Emma Thompson credited as playing...
Karen
- Karen: The trouble with being the Prime Minister's sister is, it does put your life into rather harsh perspective. What did my brother do today? He stood up and fought for his country. And what did I do? I made a papier maché lobster head.
- Karen: Tell me, if you were in my position, what would you do?
- Harry: What position is that?
- Karen: Imagine your husband bought a gold necklace, and come Christmas gave it to somebody else...
- Harry: Oh, Karen...
- Karen: Would you wait around to find out...
- Parent: Good night!
- Karen: Night, night. Happy Christmas!
- [back to Harry]
- Karen: Would you wait around to find out if it's just a necklace, or if it's sex and a necklace, or if, worst of all, it's a necklace and love? Would you stay, knowing life would always be a little bit worse? Or would you cut and run?
- Harry: Oh, God. I am so in the wrong. The classic fool!
- Karen: [voice breaking] Yes, but you've also made a fool out of me, and you've made the life I lead foolish, too!
- [to Harry]
- Karen: Now which doll shall we give Daisy's little friend Emily? The one that looks like a transvestite or the one that looks like a dominatrix?
- Karen: So what's this big news, then?
- Daisy: [excited] We've been given our parts in the nativity play. And I'm the lobster.
- Karen: The lobster?
- Daisy: Yeah!
- Karen: In the nativity play?
- Daisy: [beaming] Yeah, *first* lobster.
- Karen: There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?
- Daisy: Duh.
- Prime Minister: Oh dear, it's the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the other line.
- Karen: No, it isn't.
- Prime Minister: I'll call you back.
- Karen: No, you won't.