Murder on the Orient Express (2001 TV Movie)
Alfred Molina: Hercule Poirot
Quotes
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Mr. Samuel Ratchett : Mr. Perot?
Hercule Poirot : Perot? Like the American Presidential candidate? Certainly not! The name is Poirot! Hercule Poirot!
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Wolfgang Bouc : I thought you despised computers.
Hercule Poirot : I do. They are a very poor substitute for the little gray cells, but sometimes they are surprisingly useful.
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Hercule Poirot : She is an elderly lady. She has more strength in her will as in her arm.
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Wolfgang Bouc : Poirot?
Hercule Poirot : [distracted] Oh, forgive me. My mind was temporarily elsewhere.
Wolfgang Bouc : It's a woman, isn't it?
Hercule Poirot : Regrettably, yes.
[sighs]
Hercule Poirot : We are such opposites, Vera and I. She's flamboyant and beautiful; I'm reserved and homely. She'a a thief; I'm a detective.
[They laugh]
Hercule Poirot : The only thing we have in common is the refusal to let the other rule our life... but I cannot stop her from ruling my thoughts.
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Mr. Samuel Ratchett : All 200,000... dollars! Tax free!
Hercule Poirot : Thank you Mr. Ratchett, but I've made up my mind.
Mr. Samuel Ratchett : That's a lot of money to turn down.
Hercule Poirot : I've been very fortunate in my career, Mr. Ratchett, as you have been in yours. I've managed to pay for my needs and my caprices, and now I only take on cases that appeal to me.
Mr. Samuel Ratchett : Really! And what's wrong with this one?
Hercule Poirot : May I speak personally?
Mr. Samuel Ratchett : [With a sweep of his hand] Sure!
Hercule Poirot : I find you intolerable.
[He gets up slowly and leaves the table]
Hercule Poirot : Good-bye.
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Hercule Poirot : I am never in a hurry, and when the world slows down to my pace, I find it very agreeable.
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Hercule Poirot : Someone is playing with my mind, with my little gray cells.