Edmund Gwenn movie quotes

“Women are never at ease when they have ideas.”
Edmund Gwenn

“Fewer things in life give a man more pleasure than hunting. It satisfies his primitive nature, striding through the woods, picking up his kill.”
Edmund Gwenn - Capt. Albert Wiles

“- Capt. Wiles: I fired three bullets. Three! One for the hunting sign, one for the tin can...
- Sam Marlowe: ...and one for the little man who's lying in the grave.”
Edmund Gwenn - Capt. Albert Wiles
John Forsythe - Sam Marlowe

“Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed.”
Edmund Gwenn - Capt. Albert Wiles

“Marriage is a good way to spend the winter.”
Edmund Gwenn - Capt. Albert Wiles

“- Jennifer Rogers: I've never been to a home-made funeral before.
- Capt. Wiles: I have... it's my third. All in one day...”
Shirley MacLaine - Jennifer Rogers
Edmund Gwenn - Capt. Albert Wiles

“- Doris Walker: Would you please tell her that you're not really Santa Claus, that actually is no such person?
- Kris Kringle: Well, I hate to disagree with you, but not only is there such a person, but here I am to prove it.”
Maureen O'Hara - Doris Walker
Edmund Gwenn - Kris Kringle

“- Kris Kringle: You know what the imagination is?
- Susan Walker: Oh, sure. That's when you see things, but they're not really there.
- Kris Kringle: Well, that can be caused by other things, too.”
Edmund Gwenn - Kris Kringle
Natalie Wood - Susan Walker

“- Fred Gailey: All my life I've wondered something, and now's my chance to find out. I'm going to find the answer to a question that's puzzled the world for centuries. Does Santa Claus sleep with his whiskers outside or in?
- Kris Kringle: Always sleep with them out. Cold air makes them grow.”
John Payne - Fred Gailey
Edmund Gwenn - Kris Kringle

“Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind... and that's what's been changing. That's why I'm glad I'm here, maybe I can do something about it.”
Edmund Gwenn - Kris Kringle

“For the past 50 years or so I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas. It seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shinier and cost less that Christmas and I are sort of getting lost in the shuffle.”
Edmund Gwenn

“- Mr. Bennett: At this moment it's difficult to believe that you're so proud.
- Mr. Darcy: At this moment it's difficult to believe that you're so prejudiced.”
Edmund Gwenn - Mr. Bennet
Laurence Olivier - Mr. Darcy

“Yes, it's tough, but not as tough as doing comedy. (When asked if he thought dying was tough).”
Edmund Gwenn

“An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins. And I will never see you again if you do.”
Edmund Gwenn - Mr. Bennet