Gosford Park (2001)

Eileen Atkins: Mrs. Croft

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Quotes 

• [after maintaining her iron reserve throughout the whole film, Mrs. Wilson goes to her room and closes the door. A few minutes later, Mrs. Crofts goes in and finds her collapsed on her bed, sobbing uncontrollably] 

  Mrs. Croft : Don't cry, Jane. They'll hear you.

  [Mrs. Wilson can't stop crying] 

  Mrs. Croft : Come on. You did what you thought was best for him at the time. I see that now.

  Mrs. Wilson : Lizzie... I've lost him, Lizzie. I've lost him, he'll never know me. My boy...

  [sobs] 

  Mrs. Wilson : Oh, my boy!

  Mrs. Croft : [putting a hand on her shoulder]  At least your boy is alive. He's alive. That's what matters.

  [Mrs. Wilson touches her sister's face, and hugs her, crying softly] 

• Mrs. Croft : He was a hard-hearted randy old sod.

• [on Sir William's death] 

  Ethel : Why would anyone want to kill Sir William?

  Mrs. Croft : Well, he wasn't exactly Father Christmas.

• Mrs. Croft : He's very full of himself, I must say. Doesn't eat meat. He's coming to a shooting party and he doesn't eat meat.

  Mrs. Wilson : Now now Mrs Croft. We don't want to be thought unsophisticated do we? Mr Weissman's an American. They do things differently there.

• Bertha : I can't stop thinkin' about those girls. The ones that got, you know...

  Mrs. Croft : Well, I'm not surprised, the way you carry on. Just see it never happens to you, that's all.

• Mrs. Croft : [as if she wouldn't think of it]  At least your boy is alive!