All That Heaven Allows (1955)

Virginia Grey: Alida Anderson

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• Cary Scott : Alida, what did you mean when you said that Ron taught Mick?

  Alida Anderson : Well, it's... it's kind of hard to explain. I guess all of us are looking for security these days. You see, Mick thought, well, like a lot of other people, that if he had money and an important position, it would make him secure. Then when he met Ron, who didn't have either one and didn't seem to need them, he was completely baffled. The answer was so simple it took Mick a long time to figure it out.

  Cary Scott : Well, what was the answer?

  Alida Anderson : To thine own self be true. That's Ron. You see, Ron's security comes from inside himself, and nothing can ever take it away from him. Ron absolutely refuses to let unimportant things become important.