Celeste Holm movie quotes

“I believe that if a man does a job as well as a woman, he should be paid as much.”
Celeste Holm

“- Mike Connor: Who wants to be a millionaire?
- Liz Imbrie: I don't.”
Frank Sinatra - Mike Connor
Celeste Holm - Liz Imbrie

“- Tracy Lord: Oh, I think men are wonderful.
- Liz Imbrie: The little dears.”
Grace Kelly - Tracy Lord
Celeste Holm - Liz Imbrie

“Nothing is forever in the theatre. Whatever it is, it's here, it flares up, burns hot and then its gone.”
Celeste Holm - Karen Richards

“- Lloyd Richards: That bitter cynicism of yours is something you've acquired since you left Radcliffe!
- Karen: The cynicism you refer to, I acquired the day I discovered I was different from little boys!”
Hugh Marlowe - Lloyd Richards
Celeste Holm - Karen Richards

“Nothing is forever in the theatre. Whatever it is, it's here, it flares up, burns hot, and then it's gone.”
Celeste Holm

“We live by encouragement and die without it - slowly, sadly and angrily.”
Celeste Holm

“- Ida, Fletcher's Grand Mother: I know. It's more of a curse than a blessing.
- Rosalyn Willoughby: What?
- Ida, Fletcher's Grand Mother: Being smart and what people call beautiful.”
Celeste Holm - Ida, Fletcher's Grand Mother
Joanna Going - Rosalyn Willoughby

“- Ida, Fletcher's Grand Mother: The problem is, you stop believing that he could be out there waiting for you.
- Rosalyn Willoughby: Who?
- Ida, Fletcher's Grand Mother: Your true love.”
Celeste Holm - Ida, Fletcher's Grand Mother
Joanna Going - Rosalyn Willoughby

“In my day I was considered quite a catch. I don't think I ever met a man I felt could outsmart me, out-think me. How those silly creatures did bore me. Oh, it does cause quite a fuss, that combination: smart and beautiful.”
Celeste Holm - Ida, Fletcher's Grand Mother