Lady Grantham's 11 best zingers
Dowager Countess sass = class
By MSN TV Jan 7, 2013 3:08PM
Click below for "Put that in your pipe and smoke it!" and more quotes from the delightfully snobby Lady Grantham, Dowager Countess, played by Maggie Smith. A compilation of her best zingers, for your enjoyment and personal use thanks to our friends at Now This News:
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"Downton Abbey" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on PBS.
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Jan 7, 2013 11:15PM
How can they forget her quote from Season 1 when she is talking to Lord Grantham about Matthew. He says "I thought you didn't like him?" and she says "I have plenty of friends that I don't like".
I do love the scene with her on the phone! Great show and Maggie Smith is the best part of it..
I do love the scene with her on the phone! Great show and Maggie Smith is the best part of it..
Jan 7, 2013 10:57PM
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Jan 7, 2013 10:53PM
Did you not just love when Shirley Maclain's character started singing "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" to Maggie Smith's character...and ended with the line "I'm in love with you" and touched Maggie Smith's cheek............I was there.....that was me singing to her.......Long live the Dowager!!!!!!!!
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Jan 7, 2013 9:32PM
Best Maggie Smith zinger from Series 3/Episode 1 was definitely the wry comment she made about Branson the ex-chauffeur. Despite his efforts to dress in a presentable manner, according to Dame Maggie, he "still looks like a man from the Prudential" Such a witty reference to "the men from the Pru" - an army of door-to-door salesmen, collecting their penny-a-week, from the customers of the Prudential Insurance Society.
Jan 7, 2013 9:23PM
Jan 7, 2013 9:21PM
Wow, everyone here must be very young. Back when everyone understood and used manners these sayings were common. In fact, often much more clever and witty than these.
Oh well, enjoy. Pick up a book about Dorothy Parker if you want wit and zingers.
My favorite: When asked what Ms Parker thought about horticulture, she replied, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think."
Jan 7, 2013 9:17PM
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Jan 7, 2013 9:08PM
First: The Brits win at television. Period. The stories are wonderful, the writing is brilliant - most American trash can't hold a candle. I've never watched much TV but recently I've gotten addicted not only to Downton but also to Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Monty Python.
Sensing a common theme here?
Second: Every aspiring actress should study Maggie Smith. Especially her facial expressions. Absolutely no one can say as much with a cock of the eyebrow as she can. One of the many reasons why she's the best there is.
Second: Every aspiring actress should study Maggie Smith. Especially her facial expressions. Absolutely no one can say as much with a cock of the eyebrow as she can. One of the many reasons why she's the best there is.
Third: SUPPORT PBS! Seriously now. Downton is starting a bit of a revolution here in America back toward real television. With support, PBS can continue to air wonderful treasures like this, and I'm willing to bet that more people in America will begin to watch them.
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