Jessica Tandy: 21 Movie Quotes with Audio – Page 2

Updated: Jul 18, 2026

Movie quotes delivered by Jessica Tandy, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

11 Hey, Evelyn, somebody stole my house. It was right here when I left. Unless... Evelyn, you don't reckon I'm crazy, do you? It was here when I left.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

12 Why would anyone want to steal an old lady's home? Wasn't worth nothing.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

13 That frying pan did more than fry chicken that night.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

14 I feel better now. -Good. -I feel better 'cause all these people'll live as long as you remember 'em.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

15 You reminded me about what the most important thing in life is. Do you know what I think it is? -No, ma'am. -Friends. Best friends.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

16 It's funny how a little place like this brought so many people together.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

17 Did you know they took my gallbladder out? -No, I didn't. -Oh, yes. Still in the hospital in a jar. I guess that's where they keep 'em. -I guess.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

18 I had him with me till he was 30. And then he went to sleep and didn't wake up. Sometimes I can't wait to get to heaven to see him again.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

19 I'm worried about my little friend Evelyn. She said her husband, Ed, will just be sitting around watching his sports on TV, and she has an urge to hit him in the head with a baseball bat.

As Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

20 There now. Don't you look pretty? -Oh, yes, honey. You'll have me looking like Ginger Rogers before you're done.

Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates), Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)