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James Corden, Sacha Dhawan, Richard Griffiths, Andrew Knott, Russell Tovey, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, Samuel Anderson, and Jamie Parker in The History Boys (2006)

Adrian Scarborough: Wilkes

The History Boys

Adrian Scarborough credited as playing...

Wilkes

Quotes4

  • [Timms is trying to duck out of Athletics]
  • Wilkes: What's the matter with you, lad?
  • Timms: I've got a note.
  • Wilkes: How much for?
  • [laughs]
  • Wilkes: I don't *do* notes! Get changed!
  • Timms: Sir...
  • Wilkes: God doesn't do notes, either. Did Jesus Christ say, "Can I be excused the Crucifixion?" No!
  • Scripps: Actually, sir, I think he *did*...
  • Wilkes: One day it will save your life.
  • Posner: Nothing saves anyone's life sir. It just postpones their death.
  • [Wilkes puts his hands on Posner's shoulders]
  • Wilkes: Jesus Christ will save your life, lad, if you only let him into your heart!
  • Posner: I'm Jewish, sir.
  • [Wilkes moves instead to put his hands on Akhtar's shoulders]
  • Akthar: I'm Muslim, sir.
  • Wilkes: You're letting yourself down. You're letting God down.
  • Lockwood: What's God got to do with it?
  • Wilkes: Listen, boy. This isn't your body.
  • Lockwood: No?
  • Wilkes: This body is on loan to you from God.
  • Lockwood: Fuck me!
  • Wilkes: I heard that. Give me twenty.
  • Lockwood: Twenty what, Hail Marys?
  • Wilkes: Do it.
  • [Mrs. Lintott smokes in the Teacher's Lounge]
  • Wilkes: Dorothy...
  • [points to the No Smoking sign]
  • Mrs. Lintott: Oh, fuck.

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