The West Wing (TV Series)
The Drop In (2001)
Roger Rees: Lord John Marbury
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Quotes
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Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : [waiting for an audience with the President] I'll need some amusement.
Donna Moss : [entering] Good evening, your Lordship.
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Excellent!
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Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Your assistant, Margaret, is looking positively buxom.
Leo McGarry : [awkwardly] Thank you. I'll tell her.
Margaret : [from outer office] Thank you!
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Oh, yes! Well done!
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Donna Moss : Edward Earl of Ulster?
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Yes.
Donna Moss : Do you think he'd like me?
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Do you date younger men?
Donna Moss : Sure. How old is he?
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Five.
Donna Moss : Okay. Well, let's stick a pin in that for a moment and move on.
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President Josiah Bartlet : [following the appointment of Marbury to be the British Ambassador to the United States] What made you agree to take the post?
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : I don't know, I suppose it's possible I was drunk.
Josh Lyman : Reasonable bet.
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Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : [to Leo:] You think you can make it stop? Well, you can't. We build a shield, and somebody'll build a better missile.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : Well, it's a discussion for serious men. They say a statesman is a politician who's been dead for fifteen years. I'd like us to be statesmen while we're still alive.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : Where are you on the missile shield?
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Well, I think its dangerous, illegal, fiscally irresponsible, technologically unsound, and a threat to all people everywhere.
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President Josiah Bartlet : It's good to have you here.
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Your servant, as always.
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Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : I'm required to attend the State of the Union?
President Josiah Bartlet : Yes!
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Oh, well, then attend it I shall.
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Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : It's as if the gods themselves insist that we be not long apart, you and I.
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Leo McGarry : You're an expert in the field, and I hope I can count on your support.
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : You may hope for it but you'll not have it.
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Charlie Young : He's back, but he's receiving credentials from Her Excellency Renee Ernesto of Argentina, and asks for your patience.
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury : Then my patience he shall have.