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• "...as for being "half-witted", what can I say... except that I have survived to middle age, with half my wits, while thousands have died with all of theirs intact!" – Derek Jacobi as Claudius, upon being installed (against his will) by the Praetorian Guard as Emperor.
• "...It is true. I do have an im-, im-pediment. ... But, isn't what a man says more important than how long he takes to say it?" – Derek Jacobi as Claudius, on the stuttering of Claudius, in the same speech in the production.