Gone with the Wind Quotes

Context

This line is spoken by Scarlett O'Hara (played by Vivien Leigh) in the movie Gone with the Wind, directed by Victor Fleming (1939).

Always a contender on the greatest movies of all time list, Gone With the Wind shows us the Civil War and Reconstruction through the eyes of Scarlett O'Hara, a spoiled Southern bell caught between two sexy, southern men. Scarlett says this quote a couple times, like when she uses it to poo-poo the war and when she's mad at Mammy for lecturing her about eating.

Frankly, our dears, we suggest you enjoy this clip, which features this quote and more.

Where you've heard it

Compared to "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," this quote is a serious deep cut. "Fiddle-dee-dee" got a shout-out on 3rd Rock from the Sun and on a couple episodes of The Simpsons. For example, check out this classic clip where Homer takes a page out of Scarlett's book while trying not to swear.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

You won't sound too pretentious, but… well, you will sound a little ridiculous.