Victoria and Abdul Quote
[as Queen Victoria reaches for her stamp, Abdul grabs it for her instead] Queen Victoria: Thank you, Mr...
Abdul Karim: Abdul. Abdul Karim. [Queen Victoria continues to write her letters]
Abdul Karim: I am always writing. [Queen Victoria looks at him]
Abdul Karim: In India, I'm writing, a-all day, every day.
Queen Victoria: So in India, you are not a servant?
Abdul Karim: No. In India, I'm writing in my very big book.
Queen Victoria: You're writing a book?
Abdul Karim: Yes. I'm writing every name, who they are, what they have done. This is my life. Every day, I'm writing, from morning to night.
Queen Victoria: And this is fiction?
Abdul Karim: No. It is the very truth.
Queen Victoria: I don't understand. If you are an author, why are you here, uh, presenting me with the m... uh, with the m...
Abdul Karim: Mo-Mohur. [Queen Victoria nods]
Abdul Karim: It is my humble privilege to serve Her Majesty. [Queen Victoria smiles, then continues to write her letters]
Abdul Karim: I was the one who chose your carpets.
Queen Victoria: Carpets?
Abdul Karim: Yes. The Viceroy asked Mr. Tyler, sir, but actually, it was me. Y-you have to have a very good eye for the carpets. Uh, like... [walks to the carpet in front of the desk]
Abdul Karim: This is a very nice one, for example. Very, very tight knots. The art of carpets, uh, came to India from Persia with the great Emperor Akbar. The s-skill of a carpet is to bring all the different kinds of threads together and weave something we can all stand on.
Queen Victoria: You seem to know a great deal about it.
Abdul Karim: My family were carpet makers, but now I write in the book. Life is like a carpet. We weave in and out to make a pat
Abdul Karim: Abdul. Abdul Karim. [Queen Victoria continues to write her letters]
Abdul Karim: I am always writing. [Queen Victoria looks at him]
Abdul Karim: In India, I'm writing, a-all day, every day.
Queen Victoria: So in India, you are not a servant?
Abdul Karim: No. In India, I'm writing in my very big book.
Queen Victoria: You're writing a book?
Abdul Karim: Yes. I'm writing every name, who they are, what they have done. This is my life. Every day, I'm writing, from morning to night.
Queen Victoria: And this is fiction?
Abdul Karim: No. It is the very truth.
Queen Victoria: I don't understand. If you are an author, why are you here, uh, presenting me with the m... uh, with the m...
Abdul Karim: Mo-Mohur. [Queen Victoria nods]
Abdul Karim: It is my humble privilege to serve Her Majesty. [Queen Victoria smiles, then continues to write her letters]
Abdul Karim: I was the one who chose your carpets.
Queen Victoria: Carpets?
Abdul Karim: Yes. The Viceroy asked Mr. Tyler, sir, but actually, it was me. Y-you have to have a very good eye for the carpets. Uh, like... [walks to the carpet in front of the desk]
Abdul Karim: This is a very nice one, for example. Very, very tight knots. The art of carpets, uh, came to India from Persia with the great Emperor Akbar. The s-skill of a carpet is to bring all the different kinds of threads together and weave something we can all stand on.
Queen Victoria: You seem to know a great deal about it.
Abdul Karim: My family were carpet makers, but now I write in the book. Life is like a carpet. We weave in and out to make a pat
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