Jocelyn Dashwood [to Daphne]
No hugging, dear. I'm British. We only show affection to dogs and horses.
Played by Eileen Atkins 
What a Girl Wants (2003) · 34 quotes
What a Girl Wants (2003) · 34 quotes
6th most-quoted character in What a Girl Wants (2003): in 3 of its 34 quotes
A line from Jocelyn Dashwood [to Daphne]Everybody's rooting for you to fail. That's what makes it fun.
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[takes a bite of her eggs]
These eggs are positively glacial. When I run this house, senile servants will be the first thing to go.
You'd have to get around the old bat somehow. She'd never allow it.
Jocelyn Dashwood [walking in]
Anyone seen my pruning shears? The old bat seems to have forgotten where she put them.
