Picnic (1955)

Rosalind Russell: Rosemary the Schoolteacher

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Quotes 

• Rosemary Sidney : Look at that sunset, Howard!

  Howard Bevans : A sunset's a beautiful thing, all right.

  Rosemary Sidney : It's like the daytime didn't want to end, isn't it? It's like the daytime was gonna put up a big scrap, set the world on fire to keep the night from creeping on.

• Rosemary Sidney : [Giddily to her schoolteacher friends just prior to eloping]  So long, girls! You know what you can tell the principal for me!

• Rosemary Sidney : Howard Bevans? He's just a friendboy, not a boyfriend.

• Howard Bevans : A young man comin' to town has *got* to be a good mixer.

  Helen Potts : Wouldn't it be nice if he could join the Country Club and play golf.

  Alan Benson : Oh, he won't be able to afford that.

  Rosemary Sidney : The bowling team's a rowdy gang.

  Helen Potts : There's a young mens bible class at the Baptist Church.

• Howard Bevans : Mighty pretty legs.

  Rosemary Sidney : Ah, that's just like you men, can't talk about anything but women's legs.

  Howard Bevans : I just noticed they had a nice shape.

• Rosemary Sidney : You're a fake! You're no jive kid. You're just scared to act your age.

• Rosemary Sidney : People? What will people say if I thumb my nose at 'em? What will people say if I walked down the street and showed them my pink panties? What do I care what people say?

• Rosemary Sidney : You remind me of one of those old statues, one of those Roman gladiators, all they had on was shield... My those ancient people were depraved.

• Rosemary Sidney : You'll end your life in the *gutter* and it'll serve you right. Cause the *gutter's* where you came from and the gutter's where you belong!

• Rosemary Sidney : Each year I keep tellin' myself this is the last. Somethin' will happen. Nothin' ever does. Except I get a little crazier all the time.

• Rosemary Sidney : Its his turn to dance with me. I may be an old maid schoolteacher; but, I can keep up with ya. Come on now. Ride 'em cowboy!

• Rosemary Sidney : Workin' over their *naked* as an Indian.

  Millie Owens : Whose naked as an Indian?

  Rosemary Sidney : Who does he think is interested?