Philip II Quotes in The Lion in Winter (1968)

Henry II: Now hear me, boy...

Philip II: I am a king - I am no man's "boy"!

Henry II: A king? Because you put your ass on purple cushions?

Henry II: The Vexin's mine.

Philip II: By what authority?

Henry II: It's got my troops all over it; that makes it mine.

Philip II: "What If" is a game for scholars.

Henry II: I want to reach a settlement. I left you with too little earlier,

Philip II: Yes, nothing is too little.

Philip II: A king like you has policy prepared on everything. well, what's the official line on sodomy? How stands the Crown on boys who do with boys?

Henry II: Richard finds his way into so many legends; let's hear yours and see how it compares.

Philip II: Well, he found me first when I was 15. We were hunting; it was nearly dark; my horse fell; I was thrown. I woke to Richard touching me. He asked me if I loved him: 'Philip, do you love me?' And I told him yes. Do you know why I told him yes? So that one day I could tell you all about it. You cannot imagine what that 'yes' cost. Imagine snuggling to a chancred whore, and bending back your lips into something like a smile saying, 'Yes, I love you, and I find you...

[pause]

Philip II: ...beautiful.' I don't know how I did it.

Prince Richard: You haven't said you loved me.

Philip II: When the time comes.

Prince Richard: You loved me!

Philip II: Never!