Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) Quotes

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) is a television program that first aired in 1970 . Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time stopped airing in 1970.

It features Jerry Bruckheimer as producer, Harry Gregson-Williams in charge of musical score, and John Seale as head of cinematography.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) is 116 minutes long. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

The cast includes: Gemma Arterton as Tamina, Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan, Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar, Steve Toussaint as Seso, Ronald Pickup as King Sharaman, Toby Kebbell as Garsiv, Richard Coyle as Tus, Ben Kingsley as Nizam, Reece Ritchie as Bis, and Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Hassansin Leader.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) Quotes

Richard Coyle as Tus

• (Richard Coyle) "We both know Dastan was many things, but not a coward."

• (Richard Coyle) "Moved by what he saw, the king adopted the boy Dastan into his family. A son with no royal blood and no eye on his throne. But perhaps there was something else at work that day, something beyond simple understanding. The day a boy from the unlikeliest of places became a prince of Persia."

• (Richard Coyle) "You and Garsiv can handle father in my absence. You do have a gift to honor him with?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Of course."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Bis. Gift."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "It's been momentarily misplaced --"
• (Richard Coyle) "I knew you'd forget."

• (Richard Coyle) "It's said the princess of Alamut is a beauty without equal. We'll march into her palace and see for ourselves."

Steve Toussaint as Seso

• (Steve Toussaint) "Where will you go?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Alamut. Nizam will use that dagger to pierce the Sand Glass. And he has to be stopped."
• (Alfred Molina) "He has to be stopped, he has to be stopped. That's good."
• (Alfred Molina) "What? Oh, a knife thrower with a conscience."

• (Steve Toussaint) "Nice knife."

• (Steve Toussaint) "My friend, has anyone ever told you that you talk too much?"

Ronald Pickup as King Sharaman

• (Ronald Pickup) "Family, the bond between brothers, that is the sword that defends our empire; I pray that that sword stays strong."

• (Ronald Pickup) "In all my travels I have never looked upon a more beautiful city, your Highness."
• (Gemma Arterton) "You should have seen it before your horde of camel-riding illiterates descended upon it."

• (Ronald Pickup) "He plunges into a hundred foes without thought, but before marriage he stands frozen with fear. And there are those who say he is not yet wise."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I need a drink."
• (Toby Kebbell) "Out of my way."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Father."
• (Ben Kingsley) "Oh God, help us. The robe, it's poisoned."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Somebody help him."
• (Toby Kebbell) "The robe Dastan gave him."
• (Ronald Pickup) "Why?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Somebody help him."
• (Toby Kebbell) "Seize the murderer."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Somebody help him."

• (Ronald Pickup) "A great man who would have stopped what he knew to be wrong, no matter who was ordering it."

• (Ronald Pickup) "The princess of Alamut will be your first wife."
• (Ronald Pickup) "What say you, Dastan?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Uh --"
• (Ronald Pickup) "He plunges into a hundred foes without thought, but before marriage he stands frozen with fear. And there are those who say he is not yet wise."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I need a drink."

Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar

• (Alfred Molina) "Behold the mighty ostrich."

• (Alfred Molina) "Tch, secret government killing activity. That's why I don't pay taxes."

• (Alfred Molina) "Do you know where you are, Persian? And yet you enter still? In the heart of Sudan, there is a tribe of warriors known as the Ngbaka. They strike fear into the hearts of all they cross. The Ngbaka are masters of the throwing knife, wielding blades said to have been blessed by the Creator himself. Their aim is so murderously accurate, they can decapitate three men -- with one strike."
• (Alfred Molina) "Oh I wouldn't even bother doing that if I were you, d'you know why? This -- is Seso. He's an Ngbaka. I had the good fortune of saving his life which means that he is now enduringly indebted to me. So tell me Persian: is there any good reason why I shouldn't tell Seso to put his next throw -- just a little higher?"

• (Alfred Molina) "We've been tracking you for a week. That little riot you started, it went on for two days. My beloved racetrack, all washed away like footprints in sand. You see Anita there? Hmm? Look at her. She's all that's left of my gaming empire. And no matter your skills as a promoter, you can't organize an ostrich race with just one ostrich. Am I right?"
• (Unnamed) "Yeah."
• (Alfred Molina) "Yes, sir. Come with me."
• (Alfred Molina) "Did you know that ostriches have suicidal tendencies? Look at this poor thing. She used to be a grand champion. Now I have to watch her night and day to make sure she doesn't do anything stupid."

• (Alfred Molina) "You can't organize an ostrich race -- with just one ostrich."

• (Alfred Molina) "You know something, Persian? You bear a remarkable resemblance to the disgraced prince who fled after murdering the king."

• (Alfred Molina) "Oh, a knife-thrower with a conscience."

• (Alfred Molina) "Shut up. Shut up."

• (Alfred Molina) "Hey. Hey, over here. HA. You know what they say about men with big swords?"

• (Alfred Molina) "You sure about this?"
• (Steve Toussaint) "I owe the boy."
• (Alfred Molina) "You're an Ngbaka, scourge of the Namibian plain. Me? I'm a slightly dishonorable entrepreneur. This nobility business is not the cloth we're cut from."

Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "As hard as it is for me to admit you were right"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I did see what I was looking for."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Sheik Amar, listen to me --."
• (Alfred Molina) "I'd rather not."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Garsiv. I didn't kill Father."
• (Toby Kebbell) "Then God will pardon you -- after your head rolls."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "If we don't stop him, our world could end."
• (Richard Coyle) "If you're gonna kill me, best you do it now."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "This is no ordinary dagger."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "We need to talk."
• (Richard Coyle) "Then talk."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Alone."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I didn't kill Father."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "What do you intend to do with her?"
• (Gemma Arterton) "Yes, do tell him, can't you see how concerned he is?"

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "What aren't you telling me?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "The tribesmen left. Maybe they tired of your penchant for lies and backstabbing."
• (Gemma Arterton) "I had no choice but to leave you. I take it your uncle didn't listen."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "It wasn't Tus that killed my father, it was Nizam."
• (Gemma Arterton) "Your uncle?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "His hands were burnt. He said it happened trying to pull off the cloak that killed my father. I've gone over it and over it in my mind, he never touched the cloak, he must have handled it before. It was Nizam who poisoned it. What good does turning back a few moments of time do my uncle? None. He murdered my father for more than just a dagger. What aren't you telling me?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You know, you've got quick hands, but so do I. If you want it back, you tell me everything. No more games, no more lies."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Hello, Tus."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "The third step is the hardest."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I need to get a message to my uncle to meet me."
• (Gemma Arterton) "That's impossible."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Difficult, not impossible."
• (Gemma Arterton) "All more proof you're insane."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Why do you look so impressed?"

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I've heard all these terrible stories of this place."
• (Alfred Molina) "The bloodthirsty slaves, murdering their masters? It's a good story; it's well told, ever-evolving, yeah but alas untrue."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "But the skeletons that we saw at the --"
• (Alfred Molina) "-- I bought those from a gypsy in Bacara. Ah, I crafted our lurid reputation in order to fend off the most insidious evil that's been lurking this forsaken country of ours. Y'know what I'm talking about?"
• (Alfred Molina) "Taxes."
• (Alfred Molina) "Gah, these Persians. Their armies, their fortresses, their roads. Who pays for it all, eh? The small businessman. See that's why I started a little campaign, to spread some false notoriety. I spread it like a venerable disease in a Turkish harem."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "What temple? This is a pile of stones and rocks."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "We can't stop."
• (Alfred Molina) "Well perhaps you can't, but we can."
• (Gemma Arterton) "We could use your help getting to the temple."
• (Alfred Molina) "Oh, by crossing the Hindu Kush with a storm blowing? You attract trouble like flies 'round rotting mango and you're insane."
• (Gemma Arterton) "There's gold at the temple. More than ten horses can carry. Tax-free."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Incredible. Releasing the sand -- turns back time. And only the holder of the dagger is aware of what's happened. He could go back and alter events, change time. And no one knows but him. How much can it unwind? Answer me, Princess."
• (Gemma Arterton) "You destroyed my city."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Our invasion wasn't about weapon forges, it was about this dagger. After the battle, Tus asked for this dagger as tribute. I didn't think anything of it, but now I see. With it he could change anything, he could change the, the course of a critical moment in battle, he could foresee the blade of a rival. He wouldn't just be king, he'd be the most powerful ruler Persia has ever seen, greater even than my father. It was all about this dagger."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "That's all you got?"

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You take care of the outer gate, you leave the impossible one to me."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Nizam. Don't use the dagger to undo your past. It will unleash --."
• (Ben Kingsley) "-- unleash what? God's wrath? Hell itself?"

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I know it hasn't been easy between us Garsiv, but still, we are brothers."
• (Toby Kebbell) "Touching words with my sword at your throat."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "The secret guardian temple outside Alamut is a sanctuary, the one place the dagger can be hidden safely, the only way to stop this Armageddon. That's the truth, Dastan. Give me back the dagger, so that I can take it there."
• (Gemma Arterton) "Oh. I can't do that."
• (Gemma Arterton) "-- I'm coming with you."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You're going to help me?"
• (Gemma Arterton) "Well we can sit here and chat, or you can get on the horse."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You had what every man could ever dream of. Love, respect, and family. But that wasn't enough for you, was it?"

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Ostrich racing?"

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You've eased Father's anger, Uncle."
• (Ben Kingsley) "One day, you'll have the pleasure of being brother to the king, Dastan. As long as you remember your most important duty, you should do well."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Oh, and what's that?"
• (Ben Kingsley) "Making sure his wine glass stays full."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Couldn't you have found somebody lighter?"

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You murdered your family. Sharaman was your brother."
• (Ben Kingsley) "And my curse."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Difficult, not impossible."
• (Gemma Arterton) "All more proof you're insane."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Why do you look so impressed?"

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Hold this."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Our orders were to subdue Koshkahn, not to attack Alamut."
• (Richard Coyle) "Wise words, little brother."
• (Ben Kingsley) "Words won't stop our enemies, once they're armed with Alamutian blades."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You enjoy telling me what to do."
• (Gemma Arterton) "Only because you're so good at following orders."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Don't press your luck."

• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "And you used to be a better liar, Princess."

Gemma Arterton as Tamina

• (Gemma Arterton) "How can I trust the man who breached the walls of my city?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Well, I'm starting to think I'm no longer the same man who breached those walls."
• (Gemma Arterton) "That's a short time for a man to change so much."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Perhaps."
• (Gemma Arterton) "It sounds as if you've discovered something here."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "And what might that be?"
• (Gemma Arterton) "A new spiritual awareness."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Destiny."
• (Gemma Arterton) "Yes, exactly."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I believe we make our own destiny, Princess."
• (Gemma Arterton) "You have an unfortunate lack of curiosity."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "No doubt one of my many flaws."
• (Gemma Arterton) "Please don't mock me, Prince."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Oh, I hardly think we know each other well enough for that, Princess, but I look forward to the day that we do."

• (Gemma Arterton) "Well the solution would be to kiss me then kill me, but I have a better solution --"
• (Gemma Arterton) "I kill you."

• (Gemma Arterton) "Dastan, where's the dagger?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You're welcome to search me for it. You'll have to be very thorough."

• (Gemma Arterton) "I'm ready for this."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I'm not."

• (Gemma Arterton) "Our friends in the palace say the Persians have broken through to the first level of the tunnels. They'll reach the Sand Glass within hours. Nizam's keeping the dagger in the High Temple, guarded by some sort of demon, covered in spikes."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "The Hassansin that killed my brother."
• (Gemma Arterton) "It's the only thing that stands between us and the dagger. No man can stand within twenty yards of him and live."
• (Steve Toussaint) "Some don't need to get that close."

• (Gemma Arterton) "I'm desperate for a drop of water."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Well that's more than we have since you emptied our canteen hours ago."
• (Gemma Arterton) "I wasn't born of this desert like you Persians, all shriveled and angry. My constitution is much more -- delicate."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "I think you mean spoiled."
• (Gemma Arterton) "The wells of Alamut are famed for their clean, cold water."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Perhaps less time admiring your wells and more time guarding your walls, and you wouldn't be here."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Hah, a miracle. I've silenced the princess."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Tamina? Tamina. Can you hear me?"
• (Gemma Arterton) "Yes Dastan, I can hear you."

• (Gemma Arterton) "Where are you going?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "To Avrat, where my father will be buried."
• (Gemma Arterton) "You're wanted for the king's murder and you're marching to his funeral alongside thousands of Persian soldiers?"

• (Gemma Arterton) "All the pain in the world will not help you find something that does not exist."

• (Gemma Arterton) "You don't understand what's at stake. This is a matter for the Gods, not man."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Your gods, not mine."

• (Gemma Arterton) "That's impossible."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Difficult, not impossible."

• (Gemma Arterton) "Such a noble prince."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Such a gentle princess."

• (Gemma Arterton) "So I'm being escorted by Prince Dastan, the Lion of Persia. Must feel wonderful winning such a claim for destroying such an innocent city."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Oh, a pleasure to meet you too, princess. And allow me to offer, that if punishing the enemies of my king is a crime, then it's one I'll gladly repeat."
• (Gemma Arterton) "Then you are a true prince of Persia. Brutal. Without honor."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Don't make the mistake of thinking you know me, princess."

• (Gemma Arterton) "It's gone. Protect the dagger no matter the consequences; that was my sacred calling. That was my destiny."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "We make our own destiny, Princess. We'll get it back."

• (Gemma Arterton) "See what you were looking for, Prince?"

• (Gemma Arterton) "Such a noble prince."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Such a gentle princess."
• (Gemma Arterton) "How taken you were with my fainting act, eagerly leaping to assist the fallen beauty."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Who said you were a beauty?"
• (Gemma Arterton) "There must be a reason why you can't take your eyes off me."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "You're -- I -- I don't trust you. And you're not my type."

• (Gemma Arterton) "Every road to Avrat will be covered with Persian troops."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Well, I'm not taking roads. I'm going through the Valley of the Slaves."
• (Gemma Arterton) "No one goes near that wasteland. It's filled with murdering cutthroats."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Yes, so they say."
• (Gemma Arterton) "Your whole plan is suicide."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "My brother murdered my father and let his blood in my hands. If I die trying to set that right, then so be it."

• (Gemma Arterton) "The dagger blade is the only thing that can pierce the Sand Glass and remove the Sands of Time, but the handle only holds one minute."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "What if one were to place the dagger in the Sand Glass and press the jewel button at the same time?"
• (Gemma Arterton) "Sand would flow through endlessly --"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "-- you could turn back time as far as you like."
• (Gemma Arterton) "Yes, but it is forbidden."

• (Gemma Arterton) "It's hard for me to admit -- but you were right --"
• (Gemma Arterton) "-- I did see what I was looking for."

• (Gemma Arterton) "Must feel wonderful winning such a claim for destroying such an innocent city."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Oh, a pleasure to meet you too, Princess."

• (Gemma Arterton) "Everything changes with time. We should know this best of all."

• (Gemma Arterton) "See what you were looking for?"

• (Gemma Arterton) "Dastan, the Sands contained within the Sand Glass are incredibly powerful. Opening the dagger while it's inside the glass breaks the seal -- and destroys the Sand Glass, causing it to crack and shatter. The Sands of Time would no longer be contained, and they would carry the Gods' wrath with them once more, destroying everything in their path, and all mankind would pay for Nizam's treachery. This is all that would be left of us."

• (Gemma Arterton) "So you're going to leave me here, in the middle of nowhere? Noble Dastan, abandoning a helpless woman in the wilderness. What does your precious honor have to say about that?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Give me the strength not to kill her."

Reece Ritchie as Bis

• (Reece Ritchie) "Remind me why we're disobeying your brother's orders?"
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Because Garsiv only knows how to attack head-on. It'll be a massacre. The Alamutians will be busy with the main gate so we slip through the side."

• (Reece Ritchie) "That's our way in. There are two gates. The outer one is easy; it's the inner gate that's impossible. That gate mechanism is protected by two-man guard towers."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Yeah well there's always a way in, Bis. You take care of the outer gate, you leave the impossible one to me."
• (Reece Ritchie) "Oh so you won't be happy until you get us all killed."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Oh, wonderful speech, Bis. Rousing."

• (Reece Ritchie) "Oh so you won't be happy until you get us all killed."
• (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Oh, wonderful speech, Bis. Rousing."

Toby Kebbell as Garsiv

• (Toby Kebbell) "We're not fighting with sticks anymore, little brother."

• (Toby Kebbell) "Get up there before I take your place."

Ben Kingsley as Nizam

• (Ben Kingsley) "Enjoy the gutter, Dastan. It's where you'll stay under my reign."

• (Ben Kingsley) "He's here -- Seal every gate. Find him."

• (Ben Kingsley) "My death would weaken your young reign."

• (Ben Kingsley) "What a glorious mess we are."

Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Hassansin Leader

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