Crown Prince Henry II Tell no one we have spoken, for all shall reveal itself in due course.
Played by Dougray Scott 
Ever After (1998) · 48 quotes
Ever After (1998) · 48 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Ever After (1998): in 18 of its 48 quotes
Most scenes with: Danielle de Barbarac (9), Queen Marie (3), King Francis (3)
Stay aloft, madame, there are games afoot.
More lines from Crown Prince Henry II
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Crown Prince Henry II [about Danielle]
Marguerite, I don't believe you've met my wife.
Scenes with Crown Prince Henry II
14 scenes
Forgive me, Your Highness, I did not see you.
Henry Your aim would suggest otherwise.
And for that, I know I must die.
Henry Then speak of this to no one, and I shall be lenient.
We have other horses, Your Highness. Younger, if that is your wish.
Henry I wish for nothing more than to be free of my guilded cage.
Henry [as Danielle hurries away]
Have we met before?
I-I do not believe so, Your Highness.
Henry I could have sworn I knew every courtier in the provience.
Well... I am visiting a cousin.
Henry Who?
My cousin.
Henry Yes, you said that. Which one?
Th-the only one I have, sire.
Henry Are you coy on purpose or do you honestly refuse to tell me your name?
Henry Well, then, pray tell me your cousin's name so that I might call upon her to learn who you are. For anyone can quote Thomas More is well worth the effort.
The Prince has read Utopia?
Henry I found it sentimental and dull. Honestly, the plight of the everyday rustic bores me.
I... take it you do not converse with many peasants.
Henry He, certainly not, no. Naturally.
[starts walking again]
Forgive me, Your Highness, but there is nothing "natural" about it. A country's character is defined by its "everyday rustics", as you call them. They are the legs you stand on and that position demands respect, not...
Henry Am I to understand that you find me... arrogant?
Well, you gave one man back his life, but did you ever glance at the others?
Henry [Danielle tries to get away while Henry is distracted by the criminals' wagon.]
Please, I beg you, a name. Any name.
I... I fear the only name to leave you with... is Countess Nicole de Lancret.
Henry There now... that wasn't so hard.
You, sir, are restricted to the grounds.
Henry Are you putting me on house arrest?
Do not mock me, boy, for I am in a foul disposition. And I will have it my way--
Henry Or what? You'll ship me off to the Americas like some criminal? All for the sake of your stupid contract?
You are the Crown Prince of France!
Henry And it is my life.
Francis, sit down before you have a stroke. Really, the two of you. [to Henry] Sweetheart, you were born to privilege and with that comes specific obligations.
Henry Forgive me, Mother, but marriage to a complete stranger never made anyone in this room very happy.
You will marry Gabriella by the next full moon or I will strike you in any way I can.
Henry What's it to be, Father, hot oil or the rack?
I will simply deny you the crown and... live forever.
Henry Good. Agreed. I don't want it.
Henry Do you really think there is only one perfect mate?
As a matter of fact, I do.
Henry Well then how you can be certain to find them? And if you do find them, are they really the one for you or do you only think they are? And what happens if the person you're supposed to be with never appears, or, or she does, but you're too distracted to notice?
You learn to pay attention.
Henry Then let's say... God... puts two people on Earth and they are lucky enough to find one another. But one of them gets hit by lightning. Well then what? Is that it? Or, perchance, you meet someone new and marry all over again. Is that the lady you're supposed to be with or was it the first? And if so, when the two of them were walking side by side were they both the one for you and you just happened to meet the first one first or, was the second one supposed to be first? And is everything just chance or are some things meant to be?
You cannot leave everything to Fate, boy. She's got a lot to do. Sometimes you must give her a hand.
Henry Where are your attendants?
I... decided to give them the day off.
Henry [incredulously]
A day off? From what, life?
Don't you ever tire of having people wait on you all the time?
Henry Well, yes, but... they're servants, it's what they do.
[coldly]
Well, I wish I could dismiss mine as easily as you do yours. [she rises] I must be going.
Henry [following her]
You're angry with me!
No.
Henry Admit it!
Well, yes, if you want to know.
Henry Why?
Because you are trying to bait me with your snobbery.
Henry I fear, mademoiselle, that you are a walking contradiction, and I find that rather fascinating.
Me?
Henry Yes, you. You spout the ideals of a Utopian society and yet you live the life of a courtier!
And you own all the land there is and yet you take no pride in working it! Is that not also a contradiction?
Henry Hmm, first I am arrogant, and now I have no pride; however do I manage that?
You have everything, and still the world holds no joy; and yet you insist on making fun of those who would see it for its possibilities.
Henry Pick one.
I could no sooner choose a favorite star in the heavens.
Henry What is it that touches you so?
I suppose it is because when I was young, my father would stay up late and read to me. He was addicted to the written word and I would fall asleep listening to the sound of his voice.
Henry What sort of books?
Science, philosophy... I suppose they remind me of him. He died when I was eight. Utopia was the last book he brought home.
Henry Which explains why you quote it.
I would rather hear his voice again than any sound in the world.
[Henry smiles, then the smile fades and he begins walking down the stairs away from Danielle.]
Is something wrong?
Henry [turns to face her]
In all my years of study, not one tutor ever demonstrated the passion you have shown me in the last two days. You have more conviction in one memory than I have... in my entire being.
[Henry laughs slightly, walks away, Danielle follows.]
Your Highness, if there is anything I have said or done...
Henry Please... don't. It's not you.
Francis, wake up. Our son has something he wants to tell us.
Henry Mother, Father, I want to build a University, with the largest library on the continent, where anyone can study no matter their station!
All right... Who are you... and what have you done with our son?
Henry [laughs]
Oh, and I want to invite the gypsies to the ball!
[Leonardo has discovered that Danielle has left the masquerade ball, humiliated.]
What have you done?
Henry I have been born to privilege, and with that comes specific obligations.
Horse shit!
Henry You are out of line, old man.
No, you are out of line. Have you any idea what that girl went through to get here tonight?
Henry She lied to me.
She came to tell you the truth, and you've fed her to the wolves!
Henry What do you know? You build flying machines and you walk on water, and yet you know nothing about life!
I know that a life without love is no life at all.
Henry And love without trust? What of that?
She's your match, Henry.
Henry I am but a servant to my crown and I have made my decision. I will not yield!
Then you don't deserve her. [leaves behind Danielle's glass slipper]
Henry [Henry and Danielle meet outside Pierre Le Pieu's castle.]
Hello.
Hello. [pause] What are you doing here?
Henry [sheepishly]
I uh... I came to... rescue you.
Rescue me? A commoner? [starts to walk away]
Henry [going after her]
Actually, I came to beg your forgiveness. I offered you the world and at the first test of honor, I betrayed your trust. Please, Danielle...
Henry I'm sorry.
No. [smiles] The part where you said my name.
Henry [smiling]
Danielle.
Baroness de Ghent, you are forthwith stripped of your title, and you and your horrible daughter are to be shipped to the Americas on the first available boat... Unless by some miracle, someone here will speak for you.
[Rodmilla begins looking desperately at the other nobles, they look back coldly.] [nervously]
There seem to be quite a few people out of town...
I will speak for her.
[Rodmilla turns around and sees Danielle dressed like a princess.]
She is, after all, my stepmother.
Henry Marguerite, I don't believe you've met... my wife.
[to Rodmilla, smiling]
I want you to know that I will forget you after this moment, and never think of you again. But you, I am quite certain, will think about me every single day for the rest of your life.
And how long will that be?
[looks up]
All I ask, Your Majesties... is that you show her the same courtesy that she has bestowed upon me.
Henry And we, princess, are supposed to live happily ever after.
Says who?
Henry You know, I don't know.
Grand Dame [voiceover]
My great-great grandmother's portrait hung in the University up until the Revolution. By then, the truth about their romance had been reduced to a simple fairy tale. And, while Cinderella and her prince did live happily ever after, the point, gentlemen, is that they lived.
[Prince Henry has been attacked by the Gypsies while he was out walking with Danielle. The head Gypsy took her dress which she had taken off to climb up some rocks to see where they were because she and the Prince were lost.] [To the Gypsy who took her dress]
I demand you return my things at once. And since you have deprived me of my escort, I demand a horse as well.
Gypsy
My lady, you can have anything you can carry.
May I have your word on that?
Gypsy
On my honor as a Gypsy, anything you can carry.
Gypsy
[Danielle walks to Prince Henry and picks him up over her back. She turns and bows toward the Gypsy and walks away.] [laughing]
Come back! I'll give you a horse!
Henry [Henry and Danielle sit around a fire at the gyspies' camping ground]
I have no desire to be king.
[looks at him strangely]
Oh but think of all the wonderful things you could do, for your country, for the world.
Henry But to be so defined by your position. To only be seen as what you are, you have no idea how insufferable that is!
You might be surprised!
Henry Really?
A Gypsy, for example, is rarely painted as anything else. They are defined by their status as you are, yet it is not who they are. [Pause] You have been born to privilege, and with that come specific obligations. [Henry smiles from fascination at her words] [smiles at him] I am sorry. My mouth has run away with me again.
Henry [smiling]
No, me lady. It is your mouth, that has me hypnotized.
[He slowly advances towards her and they share a kiss]
Henry You saved my life you know, back there, in the woods.
A girl does what she can, sire.
Henry Henry.
Henry.
Henry [The Spanish Princess hysterically sobs and begs Henry to stop the wedding]
Madame, madame, madame. I know exactly how you feel. [gives her a kiss on the cheek and gestures her to leave the altar]
[The Spanish Princess excitedly runs to her lover and kisses him. Marguerite and Rodmilla happily hug each other. The Spanish King and Queen argue over who is to blame for the aborted wedding] [to Queen Marie]
And I thought I had problems.
[Both he and Queen Marie look on and laugh at the Spanish King and Queen arguing]
