How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Time Bandits.
Quote #4
EVIL: When I have the map, I will be free, and the world will be different because I have understanding.
ROBERT: Uh, understanding of what, master?
EVIL: Digital watches. And soon I shall have understanding of videocassette recorders and car telephones. And when I have understanding of them, I shall have understanding of computers. And when I have understanding of computers, I shall be the Supreme Being!
Evil doesn't realize how much he's like the rest of the world he wants to remake. He's just trying to assert control of it, like Napoleon, Agamemnon, and the dwarves also attempt to do. But there really is no such thing as control here since the Supreme Being is all over that.
Quote #5
OG: I've got an idea forming in my head.
RANDALL: You haven't had an idea for thousands of years.
OG: There is a place where we could find the greatest thing man could want, the goal of everybody's hopes and dreams.
That's a pretty big order...and if you pay attention, you'll see that no one gets close to anything resembling his or her hopes and dreams in this movie. Their quest is probably doomed, though, of course, they're too greedy to notice.
Quote #6
AGAMEMNON: I have decreed that this boy shall remain here with us in our city. Furthermore, he shall from this day forward be my own son...and heir to the throne of Mycenae.
It's a nice thought, but it's not going to happen. In fact, if you're familiar with Agamemnon, you know that it probably wouldn't have worked out even if the dwarves hadn't showed up.