Anjelica Huston: Rodmilla
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Quotes
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Danielle : I want you to know that I will forget you after this moment, and never think of you again. But you, I am quite certain, will think about me every single day for the rest of your life.
Rodmilla : And how long might that be?
Danielle : All I ask, Your Majesties... is that you show her the same courtesy that she has bestowed upon me.
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King Francis : Baroness. Did you or did you not lie to Her Majesty, the Queen of France?
[Rodmila is confused when asked about her lie about Danielle]
Queen Marie : Choose your words wisely, madame, for they may be your last.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : [nervously] A woman would do practically anything for the love of a daughter, Your Majesties. Perhaps I did get... a little carried away.
Marguerite : Mother, what have you done? Your Majesty, like you, I am just a victim here. She has lied to us both, and I am ashamed to call her family!
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : [pushes Marguerite] How dare you turn on me, you little ingrate?
Marguerite : You see? You see what I have to put up with?
King Francis : [bangs his staff] Silence, both of you! Good Lord! Are they always like this?
Jacqueline : Worse, Your Majesty.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Jacqueline, *darling*, I'd hate to think you had anything to do with this.
Jacqueline : [pointedly] 'Course not, Mother. I'm only here for the food.
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Rodmilla : You are not my problem anymore.
Danielle : Is that what I am, your problem? I have done everything you've asked me to do and still you deny me the only thing I ever wanted!
Rodmilla : And what was that?
Danielle : What do you think? You are the only mother I have ever known. Was there ever a time, even in its smallest measurement, that you loved me at all?
Rodmilla : How can anyone love a pebble in their shoe?
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Jacqueline : I wanted to be the peacock!
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Honestly, Jacqueline, the horse is one of God's noblest creatures.
Jacqueline : [sarcastically] Oh, well why don't I just pull the carriage while I'm at it?
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : If you think it will get us there any faster...
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Jacqueline : Mother, it's only a ball.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Yes, and you're only going for the food.
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Rodmilla : [after the laundry supervisor points out their work] Marguerite.
Marguerite : What?
Rodmilla : Well, you heard the woman.
Marguerite : So did you.
Rodmilla : Yes, but I'm management.
Marguerite : Like hell you are! You're just the same as me, a big NOBODY!
Rodmilla : How dare you speak to me that way? I'm of noble blood!
Laundry Supervisor : And you are getting on my nerves.
[the supervisor knocks both of them into a vat of purple dye with a bag of laundry while laundry servants begin to laugh at them.]
Laundry Supervisor : [chuckles briefly] Now get to work.
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Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Darling, nothing is final until you are dead. And even then, I'm sure God negotiates.
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Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Go... catch a chicken.
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Marguerite : I was not shrill, I was resonant. A courtier knows the difference.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : I very much doubt your style of resonance would be permitted in the royal court.
Marguerite : I'm not going to the Royal Court, am I, Mother? No one is, except some Spanish pig they have the nerve to call a princess.
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Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Marguerite, precious, what do I always say about tone?
Jacqueline : A lady of breeding ought never to raise her voice any louder than the... gentle hum of a whisper in the wind.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Jacqueline, dear, do not speak unless you can improve the silence.
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Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Jacqueline, go and boil some water.
Jacqueline : Me? Boil water?... Oh I knew it! I just knew it!
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Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Where did you put the gown, Danielle?
Danielle : [raising her voice] Where are the candlesticks, and the tapestries, and the silver? Perhaps the dress is with them!
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Jacqueline : Marguerite gets to do everything.
Marguerite : Oh, don't be daft, Jacqueline, the Queen doesn't even know you exist.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : What Marguerite does is for all of us, my dear. We are counting on you to help her get ready.
Jacqueline : Lovely. Next thing you know I shall be cleaning the fireplace with Danielle.
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Rodmilla : Some people read because they cannot think for themselves.
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Jacqueline : Next thing you know I shall be cleaning the fireplace with Danielle.
Rodmilla : Where is that girl?
Marguerite : Probably off catching rabbits with her teeth.
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Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Where is the dress, Danielle?
Danielle : I don't know what you're talking about.
Marguerite : The gown? The slippers? They were in my room this morning, and now they're gone. You hid them I know it!
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Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Oh, look who finally decided to grace us with her presence.
Danielle : What do you think you're doing?
Marguerite : Trying on my dress.
Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Do you honestly think that after that performance this morning I'd let you go anywhere?
Danielle : [appalled] Do you honestly think these games, these intrigues are going to win you a crown? To hunt royalty like some sport, it's disgusting!
Marguerite : You're just jealous.
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Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent : Of all the insidious jokes, turning your mother into a Countess. Why it's almost as absurd as a prince who spends his days with a peasant who sleeps with pigs.
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Jacqueline : How was I to know he'd run out the side door? He was suppose to be getting married.
Marguerite : I heard the Prince talked to you. What did he say?
Jacqueline : Well, I can't be sure. It all happened so quickly. But I think what he said was.. "It serves me right for choosing a foreigner over your... sister."
[Rodmilla and Marguerite giggle.]
Rodmilla : Well, very good. Perhaps we should just let him fret about it for a few days.
