The Notorious Bettie Page Page #4

Now, it may not seem

interesting to you,

to sit and wait

as you do it,

but it's life.

Now, that's all for today.

I'll see you on Wednesday.

Thanks.

Hey, don't worry, Bettie.

It's like he said...

it was a hard exercise.

I was terrible.

I couldn't concentrate.

I felt silly.

No, no.

I liked what you did.

I thought it was really interesting

and very modern.

Don't feel bad.

Hey, how about a milkshake?

That was back when I was trying to write

a great American novel.

It all seems so juvenile.

You know, trying to be Ernest Hemingway.

But then a friend dragged me

to Herbert's class,

and, I don't know,

acting just felt so...

- inspiring.

- I know exactly what you mean.

- It's like when you're in church.

- Uh-huh.

Well, sometimes with the preaching

and the singing and all,

you get lifted up...

up out of yourself.

It's like you're taken

to another place.

Yeah! Taken to another place,

that's it.

Bettie, I feel like I've been talking about

myself for hours.

So what about you?

What drew you to acting?

Well, I started

in high school

and did all the plays.

I guess you could say

- it ruined my life.

- How so?

Well, I was gonna be our high school

valedictorian.

Everyone said

it was gonna be me.

The valedictorian gets a full scholarship to

Vanderbilt University.

- It's a real big deal.

- Hmm.

Well, one day I...

I had a dress rehearsal

and I cut one class...

one stupid art class.

So I got an A-minus

instead of an A,

and Martin Murphy

got the scholarship.

And I got to be

salutatorian

and a place at a teacher

training college.

And I hated teaching. All the boys

whistled at me and acted up.

I just couldn't

control the class.

I wanted that

scholarship so much.

Jeez, I'm sorry, Bettie.

Hey, you know,

It seemed so bitter at the time,

but maybe it's fate telling you

you were meant

for something else.

Well, I wonder.

I hope you're right

about that.

Yes. Like this?

Look at that over there.

Here we go again.

I know it's coming.

Listen, girls,

I just want you to know

That Peggy is gonna

be doing

- some semi-nude posing today.

- All very tasteful, of course.

If you're feeling shy about that,

bathing suits are just dandy with us.

Although there's nothing more beautiful

than nude modeling in open air.

Art, I've told you, my boyfriend

would blow his top if I did that.

Of course, of course.

It's completely up to you.

Thank you, Art, Frank.

We appreciate

you telling us.

Beautiful.

You know, sometimes

when I get homesick,

I just go to Central Park

and walk around for hours.

Gee, I like

to do that too.

Some people think I'm funny

for spending so much time alone.

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