Sir Henry Carmel Quotes in Cluny Brown (1946)

Sir Henry Carmel: Well, she needn't have dropped the platter and insulted my friend. What was it she said to you?

Syrette: I remember very well, sir. It was, if I may take the liberty of repeating it, 'Nuts to the squirrels.'

Sir Henry Carmel: Doesn't make sense!

Adam Belinski: No, it doesn't. It should be 'Squirrels to the nuts.' But I have an open mind, and if someone says to me 'Nuts to the squirrels,' I accept it. You may be inclined to say that to me yourself some day, when you know me better - and I'm not so sure that you will include the 'squirrels.'

Sir Henry Carmel: [shaking his head] That's much too deep for me.

Sir Henry Carmel: So many of these foreigners have foreign names.

Adam Belinski: But I know Hitler.

Sir Henry Carmel: He has written a book, hasn't he?

Adam Belinski: Yes.

Sir Henry Carmel: Big success?

Adam Belinski: Very big.

Sir Henry Carmel: So what more does he want? Why doesn't he lie down and keep quiet?

Adam Belinski: If you really want to know, Sir Henry, read the book.

Sir Henry Carmel: It's an outdoor book. What is it called? Oh yes, "Mein Camp".