Imitation of Life (1959)
Lana Turner: Lora Meredith
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Quotes
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Lora Meredith : Now, just a moment, young lady! It's only because of my ambition that you've had the best of everything. And that's a solid achievement that any mother can be proud of!
Susie, age 16 : [tearfully] And how about a mother's love?
Lora Meredith : LOVE? But you've always had that!
Susie, age 16 : Yes, by telephone, by postcard, by magazine interviews... you've given me everything... but yourself!
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[Sarah Jane enters carrying a serving tray on her head]
Sarah Jane : [affected Southern Negro accent] Fetched y'all up a mess 'a crawdads, Miss Lora... fo' you an' yo' friends!
Lora : Well, that's quite a trick, Sarah Jane... where did you learn it?
Sarah Jane : [affected Southern Negro accent] Oh, 'tain't no trick ta' totin', Miss Lora! I learned it from my mammy, an' she learned it from ol' massa, 'fo' she belonged to you...
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Steve : Your bones...
Lora Meredith : What about my bones?
Steve : They're perfect. My camera could easily have a love affair with you.
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Lora Meredith : [to Sarah Jane] You weren't being colored, you were just being childish.
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Lora Meredith : Well, I'm going up and up and up - and nobody's going to pull me down!