Jack Worthing: Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. Can you forgive me?


--Michael Redgrave (as Jack Worthing) in The Importance of Being Earnest

Jack Worthing: I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can't go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we still had a few fools left.
Algernon Moncreiff: We have.
Jack Worthing: I should extremely like to meet them. What do they talk about?
Algernon Moncreiff: The fools? Oh, about the clever people, of course.
Jack Worthing: What fools!


--Michael Redgrave (as Jack Worthing) in The Importance of Being Earnest

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: I used to be a runner myself, quite a useful one too but a bit of a plodder.


--Michael Redgrave (as ) in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: It was that new lad Smith who scored that goal, wasn't it?
Mr. Jones: Right sir.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: He can run.
Mr. Jones: He's not bad sir.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: He might be useful to us, we better keep an eye on him.


--Michael Redgrave (as ) in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: What's your name?
Colin Smith: Smith.
Chief Borstal Officer: Say "sir" when you answer the Governor.
Colin Smith: [insolently] Sir Smith.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: That won't get you far here, lad.


--Michael Redgrave (as ) in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: You don't get anywhere without effort, do you lad?


--Michael Redgrave (as ) in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Dr. Hartz: And I am Dr. Egon Hartz; you may have heard of me.
Gilbert: Not the brain surgeon?
Dr. Hartz: Yes, the same.
Gilbert: Yes, you flew over to England the other day and operated on one of our cabinet ministers.
Dr. Hartz: Oh, yes.
Gilbert: Tell me, did you find anything?


--Michael Redgrave (as Gilbert) in The Lady Vanishes

Iris Henderson: I was having tea about an hour ago with an English lady. You saw her, didn't you?
Charters: Well, I don't know, I mean, I was talking to my friend, wasn't I?
Caldicott: Indubitably.
Iris Henderson: Yes, but you were sitting at the next table. She turned and borrowed the sugar. You must remember.
Charters: Yes, I recall passing the sugar.
Iris Henderson: Well then you saw her.
Charters: I repeat we were deep in conversation. We were discussing cricket.
Iris Henderson: Well, I don't see how a thing like cricket can make you forget seeing people.
Charters: Oh, don't you? If that's your attitude, there's nothing more to be said! Come Caldicott. "A thing like cricket!"
Gilbert: Wrong tactics. We should've told him we were looking for a lost cricket ball.


--Michael Redgrave (as Gilbert) in The Lady Vanishes

Iris Henderson: You're the most contemptible person I've ever met in all my life!
Gilbert: Confidentially, I think you're a bit of a stinker, too.


--Michael Redgrave (as Gilbert) in The Lady Vanishes