Last Emperor

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
Words are important.

Pu Yi, at 15:
Why are words important?

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.

Pu Yi, at 15:
Where are your ancestors buried?

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
In Scotland, your majesty.

Pu Yi, at 15:
But then, where's your skirt? In your country, men wear short skirts, do they not?

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
No, your majesty, Scotmen do not wear skirts. They wear kilts.

Pu Yi, at 15:
Who is this George Washington?

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
A famous American, your majesty. A revolutionary general, the first American president.

Pu Yi, at 15:
Ah, like Mr. Lenin in Russia?

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
Not quite.

Pu Yi, at 15:
Does he have a car?

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
He lived a long time ago, your majesty.

Pu Yi, at 15:
*I* want a car.

Pu Yi, at 15:
Is it true, Mr. Johnston, that many people out there have had their heads cut off?

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
It is true, your majesty. Many heads have been chopped off. It does stop them thinking.

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
The Emperor has been a prisoner in his own palace since the day that he was crowned, and has remained a prisoner since he abdicated. But now he's growing up, he may wonder why he's the only person in China who may not walk out of his own front door. I think the Emperor is the loneliest boy on Earth.