Miranda Frayle Quotes in Relative Values (2000)

Miranda Frayle: I am leaving; I am taking the 11 o'clock train.

Nigel: No, you can't do that!

Miranda Frayle: Why?

Nigel: It's a terrible train. You have to change twice!

Miranda Frayle: I'm absolutely determined that the Countess of Marshwood shall be the longest, and greatest, role I ever played.

Felicity Marshwood: I do hope you won't find it too much of a strain.

Nigel: Mother!

Felicity Marshwood: I do know what I'm talking about. I've played it for years. I find it a good part, but technically rather exhausting.

Miranda Frayle: You planned all this business of Dora dressing up, didn't you, just to belittle me in front of Nigel, to make me look like a fool?

Felicity Marshwood: I rather think you contributed to that rather generously yourself.

Felicity Marshwood: You're surely not intending to drive alll the way back to London now? Nonsense! I won't hear of it. That long dreary road at this time of night, in the pouring rain.

Miranda Frayle: It isn't raining.

Nigel: Miranda, will you kindly inform me what your ex-lover is doing under my roof?

Miranda Frayle: He's not under your roof.

Dora Moxton 'Moxie': He's in the garden.

Nigel: Somehow, and God knows how, we have to put the shattered pieces of this appalling nightmare back together again and carry on as if nothing has happened. Do I make myself clear?

Miranda Frayle: Does Bette Davis have and Oscar?

Nigel: What?