Igor (Marty Feldman) (limping off): 'Walk this way' - and Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) limps off after him.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A command to walk a certain way is followed by imitation.
- In plain terms
- The speaker tells someone to walk a way and the other copies him.
- What can you take from it?
- Actions often speak louder than instructions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you teach others?
- Why do people copy?
Another view
The humor depends on visual context not in the text.
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