“It may be filled with churches and beautiful pictures, but you can only judge a country by its men.”

Barbara Jefford - Mrs. Herriton

“- Reverend Beebe: Looking at Italian art! You see, you talk of coincidence and fate. You're naturally drawn to things Italian, as are we and all our friends, aren't we, Freddy? That narrows the field immeasurably.
- George Emerson: It is fate. But call it Italy if it pleases you, Vicar.”
Simon Callow - The Reverend Mr Beebe
Julian Sands - George Emerson

“Mussolini is not so clever like Hitler, he can dress his Italians up only to look like thieves, cheats, murderers. He cannot, like Hitler, make them feel like that.”

J. Carrol Naish - Giuseppe

“If only I was born Italian... all the best Yankees are Italian. My mother makes spaghetti with ketchup, what chance do I have?”

Jonathan Silverman - Eugene Morris Jerome

“- Fern: Are you Jewish?
- Lorena: No, I'm Italian.
- Fern: Same thing.”
Jessica Walter - Fern
Vera Farmiga - Lorena