Colonel Brighton Quotes in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Colonel Brighton: Are you badly hurt?

T.E. Lawrence: I'm not hurt at all. Didn't you know? They can only kill me with a golden bullet.

Colonel Brighton: Look, sir, we can't just do nothing.

General Allenby: Why not? It's usually best.

Auda abu Tayi: When Lawrence finds what he's looking for, he will go home. When you find what you are looking for, you will go home.

Colonel Brighton: I will not.

Auda abu Tayi: Then you are a fool. Be thankful that when God gave you a face, he gave you a fool's face.

[Arabs are looting a train after blowing it up]

Sherif Ali: It is their payment, Colonel.

Colonel Brighton: Payment?

Sherif Ali: Truly, are not British soldiers paid?

Colonel Brighton: They don't go home when they've been paid!

Sherif Ali: They are not free to!

[first lines]

Colonel Brighton: He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew.

Vicar at St. Paul's: Did you know him well?

Colonel Brighton: I knew him.

Vicar at St. Paul's: Well nil nisi bonum. But did he really deserve a place here?

T.E. Lawrence: I'm to "assess the situation".

Colonel Brighton: Hmph! Well that won't be too difficult. The situation's bloody awful.

General Allenby: [the British army staff is having a field briefing] Very well, gentlemen. The cavalry's gone through Mazril and Deraa. Very good, by the way, very good indeed. Now your turn.

Artilery general, field briefing: Well, sir, if the enemy's retreating in any kind of order - which we'd better assume...

General Allenby: Certainly.

Artilery general, field briefing: ...Then they can't be further than this Mallud place. In which case I can have them within range by... 0900 hours tomorrow?

General Allenby: Splendid! Phillip.

Infantry general, field briefing: Well, these

[referring to British soldiers marching in the background]

Infantry general, field briefing: are the last of the infantry supports coming up now, sir. But Mallud... could have the fusilliers there by... Wednesday, sir?

General Allenby: That'll do for now. The guns are what matter! Any questions?

Cavalry general, field briefing: This Arab army on the right, sir - what's it consist of?

Colonel Brighton: Irregular cavalry, sir. About two thousand.

Cavalry general, field briefing: Where are they now?

Colonel Brighton: Can only know that by being with them, sir.

General Allenby: Then get with them, Harry! I want to know.

Colonel Brighton: Yes, sir.

General Allenby: Pound them, Charley -

[strikes blackboard with his fist]

General Allenby: POUND THEM!

Colonel Brighton: Damn it, Lawrence! Who do you take your orders from?

Colonel Brighton: I've been waiting for you.

T.E. Lawrence: Did you know I was coming?

Colonel Brighton: I knew someone was coming. I mean Feisal told me.

T.E. Lawrence: How did he know?

Colonel Brighton: Not much happens within 50 miles of Feisal that Feisal doesn't know. I'll give him that... no escort?

T.E. Lawrence: My guide was killed at the Masturah well.

Colonel Brighton: Turks?

T.E. Lawrence: No, an Arab.

Colonel Brighton: Bloody savages.

[They both ride away]