Basil Quotes

Basil Fawlty was an easy character for me. For some reason, portraying a mean, uptight, incompetent bully comes naturally to me. (John Cleese)
Basil Stag Hare tut-tutted severely as he remarked to Ambrose Spike, 'Tch, tch. Dreadful table manners. Just look at those three wallahs, kicking up a hullaballoo like that! Eating's a serious business. View quote
Brian Jacques
And I did a movie called Basil with Jared Leto and Christian Slater. View quote
Claire Forlani
I believe in the magic of preparation. You can make just about any foods taste wonderful by adding herbs and spices. Experiment with garlic, cilantro, basil and other fresh herbs on vegetables to make them taste great. View quote
Jorge Cruise
The repeat run of Fawlty Towers (BBC2) drew bigger audiences than ever and deservedly so. Statistical surveys reveal that only the television critic of the Spectator is incapable of seeing the joke, which is that Basil Fawlty has the wrong temperament to be a hotel proprietor, just as some other people have the wrong temperament to be television critics. View quote
Clive James
Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all. View quote
Oscar Wilde
I think you are wrong, Basil, but I won't argue with you. It is only the intellectually lost who ever argue. View quote
Oscar Wilde
Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be-in other ages, perhaps. View quote
Oscar Wilde
Going to Europe as a budding cook opened my eyes to food in a different way. When I got to Italy, the first thing I did was put my little basil plants in the ground and watch them turn into big, healthy bushes. View quote
Frances Mayes
If you've got a plot the size of a car or a tiny yard in Italy, you're going to be growing tomatoes and basil and celery and carrots, and everybody is still connected to the land. View quote
Frances Mayes
Mathieu Golovinski was born in the Simbirsk region of Russia in 1865 during the reign of the Romanov dynasty. His family, a part of the fading Russian aristocracy, provided him with a fragile social standing. He grew up in a leisured environment typical of families of that class. His father, Basil Golobinski, died, however, when Mathieu was 10 years old. (Will Eisner)
What the English like to do is to face reality with a glass of port and a tear and fade off like Basil Rathbone into the sunset. View quote
Pete Townshend
My perfume, Manifesto, was based on the scent of basil. View quote
Isabella Rossellini