The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

Adrien Brody: Nicolas De La Motte

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Quotes 

• [Nicolas, lying on a table in pain as a doctor tries removes the bullet from his behind] 

  Count Nicolas De La Motte : Goddamn! Goddamn! Are you digging for potatoes? Go easy!

  Dr. Legear : I did not tell how to get this projectile where it is! Do not presume to tell me how to get it out!

  [takes swig of drink and goes back to work] 

• Count Nicolas De La Motte : [surprising Jeanne and Retaux]  It's not everyday a man gets to view his wife making love from this vantage point.

• Count Nicolas De La Motte : [on hearing about the necklace plot]  I knew something grand was a foot.

  [pauses] 

  Count Nicolas De La Motte : You can rest assured I will be an asset to this venture.