Quote  Category: Unsorted “General Turgidson rants about the tremendous 'overkill' potential of the nuclear offensive while minimizing the Soviet retaliatory counter-attack casualty statistics: 'Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops, uh, depending on the breaks.'” - George C. Scott (1927-1999) As General Turgidson in Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 1964 - US movie star, director, producer; starred in Patton (as Gen. George Patton). Email this quote to a friend! If there is an error in this quote please let us know. Famous Quotes © ® All rights reserved.