Victoria Brisbane Quotes in High Anxiety (1977)

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: What's your sign?

Victoria Brisbane: I'm sorry. It's... unlisted.

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.

Victoria Brisbane: I'm sorry, please forgive me. I'm just *so* close to my menstrual cycle that I could scream!

Victoria Brisbane: How did you, ummmm... get my room number? I am not going to listen to any more of this, I mean, I've had just about enough! What are you wearing? Jeans? You're wearing jeans? I bet they're tight.

Victoria Brisbane: Have you seen my father at the Institute? Is he all right?

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: He's fine, he's fine. He's coming along just fine. He's very affectionate. He licked me.

Victoria Brisbane: He what?

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Well, he thinks he's a dog these days.

Victoria Brisbane: A dog?

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: A dog, yes.

Victoria Brisbane: Do you mind if I smoke?

Victoria Brisbane: Listen, mister, I don't go for this sort of thing.

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

Victoria Brisbane: [Pointing to his nametag] Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke... What does the 'H' stand for?

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: [Puts his hand over his mouth and indistinctly mumbles something]

Victoria Brisbane: [Not understanding] What?

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: [Now speaking clearly] Harpo... My mother loved the Marx Brothers. She saw all their movies. She named me Harpo.

Victoria Brisbane: Harpo? Harpo... I like it. You know, it's very refreshing. I mean, there are certain names that you just don't hear very often these days.

Victoria Brisbane: Gosh, you're fickle!

Victoria Brisbane: My name is Victoria Brisbane, my father is Arthur Brisbane.