William Holden Movie Quotes & Lines – 44 Classics (+ Audio) - page 4

Updated: May 25, 2025

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31 Who died of beriberi in the year of our Lord 1943 for the greater glory of... What did he die for?

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

32 I'll say this for the old man. He's got guts. -Into the valley of death Rode the 600. -How's that, sir? -That kind of guts. Also the kind they had in 1914 when your officers went over the top with nothing but a swagger stick.

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

33 How's that, commander? -Oh. Don't call me commander. It's unromantic.

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

34 How did you manage to get that? -Well, this is a hospital, major, and where there's a hospital, there's alcohol. -Oh, yes, of course. Heh. Jolly good.

Jack Hawkins as Major Warden; William Holden as Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

35 Our headquarters is up in the Botanical Gardens. -Protecting rare plants from the enemy? -Heh. Not quite.

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

36 I'll tell you what's wrong with it! It's wet, mildewed, corroded, rotten! Like everything else in this jungle. You might as well dump it!

As Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai

37 Well, speak up, boys. Any more sports in the crowd?

As J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)

38 Where'd it come from? -From a chicken, bug-wit. -A chicken? -A chicken lays those things. Don't you remember, Animal?

Robert Strauss as Stanislas Animal Kuzawa; William Holden as J.J. Sefton; Harvey Lembeck as Harry Shapiro in Stalag 17 (1953)

39 Now you've done it. You've given me nervous indigestion.

As J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)

40 Now, you listen to me. There are two guys in this barracks that know I didn't do it. Me and the guy that did do it. And it could be any one of you. You, Hoffy, or Duke, or Price or the Animal, or Blondie, or even Joey.

As J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)

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