“He saved my life, you know. Thirty years ago. I was knifed at a...” – Royal, The Royal Tenenbaums ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Royal Tenenbaums 2001

Royal

[motions to Pagoda]

He saved my life, you know. Thirty years ago. I was knifed at a bazaar in Calcutta, and he carried me to the hospital on his back.

Ari

Who stabbed you?

Royal

[motions to Pagoda again]

He did. There was a price on my head, and he was a hired assassin. Stuck me in the gut with a shiv...

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