Oliver Reed’s last performance as Proximus the freed slave, delivers wisdom beyond the script of Gladiator:
Proximo:
Learn from me.
I wasn’t the best because I killed quickly,
I was the best because the crowd loved me.
Win the crowd and you’ll win your freedom.
Maximus:
I will win the crowd.
I’ll get them something they have never seen before.
Proximo:
So Spaniard we shall go to Rome together!
