Gallipoli (1981) · 14 quotes
Tied for most-quoted character in Gallipoli (1981): in 6 of its 14 quotes
Most scenes with: Frank Dunne (3)
Jack What are your legs?
Archy Springs. Steel springs.
Jack What are they going to do?
Archy Hurl me down the track.
Jack How fast can you run?
Archy As fast as a leopard.
Jack How fast are you going to run?
Archy As fast as a leopard!
Jack Then let's see you do it!
Archy You of all people should be going.
Why me of all people?
Archy 'Cause you're an athlete.
Archy I've got mates who'd be lucky to do the hundred in twelve and they're going to do their bit, so why shouldn't you?
Because it's not our bloody war.
Archy What do you mean, not our war?
It's an English war. It's got nothing to do with us.
Archy You know what you are? A bloody coward.
There's only one reason why I haven't knocked you down mate.
Archy What?
'Cause I don't feel like carrying you to the next bloody water hole. Now shut up and don't open your yap about the war again!
Have another drink.
Archy Whiskey doesn't make you look old.
Oh, doesn't it just? Have you seen my dad? I know he looks like a wreck, but he's really 35.
Archy What are you going to join, the Infantry?
Not joining anything.
Archy But you gotta be in it.
Don't have to if you don't want to.
Archy You gotta be.
No I don't. It's a free country, or haven't you heard.
Archy We don't stop them there, they could end up here.
Camel Driver And they're welcome to it.
Camel Driver How did it start?
Archy Don't know exactly, but it was the German's fault.
