Agnes Moorehead: 21 Movie Quotes with Audio

Updated: Oct 21, 2026

Movie quotes delivered by Agnes Moorehead, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

1 But don't try it. No matter how clever you are, you can't hide murder.

As Cornelia van Gorder in The Bat (1959)

2 Oh, how blessed it is to breathe without an effort. You know, no one knows how sweet the air can taste until someone shuts it off for a moment.

As Cornelia van Gorder in The Bat (1959)

3 When you refer to my books, please don't call me Miss Corny.

As Cornelia van Gorder in The Bat (1959)

4 Well, nothing can get at us in this room now, I don't think. This door seems good and solid. -Like the door to a tomb.

Agnes Moorehead as Cornelia van Gorder; Lenita Lane as Lizzie Allen in The Bat (1959)

5 And that, I suppose, is the cat dropping its dentures? -No, no, I don't think so. But I think it's something should be looked into.

Agnes Moorehead as Cornelia van Gorder; Lenita Lane as Lizzie Allen in The Bat (1959)

6 Well, if anything bothers you, you just sing out. And two strong women will come to your rescue.

As Cornelia van Gorder in The Bat (1959)

7 There's been an accident? -There's been a murder.

As Cornelia van Gorder in The Bat (1959)

8 My maid was bitten by a bat. -Oh? A rabid bat? -Well, I'll know for sure when I get to my lab. I caught the bat.

Vincent Price as Dr. Malcolm Wells; Agnes Moorehead as Cornelia van Gorder in The Bat (1959)

9 Can you shoot one of those things without shutting your eyes? -Oh, doctor, there are guns in every book I've ever written. I don't write about things I'm unfamiliar with.

Agnes Moorehead as Cornelia van Gorder; Vincent Price as Dr. Malcolm Wells in The Bat (1959)

10 Oh, don't forget that once I'm gone, you'll have to climb those stairs alone. -Oh, I'm all right. I'm armed now.

Vincent Price as Dr. Malcolm Wells; Agnes Moorehead as Cornelia van Gorder in The Bat (1959)