The Diamond Arm (1969)

Anatoliy Papanov: Lyolik

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Quotes 

• Lyolik : Drinking champagne in the morning is only for aristocrats. Or degenerates.

• Gennady : Lyolik, he doesn't drink. How am I supposed to get him drunk?

  Lyolik : As our beloved Boss says, when someone else is paying, even the nondrinkers and those with ulcer will drink.

• Lyolik : As our chief says, if a person is an idiot, it'll last a long time.

• [Giving instructions on how to suddenly approach Gorbunkov; Gennady is wearing an eye-patch, resembling Mikhail Kutuzov, the historical Russian military commander during Napoleonic Wars] 

  Lyolik : Give his woman the flowers; the ice cream to the kids. Go and don't screw it up... Kutuzov!

• Lyolik : Come on, get up, let's go to Boss!

  Gennady : Oh, no, I can't. I need to have a bath, drink a cup of cofee...

  Lyolik : You'll have a bath, you'll have some cofee, you'll have cacao with tea! Let's go!

• Lyolik : Who called for a cab to go to Dubrovka?

• Lyolik : Watch for the signal. As soon as he fells asleep, she'll turn the lights off.

  Gennady : What if he leaves now?

  Lyolik : Gesha, would you leave such a woman?

  Gennady : Not me, but he is a faithful husband.

  Lyolik : As our Boss says, there is no such a husband out there who wouldn't dream of being a bachelor again for at least an hour.

  [Laughs hysterically] 

  Lyolik : Watch for the signal!

• Lyolik : To quote our chief's immortal words, 'Once a halfwit always a halfwit.'

• Lyolik : To quote our dear chief... Mikhail Ivanovich, you've got to strike the iron when you're close to the swag.