Rose Quote #719

Quote from Rose in Rose Fights Back

Enrique Mas: Terry, are there any applicants for the new production assistant's job coming in this afternoon?
Terry: They'll be here at two.
Rose: Hi.
Terry: How do you do, madam? I am [rolls tongue] Enrique Mas.
Terry: Mrs. Nylund is here on an age-discrimination complaint.
Enrique Mas: I can assure you, I will try very hard to help you.
Rose: Could I ask you something? I heard you mention you're gonna be hiring a new production assistant. Could I apply for that job? I'm a big fan of yours and I respect your work. I know I'd be terrific.
Enrique Mas: Oh, I'm sorry. But I'm afraid you're just not the right type. The job requires someone with great energy and drive and quite frankly, someone of your advanced age-

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 ‘Rose Fights Back’ Quotes

Quote from Dorothy

Rose: Boy, life sure has a way of throwing you curve balls. When I was younger, I never would have imagined that I'd be worrying about money at this stage of my life.
Dorothy: I used to think Stan would take care of me. I mean, we didn't have much saved, but he was a darn good novelty salesman. Sounds naive now to think that I placed my hopes for the future on a bald pinhead with the morals of a maggot who made his living selling plastic dog-doo. Well, at least I'm not bitter.

Quote from Blanche

Rose: Blanche, did you really start shaving at 11? That seems so young.
Blanche: Oh, I did it on a dare. You know, back where I come from, everybody thought that once you started shaving your legs, why, you'd become loose. So I shaved 'em.
Rose: What happened?
Blanche: Oh, it was an old wives' tale. I didn't become loose for another year and a half.

Quote from Sophia

Sophia: You know, there's an old Italian saying for times like this: "Scappa, tu sei mal fortuna."
Rose: What does that mean?
Sophia: Get away from me, you're bad luck.