Warlords of the Deep (1978)

Peter Gilmore: Charles Aitken

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• Charles Aitken : [after surviving an attack by a prehistoric fish]  It got my pencil!

• Greg Collinson : A city. A city in the middle of the Atlantic ocean?

  Atmir : You will not find it on any map. But you know its name.

  Charles Aitken : Atlantis!

• Atmir : That is Troi, the third city. We can rest there.

  Charles Aitken : The third city?

  Greg Collinson : So what happened to one and two?

  Atmir : They are lost beneath the waters of the outer limits....forever.

  Captain Daniels : What, just to rot?

  Atmir : All things decay. We control many things, but even we cannot make time stand still.

• Charles Aitken : Seven cities to Atlantis? You know, the Greeks always claimed there were nine.

  Atmir : Plato was not always right.

  Charles Aitken : You know about our history?

  Atmir : Far more than you realize.

• Atmir : This is the newcomer, Aitken.

  Atmir : Ait-ken. Ait-ken! A superior name!

  Charles Aitken : Thank you. May I inquire after yours?

  Atsil : Astil. I'm Inquisitor for the Counsel of the Elite.

• Greg Collinson : Are you sure you've got the right outfit on? We're not goin' to a cricket match, old boy.

  Charles Aitken : It's the gear that's been recommended by the Royal Society. That's a rather knowledgeable group. Not that you've ever heard of it.

  Greg Collinson : Well, I can't be a genius about everything, Charles.

• [last lines] 

  Greg Collinson : That's terrific, Charlie.

  Charles Aitken : I know it sounds trivial, but I really do HATE being called Charlie!

  Greg Collinson : [surprised]  What?

• Charles Aitken : [Seeing visions in the Crystal Helmet]  The new millennium. Science creating Utopia. *Perfect* society.

• Charles Aitken : Good Lord, they're flying!

  Atsil : Levitation is not so difficult.

  Charles Aitken : But how?

  Atsil : Power of mind. A quality latent in some humans, such as yourself.

• Atraxon : The ruling class must always survive.

  Charles Aitken : Oh, yes. How very democratic.

• Atsil : Your companions will serve the community of Atlantis. But, they will never be privileged as you are, Ait-ken, to see this city: Chinqua - playground of the Elite.

  Charles Aitken : Oh, Lord.

  Atsil : Are you afraid of beautiful things?

  Charles Aitken : Not quite what I'm used to at home. All these pools, fountains.

  Atsil : Water is like life to us. We do not merely use it, we enjoy it. Because it represents a vital force from our past. Does Chinqua displease you?

  Charles Aitken : No, it's like a dream. It's perfection.

• Charles Aitken : If I'd told Gregory the truth, he'd have laughed at us all the way back to California.

  Professor Aitken : Americans tend to be natural skeptics and certainly we couldn't afford any risks. This expedition is a culmination of our life's work. It could revolutionize mankind's knowledge of it's past.

• Atraxon : You will know not only what is to be, but, how to achieve it. This power is yours - for the asking.

  Atsil : Dare to walk through time itself. Ait-ken.

  Charles Aitken : I dare. Leave me.

• Charles Aitken : They're supposed to be extinct!

  Greg Collinson : So will we, if we don't get outta here.