Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

Donna Mitchell: Mrs. Warren

Quotes 

• [about the Mona Lisa] 

  Betty Warren : [ironically]  Look at this, mother. She's smiling. Is she happy?

  Mrs. Warren : The important thing is not to tell anyone.

  Betty Warren : She looks happy, so what does it matter?

• Betty Warren : Miss Watson, can you help me get in touch with that friend of yours in Greenwich Village?

  Mrs. Warren : Oh, what do you need in Greenwich Village?

  Betty Warren : An apartment. I filed for a divorce this morning. And since we know I'm not welcome in your house. You remember Giselle Levy? What did you call her? "A New York Kike", that's it. Well, we're going to be room mates.

• Mrs. Warren : A good wife lets her husband think that *everything's his idea* even when it's not.

  Betty Warren : I don't care if he reads it.

  Mrs. Warren : You will in retrospect. Now, why don't you see if you can nudge the idea into his head.