Dustin Hoffman credited as playing...
- [Papillon is contemplating a daring leap from a cliff to escape]
- Dega: [the plan] It seems so desperate. You think it will work?
- Papillon: Does it matter?
- Dega: A temptation resisted is a true measure of character.
- Dega: Blame is for God and small children.
- Doctor: [Briefly examining Dega in a prefunctory manner] You're fine. NEXT!
- Dega: [Walking away] Must be better than I feel.
- Doctor: [Briefly examining Papillon] You're in wonderful shape.
- Papillon: How do you fail an examination like this?
- Doctor: NEXT!
- Prisoner: I know you, you're Dega. You're a very intelligent man!
- Dega: Thank you. I seem to be known in all the wrong places.
- Dega: If I stay - here in this place - I will die!
- Dega: Remember what the chicken said to the weasel?
- Papillon: If he was a healthy weasel, the chicken didn't get a chance to say anything.
- Papillon: If your wife was here and you were in Paris with all of that money how much would you pay to get her back?
- Dega: Everything I have.
- Papillon: And how much would she pay to get you back?
- Dega: Do you realize that the first man who carved a wheel out of stone used it as an ornament?
- Dega: Well, it now seems quite possible that until we get to a decent jail with bribeable guards, I may stand in some need of... rather close physical protection.
- Papillon: That depends on how long you want to live.
- Dega: For a long time.
- Papillon: Then you got a problem.
- Dega: Well, I presume that you have some, uh, goals, some particular need that outrates all the others. I mean, if so... may I aslk what it is?
- Papillon: Money!
- Dega: For what?
- Papillon: Escape.
- Dega: Very good. You keep me alive until we land in Guiana, and I'll underwrite any escape you care to arrange.
- Papillon: Escape for me, not for us!
- Dega: Oh, of course. I, I, I...
- [laughs]
- Dega: . I have no intention, uh, of even attempting to escape - ever!
- Papillon: Done!
- Clusiot: You're Louis Dega. I'm Clusiot. How come you ended up in a place like this?
- Dega: Favouritism.
- Dega: [as Papillon is going to jump from the cliff to escape] You'll be killed. You know that?
- Papillon: Maybe.
- Dega: Please don't do it.
- Dega: Did you hear about my wife? She married my attorney. Or, else, he married her. Although, actually, it doesn't really matter. I mean, it all works out to the same thing. Don't you think?
- Papillon: If I could find a way to get off this island, would you like to come with me?
- Dega: Oh, yes. Of course.
- Papillon: Funny, you and me ending up here. We're the only ones left. Do you ever wonder about it?
- Dega: No.
- Papillon: I do.
- Dega: I got no money. They took it all.
- Papillon: Forget about that. You can't buy your way out of here.
- Dega: Then how?
- Papillon: I don't know yet.
- Dega: Then - then we don't have to discuss it. Tell me, do you like tomatoes? I have some extra seeds. You might like to start your own garden.
- Dega: Do dogs carry leprosy?
