The Last Emperor
1987
Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: Words are important. Pu Yi, at 15: Why are words important? Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.
Pu Yi, at 15: Where are your ancestors buried? Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: In Scotland, your majesty. Pu Yi, at 15: But then, where's your skirt? In your country, men wear short skirts, do they not? Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: No, your majesty, Scotmen do not wear skirts. They wear kilts.
Pu Yi, at 15: Who is this George Washington? Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: A famous American, your majesty. A revolutionary general, the first American president. Pu Yi, at 15: Ah, like Mr Lenin in Russia? Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: Not quite. Pu Yi, at 15: Does he have a car? Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: He lived a long time ago, your majesty. Pu Yi, at 15: *I* want a car.
Pu Yi, at 15: Is it true, Mr Johnston, that many people out there have had their heads cut off? Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: It is true, your majesty. Many heads have been chopped off. It does stop them thinking.
Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: The Emperor has been a prisoner in his own palace since the day that he was crowned, and has remained a prisoner since he abdicated. But now he's growing up, he may wonder why he's the only person in China who may not walk out of his own front door. I think the Emperor is the loneliest boy on Earth.
The Governor: (setting a recurring theme of imprisonment throughout the film) Open the door! Open the door!! Open the door!... Open the door!