A Chorus Line (1985)

Audrey Landers: Val

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• Zach : Hi. As far as I'm concerned, I'm Valerie Clarke; but my parents seem to think I'm Margaret Mary Hoolihan. Couldn't you just die? I was born in the middle of nowhere. I mean, it wasn't even a town, really. Near Arlington, Vermont.

  Zach : How old are you?

  Val : Old. Twenty-four - and a half.

• Val : Let's get one thing straight, I never heard of "The Red Shoes", I never saw "The Red Shoes", I don't give a shit about "The Red Shoes". I came to New York because I wanted to be a Rockette at Radio City.

• Val : Every audition, I would dance rings around the other girls and I'd wind up in the alley with the other rejects. Until one day, after an audition, I swiped my dance card. And on a scale of 1 to 10 they gave me for dance: 10, for looks: 3. Well.

  [singing] 

  Val : Dance 10, Looks 3, And I'm still on unemployment, Dancing for my own enjoyment, That ain't it, kid, That ain't it, kid. Dance 10, Looks: 3, Is like to die. Left the theater, And called the doctor for my appointment to buy: Tits and ass, bought myself a fancy pair, Tightened up the derriere, Did the nose with it, All that goes with it, Tits and ass, Had the bingo-bongos done, Suddenly I'm getting national tours, Tits and ass, Won't get you jobs, Unless they're yours. Didn't cost a fortune, neither, Didn't hurt my sex life, either...

• Larry : Okay, let's review it. Starting position is upstage. Just to remind you. Chin up, hat down. Pop the right heel. Reverse directions. Five, six, seven, eight!

  Diana , Mark , Val , Richie Walters , Bebe , Bobby , Cassie , Mike Cass : [singing]  One, Singular sensation, Every little step she takes...