High Anxiety Quotes

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: [ripping duct tape off Brophy's mouth] Where is Brisbane?
Brophy: They took him to - WAAAAAAOWWWWW!

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Victoria Brisbane: [bursting into Thorndyke's room] Get away from the door! [begins wheezing as if out of breath]
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Who are you?
Victoria Brisbane: Get away from me.
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Just a second... [she cuts him off]
Victoria Brisbane: Be quiet, they'll hear you. Don't move. Go inside. Go to your room. [they enter the living room]
Victoria Brisbane: The drapes! Close the drapes!
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: The drapes. Close the drapes. [Repeating, to himself]
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Close the drapes.
Victoria Brisbane: Close the other one. Get down! Lower! Good. Quick, come here. Get up. Sit down. Not there, here.
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Here?
Victoria Brisbane: There.

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Victoria Brisbane: Another one? Listen, Richard, you have got to get a grip on yourself.

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Victoria Brisbane: I'm sorry, please forgive me. I'm just SO close to my menstrual cycle that I could SCREAM.

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[Dr. Thorndyke brushes his teeth]
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: [starts off slow] Up and down. Up and down. Side, side, side, side, side. In and out. In and out. Side, side, side, side, side. [quicker, now]
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Up and down. Up and down. Side, side, side, side, side. In and out. In and out. [very deliberate for the finish]
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Side, side, side, side, side.

Movie: High Anxiety