- Lester Plum: I was the Shirley Temple of my day.
- Atterbury Dodd: I've heard that name several times today Miss Plum. Who is Miss Temple?
- Atterbury Dodd: [Plum has just thrown him on the floor] Why Miss Plum, you're... you're wonderful!
- Lester Plum: I don't see anything wonderful about it, just plain jujistu; a trick of leverage.
- Atterbury Dodd: Leverage? The principle of Archimedes, the Greek mathematician.
- Lester Plum: Well I don't know anything about that; all I know is it comes in very handy when some guy who's driving you home tries to shift gears with your knee.
- Atterbury Dodd: Miss Plum, teach me how to do that
- Lester Plum: I taught you how to do the tango, and look what happened. By the way, how'd you make out with that female Casanova?
- Atterbury Dodd: Miss Plum, I must insist that you grant Miss Cheri the respect...
- Lester Plum: The respect to which she's entitled, is that it? Protecting her against me, huh? And now you want me to teach you jujitsu.
- Atterbury Dodd: If you don't mind, Miss Plum.
- Lester Plum: It'll be a pleasure!
- [grabs him and flips him onto the floor]
- Atterbury Dodd: Hasn't anyone an answer for stupidity besides "that's the picture business"?
- Studio Employee: I'm sorry Mr. Dodd, but that's the only answer.