Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)

Thelma Barlow: Lady Conway

Quotes 

• Laura Henderson : [at Mrs. Henderson's husband's funeral]  I'm bored with widowhood.

  Lady Conway : My dear, you've just scratched the surface.

  Laura Henderson : I have to smile at everybody. I've never had to smile at everybody. In India, there were always people to look down on.

  Lady Conway : People are merely being sympathetic. After all, you have lost your husband.

  Laura Henderson : Well I didn't mislay him! It was most inconsiderate of Robert to die. What on earth am I supposed to do now?

• Lady Conway : It's really not so bad. Widows are allowed hobbies.

  Laura Henderson : Hobbies?

  Lady Conway : Yes. Embroidery, things like that.

  Laura Henderson : Are you mad?

  Lady Conway : I've graduated to weaving. Would you care to see my tapestries?

  Laura Henderson : I'd rather drink ink.

  Lady Conway : Committees are good of course. I serve on quite a few charities. Once your husband dies, it's quite permissible to help the poor. And now, there's no one to stop you buying things. Also, of course, there's a great deal of time for lovers.

  Laura Henderson : Margot, I'm nearly 70!

  Lady Conway : That's true, but you're also very rich. The one cancels out the other.

• Lady Conway : You obviously require a battle plan. My second husband, the general, always advocated attacking from the rear, which, although it did nothing to enhance our marriage, did bring him some success on the field.

• Lady Conway : Adolescents and women in their eighth decade are strikingly similar.

• [talking to the girls] 

  Lady Conway : I quite understand what you were feeling. I myself have exhibited my breasts. I was at a party at Antibes with the Duchess of Denby and Countess Volpe, and we took off our blouses - in private, of course - and looked at each other's titties.

  [laughs] 

  Lady Conway : My, how we laughed!