Relative Values (2000)

Jeanne Tripplehorn: Miranda Frayle, Freda Birch

Quotes 

• 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.

• 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!

• 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?