Genius Quotes in Cover Girl (1944)

Genius: You know something? I love him too.

Danny McGuire: Yeah?

Genius: You know why?

Danny McGuire: Why?

Genius: Because he's dumber than me.

Danny McGuire: Dumber than I.

Genius: Okay. Then he's dumber than the both of us.

[Danny winces]

Genius: I don't feel good.

Rusty Parker: Oh, you don't? Where?

Genius: In the hall.

Genius: You probably know what you're doin', Mr. Coudair. But that was a pretty swell thing those kids had. Certainly glad I'm not the one that broke it up, I couldn't sleep nights.

Genius: [From the song "Who's Complaining?" which dealt with food rationing during World War Two] "Because of Axis trickery, my coffee now is chicory, and I can rarely purloin a sirloin... No complaining, through the campaigning. Who cares if the carrots are few? I'll feed myself on artichokes, until that Nazi party chokes, so long as they don't ration, my passion, for you!"

Rusty Parker: Oh, how I hate oysters!

Genius: Ain't they repulsive?

Genius: This time I was sure I had it. It's a very elusive formula.

Elsa: Had what, kiddo?

Genius: Kiddo? I prefer to be called Genius, if you don't mind.

Elsa: Okay, Genius, no offence. What formula?

Genius: For the Goo. There's not much of it, and they want me to make some more. But it's not easy.

Elsa: Why don't we go for a walk, Genius? I'll buy you an ice cream cone.

Genius: I never touch it. It's high in cholesterol. But I'll go for a walk with you.

Elsa: Okay.

Genius: [about the chemicals he's mixed] They're not compatible. This is supposed to blow up. I wonder why it doesn't?

Nancy: You and I aren't going to be very compatible either, Genius, if you don't get out of here.

Genius: I wonder what you see in her.

Mike: I don't know either. But, uh, whatever it is, I like it.

Mike: Who got the Goo?

Genius: They got it. One of them ran off with it. I was going to stop him, but...

Nancy: But what?

Genius: Reasons of pure logic. He was bigger than me.