The King's Speech Language and Communication Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The King's Speech.

Quote #7

BERTIE: You've saddled this nation in its moment of peril with a voiceless king.

When he finds out Logue has no credentials for speech therapy, Bertie accuses Logue of treason. He figures that Logue has made up all of his expertise just so he can trap the King of England into being his client. And worse yet, he's done this at a time when England needs a king to speak well.

Quote #8

BERTIE: A man! I have a voice!!!
LOGUE: Yes, you do.

Logue doesn't want Bertie thinking he should be listened to just because he's a king. Bertie deserves to be listened to because he's a man and he has a voice. And at this moment, Bertie accepts his own humanity and Logue supports him totally. Bertie deserves what all of us deserve, which is to be heard.

Quote #9

LOGUE: No you're not! Told me so yourself. Said you didn't want it. So why should I listen to a poor stuttering bloke who can't put one word after another? Why waste my time listening to you?

Logue needs to push Bertie pretty hard before Bertie realizes that he doesn't have some special privilege that no one else has. He's a man just like everyone else, and for that reason he deserves to be heard.