Troy quotes

View Quote [to Hector] You won't have eyes tonight. You won't have ears or a tongue, you'll wander the underworld blind, deaf and dumb. And all the dead shall know; this is Hector, the fool who thought he killed Achilles!

View Quote Briseis: I thought you were a dumb brute. I could have forgiven a dumb brute.

View Quote Paris: Tis a beautiful morning. Poseidon has blessed our voyage. Hector: Sometimes the gods bless you in the morning and curse you in the afternoon. Paris: Do you love me brother? Would you protect me against any enemy? Hector: [intrigued] The last time you spoke to me like this, you were ten years old, and had just stolen father's horse... what have you done now? Paris: I must show you something. [Paris leads Hector into the bottom deck of the ship to reveal Helen, who he brought from Sparta]

View Quote Briseis: You lost your cousin, and now you have taken mine. Where does it end? Achilles: It never ends.

View Quote Briseis: Why did you choose this life? Achilles: What life? Briseis: To be a great warrior. Achilles: I chose nothing. I was born and this is what I am.

View Quote [to Achilles] Let Achilles fight for honor. Let Agamemnon fight for power and let the gods decide which man to glorify. Forget about Agamemnon, fight for me. My wife will feel much better knowing you're by my side. I will feel much better.

View Quote Hector: I thought it was you I was fighting yesterday, and I wish it had been you. But I gave the dead boy the honor he deserved. Achilles: You gave him the honor of your sword! You won't have eyes tonight, you won't have ears or a tongue. You will wander the underworld blind, deaf, and dumb, and all the dead will know...this is Hector: the fool who thought he killed Achilles.

View Quote Achilles: You were brave to fight them. Briseis: To fight back when men attack me? A dog has that kind of courage.

View Quote Glaucus: [the Trojans are making their last stand] Soldiers of Troy! It has been my honor to lead you! And now the boatman is awaiting us! I say we make him wait a little longer!

View Quote Agamemnon: Achilles is one man! Odysseus: Hector is one man! Look what he did to us today! Agamemnon: Hector fights for his country! Achilles fights only for himself! Odysseus: I don't care about the man's alliegence, I care about his ability to win battles!

View Quote Achilles: If you sailed any slower the war would be over. Odysseus: I don't mind missing the start as long as I'm here at the end.

View Quote Messenger Boy: Are the stories true? They say your mother was an immortal goddess. They say you can't be killed. Achilles: I wouldn't be bothering with the shield then, would I? Messenger Boy: The Thesselonian you're fighting... he's the biggest man i've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him. Achilles: Thats why no-one will remember your name.

View Quote Patroclus:Is Prince Hector a good a warrior as they say? Odysseus: The best of all the Trojans. (looks at Achilles) Some say he's better than all the Greeks too. Even if your cousin doesn't come, I hope you'll join us Patroclus. We could use a strong arm like yours. Achilles: Play your tricks on me. But not on my cousin. Odysseus: You have your swords. I have my tricks. We play with the toys the gods give us.

View Quote Title card: 3200 years ago Title card: After decades of warfare, Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, has forced the kingdoms of Greece into a loose alliance. Only Thessaly remains unconquered. Title card: Agamemnon's brother, Menelaus, King of Sparta, is weary of battle. He seeks to make peace with Troy, the most powerful rival to the emerging Greek nation. Title card: Achilles, considered the greatest warrior ever born, fights for the Greek army. But his disdain for Agamemnon's rule threatens to break the fragile alliance apart.

View Quote Achilles: Things are less simple today. Odysseus: Women have a way of complicating things.