How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The King's Speech.
Quote #1
GEORGE V: As my son, as Prince of Wales, as my heir, do you solemnly swear your friendship with this woman is an absolutely clean one?
King George V is pretty certain that his son David is having a completely improper relationship with a married woman. But he still uses the word "friendship" when describing their relationship because the old dude is still too proper to call the relationship what it really is.
Quote #2
GEORGE V: When I'm dead that boy will ruin himself, this family, and this nation, within twelve months. Who'll pick up the pieces? David's friend, Oswald Mosley? His black-shirt British Union of Fascists are marching through London.
King George is certain that his son David will ruin all of England once he (George) dies. That's because David hangs out with unsavory people and seems to have a lot of sympathy for fascists like Hitler. And with friends like that, George has reason to fear for his son.
Quote #3
LOGUE: What are friends for?
Long before Bertie is comfortable with him, Lionel Logue calls Bertie a friend. Bertie replies that he has no friends, and maybe this is part of why he stutters so much. With no friends, Bertie is nervous about every interaction he has with people. So it's not until he learns to trust Logue as a friend that he makes progress with his speaking.
Quote #4
LOGUE: My job was to give them faith in their voice and let them know that a friend was listening. That must ring a few bells with you, Bertie.
Logue is convinced that people who have trouble speaking often fear that no one is really listening. That's why he insists on establishing trust and friendship with anyone he gives speech therapy to.
Quote #5
LOGUE: Forget everything else and just say it to me. Say it to me, as a friend.
By the end of the movie, we realize that Bertie can only avoid stuttering if he trusts the person he's speaking to. That's why Logue accompanies him to all of his wartime speeches and helps him through them.
Quote #6
BERTIE: Thank you, my friend.
LOGUE: Thank you, Your Majesty.
By the end of the movie, Bertie is comfortable with openly calling Logue a friend. And that makes sense when you consider how much of himself Logue has put into helping Bertie. Logue is also comfortable with calling Bertie "Your Majesty" because he's convinced that their friendship is now a two-way agreement.
Quote #7
Lionel and Bertie remained friends for the rest of their lives.
As the final message in the movie tells us, Bertie and Lionel ended up becoming friends for the rest of their lives. This is especially incredible when you consider how strange it would have been for a king to hang with a commoner back in the 1930s.
Quote #8
LOGUE: Then your friend the Archbishop will ponce up and say, "Sir, is Your Majesty willing to take The Oath?" You say…
BERTIE: I am willing.
When Logue refers to the Archbishop as the king's "friend," he's being a bit sarcastic. What he really means to say is, "These people aren't really your friends, but I am."
Quote #9
LOGUE: You have such perseverance, Bertie. You're the bravest man I know. And you'll make a bloody good king.
When Bertie finally blows up on him, Logue tells him that he (Bertie) is the bravest man he's ever met and that he'll make a great king. At this point, we know that there's true trust between the two men and that they have created an important friendship.
Quote #10
BERTIE: I have a voice!
LOGUE: Yes you do.
When he's pushed to his limit, Bertie demands to be heard because he's a human being and he has a voice. Logue agrees with him, showing that Bertie deserves to be heard as a human and as a friend. It's not because he's a king, but because he's a friend.