Minnie Castevet Now! That's what I call the long arm of coincidence!
Played by Ruth Gordon 
Rosemary's Baby (1968) · 37 quotes
Rosemary's Baby (1968) · 37 quotes
3rd most-quoted character in Rosemary's Baby (1968): in 6 of its 37 quotes
Most scenes with: Rosemary Woodhouse (3), Guy Woodhouse (2), Roman Castevet (2)
Anyone! Anyone! It didn't have to be a no-good slut straight from the gutter. Just as long as she is young, healthy and not a virgin!
More lines from Minnie Castevet
2 quotes Minnie Castevet Minnie Castevet [referring to Rosemary]
As long as she ate the mousse, she can't see nor hear. She's like dead now.
Scenes with Minnie Castevet
3 scenes
No Pope ever visits a city where the newspapers are on strike.
Minnie I heard he's gonna postpone and wait till it's over.
Well, that's show-biz.
[chuckling with his wife]
That's exactly what it is. All the costumes or rituals, all religions.
Minnie Uh, I think we're offending Rosemary
Oh no
You're not religious are you my dear?
I was brought up a Catholic. Now I don't know. He is the pope.
You don't need to have respect for him because he pretends that he's holy... A good picture of the hypocrisy behind organized religion was given I thought in Luther.
What's in this drink?
Minnie Snips and snails and puppy dog's tails.
Oh? And what if we wanted a girl?
Minnie Do you?
Well, it would be nice if the first one was a boy.
Mrs. Gilmore [Rosemary enters, carrying a knife]
Rosemary! Go back to bed. You know you're not supposed to be up and around.
Japanese man Is that the mother?
Rosemary -
Shut up.
Rosemary -
Shut up! You're in Dubrovnik. I don't hear you. [She slowly walks over to the cradle, sees her child in the bassinet - her eyes widen in terror] What have you done to it? What have you done to its eyes?
He has his father's eyes.
What are you talking about?! Guy's eyes are normal! What have you done to him? You maniacs!
Satan is his father, not Guy. He came up from hell and begat a son of mortal woman. [Coven members cheer 'Hail, Satan!'] Satan is his father and his name is Adrian. He shall overthrow the mighty and lay waste their temples. He shall redeem the despised and wreak vengeance in the name of the burned and the tortured. Hail, Adrian! Hail, Satan! Hail, Satan!
Minnie He chose you out of all the world - out of all the women in the whole world, he chose you. He arranged things, because he wanted you to be the mother of his only living son.
His power is stronger than stronger! His might shall last longer than longer.
Japanese man Hail, Satan!
No! It can't be! No!
Minnie Go look at his hands.
Laura-Louise And his feet.
Oh, God! [She drops her knife]
God is dead! Satan lives! The year is One, the year is One! God is dead! Why don't you help us out, Rosemary? Be a real mother to Adrian. You don't have to join if you don't want to. Just be a mother to your baby. Minnie and Laura-Louise are too old. It's not right. Think about it, Rosemary.
Oh, God!
Laura-Louise Aw, shut up with your Oh, Gods or we'll kill ya - milk or no milk!
Mrs. Gilmore You shut up. Rosemary's his mother, so you show some respect.
[to Argyron Stavropolous, one of the guests who has just arrived]
Come my friend. Come see him. Come see the child.
They promised me you wouldn't be hurt and you haven't been...really. I mean, supposing you had the baby and you lost it? Wouldn't that be the same? And we're getting so much in return, Ro. [She spits in his face.]
Oh, Guy, let me introduce you to Argyron Stavropolous.
Argyron
How proud you must be. Is this the mother?
Minnie [She gives Rosemary a cup and saucer.]
Here, drink this. You'll feel a little better.
What's in it, tannis root?
Minnie Nothing's in it, just plain ordinary Lipton's tea. You drink it.
Laurie-Louise
[The baby starts to cry. Rosemary watches as Laura-Louise roughly rocks the bassinet, and then slowly walks over.] [To Rosemary]
Get away from here! Roman!
You're rocking him too fast.
Laurie-Louise
Sit down. [To Roman] Get her out of here. Put her where she belongs.
You're rocking him too fast. That's why he's crying.
Laura-Louise Oh, mind your own business.
Let Rosemary rock him. Go on, sit down with the others. Let Rosemary rock him.
Laura-Louise Well, she's liable to -
Sit down with the others, Laura-Louise. [To Rosemary] Rock him.
Are you trying to get me to be his mother?
Aren't you his mother?
