The Best Shelley Winters Quotes

Robin: I'm sorry Mrs. Rosen, I didn't mean it to sound like that.
Mrs. Belle Rosen: What, I miss something?
Robin: When I said I helped my dad pull in a 600 pound swordfish. I didn't mean that I thought you weighed that much.
Mrs. Belle Rosen: All that's going on and THAT'S what you're worried about?
Robin: Sure, what else?
Mrs. Belle Rosen: You're a good boy.
Robin: Tell my sister.

Charlotte: Do you believe in God?
Humbert: The question is does God believe in me?

Mr. Manny Rosen: Belle, be careful.
Mrs. Belle Rosen: You think I'm planning on being careless?

Clare: Listen, didn't you... didn't you have a daughter? Didn't you have a daughter with a lovely name? Yeah! A lovely... What was it now? A lovely, lyrical, lilting name, like, uh... uh...
Charlotte: Lo-li-ta!
Clare: Lolita, that's right, Lolita. Diminutive of Dolores, "The Tears and the Roses."
Charlotte: Wednesday she's going to have a cavity filled by your Uncle Ivor.
Clare: Yes. Hahahahaha... Yes.

Charlotte: Hum, you just touch me and I... I... I go as limp as a noodle. It scares me.
Humbert: Yes, I know the feeling.

Charlotte: I forbid you to disturb Professor Humbert again. He is a writer and he is not to be disturbed.
Lolita: [makes the Nazi salute] Sieg heil!

Mr. Manny Rosen: She has this illusion, always thinks she's too fat.
Mrs. Belle Rosen: Remember Manny, if I get stuck, push.

Charlotte: Oh M'sieur, if what you're needing is peace and quiet, I can assure you you couldn't get more peace anywhere, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

Charlotte: Is, um, Madame Humbert, um...
Humbert: There's no "Madame". We are divorced...
Charlotte: Oh...
Humbert: *Happily* divorced.
Charlotte: When did all this happen?
Humbert: About a year ago - in Paris.
Charlotte: Oh, Paris, France, madame... You know, monsieur, I really believe that it's only in the Romance Languages that one is able to really relate in a mature fashion. In fact I remember when the late Mr. Haze and I... when we were on our honeymoon abroad, I knew that I'd never felt married until I'd heard myself addressed as "Senora".
Humbert: So you were in Spain?
Charlotte: No, Mexico!
Humbert: Oh, Mexico, mm-hmm!

Charlotte: [to Humbert] Oh, you MAN!

Mrs. Belle Rosen: You see, Mr. Scott? In the water I'm a very skinny lady.

Charlotte: There's a nice view from this window... of the front lawn.