Jubilee (1978)

Jack Birkett: Borgia Ginz

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• Borgia Ginz : As long as the music's loud enough, we won't hear the world falling apart.

  [laughs psychotically] 

• Borgia Ginz : You wanna know my story, babe... It's easy... This is the generation who grew up, and forgot to lead their lives!... They were so busy, watching my endless movie.

  [laughs] 

  Borgia Ginz : It's power, babe. Power. I don't create it. I own it... I *sucked*, and *sucked*, and I *sucked*. The media, became their only reality, and I own their world of flickering shadows: BBC, TUC, ITV, ABC, ATV, *MGM*... *KGB*... C of *E*. You name it. I bought them all, and rearranged the alphabet.

  [laughs] 

  Borgia Ginz : Without *me*, they don't exist.

  [laughs psychotically] 

• Borgia Ginz : Without progress life would be unbearable. Progress has taken the place of Heaven.

  [laughs] 

  Borgia Ginz : It's like pornography, better than the real thing.

• Schmeitzer : S-Sir. that was W-Wall Street. They say the dollar's crashing since you withdrew your support.

  Borgia Ginz : I'm not interested in peanuts economy, Schmeitzer!

• Borgia Ginz : What can I do for you? Or, rather, what can you do for me?

• Borgia Ginz : Without progress - life would be unbearable. Progress has taken the place of heaven. It's like pornography: Better than the real thing.

• Schmeitzer : Oh, excuse me, sir. There was a message earlier from M-Madame Mao. She said she wanted to be in a film.

  Borgia Ginz : She won't be in this one, I can assure you.