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“[in the Senate where all the senators are gathered] Gracchus: But the Senate is the people, Sire, chosen from among the people, to speak for the people. Commodus: I doubt if many of the people eat so well as you do, Gracchus, or have such splendid mistresses Gaius. I think I understand my own people…”
— David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, Senator Gracchus:, Derek Jacobi, imdb.com
“Commodus: I search the faces of the gods…for ways to please you, to make you proud. One kind word, one full hug… where you pressed me to your chest and held me tight. Would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. What is it in me that you hate so much? Marcus Aurelius: Shh, Commodus…”
— David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, Marcus Aurelius, Richard Harris, imdb.com
“Marcus Aurelius: There is one more duty that I ask of you before you go home. Maximus: What would you have me do Caesar? Marcus Aurelius: I want you to become the protector of Rome after I die. I will empower you to one end alone, to give power back to the people of Rome and end the corruption that…”
— David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, Maximus Decimus Meridius, Russell Crowe, imdb.com
“[seeing his daughter Lucilla spying in through the slit in the tent wall] Marcus Aurelius: If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made. Lucilla: Father. [kisses him on his cheeks] Marcus Aurelius: You would have been strong. I wonder, would you have been just? Lucilla: I would…”
— David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, Maximus Decimus Meridius, Russell Crowe, imdb.com