Cornelia Bullock Quotes in My Man Godfrey (1936)

Cornelia Bullock: Will you do me a big favor?

Faithful George: Who do you want killed?

Cornelia Bullock: I'll do my own killing.

[Irene poses dramatically]

Cornelia Bullock: Oh, I remember that pose so well. I learned it in Dramatics School. It's Number 8 isn't it?

Faithful George: Yep, that's Number 8 all right.

Cornelia Bullock: Am I spoiling your act, dear?

Irene: [under her breath to Cornelia] I'll spoil something of yours someday and it won't be your act!

Cornelia Bullock: You can't go on like this forever. You really like me and you're afraid to admit it, aren't you?

Godfrey: You want me to tell you what I REALLY think of you?

Cornelia Bullock: Please do.

Godfrey: As Smith or as a butler?

Cornelia Bullock: Choose your own weapon.

Godfrey: You won't hold it against me?

Cornelia Bullock: It's your day off.

Godfrey: Very well. You belong to that unfortunate category that I would call the "Park Avenue brat". A spoiled child who's grown up in ease and luxury... who's always had her own way... and who's misdirected energies are so childish that they hardly deserve the comment, even of a butler on his off Thursday.

Cornelia Bullock: [hurt and angry] Thank you for a very lovely portrait.

Cornelia Bullock: So Little Red Riding Hood didn't have enough feminine charm to trap a wolf her own age, so she falls in love with a butler and lives happily ever after on an ash pile. If you know what I mean.

Irene: I know what you mean, if you know what *I* mean.

Carlo: [entering the room] May I come in?

Cornelia Bullock: You're in, aren't you?

Carlo: Very interesting book. The Greeks of the Middle Ages.

Cornelia Bullock: Oh, Irene would like that. You love the middle ages, don't you, dear?

Alexander Bullock: I've just been going over last month's bills, and I find that you people have confused me with the Treasury Department.

Cornelia Bullock: Oh, don't start that again, Dad.

Alexander Bullock: I don't mind giving the government 60% of what I make. But I can't do it when my family spends 50%!

Irene: Well, why should the government get more money than your own family?

Cornelia Bullock: Little Red Riding Hood didn't have enough charm to trap a wolf of her own age, so she falls in love with the butler and lives happily ever after on an ashpile, if you know what I mean.

Irene: I know, if you know what I mean.

Cornelia Bullock: My life is precious to me.

Irene: It won't be in a minute!