"I wanted the Virgin Mary as a real woman, a mother. That’s how I expect her, and that’s how I think Lúcia wants her. She has to be someone who they can love and not fear. She is barefoot, simple, very motherly, gentle."

"In 1917, in the midst of a World War, People Needed Hope. They Received a Miracle."

"[to aide] You know, it's a strange thing, but Becket's safety has become quite dear to me."

"Donald Wolfit — Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of London"

"w:John Gielgud: — Pope Alexander III"

"John Gielgud — King Louis VII of France"

"Peter O'Toole — King Henry II of England"

"Richard Burton — Thomas Becket"

"An age of rampant lusts, abandon, runaway passions. An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!"

"A taste for wine and women made them friends. A sudden clash made them man and martyr...which led to murder!"

"[to Becket] You're the ideal guest."

"My dear man, crowned heads are free to play a little game of courtesy, but nations owe one another none."

"The King of England and his Ambassadors can drown themselves in what they are impertinent enough to call their English channel."

"[final words] Poor Henry."

"You are a creature of extremes, aren't you, Brother John?"

"Dear Lord, I wish there were something I really regretted parting with, so that I might offer it to You. But forgive me, Lord, it's like going on a holiday. I've never enjoyed myself so much in my whole life. Lord? Are you sure you're not laughing at me? It all seems far too easy."

"[in response to Henry's idea to make him Archbishop of Canterbury] I beg of you,.... Do not do this."

"When you Normans invaded England, you seized our Saxon lands, burned our Saxon homes, raped our Saxon sisters. Naturally, you hate Saxons."

"Is the honor of God washed clean enough? Are you satisfied now, Thomas?"

"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?"

"I am the King, Thomas. And so long as we are on this Earth, you owe me the first move. I'm prepared to forget a lot of things, but not the fact that I am King. You yourself taught me that."

"[laughing] It's funny. It's too funny. He's made mincemeat of them. I'm surrounded by FOOLS! Becket is the only intelligent man in my kingdom and he's against me!"

"[to Becket, after appointing him Chancellor] I never did anything without your advice. No one knew it. Now everyone will. That's all. [puts a ring on Becket's finger] There. That's the Great Seal of England. Don't lose it. Without the Seal, there's no more England, and we'll all have to pack up and go back to Normandy."

"I'm glad you weren't born on this side of the channel, Thomas. You'd've been a thorn in my side, too."

"Leo McCarey who gave you "Going My Way" and "The Bells of St. Mary's" now brings you his crowning achievement."

"France Nuyen — Siu Lan"

"Clifton Webb — Father Bovard"

"William Holden — Father O'Banion"

"How Violators of Human Decency Work Their Terror Countdown!"

"Athene Seyler — Sister Agnes"

"Stanley Clements — Tony Scaponi"

"Your heart will be wearing a smile!"

"Bing Crosby — Father Chuck O'Malley"

"Ingrid Bergman — Sister Mary Benedict"

"Henry Travers — Horace P. Bogardus"

"William Gargan — Joe Gallagher"

"[to Father Fitzgibbons as he goes to chip a golf shot out of a sand trap] Keep your head down now, father. And watch your language."

"I'm sure that the way to say what I'd like to say will occur to me after you've gone."

"A golf course is nothing but a poolroom moved outdoors."

"Hope? You know, Chuck, when you're young, it's easy to keep the fires of hope burning bright. But at my age, you're lucky if the pilot light doesn't go out."

"You know how to manage these old fussbudgets. Take him out on the golf course. Bring him out in the fresh air."