"Our diplomats will send some angry notes, a few generals will go on exercise, and everyone will be sensible again. All over Europe, the kings and queens are sleeping safely in their beds. And thats what we are going to do."
Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 British epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay by James Goldman and Edward Bond based on Robert K. Massie's 1967 book of the same name. It tells the story of the last ruling Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra, from 1904 until their deaths in 1918. The ensemble cast includes Tom Baker
"All my life, my whole life, Ive done what you want. I gave Mother up. You hated her, so we dont see her anymore. I gave my friends up. Do you know I havent a single friend? Ive got my family. Four girls, one sick boy, and you. I ask before I eat, sleep, or change my clothes, "Is this what Sunny wants?" And it never is. Theres always more. Sweet Jesus, how much do you want of me?"
"I didnt want to come on this tercentenary tour, Pyotr Arkadyevich. But, God help me, I do love it when they stand and wave."
"To marry Nicky, I had to change my faith. That was a great sin, dont you think? God thinks so. He wont hear me when I pray. Ive sinned and He wont listen."
"You never see unpleasant things, you drift away. I even wonder if you hear me half the time."
"At times, I actually like it. Mending clothes and teaching classes and quiet afternoons. I doze and daydream, and I think about my life. I dont know what I did wrong. Id feel better if I did."
"Hes a good man. They always kill the good men, the ones who help the most. They killed my grandfather. He freed the serfs, you know. He helped them, so they threw a bomb. Stolypin is a good man. I cant find a match. ... Damn them all. You help them, and they kill you for it. Give them dumas, and they give you bombs. I want them paid in kind. You understand me? I want something done."