Komarovsky And don't delude yourself this was rape. That would flatter us both.
Played by Rod Steiger 
Doctor Zhivago (1965) · 36 quotes
Doctor Zhivago (1965) · 36 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Doctor Zhivago (1965): in 8 of its 36 quotes
Most scenes with: Lara (2), Zhivago (2)
No doubt they'll sing in tune after the revolution...
More lines from Komarovsky
3 quotes Komarovsky Komarovsky Yuri Andreievich, you spent two years with the partisans, fifth division. You have no discharge so you are a deserter. Your family in Paris is involved in a dangerous émigré organisation. Now all these are technicalities. But your style of life; everything you say and think, your published writings are all flagrantly subversive. Your days are numbered unless I help you. Do you want my help?
Komarovsky [Reeling drunk]
We're all made of the same clay, you know! Clay! Claaaaay!!
Scenes with Komarovsky
4 scenes Komarovsky [Komarovsky meets Lara's future husband.]
Pavel Pavlovich; my chief impression - and I mean no offence - is that you're very young.
Monsieur Komarovsky; I hope I don't offend you. Do people improve with age?
Komarovsky They grow a little more tolerant.
Because they have more to tolerate in themselves. If people don't marry young, what do they bring to their marriage?
Komarovsky A little experience.
Komarovsky [speaking of Pasha Antipov]
Lara, I am determined to save you from a dreadful error. There are two kinds of men, and only two, and that young man is one kind. He is high-minded. He is pure. He is the kind of man that the world pretends to look up to and in fact despises. He is the kind of man who breeds unhappiness; particularly in women. Now, do you understand?
No.
Komarovsky I think you do. There's another kind. Not high-minded. Not pure. But alive. Now that your taste at this time should incline towards the juvenile is understandable. But for you to marry that boy would be a disaster. Because there's two kinds of women. [Lara puts her hands to her ears; he snatches them away] There are two kinds of women and you - as we well know - are not the first kind. [Lara slaps him. He slaps her back, harder] You, my dear, are a slut.
I am not!
Komarovsky We'll see.
Komarovsky Your rarified selfishness is intolerable. Larissa's in danger too.
By association with me?!
Komarovsky No, not by association with you; you're small fry. By association with Strelnikov.
I've never met Strelnikov.
Komarovsky You're married to Strelnikov! They know that.
I was married to Pasha Antipov.
Komarovsky I understand, I understand… but they don't.
Komarovsky [Komarovsky returns.]
Strelnikov is dead.
What?!
Komarovsky Spare me your expressions of regret. He was a murderous neurotic of no use to anyone. Do you see how this affects Larissa? You don't. You're a fool. She's Strelnikov's wife. Why do you think they haven't arrested her – is this the usual practice? Why do you think they had her watched at Yuriatin? They were waiting for Strelnikov.
If they thought Strelnikov would come running to his wife, they didn't know him…
Komarovsky They knew him well enough. He was only five miles from here when they caught him. He was arrested on the open road. He didn't conceal his identity – indeed throughout the interview he insisted they call him Pavel Antipov, which is his right name, and refused to answer to the name Strelnikov. On his way to execution he took a pistol from one of the guards and blew his own brains out.
Oh my god… don't tell Lara this.
Komarovsky I think I know Lara at least as well as you. But don't you see how this affects her position? She's served her purpose. These men that came with me today as an escort will come for her and the child tomorrow as a firing squad! Now, I know exactly what you think of me, and why, but if you're not coming with me she's not coming with me. So – are you coming with me? Do you accept the protection of this ignoble Caliban on any terms that Caliban cares to make.. or is your.. delicacy.. so exorbitant that you would sacrifice a woman and a child to it?
