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Imitation of Life (1959)

Lana Turner: Lora Meredith

Imitation of Life

Lana Turner credited as playing...

Lora Meredith

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Quotes7

  • Lora Meredith: Now, just a moment, young lady! It's only because of my ambition that you've had the best of everything. And that's a solid achievement that any mother can be proud of!
  • Susie, age 16: [tearfully] And how about a mother's love?
  • Lora Meredith: LOVE? But you've always had that!
  • Susie, age 16: Yes, by telephone, by postcard, by magazine interviews... you've given me everything... but yourself!
  • Lora: It never occurred to me that you had many friends. You never have any visit you.
  • Annie: I know lots of people. Oh, hundreds.
  • Lora: Really?
  • Annie: I belong to the Baptist church. And I belong to several lodges too.
  • Lora: I didn't know.
  • Annie: Miss Lora, you never asked.
  • Lora: You're aiming high.
  • Steve: Why not? It doesn't cost anymore. Don't you believe in chasing rainbows?
  • [Sarah Jane enters carrying a serving tray on her head]
  • Sarah Jane: [affected Southern Negro accent] Fetched y'all up a mess 'a crawdads, Miss Lora... fo' you an' yo' friends!
  • Lora: Well, that's quite a trick, Sarah Jane... where did you learn it?
  • Sarah Jane: [affected Southern Negro accent] Oh, 'tain't no trick ta' totin', Miss Lora! I learned it from my mammy, an' she learned it from ol' massa, 'fo' she belonged to you...
  • Steve: Your bones...
  • Lora Meredith: What about my bones?
  • Steve: They're perfect. My camera could easily have a love affair with you.
  • Lora Meredith: [to Sarah Jane] You weren't being colored, you were just being childish.
  • Lora Meredith: Well, I'm going up and up and up - and nobody's going to pull me down!

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