Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

Robert Douglas: Duke de Lorca

Quotes 

• Duke de Lorca : [preparing to fight Don Juan]  I warned you, senor! This time I shall cut deeply!

  Don Juan : [unintimidated]  This time I'm wearing my old clothes!

• Don Juan : It seems to me Your Grace is preparing for war.

  Duke de Lorca : Does the idea frighten you?

  Don Juan : Frankly it does. I'm by nature a peaceful man, Your Grace. It's true I've done some fighting in my time, but it's usually been for something worthwhile like, uh, a beautiful woman. To risk your skin for a piece of extra ground - that is terrifying!

• Duke de Lorca : May I remind you, my dear fellow, that in a conflict one must choose a side. The middle ground is frequently the most dangerous.

  Don Juan : I've been in the middle so many times, your grace... it doesn't disturb me.

• Duke de Lorca : Tell me, Don Juan, do you hire men to spread the words of your romantic conquests.

  Don Juan : No, Your Excellency, that's a service that's always been done for me free of charge.

  Duke de Lorca : You have a ready tongue. It's a pity it's been used in such idle pursuits.

  Don Juan : A matter of opinion, Your Grace. Some men prefer the conquest of beauty to the conquest of the throne.

• Duke de Lorca : Next time I shall cut you deeply.

  Don Juan : Next time I shall wear my old clothes.

• Duke de Lorca : You can see we have several interesting devices in this chamber. They have the tendency to break a man's will. If the first one fails, we try another until we find exactly the right one to loosen the tongue.

  Count de Polan : I've heard of men whose tongues have withstood it.

  Duke de Lorca : Yes, but they now speak with the tongues of angels.

• King Phillip III : This is treason!

  Queen Margaret : You will never succeed. The people will rise against you!

  Duke de Lorca : Shepherds may change, but sheep remain sheep.