30 Cruella de Ville Quotes from the Fur-Obsessed Fashionista

FcWith her fur coat, skunk hair, and obsession with dalmatians, Cruella de Ville is easily recognizable and has remained exciting and relevant for decades. Read 30 of her quotes below.

Cruella de Ville has been an iconic villain since her first appearance in the 1961 animation "101 Dalmatians" and then the live-action version in 1996 with Glenn Close playing the fur-obsessed evildoer.

The most recent redo of this story is the 2021 release starring Emma Stone. In this version, a future Cruella starts as a young and ambitious fashion designer named Estella. Read these 30 quotes from all these different versions, some of which are reiterations.

Cruella de Ville’s quote: "Anita, don't be ridiculous. You can't possibly afford to keep them. You can scarcely afford to feed yourselves." | Image: AmoDays

Cruella de Ville Quotes from the Original Animation

"Well now, what have we here? So they thought they could outwit Cruella?" — Cruella de Ville

"When can the puppies leave their mother? Two weeks? Three weeks?" — Cruella de Ville

"Oh no, you don't! We'll find the little mongrels if it takes 'till next Christmas. Now get going! And watch you're driving, you imbeciles; You wanna get nabbed by the police?" — Cruella de Ville

"Any way you like! Poison them. Drown them. Bash them In the head. You got any chloroform?" — Cruella de Ville

"Anita, don't be ridiculous. You can't possibly afford to keep them. You can scarcely afford to feed yourselves." — Cruella de Ville

Cruella de Ville’s quote: "Any way you like! Poison them. Drown them. Bash them In the head. You got any chloroform?" | Image: AmoDays

"Congratulations. You've just won gold, silver, and bronze in the Morons Olympics!" — Cruella de Ville

"Fifteen. Fifteen puppies! How marvelous! How marvelous! How perfectly, ugh! Oh, the Devil, take it; they're mongrels! No spots! No spots at all! What a horrid little white rat!" — Cruella de Ville

"Well now, what have we here? So they thought they could outwit Cruella?" — Cruella de Ville

"Blast This pen! Blast this wretched, wretched pen!" — Cruella de Ville

Cruella de Ville’s quote: "Congratulations. You've just won gold, silver, and bronze in the Morons Olympics!" | Image: AmoDays

"Why, you horrid man...You...You...alright, keep the little beasts for all I care! Do what you like with them! Drown them!" — Cruella de Ville

Quotes from Glenn Close's Cruella

"Thank you. Now go and stand somewhere until I need you." — Cruella de Ville

"More good women have been lost to marriage than to war, famine, disease, and disaster. You have talent, darling. Don't squander it." — Cruella de Ville

"My business, my reputation, my life, has been ruined!" — Cruella de Ville

"What kind of sycophant are you?" — Cruella de Ville

Cruella de Ville’s quote: "My faith in your limited intelligence is momentarily restored.” | Image: AmoDays

"And you call yourselves men? Huh? I've seen more intelligent pieces of carpet!" — Cruella de Ville

"Because you three incompetent twits let yourselves be outsmarted by a bunch of dumb animals." — Cruella de Ville

"My faith in your limited intelligence is momentarily restored." — Cruella de Ville

Cruella de Ville’s quote: “The puppies, darling. I have no use for babies.” | Image: AmoDays

"Oh, yes! I love the smell of near extinction!" — Cruella de Ville

Quotes from Emma Stone's Cruella

"The thing is, I was born brilliant. Born bad. And a little bit mad." — Estella

"I guess they were always scared that I'd be…a psycho." — Estella

"And I was ready to make a statement." — Estella

"But I wasn't for everyone." — Estella

Estella’s quote: "The thing is, I was born brilliant. Born bad. And a little bit mad.” | Image: AmoDays

"How does the saying go? I am woman. Hear me roar." — Estella

"From the very beginning, I realized I saw the world differently than everyone else." — Estella

Cruella de Ville’s quote: “Wreaking havoc is my personal specialty.” | Image: AmoDays

"I'd like to remind you all that I'm doing this in heels." — Cruella de Ville

"There are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. I'll add one more: revenge." —Cruella de Ville

"Wreaking havoc is my personal specialty." — Cruella de Ville

Cruella de Ville’s quote: "Don't worry; we're just getting started. There's lots more bad things coming, I promise." | Image: AmoDays

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