4th most-quoted character in A Fish Called Wanda (1988): in 3 of its 41 quotes
Most scenes with: Otto (2)
Ken Hey, I've lost my stutter. It's gone. I can speak. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood!
Your father has gone completely mental.
You can stick this marriage right in your bottom.
Unbe-****-lievable!
Are you really Italian?
Absolutamente. Sì. My name is Otto. It means 'eight'.
But you think you're an intellectual, don't you, ape?
Apes don't read philosophy.
Yes they do, Otto, they just don't understand it! Let me correct you on a few things; Aristotle was not Belgian! The central message of Buddhism is not "Every man for himself!" And the London Underground is not a political movement! Those are all mistakes. I looked them up.
Ken Otto tried to k-k-k-kiss me.
I thought he might.
I'm sorry about my brother, Ken. I know he's insensitive. He's had a hard life. Dad used to beat him up.
Ken Good.
You know your problem? You don't like winners.
Winners?
Yeah, winners.
Winners, like North Vietnam?
Shut up. We didn't lose Vietnam. It was a tie.
I'm tellin' you, baby, they kicked your little ass there. Boy, they whooped yer hide real good!
No they didn't.
Oh Yes they did.
Oh no they... SHUT UP! Goodbye Archie.
Gonna shoot me Otto?
Er Yes. Yes friad so old chap sorry.
You're really sorry?
I'm really really sorry. I apologize unreservedly.
You take it back?
I do. I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future.
OK.
You really like animals, don't you Ken? What's the attraction?
Ken Because you can t-t-trust them, and they don't sh-sh-sh...
Shit on you?
Ken Show off all the time.
And when he heard your daughter's name was Portia...
Yes?
He said, why did they name her after a car?
Ken There's something f-f-funny going on.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. You don't even know why you're excited.
Ken I saw...
Ken, Ken, Ken! I didn't wanna say anything with George here, but isn't it time you faced reality? Come on! You're a very attractive man, Ken. You're smart. You've got wonderful bones, great eyes, and you dress really interestingly.
Ken Wh-what...
We could have fun together, you and I. And I think we'd be really good for each other. What do you say?
Ken You must be j-j-j...
May I kiss you?
Ken No, you **** can't!
Just a peck! No tongue! Ken!
Ken No!
Guess I'll have to ask you an easy one, eh, Ken? OK. Um... Let me think, let me think. Um... Where are the diamonds? I'll give you a clue. Somewhere around the airport.
Ken I'm n-n-n...
No hassle. There's plenty of time. I'll just sit here and eat my chips till you tell me. The English contribution to world cuisine: the chip. What do the English usually eat with chips to make them more interesting? Wait a moment! It's fish. Isn't it? [Dipping into the fish tank with a net] Oh! Here, boy. Down the hatch. [Eats the fish] Delicious!
Ken You b-b-b...
Better eat the green one? OK. What's this one's name? Well, not Wanda, anyway. I'm going to call her Lunch. Hello, Lunch. Hello! [Eats the fish] Ew! Avoid the green ones - not ripe yet.
Shut up and think. Where's he moved it?
What are you doing?
I'm thinking!
When you say "friendly", what are we talking about here? Cordial? Courteous? Supportive? What?
I don't know. Let's just see what happens.
So, "friendly" might include actual, uh, what? Penetration?
OK, OK, OK, OK. Don't get excited. OK, OK, OK. Oh, it's you! I was actually worried there.
Keep your hands up.
No!
Put 'em up!
I'll make a deal with you. I'll put one up.
Put the other one up!
Which looks better?
I'm warning you, Otto.
What are you gonna do? Shoot me? Gun me down in cold blood like a dog? Hey! If you wanna settle something with me, why don't you fight me? You're a man, aren't you? Let's fight like men! Come on!
How come a girl as smart as you has a brother who's so...
Don't call me stupid.
Goodnight Archie, GOODNIGHT ARCHIE!
Goodnight Wanda.
Ken What's h-happening?
Well, Ken. I'm going to ask you a series of questions while I eat my chips. First, who was the philosopher who developed the concept of the Superman in Thus Spake Zarathustra?
Ken No? That's a chip up the nose, I'm afraid. (sticks his chips up Ken's right nostril) Friedrich Nietzsche! Next. In which book did Nietzsche claim that all almost all higher culture is based on cruelty?
Ken Are you thinking or in mid-stutter?
Ken You're m-m-mad.
Beyond Good and Evil! Guess I'll have to ask you an easy one, eh, Ken? OK. Um... Let me think, let me think. Um... Where are the diamonds? I'll give you a clue. Somewhere around the airport.
Ken I'm n-n-n...
No hassle. There's plenty of time. I'll just sit here and eat my chips till you tell me. The English contribution to world cuisine: the chip. What do the English usually eat with chips to make them more interesting? Wait a moment! It's fish. Isn't it? [Dipping into the fish tank with a net] Oh! Here, boy. Down the hatch. [Eats the fish] Delicious!
Ken You b-b-b...
Better eat the green one? OK. What's this one's name? Well, not Wanda, anyway. I'm going to call her Lunch. Hello, Lunch. Hello! [Eats the fish] Ew! Avoid the green ones - not ripe yet.
