Savannah (TV Series)
The Family Jewels (1996)
Mimi Kennedy: Eleanor Alexander
Quotes
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Brian Alexander : [at function] Well, Peyton just phoned, she said she'll be late.
Eleanor Alexander : Not "will be", dear. Is.
Brian Alexander : She's gonna try to make it, but she said not to hold dinner.
Eleanor Alexander : Well, hip hip hooray.
Brian Alexander : These things happen, Mother.
Eleanor Alexander : They don't just happen, Brian, I have never in my life been stood up.
Brian Alexander : She did not... stand me up.
Eleanor Alexander : Oh, what do you call it?
Brian Alexander : She was unavoidably detained.
Eleanor Alexander : "Unavoidably detained", is that what she said?
Brian Alexander : Yes, Mother, that's what she said.
Eleanor Alexander : [highly sarcastic] Sounds like she's giving you a deposition.
Brian Alexander : It's good enough for me.
Eleanor Alexander : Which is exactly the problem, Brian. When you give somebody else the benefit of the doubt, there has to be room for doubt.
Charles Alexander : [trying] Eleanor, you know...
Eleanor Alexander : You're my son, so maybe you're not stupid, but maybe you have no pride, or maybe you choose to be blind, but don't you forget that by doing this to you publicly, that woman is also showing disrespect for your father and me.