Daily Inspiration Quote by Brett Somers

A one-liner like this is comedy with a bruise under it. Brett Somers frames abstinence not as virtue but as evidence of excellent taste: martinis weren’t a “problem” until they were too fun. That twist is the engine of the joke. It flips the usual self-help language of self-denial into a sly compliment to her own appetites, letting her admit vulnerability while keeping control of the narrative.

Coming from an actress best known for quick, unsentimental TV banter, the line also reads like a performance of mid-century sophistication with a hangover. The martini is a cultural shorthand: urbane, a little reckless, the drink of people who smoke indoors and trade barbs for affection. By saying she “had to” give them up, Somers hints at consequences without supplying a confessional. The audience fills in the blanks - health, habit, career, reputation - while the joke keeps things from getting mawkish.

There’s a gendered edge, too. Women in Somers’s era were often expected to be charming but not messy, witty but not needy. The line gives her permission to be both: glamorous enough to have martinis in her orbit, candid enough to admit they could run the show. It’s not moralizing; it’s boundary-setting delivered with a wink. The subtext is discipline, but the surface is delight, and that’s why it lands.