The Trouble with Girls (1969)

Nicole Jaffe: Betty

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• Betty Smith : Do you think Romeo and Juliet had pre-marital relations?

  Mr. Drewcolt : Only in the Des Moines company.

• Betty : Excuse me, could I get tickets to both the French cooking and the cannibalism lecture this afternoon? You see, I'm interested in all kinds of cooking.

• Johnny : What have I got to have a real smile about?

  Betty : You don't have anything in your eye, you don't have an earache or a cold in your nose, you don't have pimples...

  Johnny : And I don't have a standby pianist either.

  Betty : What's that?

  Johnny : Well. Well, a standby pianist is a kind of pianist who stands by for the regular pianist in case the regular pianist is not available to stand by.

  Betty : Oh, I thought it was something dirty, the way you said it.

• Mr. Morality : You're a safe driver. I felt very secure with you. Out of this nettle danger, we pluck this flower safely.

  Betty : Shakespeare!

  Mr. Morality : You're not only handsome, you're bright.

• Betty : I used to play in an all-boy band. The money wasn't much, but fun like you can't imagine.