Downton Abbey (2019)
Maggie Smith: Violet Crawley
Photos
Quotes
-
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Let's not argue.
Violet Crawley : I never argue, I explain.
-
Violet Crawley : Machiavelli is frequently underrated. He had many qualities.
Isobel Merton : So did Caligula - not all of them charming.
-
Lady Mary Talbot : What are you up to, granny?
Violet Crawley : Well, ideally, I would like Maud to see your father as the son she never had.
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham : Will she be the mother I never had?
Violet Crawley : Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.
-
Isobel Merton : Oh Violet. After all these years you still astonish me.
Violet Crawley : Oh good, I'm glad I'm a revelation and not a disappointment.
-
Lord Merton : Who are those men measuring on the green as we came past?
Lady Mary : They are building the dais for the queen at the parade.
Lord Merton : Oh, how exciting.
Isobel Merton : Seems rather a waste of money.
Violet Crawley : Oh, here we go.
Cora Crawley : Isn't that what the monarchy's for? To brighten the lives of the nation with stateliness and glamor.
Isobel Merton : To quote Tennyson, "Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood."
Violet Crawley : Will you have enough clichés to get you through the visit?
Isobel Merton : If not, I'll come to you.
-
Violet Crawley : The point is, I'll be fine until I'm not. That's all that is to it.
-
Violet Crawley : Royal women are not meant to grin like Cheshire cats.
-
Violet Crawley : What simpletons men are!
-
Violet Crawley : I am an expert in every matter.
-
Violet Crawley : Of course, little Mary, could hammer in a tent peg with her teeth.
Isobel Merton : I wonder who she got that from?
Violet Crawley : You know, I'm always surprised when you praise me.
Isobel Merton : I'm surprised to hear that I have.
-
Maud Bagshaw : I'm afraid you'll dislike it, but she says that she and Tom Branson have agreed to correspond.
Violet Crawley : Dislike it? I will *lick* the stamps myself.
-
Robert Crawley : Good night, Mama. Remember to pray for us. Mainly, for better weather.
Violet Crawley : I'll put in a word.
-
Bertie Hexham : How could you know that and how could you prove it?
Violet Crawley : We find a friendly judge.
Robert Crawley : Friendly or corrupt?
Violet Crawley : Whichever does the trick.
-
Maud Bagshaw : You are amazing, Violet. You haven't won, you know.
Violet Crawley : I don't believe in defeat.
-
Violet Crawley : [to Lady Mary] You are the future of Downton.
-
Robert Crawley : Are you here for dinner, Mama? It's a buffet.
Violet Crawley : Well, I'm not changed.
Lady Edith : We won't change either. So, you just need to take off your hat.
Violet Crawley : You talk as if that were easy.
-
Violet Crawley : Well, who do you think I am? Some maiden aunt who's never left the village?
-
Violet Crawley : How comforting to see you here, Carson. What prompted you to take up the flaming sword again?
Mr Carson : I felt I should go where I could do the most good, milady.
Violet Crawley : Wise words for all of us.
-
King George V : And you, Lady Grantham, were you affected by the general strike?
Violet Crawley : Well, my maid was rather curt with me. While it was wrong, sir, but, you know, she is a Communist - at heart. So, I suppose it was to be expected.
-
[to Lady Mary]
Violet Crawley : You are the future of Downton. You'll take over from where I left off. You'll be the frightening old lady keeping everyone up to the mark. You'll be the best of me that will live on.
-
Violet Crawley : He is her closest relative. The family have held Grantham for three centuries! But, she wants to give it to - who? Charity? The dog's home?