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Petruchio

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Rufus SewellRufus Sewell
Rufus Sewell was born on the 29th of October 1967 in Twickenham, England. His father, Bill, was an Australian ...

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Petruchio Quotes

01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio: How brightly shines the moon!


Kate: That's the sun, you pillock.
Petruchio: Oh... is it? [blinks the sleep from his eyes] Well...


Petruchio: You shouldn't contradict me.
Kate: You shouldn't talk bollocks.
01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio: What's all this fuss about, just because I was fifteen minutes late?
Kate: And dressed like a Christmas Tree!
01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio: You do realise that I have all the documents for the car hire and the villa?
Kate: Which I paid for. So I suggest you hand it over and disappear in a poof of smoke, up your own backside!
01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Vicar: Will you love her, comfort her, honour her and protect her and forsaking all others be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?
Petruchio: What? Yep.
Vicar: No, it's "I will".
Petruchio: [shouts] I will!
01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio: Only, if I say that's the moon, it's the moon. Got it?
Kate: How do you work that out then?
Petruchio: Well, you're my wife. You agree with everything I say.
Kate: Do I? What, even when you're wrong?
Petruchio: Especially then. I never am wrong, so it's not really an issue.
01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio: [looking at Tim] Tell me, sweet Kate, and tell me truly too, hast thou beheld a fresher gentlewoman?
Kate: Oh, stop it.
Petruchio: Such war of white and red within her cheeks! What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty, as those two eyes become that heavenly face? Young budding virgin...
Kate: Yes, a fairer-looking chicken I never saw.
Tim Agnew: I'm not gay!
Petruchio: You keep telling yourself that, kid.
01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Kate: He's gonna throw it all in the swimming pool, isn't he? He's going to taunt me with a week's worth of clean knickers and then toss it all into the pool.
Harry: I would imagine that's... yeah.
Petruchio: Now all you have to do, Kate, is be nice to me, unreservedly and without sarcasm, and you have less than ten seconds to do it.


Petruchio: Nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... three... two... one... and a half... one...


Kate: I don't wear knickers anyway. Not when I'm on holiday.

01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Kate: Oh, yes, I forgot to mention: I'm pregnant.
Petruchio: What? That's... that's amazing!
Kate: However, you'll have to look after them.
Petruchio: Yes, fine.
Kate: Because I'm not giving up my career.
Petruchio: No problem, I'll do it!
Kate: I don't believe you. You'll feed them raw chicken, you'll throw them in the pond to see if they float, you'll leave them on a bus somewhere...
Petruchio: Oh, God, I'm going to shag you right here, right now.
Kate: Go on...
Petruchio: ..."Them"?
Kate: There's triplets. [he laughs and kisses her]
01x03 - The Taming of the Shrew Season 1 / Episode 3: - The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio: Kiss me, Kate!
Kate: Up yours, weirdo.

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