Daily Inspiration Quote by Geena Davis

Geena Davis is describing a party trick with the timing of a sitcom beat and the body-horror of a quick flash of Cronenberg. The genius is how casually she turns an anatomical quirk into social leverage: the “elbow that bends the wrong way” is a built-in special effect, and the elevator becomes her stage. A cramped public space, a captive audience, a predictable mechanism (doors close), then the fake emergency. Comedy loves certainty, and elevators provide it.

The line “Ow, ow, put it back!” is doing more than selling the gag. It’s a toddlerish command aimed at strangers, collapsing the usual rules of adult composure. That reversal is the point: instead of being the person with the “weird arm” who might get stared at, she manufactures the stare on her terms. The subtext is control. If people are going to look, she’ll decide when, why, and how hard.

There’s also a sly comment here about performance as self-defense, especially for an actress whose career has been built on being watched. Davis frames bodily difference not as vulnerability but as material. The scream is both punchline and shield; it lets her occupy public space with a kind of mischievous authority. The elevator prank is a small rebellion against polite invisibility: don’t just endure attention - direct it, weaponize it, make it funny.