Lady Margaret Carstairs:
[presenting her diamond] My husband gave it to me on our fifth wedding anniversary.
Sherlock Holmes: 423 carats, isn't it?
Lady Margaret Carstairs: The original diamond was over 700 carats.
Sherlock Holmes: Really?
Lady Margaret Carstairs: [to her son] Your father had it cut. Less ostentatious.
Dr. John H. Watson: Less ostentatious? It's as big as a duck's egg.
--Nigel Bruce (as Dr. John H. Watson) in Terror by Night
Sherlock Holmes: 423 carats, isn't it?
Lady Margaret Carstairs: The original diamond was over 700 carats.
Sherlock Holmes: Really?
Lady Margaret Carstairs: [to her son] Your father had it cut. Less ostentatious.
Dr. John H. Watson: Less ostentatious? It's as big as a duck's egg.
--Nigel Bruce (as Dr. John H. Watson) in Terror by Night
Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook:
There are only two kinds of men: those who admit they like women, and liars.
--Nigel Bruce (as ) in Julia Misbehaves
--Nigel Bruce (as ) in Julia Misbehaves
Dr. McLean:
There's a good guest... brings his own cook and his own bedroom!
--Nigel Bruce (as ) in Bwana Devil
--Nigel Bruce (as ) in Bwana Devil
[At Sherlock's suggestion, Watson interrogates a suspect on his own, but the suspect is suspicious of Watson's official standing and turns the inquiry around]
Prof. William Kilbane: Are you a policeman?
Dr. John H. Watson: No.
Prof. William Kilbane: Then, by what right, do you force your way into my compartment?
Dr. John H. Watson: Well, I...
Prof. William Kilbane: What are YOU doing on this train? Where are YOU going?
Dr. John H. Watson: I'm not going anywhere.
--Nigel Bruce (as Dr. John H. Watson) in Terror by Night
Prof. William Kilbane: Are you a policeman?
Dr. John H. Watson: No.
Prof. William Kilbane: Then, by what right, do you force your way into my compartment?
Dr. John H. Watson: Well, I...
Prof. William Kilbane: What are YOU doing on this train? Where are YOU going?
Dr. John H. Watson: I'm not going anywhere.
--Nigel Bruce (as Dr. John H. Watson) in Terror by Night