def msg_curse(self, args=None, max_width=None):
        """Return the dict to display in the curse interface."""
        # Init the return message
        ret = []

        # Only process if stats exist...
        if not self.stats or not self.args.percpu or self.is_disable():
            return ret

        # Build the string message
        if self.is_disable('quicklook'):
            msg = '{:7}'.format('PER CPU')
            ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg, "TITLE"))

        # Per CPU stats displayed per line
        for stat in ['user', 'system', 'idle', 'iowait', 'steal']:
            if stat not in self.stats[0]:
                continue
            msg = '{:>7}'.format(stat)
            ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg))

        # Per CPU stats displayed per column
        for cpu in self.stats:
            ret.append(self.curse_new_line())
            if self.is_disable('quicklook'):
                try:
                    msg = '{:6.1f}%'.format(cpu['total'])
                except TypeError:
                    # TypeError: string indices must be integers (issue #1027)
                    msg = '{:>6}%'.format('?')
                ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg))
            for stat in ['user', 'system', 'idle', 'iowait', 'steal']:
                if stat not in self.stats[0]:
                    continue
                try:
                    msg = '{:6.1f}%'.format(cpu[stat])
                except TypeError:
                    msg = '{:>6}%'.format('?')
                ret.append(self.curse_add_line(msg,
                                               self.get_alert(cpu[stat],
                                                              header=stat)))

        return ret