Archy Hamilton Quotes in Gallipoli (1981)

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Archy Hamilton Quotes:

  • [first lines]

    Jack: What are your legs?

    Archy Hamilton: Springs. Steel springs.

    Jack: What are they going to do?

    Archy Hamilton: Hurl me down the track.

    Jack: How fast can you run?

    Archy Hamilton: As fast as a leopard.

    Jack: How fast are you going to run?

    Archy Hamilton: As fast as a leopard!

    Jack: Then let's see you do it!

  • Archy Hamilton: I'll see you when I see you.

    Frank Dunne: Yeah. Not if I see you first.

  • Archy Hamilton: We don't stop them there, they could end up here.

    Camel Driver: And they're welcome to it.

  • Archy Hamilton: What are you going to join, the Infantry?

    Frank Dunne: Not joining anything.

    Archy Hamilton: But you gotta be in it.

    Frank Dunne: Don't have to if you don't want to.

    Archy Hamilton: You gotta be.

    Frank Dunne: No I don't. It's a free country, or haven't you heard.

  • Archy Hamilton: You of all people should be going.

    Frank Dunne: Why me of all people?

    Archy Hamilton: 'Cause you're an athlete.

    Frank Dunne: [laughs] What's that got to do with it?

    Archy Hamilton: I've got mates who'd be lucky to do the hundred in twelve and they're going to do their bit, so why shouldn't you?

    Frank Dunne: Because it's not our bloody war.

    Archy Hamilton: What do you mean, not our war?

    Frank Dunne: It's an English war. It's got nothing to do with us.

    Archy Hamilton: You know what you are? A bloody coward.

    Frank Dunne: There's only one reason why I haven't knocked you down mate.

    Archy Hamilton: What?

    Frank Dunne: 'Cause I don't feel like carrying you to the next bloody water hole. Now shut up and don't open your yap about the war again!

  • Frank Dunne: Have another drink.

    Archy Hamilton: Whiskey doesn't make you look old.

    Frank Dunne: Oh, doesn't it just? Have you seen my dad? I know he looks like a wreck, but he's really 35.

  • Camel Driver: [talking about the war] How did it start?

    Archy Hamilton: Don't know exactly, but it was the German's fault.

  • Archy Hamilton: G'day.

    Mary: G'day.

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