if I'm not asking too much…
 
    — ...Suppose that to give a few lectures,   daily you had to commute   between Heaven and Hell,  what would you take with you?    — A book, a bottle of wine, and a woman, Lord,  if I'm not asking too much.    — Too much. We’ll cut out the woman.   She would involve you in conversations   putting ideas into your head,  and your preparation would suffer.    — I beseech you, cut out the book,   I'm gonna write it myself, Lord,   if I only have the bottle of wine and the woman.   That’s my wish and my need.  Is it too much?    — You’re asking too much...   Supposing that daily, to give a few lectures,   you had to commute between Heaven and Hell,  what would you take with you?    — A bottle of wine and a woman,  if I'm not asking too much.   — That’s what you wanted before, don’t be insistent,  it’s too much, as you know... We’ll cut out the woman.    — What do you have against her?   Why do you persecute her?   Cut out the bottle rather!   Wine weakens me,   almost leaves ...
