Yakov Quotes in The Inspector General (1949)
Yakov Quotes:
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Yakov: May I become a wandering gypsy if I'm not telling the truth.
Georgi: But you ARE a wandering gypsy.
Yakov: That proves I'm telling the truth.
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Yakov: You'll regret this, you fat-faced village idiot!
The Mayor: What! You... you... How dare you!
Yakov: Keep your dirty hands off me, you misbegotten peasants!
The Mayor: Tie him up!
Yakov: The Emperor will tear this stinking village down over your ears, you thieving lard-bucket! Heads will roll here like marbles - yours first, and then this flea-ridden sack of nothing you call the Inspector General!
Inspector General: Oh! Why, he's insane! Take him away! Take him away!
Yakov: This isn't the Inspector General! Don't make me laugh! The great Emperor wouldn't appoint a thing like this to a post of such importance! THIS is your Inspector General! Here! His carriage, his manner, his bearing. Gentlemen, take your choice.
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Yakov: What's buzzin', cousins?
Col. Rostinov: Idiot Wall Street dribble. Go check Wall. Go check tank.
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Yakov: [to the Phynx] Slip me some skin, Gunga Din.
Ruby: Our son is Commissar of the Rock-n-Rollers Appreciation Society of Albania.
Yakov: Bend an ear, smooth crooners, now you're here. What can we do for you?
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Yakov: Kyshimyshi. Fried nails.
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