Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Qpid (1991)
Patrick Stewart: Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Quotes
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I've just been paid a visit from Q.
Commander William T. Riker : Q? Any idea what he's up to?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : He wants to do something "nice" for me.
Commander William T. Riker : I'll alert the crew.
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[Q claims to be indebted to Picard]
Q : Without your assistance on our last encounter, I would never have survived. I would have taken my own life but for you.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : We all make mistakes.
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Sir Guy of Gisbourne : [to Picard] I'll have you know, I'm the greatest swordsman in all of Nottingham!
[they fight]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Very impressive.
[fighting]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : There's something you should know.
[more fighting]
Sir Guy of Gisbourne : And what would that be?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I'm *not* from Nottingham!
[kills Sir Guy]
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Q : Jean-Luc, it's wonderful to see you again. How about a big hug?
[he puts his feet up on Picards desk]
Q : Well, don't just stand there, say something.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Get out of my chair!
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Q : I had such high hopes for you, Picard. I thought you were a bit more... evolved than the rest of your species, but now I realize you're just as weak as all the others. Still, it pains me to see the great Jean-Luc Picard brought down... by a woman.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [alarmed] What woman?
Q : [chuckles] Don't play coy with me, Captain. I witnessed your little spat with Vash. Nor will I soon forget the look of anguish on your face, the pain, the misery. If I didn't know better, I would have thought you were already married!
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[Picard enters his quarters, where a surprise visitor is waiting for him]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Vash! How did you get in here?
Vash : I came in through the window.
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Q : You've never actually been to the ruins at Tagus III, have you?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : No. They were sealed off more than a century ago.
Q : Well, that explains it, then. How can you write about something that you've never seen? I know! Why don't I take you there?
[he changes into an explorer outfit]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Out of the question. That would mean breaking Taguan law.
Q : Must you always be so ethical? I suppose we could travel back in time. You could see what Tagus was like two billion years ago. They really knew how to party back in those days.
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[with the help of his men, Picard has rescued "Lady Marian"]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : If you have hurt any of my people...
Q : Sadly enough, they're all fine, but my point is, they could've been killed - and so might've you - all for the love of a maid. My debt to you, Picard, is paid. If you've learned how weak and vulnerable you really are, if you finally see how love has brought out the worst in you.
Vash : Nonsense! You're absolutely wrong. It's brought out the best in him. His nobility, courage, self-sacrifice, tenderness.
Q : Oh, you're good. You're really good.
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Vash : [of Q] He was right about one thing, you know. As ridiculous as it was, his game did prove that you still care.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I may not show my feelings to my crew; but I do have them.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I don't want your help, your advice, your favors, or for that matter, *you*, do you understand? Once and for all!
Q : You would have me stand idly by as she led you to your destruction?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Yes!
Q : As you wish.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : So, where are you off to now?
Vash : I haven't made up my mind.
[Q appears next to them]
Q : After all, she has the entire universe to choose from.
Vash : Meet my new partner.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Him?
Vash : Why not?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I'll tell you why not!
Q : Now, Jean-Luc, let's not be unkind.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : He's devious, and amoral, and unreliable, and irresponsible, and... and definitely not to be trusted!
Vash : Remind you of someone you know?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : As a matter of fact, it does.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Some other time, Q. Right now, I have other matters to attend to.
Q : Yes, your speech, I read it. It's dull, plodding, pedantic - much like yourself.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I think this is supposed to be Earth - somewhere... round about the twelfth century. And this is England, or to be more precise, Sherwood Forest; at least Q's recreation of it.
Commander William T. Riker : That would explain these costumes.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Quite right, Number One - or... should I say 'John Little'?
Doctor Beverly Crusher : Well, if he's Little John, that makes you...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I know. Robin Hood.
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[Picard, as Robin Hood, has come through the window of the castle to rescue Vash, as Lady Marian]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : My staff and I were brought here by an old adversary of mine named Q, but I'll tell you the rest of that when we're safe. Come on, we don't have much time.
Vash : And the others are outside?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : They're waiting for us back in Sherwood Forest.
Vash : You... you mean you came here alone?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : That's right. Now come on!
Vash : What kind of plan is that?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : It's an excellent one if you'd just hurry up!
Vash : You do realize that our lives are at stake here?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Only too well.
Vash : And this is the best strategy you could come up with, one man against an entire castle?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You have a better one?
Vash : How about this: you go, I'll stay here.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : And do what?
Vash : Marry Sir Guy, if I have to.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Well, that's brilliant!
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You are the most stubborn woman I ever knew!
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : A captain does not reveal his personal feelings to his crew.
Vash : Is that a Starfleet regulation or did you just make that up yourself?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I'm sorry if you're upset.
Vash : And I'm sorry if my being here embarrasses you.
