To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Maude Eburne: Anna

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• Maria Tura : [Talking about who sent the flowers]  It's true, Anna, I don't know who it is; but, I'm positive who it might be.

  Anna : You mean that young aviator?

  Maria Tura : Yes, he's very young. He's in the second row again. He gets better-looking every night... Don't misunderstand me. I love my husband dearly, and why not? He's wonderful. Only he gets so unreasonable, so upset about little things.

  Anna : Like the little thing in the second row.

• Anna : What a husband doesn't know won't hurt his wife.

• Maria Tura : [writing a note]  If you insist on seeing me, come back to my dressing room, when Hamlet goes into his soliloquy, "To be or not to be." - How does is sound Anna?

  Anna : Safe.

• Maria Tura : He's just a mere boy. Oh, no, no, no...

  Anna : What's he want you to do? Adopt him?

  Maria Tura : Oh, he's dying to see me, even if it's just for a minute. Of course, I won't. Definitely not. And yet, I don't like to be rude to him. I think its a mistake to ignore the people who admire one and who, after all, buy the tickets, at the same time...

  Anna : Done. Don't waste any more time with excuses. If you want to see him, see him while he's still young.

  Maria Tura : Yes, I think I owe it to my public.