Medea Quotes in Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Medea Quotes:
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Medea: The goddess Hecate has spoken. There will be one among us today from the ends of the world. His name is Jason. Any man of whom he asks his way shall say this: Aeetes, king of Colchis, awaits him in the temple of Hecate. And that is all *any* man shall say to him.
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[first lines]
Medea: This is Italia, a kingdom city of ancient Greece in an age of myth and legend. It is a time when Olympian gods and demigods rule over the elements of nature and control the destinies of men.
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Medea: I am Media, official oracle of the immortal gods; Sorceress of Italia. It is I who will tell of what has happened in this kingdom. It is I who will foretell what shall come to pass.
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Medea: So it is a weapon you see, oh mighty hero? I cannot help you, Hercules. The forces of evil have bound me into an oath of silence and I must not speak.
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Medea: [giving Ian a gift] Alright then, you have to promise me that you'll like it.
Ian Stone: I'll cross my heart and I'll hope to die...
Medea: Stick a needle in your eye.
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Medea: One day you might try actually getting up on time.
Ian Stone: And not risk being fired? How much fun would that be?
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[after Ian tries unsuccessfully to escape]
Medea: [sarcastically] That was a very nice try. Really.
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Medea: What's wrong?
Ian Stone: I watched a man die today.
Medea: What?
Ian Stone: It happened at work, right in front of me. And I just shared an elevator with the guy, you know?
Medea: My god.
Ian Stone: And then this other guy was standing over him. At first, it looked like he was there to help, I thought. But then...
Medea: What?
Ian Stone: I don't know. I don't know. I guess I don't know what I saw. The weird part is, the guy that was helping him reminded me of this hockey ref who used to hassle me.
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Ian Stone: The problem is that I'm remembering something that never happened. Maybe something's wrong with me, you know?
Medea: I don't know. Do you think something's wrong with you?
Ian Stone: No. I mean, I feel fine but you gotta admit, having memories of shit that never happened? Come on, that doesn't strike you as bizarre?
Medea: Nothing bizarre ever happens to you.
Ian Stone: I'm serious Medea, you don't think this is a little nuts?
Medea: Ian, you're speaking to a girl whose parents named her after a witch who killed her own children.
Ian Stone: That's right.
Medea: You'll forgive me if there's few things that strike me as being a little nuts.
Ian Stone: Something's not right.
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Medea: I don't enjoy this Ian, but you leave me no choice.
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Medea: We don't like doing this, Ian. But we don't have much choice, do we?
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Medea: Ian, Ian, Ian. Silly name really. We could have chosen a better one.
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