- A bright child?
- Yes. She can multiply large sums in her head.
- So can a calculator.
— Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz)
5 seconds sound clip from the Matilda (1996) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:31:50.391 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Good to see you, Jen. Good, good, good.
- Time for one of our little heart-to-hearts?
- Actually, it's about the new girl in my class, Miss Trunchbull... Matilda Wormwood.
- Her father says she's a real wart.
- A what?
- A carbuncle, a blister, a festering pustule of malignant ooze.
- Matilda Wormwood is a very sweet girl, and very bright.
- Yes. She can multiply large sums in her head.
- Well, I think she might be happier in an older and more advanced class.
- No, no, no, Miss Trunchbull.
- Yes! Typical, slothful, cowardice.
[...]