Gosford Park Quotes

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“Henry Denton: You Brits really don't have a sense of humor do you?
Elsie: We do if something's funny, sir.”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
Elsie: We do if something's funny, sir.”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
“Do you think he's the murderer?"
"It's worse than that -- he's an actor!”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
"It's worse than that -- he's an actor!”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
“Bought marmalade? Oh dear, I call that very feeble.”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
“If there's one thing I don't look for in a maid, it's discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course.”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
“Constance: Tell me, what happened to William's little maid? I never saw her again after that dinner.
Mary Maceachran: Elsie? -- She's gone.
Constance: Oh, it's a pity, really. I thought it was a good idea to have someone in the house who is actually sorry he's dead.”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
Mary Maceachran: Elsie? -- She's gone.
Constance: Oh, it's a pity, really. I thought it was a good idea to have someone in the house who is actually sorry he's dead.”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
“Morris Weissman [on the phone, discussing casting for his movie]: "What about Claudette Colbert? She's British, isn't she? She sounds British. Is she, like, affected or is she British?”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
“Lady Sylvia McCordle: Mr Weissman -- Tell us about the film you're going to make.
Morris Weissman: Oh, sure. It's called "Charlie Chan In London". It's a detective story.
Mabel Nesbitt: Set in London?
Morris Weissman: Well, not really. Most of it takes place at a shooting party in a country house. Sort of like this one, actually. Murder in the middle of the night, a lot of guests for the weekend, everyone's a suspect. You know, that sort of thing.
Constance: How horrid. And who turns out to have done it?
Morris Weissman: Oh, I couldn't tell you that. It would spoil it for you.
Constance: Oh, but none of us will see it.”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
Morris Weissman: Oh, sure. It's called "Charlie Chan In London". It's a detective story.
Mabel Nesbitt: Set in London?
Morris Weissman: Well, not really. Most of it takes place at a shooting party in a country house. Sort of like this one, actually. Murder in the middle of the night, a lot of guests for the weekend, everyone's a suspect. You know, that sort of thing.
Constance: How horrid. And who turns out to have done it?
Morris Weissman: Oh, I couldn't tell you that. It would spoil it for you.
Constance: Oh, but none of us will see it.”
― Gosford Park: The Shooting Script