The Absent Minded Professor (1961)

Nancy Olson: Betsy Carlisle

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Quotes 

• [at the basketball game] 

  Betsy Carlisle : Oh, if Biff Hawk were only playing tonight.

  Prof. Shelby Ashton : Ah, yes, yes. I heard he was ineligible.

  [tauntingly to Brainard] 

  Prof. Shelby Ashton : Now, I wonder who could've flunked your star player? We're much more realistic about things like that at Rutland.

  Prof. Ned Brainard : So I hear. I understand you pay your basketball players more than you do your English teachers.

  Prof. Shelby Ashton : [offended]  That's ridiculous! I get twice as much as...

  [embarrassed, realizing Brainard's right] 

  Prof. Shelby Ashton : I really don't care to discuss it.

• [after having witnessed Ned Brainard be humiliated with the wrong Model T] 

  Prof. Shelby Ashton : Well, I think we've cleared the air on one important point.

  Betsy Carlisle : What's that?

  Prof. Shelby Ashton : With what's happened, I'm sure there's no longer any doubt about you and Ned Brainard.

  Betsy Carlisle : No. None whatsoever.

  Prof. Shelby Ashton : As the Bard says, "That he is mad, 'tis true, "'tis true, 'tis pity, and pity 'tis 'tis true."

  Betsy Carlisle : Oh, shut up!

  [Betsy storms off] 

  Prof. Shelby Ashton : [beat]  Well, if that's how she feels about Shakespeare.