you now… from this moment, I will submit to no further chastisement from you. I will kill you, if you lay hands on me ever again! Is that entirely clear to you, sir?
– Lord Bullingdon
[under his breath] Get out of here!
– Redmond Barry

[voice-over] Fate had determined that he should leave none of his race behind him, and that he should finish his life poor, lonely and childless.
– Narrator

[dying] I’ve only a hundred guineas left to give you for I lost the rest at cards last night. Kiss me, me boy, for we’ll never meet again.
– Captain Grogan

[laughs] He wants to step into my shoes. He wants to step into my shoes. Is it not a pleasure Gentlemen for me, as I am drawing near the goal – to find my home such a happy one – my wife so fond of me, that she is even now thinking of appointing a successor? Isn’t it a comfort to see her like a prudent housewife – getting everything ready for her husband’s departure?
– Sir Charles Lyndon

I hope you’re not thinking of leaving us soon, Sir Charles?
– Redmond Barry
Not so soon my dear as you may fancy, perhaps. Why man I’ve been given over many times these four years. And there was always a candidate or two – waiting to apply for the situation. I’m sorry for you, Mr. Barry. It grieves me to keep you or any gentleman waiting. Had you not better arrange with my doctor or have the cook flavor my omelette with arsenic, eh? What are the odds, gentlemen, that I live to see Mr. Barry hang yet?
– Sir Charles Lyndon
Sir, let those laugh that win.
– Redmond Barry

[to a drunk Barry] I have now come to claim that satisfaction.
– Lord Bullingdon

[voice-over] A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one. This heart of Lischen’s was like many a neighboring town and had been stormed and occupied several times before Barry came to invest it.
– Narrator

Lord Bullingdon, have you lost your tongue?
– Lady Lyndon

Have you done with my Lady?
– Sir Charles Lyndon
I beg your pardon?
– Redmond Barry
Come, come, sir. I’m a man who would rather be known as a cuckold than a fool.
– Sir Charles Lyndon

I’m not sorry. And I’ll not apologize. And I’d as soon go to Dublin as to hell.
– Redmond Barry

If ever I should meet him again you will find out who is the best man of the two. I’ll fight him sword or pistol, captain as he is.
– Redmond Barry