I, Claudius (1937)

Flora Robson: Livia

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Quotes 

• Caligula : Grandmother, you remember my dear Uncle Claudius who prefers the society of pigs to that of the court?

  Livia : I have asked Claudius to be present at these ceremonies, and to be my guest at dinner tonight.

  Caligula : But grandmother, think of his table manners.

  Livia : Be silent, you impudent puppy. You take your uncle for a fool, but he's not. I sometimes think he pretends to be one, so as to make fools of us. Far from being a fool, he's the last decent man left alive in Rome. One can rely on him. If he makes a promise he keeps it. And when he swears to the truth, it is the truth. Am I right, Claudius?

  [Claudius tries to stammer a reply] 

  Caligula : Don't let him start talking, he might have a stroke.