The World's Fastest Indian Quotes

The World's Fastest Indian is a television program that appeared on TV in 1970 . The World's Fastest Indian stopped airing in 1970.

It features Roger Donaldson, and Gary Hannam as producer, J. Peter Robinson in charge of musical score, and David Gribble as head of cinematography.

The World's Fastest Indian is recorded in English and originally aired in New Zealand. Each episode of The World's Fastest Indian is 127 minutes long. The World's Fastest Indian is distributed by Magnolia Pictures.

The cast includes: Anthony Hopkins as Burt Munro, Aaron James Murphy as Tom, Annie Whittle as Fran, Tim Shadbolt as Frank, Saginaw Grant as Jake, Jessica Cauffiel as Wendy, Chris Williams as Tina, Paul Rodriguez as Fernando, Diane Ladd as Ada, Gavin Grazer as Mike, and Christopher Lawford as Jim Moffett.

The World's Fastest Indian Quotes

Anthony Hopkins as Burt Munro

• (Anthony Hopkins) "I thought you blokes would have some magic cure for that sort of thing."
• (Saginaw Grant) "Well, we have. One old remedy is ground-up dog balls."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh god --"
• (Saginaw Grant) "But I prefer prostrate trouble."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "Pills, license, passport. Right, let's see -- I've got everything."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Spectacles, testicles, watch and wallet."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "What are you laughing at? I'm on my way."

• (Anthony Hopkins) ""HE DID HIS LEVEL BEST"."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "If you don't follow through on your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable."
• (Aaron James Murphy) "What type of vegetable?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Hah, I don't know -- a cabbage. Yeah, a cabbage."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh yes, ah, you can pee on my lemon tree for me if you like, while I'm away. And ah --"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "well, there's nothing wrong with peeing on your lemon tree. As Confucius used to say, it's the best natural fertilizer in the world."
• (Aaron James Murphy) "Who's Confucius?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh, he's some bloke who lives up in Dunedin."

• (Leroy the Cowboy) "You got any of those critters over there?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh yes, much bigger though. Well, we breed them down there on big farms, and cut off their antlers and send them over to Hong Kong. And they grind the antlers into dust, and they eat that stuff. Must be some sort of aphrodisiac or something. Puts lead in your pencil."
• (Rhonda) "You could do with some of that eh, Leroy?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Your girlfriend?"
• (Leroy the Cowboy) "Wife."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh. Oh dear --"

• (Anthony Hopkins) "Nice to be home. Back in my shed --"

• (Cabbie) "And the fare is right there on the meter, 29 dollar. Open your wallet and let the moths out."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "I'm doing it, I'm doing it. There you go, 29 dollars."
• (Cabbie) "No, don't forget the tip."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "What?"
• (Cabbie) "Yes, we tip in America. 10 percent."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "How much?"
• (Cabbie) "10 percent."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh yeah, there you go, 10 cents."

• (Antarctic Angel) "Good luck, mate. Show 'em Kiwis can fly too, eh?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Right. I'll bring you back the Statue of Liberty."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "I tell you, I've had a heck of a night."
• (Chris Williams) "Arggh -- Welcome to Hollyweird."

• (Warren) "Jeez, last seen springs on motorcycle had to be in the 1920s."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Well, she's 42 years old."
• (Warren) "These brakes, they're completely inadequate."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "I'm planning on going, not stopping."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "So what are you doing in Vietnam?"
• (Rusty) "Umm, I'm involved in Operation Ranch Hand."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "What's that? Farming or something?"
• (Rusty) "Ah no, not exactly. We ah -- we just started this program -- we are spraying the jungle from the air with herbicides, so the enemy the Vietcong don't have any place to hide. Right -- Agent Orange, we call this stuff."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "Cheerio, my friend. If you don't go when you want to go, when you do go, you'll find you're gone."

• (Bystander) "Straight out of the Ark."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Don't be so cheeky."

• (Antarctic Angel) "I don't think so, granddad."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Well, why don't you put your money where your mouth is?"

• (Gas Station Attendant) "Regular or Ethol?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Who's Ethol?"

• (Rusty) "But we should have this war done in about 6 months or so, that's what they keep telling us. Can't wait to get my ass out of there, to tell you the truth."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Yeah, I remember the Great War in 1914. I was about your age. And that's what they kept telling everyone: "Soon be over." 20 million dead and 4 years later, it was still going on."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "If the butterflies in my stomach were cows, I'd be able to start a dairy farm."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "I can't get my leg in because of the asbestos cloth on it. Let me take it off."
• (Rolly) "What about your leg in the heat?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Screw it. I've got a spare one."

• (Anthony Hopkins) "Boy, is it hot out there. I bet the birds fly backwards around here to keep the dust out of their eyes."

• (Rusty) "Your shaving brush -- Has its day -- It won't achieve -- The modern way -- BURMA SHAVE."
• (Rusty) "She doesn't kiss ya -- Like she used to -- Has she seen -- Some smoother rooster -- BURMA SHAVE."
• (Rusty) "These signs -- We dedicate -- To men -- Who have -- No date of late -- BURMA SHAVE."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Yeah, that's us. Well, you anyway."

Christopher Lawford as Jim Moffett

• (Christopher Lawford) "What are you doing?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Well, the soft shoe polish fills in the cracks. Makes the tyres look spick and span, good as new. Cheaper than new ones anyway."
• (Christopher Lawford) "I didn't see that."

• (Christopher Lawford) "I told you, if it's a time problem, the old guy's welcome to use some of my time."
• (Gavin Grazer) "It's not a time problem, it's a bike problem."
• (Christopher Lawford) "Well, I think we ought to let him run. He came all the way from New Zealand to do this."
• (Gavin Grazer) "Jim, have you had a good look at his machine?"
• (Christopher Lawford) "All I know is the man's the genuine article."
• (Gavin Grazer) "Yeah, but the bike is the genuine dinosaur."
• (Christopher Lawford) "Look, we carry the cans for the decisions around here --"
• (Gavin Grazer) "And if he kills himself, and there's about a 100-to-1 that he will, we're gonna have a hell of a lot of trouble on our hands."
• (Christopher Lawford) "Yeah, sounds like we're a bunch of chickens***s, if you want my opinion."

Saginaw Grant as Jake

• (Saginaw Grant) "Burt, what do you want to ride that contraption for?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "'S a good question. Errrr -- I guess the reward is in the err doing of it, you know?"

Jessica Cauffiel as Wendy

• (Jessica Cauffiel) "Hey Burt, how'd it go?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Not good."

• (Jessica Cauffiel) "Why won't you let him run?"
• (Warren) "Hey he's too old and his bike's too old."
• (Ali) "Well I hear he's come halfway around the world to ride that cycle."
• (Jessica Cauffiel) "Yeah, c'mon."
• (Warren) "Wendy, if he was to kill himself."
• (Jessica Cauffiel) "So. It's his life."

Aaron James Murphy as Tom

• (Aaron James Murphy) "Aren't you scared you'll kill yourself if you crash?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "No -- You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime."

• (Aaron James Murphy) "Why do you pee on your lemon tree?"

• (Aaron James Murphy) "How fast did you go?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Well, mighty fast. In one of my runs, I did over 200 miles an hour."
• (Aaron James Murphy) "Whoa. What would happen if you opened your mouth at that speed?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Well, you'd blow the backside out of your pants, I reckon."

Tim Shadbolt as Frank

(We don't have any quotes for this character)

Annie Whittle as Fran

• (Annie Whittle) "What are you looking at? Dirty old men need love too."

Gavin Grazer as Mike

• (Gavin Grazer) "I said, what happened to the tread?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Well, I cut it off. That's what happened to the tread, I cut it off with a carving knife, otherwise it won't be a high-speed tyre, would it?"

Chris Williams as Tina

• (Chris Williams) "Okay, my good friend from Kiwi land. You stay in touch, won't you?"
• (Anthony Hopkins) "I will."
• (Chris Williams) "Here's my phone number. Call me and tell me how you're doing."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "I will."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Can I call collect?"
• (Chris Williams) "You can try."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "It's a good job I think you're a woman."
• (Chris Williams) "I am a woman."

• (Chris Williams) "And I'm not a girl."
• (Chris Williams) "I'm a boy."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Well, I thought there was something a little odd about you. But ah, hey, you're still a sweetheart."

Paul Rodriguez as Fernando

• (Paul Rodriguez) "Now Burt, let me give you some advice. When you're driving, not only here in America but anywhere else in the world, the driver should always be in the centre of the road. In the centre. If you're not in the centre, you're on the wrong side of the road."

• (Paul Rodriguez) "Well, I got a couple wheels in the shop I could let you have, but first you got to do me a favor."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh, well just say the word."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Okay, give it a try, Fernando."
• (Paul Rodriguez) "Burt, you're a god**** genius. Hey listen, why you gotta go? Why don't you stay here and work for me? I'll pay you well."
• (Anthony Hopkins) "Oh, no thanks, mate. Me and the motorcycle have got to pick up and be in Bonneville by the 18th."
• (Paul Rodriguez) "Well, you always got a job here. Good luck."

Diane Ladd as Ada

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