“Now, wait a second. Just a moment. Let me get this straight. You are...” – Armando, Escape from the Planet of the Apes ... Movie Quotes Database

Armando

Now, wait a second. Just a moment. Let me get this straight. You are asking me to risk imprisonment... for the sake of two fugitive apes? Well, the answer is, a thousand times.....yes. Oh, yes. I do it for you and for Stevie... and for your two distinguished friends.

Lewis Dixon

Uh, "notorious" now.

Armando

The hell with notoriety. What is a husband expected to do stand by and see his wife insulted? Good God. Aren't we rude enough to each other... without having to be rude to animals? And anyway, he didn't mean to kill the boy. It was an accident.

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Lewis Dixon Bradford Dillman More Lewis Dixon quotes →

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