The Line of Beauty (2006)

Hayley Atwell: Cat Fedden, Catherine Fedden

Quotes 

• Catherine Fedden : You're really very rich, aren't you, Sir Maurice?

  Sir Maurice Tipper : Yes. I am.

  Catherine Fedden : How much have you got?

  Sally Tipper : Oh, my dear, what a question. You can never exactly say, can you? It goes up so fast. All the time these days.

  Catherine Fedden : Well, roughly.

  Sir Maurice Tipper : Roughly... a-hundred-and-fifty million.

  Catherine Fedden : A-hundred-and-fifty million pounds?

  Sir Maurice Tipper : Give or take a few million, yes.

  Catherine Fedden : I noticed you gave some money to the appeal at Podier Church.

  Sally Tipper : We give to endless appeals and churches.

  Catherine Fedden : How much did you give?

  Sir Maurice Tipper : I don't recall exactly.

  Catherine Fedden : You gave five francs. That's about 50p. *That's* how much you gave.

  Gerald Fedden : [arriving]  What's all this about?

  Sir Maurice Tipper : This young lady was giving me some criticism. Apparently I'm rather mean.

  Catherine Fedden : Oh, I didn't say that.

  Sally Tipper : You certainly implied it.

  Catherine Fedden : All right, I did. And if I was in charge I think I should stop people from being able to have a-hundred-and-fifty million pounds.

  Gerald Fedden : Just as well you're not, then, Puss.

• Nick Guest : I just think he's the most beautiful man I've ever met.

  Catherine Fedden : Darling, you don't fall in love with somebody *because* they're beautiful. People are lovely *because* we love them, not the other way round.