Christina Crawford Quotes in Mommie Dearest (1981)

Joan Crawford: Did you scrub the bathroom floor today? DID YOU?

Christina Crawford: Yes, Mommie.

Joan Crawford: Yes, Mommie what?

Christina Crawford: Yes, Mommie Dearest.

Joan Crawford: When I told you to call me that, I wanted you to mean it.

Christina Crawford: [Christina lectures her baby dolls after making Joan mad] You were very, very bad to wake Mommie up like that. VERY naughty. I told you, Mommie has to be beautiful today. This afternoon, she has to see MISTER MAYER. Today is so important. You are thoughtless and selfish. You must learn to think about other people. You are bad, bad spoiled children.

Joan Crawford: Look at this floor. Do you call that clean? Do you?

Christina Crawford: Miss Jenkins said it was clean.

Joan Crawford: Miss Jenkins said it was clean? Do YOU think it's clean? Do YOU think it's clean? Look at that, DO you?

Christina Crawford: Yes, I do.

Christina Crawford: [Entering Joan's bedroom after seeing her dolls are missing] My babies! Someone stole both my babies!

Joan Crawford: [Rubbing skin lotion on her arms] That's good, darling. They were thoughtless, selfish, spoiled children - now they won't wake you up when you need your rest.

[Joan is passed out in her dressing room]

Christina Crawford: I came in and I found her like this. You think she needs an ambulance?

Carol Ann: She doesn't need an ambulance. She's drunk.

Joan Crawford: [Christina is practicing her diving while Joan urges her on] Well that's good, but you've got to push off more with your weight. Come on, let's see another one.

Greg Savitt: She's had enough, Joan.

Christina Crawford: But I'm tired, Mommie.

Joan Crawford: QUITTER?

[Christina has a bloody piece of steak on her lunch plate]

Joan Crawford: Christina, you haven't touched your lunch.

Christina Crawford: It's raw.

Joan Crawford: It's rare, not raw.

Christina Crawford: But it's got all this red juice when you push on it.

Joan Crawford: Then don't push on it. Darling, rare meat is good for you. The doctor said so. Christina, meat loses its vitamins if it's overcooked.

Christina Crawford: But I've had my vitamins this morning. Pills.

Joan Crawford: [to Carol-Ann] She negotiates everything like a goddamn Hollywood agent. Christina, eat your lunch. You are not getting up from this table until you have finished that meat.

Christina Crawford: My babies! Someone stole both my babies!

Joan Crawford: That's good, darling. They were thoughtless, selfish, spoiled children. Now they won't wake you up when you need your rest.

[after weathering a vicious rampage where Joan demolishes both her bedroom and bathroom]

Christina Crawford: Jesus Christ.

[Joan has just easily beaten Christina in a pool race]

Joan Crawford: Oh, you lost again.

Christina Crawford: It's not fair. You're bigger than I am, it's not fair to win twice.

Joan Crawford: AH, but nobody ever said life was fair, Tina. I'm bigger and I'm faster. I will always beat you.

Christina Crawford: Then I'm not gonna play with you any more. EVER.

Joan Crawford: Don't you EVER use that tone of voice with me, missy. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO? I'll tell you what you're gonna do, you're gonna MARCH yourself UPSTAIRS to your room and you will STAY THERE until I tell you to come out.

Christina Crawford: No I won't.

Joan Crawford: No you won't? Yes... you... WILL.

[spanks Tina, but she resists]

Joan Crawford: You will go up...

Christina Crawford: I WON'T GO.

Joan Crawford: ALL RIGHT, all right. You will stay in here until you are ready to behave...

Christina Crawford: I WON'T. NO I WON'T. I WON'T.

Joan Crawford: ...AND TO APOLOGIZE.

Christina Crawford: I won't.

Joan Crawford: Get IN.

[slams her in the pool house]

Christina Crawford: AAAAAHHHHH, MOMMIE.

Carol Ann: Your mother's been practicing and practicing. You know how perfect she always wants to be. Well this time, she must be perfect. Do you understand?

Christina Crawford: She wants everything to be perfect.

Christina Crawford: [pretending to be Joan] Oh yes, it was thrilling. I'm so grateful to you all... my WONderful fans, who made me a star. Oh yes. It was thrilling. I'm so grateful to you all. My WON-der-ful fans, who made ME a star... MOMMIE?