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I'm Addison DeWitt. I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours.
— All About Eve · 1950
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The name sounds like a warning before the warning has even arrived. ‘Least of all yours’ turns a broad claim into a personal challenge. This is an introduction with its elbows out.
Sources (1)
- What to Watch — All About Eve quotationsAddison DeWitt quotationReference checked
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