What's New Pussycat (1965)
Paula Prentiss: Liz Bien
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Quotes
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Liz Bien : You're right. I must face my problems. I can't go through life being a semi-virgin.
Michael James : What, in the name of all that is gracious, is a semi-virgin?
Liz Bien : Here, I'm a virgin. In America, I'm not.
Michael James : What do they do, stamp it on your passport?
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Liz Bien : How'd you like my poems?
Michael James : I think they're very beautiful and quite moving.
Liz Bien : Did you like the one about peaceful coexistence, 'Ode To A Pacifist Junkie'?
Michael James : Yes. I thought it was very sexy.
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Liz Bien : Would you excuse me for a minute? I'm going into the bathroom to take an overdose of sleeping pills.
Michael James : I like you. You're a nice stable girl.
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Michael James : I want to hear your poems.
Liz Bien : Oh, all right. But behave.
Michael James : Yes, sure. I - I love erotic poems.
Liz Bien : Oh, it's not erotic, it's political.
Michael James : Is it?
Liz Bien : Mm-hm. Oh, yeah. I wrote this at Hillside Hospital, just after my fourth nervous breakdown. Um! Two, three, four: "Who killed Charlie Parker? Um! You did. You - rat!" I dedicate this next poem...
Michael James : Yes. Well, it's been an interesting evening.
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Liz Bien : One more poem - and you can do with me what you want.
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Liz Bien : God, I love it when you're domineering.
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Dr. Fritz Fassbender : I'm hungry.
Liz Bien : Don't you just love sin?
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Liz Bien : When it comes to liquor, I'm a health nut. I drink a lot of gin and wheat germ. Regular vodka and gluten.
