1 00:00:18,514 --> 00:00:20,243 I'm thinking about marriage. 2 00:00:21,751 --> 00:00:24,721 I'm 25 and I think about marriage... 3 00:00:24,721 --> 00:00:27,290 which makes me nervous. 4 00:00:27,290 --> 00:00:30,691 I've been trying to put it in the context of my life. 5 00:00:31,828 --> 00:00:35,025 And life is curious. 6 00:00:36,866 --> 00:00:40,063 One of the few things that I know about life... 7 00:00:41,304 --> 00:00:43,239 other than it ends... 8 00:00:43,239 --> 00:00:46,174 is that it's a good idea to be with someone. 9 00:00:50,747 --> 00:00:52,305 With someone you love. 10 00:00:56,686 --> 00:01:00,315 My friends are getting married. I don't know what to say. 11 00:01:01,124 --> 00:01:03,024 I wouldn't say that I'm a loner. 12 00:01:05,128 --> 00:01:08,359 I'd describe myself as a mutt. 13 00:01:09,232 --> 00:01:12,068 My mother is half Jewish... 14 00:01:12,068 --> 00:01:14,370 and my father is Episcopalian. 15 00:01:14,370 --> 00:01:16,600 Not that I spent many time with them. 16 00:01:18,374 --> 00:01:22,345 My life up to now has been a search... 17 00:01:22,345 --> 00:01:26,115 to make sense out of it and Joanne... 18 00:01:26,115 --> 00:01:28,985 has been part of it. 19 00:01:28,985 --> 00:01:31,187 She really has. 20 00:01:31,187 --> 00:01:33,485 -Jake? -Mornin'! 21 00:01:36,325 --> 00:01:39,495 If it doesn't fit I can get you another one. 22 00:01:39,495 --> 00:01:42,298 -What is it? -A symbol. 23 00:01:42,298 --> 00:01:44,630 -Of what? -My affection! 24 00:01:46,102 --> 00:01:48,764 We've been on and off again many times. 25 00:01:49,972 --> 00:01:51,607 I don't know what to do. 26 00:01:51,607 --> 00:01:55,065 Who do you talk to about it? Who do you ask? A shrink? 27 00:01:56,078 --> 00:02:00,538 A priest? I don't know. A member of your family? 28 00:02:03,352 --> 00:02:04,546 No. 29 00:02:06,122 --> 00:02:10,326 -What the hell is that? -A rock for his girlfriend! 30 00:02:10,326 --> 00:02:14,130 You can't leave that in my parents' drive-way. 31 00:02:14,130 --> 00:02:15,791 Will we get arrested for this? 32 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,531 How is this? 33 00:02:19,569 --> 00:02:22,231 Turn around. Work with me. 34 00:02:23,239 --> 00:02:24,740 Great! 35 00:02:24,740 --> 00:02:27,300 All that gets me thinking if I'm not normal. 36 00:02:29,712 --> 00:02:33,783 The fact is that I'm a pretty normal person. 37 00:02:33,783 --> 00:02:36,047 I come from a typical New York household. 38 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,356 Things were always a little bit crazy. 39 00:02:40,356 --> 00:02:41,791 The night of the great black-out... 40 00:02:41,791 --> 00:02:44,894 my Jewish cousin got married in a Chinese restaurant. 41 00:02:44,894 --> 00:02:48,898 I wasn't aware of it, but that's what everyone did. 42 00:02:48,898 --> 00:02:50,991 You met someone and you got married. 43 00:02:52,401 --> 00:02:54,837 My father, a trumpet player... 44 00:02:54,837 --> 00:02:57,006 met my mother at one of his gigs. 45 00:02:57,006 --> 00:02:58,871 I came along soon after. 46 00:03:00,977 --> 00:03:04,003 He was a sweet guy, but he was kind of a philanderer. 47 00:03:04,881 --> 00:03:07,516 Slob! 48 00:03:07,516 --> 00:03:10,820 My mother, from the Bronx, was an emotional person. 49 00:03:10,820 --> 00:03:12,788 To say they had difficulties of getting along... 50 00:03:12,788 --> 00:03:14,423 might have been an understatement. 51 00:03:14,423 --> 00:03:17,393 Bullshit! Where have you been? 52 00:03:17,393 --> 00:03:19,061 -At the gig. -Willie... 53 00:03:19,061 --> 00:03:21,697 take the baby away while they fight. 54 00:03:21,697 --> 00:03:24,200 -What? -Take the baby away... 55 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,768 while they fight! 56 00:03:25,768 --> 00:03:27,470 It will influence him. 57 00:03:27,470 --> 00:03:30,339 We're not fighting, mum. Why should we be fighting? 58 00:03:30,339 --> 00:03:32,909 -Where is the soya sauce? -I don't understand. 59 00:03:32,909 --> 00:03:34,477 Big time show biz husband... 60 00:03:34,477 --> 00:03:36,946 has to come late to my cousins wedding! 61 00:03:36,946 --> 00:03:40,016 -I went to get some cigars. -He was with his mistress! 62 00:03:40,016 --> 00:03:42,718 Do you think I don't know? 63 00:03:42,718 --> 00:03:44,854 It'll influence the baby! 64 00:03:44,854 --> 00:03:47,490 Do you think I don't know? 65 00:03:47,490 --> 00:03:49,890 For God sake, give me the soya sauce! 66 00:03:51,894 --> 00:03:54,931 You must love the cigars. Tell me. 67 00:03:54,931 --> 00:03:56,232 Are the cigars good to you? 68 00:03:56,232 --> 00:03:58,401 -Take the baby away! -Will you stop that? 69 00:03:58,401 --> 00:04:01,137 Do you sleep with your cigars? 70 00:04:01,137 --> 00:04:04,373 -Stop it! -Do you fuck the cigars? 71 00:04:04,373 --> 00:04:06,208 Stop it! 72 00:04:06,208 --> 00:04:09,234 I'm taking the baby! The parents are obviously crazy! 73 00:04:16,852 --> 00:04:18,988 -What do you want me to do? -What I want you to do? 74 00:04:18,988 --> 00:04:21,354 -What do you want? -I want you to leave. 75 00:04:23,125 --> 00:04:25,821 -Want me to leave? -That's what I said. 76 00:04:31,167 --> 00:04:32,657 I'm leaving. 77 00:04:36,439 --> 00:04:39,101 And so went my father with the black-out of 1965. 78 00:04:41,043 --> 00:04:44,113 My mother hadn't thought all this out. 79 00:04:44,113 --> 00:04:46,482 What would it be like without a husband? 80 00:04:46,482 --> 00:04:48,384 She had a job, but... 81 00:04:48,384 --> 00:04:52,150 She got home and called her best friend, Helen. 82 00:04:53,022 --> 00:04:55,691 I got my emergency valise. 83 00:04:55,691 --> 00:04:59,218 I can stay as long as you need. Candles and... 84 00:05:01,297 --> 00:05:04,367 How can I describe Helen? She was a good woman... 85 00:05:04,367 --> 00:05:07,970 but she needed a crisis every minute of her life. 86 00:05:07,970 --> 00:05:11,807 The two of them never got over my fathers departure. 87 00:05:11,807 --> 00:05:15,745 People tell me that I exaggerate, but years later... 88 00:05:15,745 --> 00:05:18,179 our apartment had a very strange cloud to it. 89 00:05:24,286 --> 00:05:26,447 Turn that thing down! 90 00:05:33,929 --> 00:05:37,023 -You act like an 8 year old! -I'm 8 years old! 91 00:05:38,367 --> 00:05:40,636 Why do you do this when I'm going out? 92 00:05:40,636 --> 00:05:43,366 -You're always going out! -That's not true! 93 00:05:44,407 --> 00:05:46,034 Ma! Ma! 94 00:05:46,942 --> 00:05:50,212 For God sake! For God sake! 95 00:05:50,212 --> 00:05:52,548 We need harmony here! 96 00:05:52,548 --> 00:05:55,918 You know what this is? A fire hazard! 97 00:05:55,918 --> 00:05:58,386 -A lesson to the family! -Let go, Shirley. 98 00:06:06,695 --> 00:06:08,925 I screwed everything of it! 99 00:06:10,032 --> 00:06:13,536 I can't keep living like this! I can't do it! 100 00:06:13,536 --> 00:06:17,406 -I don't have the strength. -Sure. 101 00:06:17,406 --> 00:06:19,135 I need a man! 102 00:06:29,351 --> 00:06:31,649 I'm the master of my emotions. 103 00:06:37,293 --> 00:06:39,261 I'm the master of my emotions. 104 00:06:40,663 --> 00:06:42,995 I'm financially independent. 105 00:06:48,504 --> 00:06:50,904 I'm financially independent. 106 00:06:52,241 --> 00:06:56,507 I'm emotional, but then I feel the guts of life. 107 00:06:57,780 --> 00:07:02,485 I'm emotional, but then I feel the guts of life. 108 00:07:02,485 --> 00:07:05,886 -Good little boy! -You're a beautiful boy. 109 00:07:07,022 --> 00:07:10,321 He's our little man. Give me a hug. 110 00:07:14,897 --> 00:07:18,734 Having no man around, made me sensitive to women. 111 00:07:18,734 --> 00:07:22,438 I thought I understood them and knew what they needed. 112 00:07:22,438 --> 00:07:25,407 When I thought that I was indispensable to her... 113 00:07:25,407 --> 00:07:28,171 what does my mother do? Ship me off to boarding school! 114 00:07:30,646 --> 00:07:33,516 She wanted me to play football, baseball... 115 00:07:33,516 --> 00:07:35,417 drink beer and play poker... 116 00:07:35,417 --> 00:07:38,687 and become the kind of man they complained about. 117 00:07:38,687 --> 00:07:42,458 I'm not sure if she was clear-minded about this. 118 00:07:42,458 --> 00:07:44,927 I can't leave him! 119 00:07:44,927 --> 00:07:46,952 How many times can you change your mind? 120 00:07:59,475 --> 00:08:03,241 This man/woman stuff wasn't as simple as I thought. 121 00:08:05,047 --> 00:08:07,950 -What do you want me to do? -What I want you to do? 122 00:08:07,950 --> 00:08:11,086 -What do you want me to do? -What I want you to do? 123 00:08:11,086 --> 00:08:13,889 -This is the best part. -I wake up... 124 00:08:13,889 --> 00:08:17,126 and look at the place where my husband is supposed to be. 125 00:08:17,126 --> 00:08:20,696 -And I find this note! -What do you want? 126 00:08:20,696 --> 00:08:24,433 I find he's gone to the woods to live like a lumber-jack! 127 00:08:24,433 --> 00:08:26,969 My father was a lumber-jack. 128 00:08:26,969 --> 00:08:29,572 Don't you understand what I'm feeling trying to raise... 129 00:08:29,572 --> 00:08:32,200 a family in a contemporary urban environment? 130 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,711 It was a startling scene. 131 00:08:41,784 --> 00:08:44,186 Let me understand. 132 00:08:44,186 --> 00:08:46,780 At the end of the play... 133 00:08:48,190 --> 00:08:51,489 the main character becomes depressed... 134 00:08:53,095 --> 00:08:55,086 and in a state of sheer desperation... 135 00:08:56,198 --> 00:09:00,567 kills everybody who is at the lumber camp with him? 136 00:09:02,738 --> 00:09:05,941 He realizes that there's no other way out. 137 00:09:05,941 --> 00:09:10,537 He doesn't have any choice but to kill them. 138 00:09:13,249 --> 00:09:17,015 You know, there's great writing in there. 139 00:09:19,855 --> 00:09:21,982 There really is great writing. 140 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:26,221 But on a personal level... 141 00:09:27,396 --> 00:09:32,299 you might wanna talk with someone in health services. 142 00:09:33,902 --> 00:09:36,505 Even Chekov could use some analysis. 143 00:09:36,505 --> 00:09:38,507 Dr. Finkle was a good guy. 144 00:09:38,507 --> 00:09:41,271 I freaked him out 'cause I couldn't remember my dreams. 145 00:09:42,311 --> 00:09:45,914 I may not have dreamed at night, but during the day... 146 00:09:45,914 --> 00:09:48,542 I dreamed about what every 18 year old boy dreamed about. 147 00:09:50,286 --> 00:09:53,622 Jenny Taylor. I'll never forget her. 148 00:09:53,622 --> 00:09:56,258 She was this techie in my theater class. 149 00:09:56,258 --> 00:09:59,193 We had planned to spend the night together. 150 00:10:01,096 --> 00:10:03,966 The first time you have sex is a huge deal. 151 00:10:03,966 --> 00:10:06,869 How are you supposed to know what to do? 152 00:10:06,869 --> 00:10:08,564 How do you know what's normal? 153 00:10:20,783 --> 00:10:22,685 -Did anyone see you? -No. 154 00:10:22,685 --> 00:10:23,786 Are you okay? 155 00:10:23,786 --> 00:10:26,322 There was a quality to that evening... 156 00:10:26,322 --> 00:10:28,256 that reminded me of my mother. 157 00:10:39,802 --> 00:10:41,360 You've never been here. 158 00:10:42,938 --> 00:10:44,773 I wanted to make this moment... 159 00:10:44,773 --> 00:10:47,674 an incredible one that I'd hoped for all my life. 160 00:10:49,678 --> 00:10:52,476 Whatever you do, don't come. 161 00:10:53,782 --> 00:10:55,750 -What? -Don't come. 162 00:11:36,792 --> 00:11:38,727 And that was that. 163 00:11:38,727 --> 00:11:40,996 By the time I got to college, I realized... 164 00:11:40,996 --> 00:11:44,266 that these hard experiences weren't going to stop. 165 00:11:44,266 --> 00:11:49,438 It reaffirmed my intention of using them to make a living. 166 00:11:49,438 --> 00:11:53,807 I want to hear something real, that makes sense. 167 00:11:56,044 --> 00:11:58,147 Julia, fade in. 168 00:11:58,147 --> 00:12:01,082 In the scene, what was the overriding emotion? 169 00:12:02,418 --> 00:12:04,686 What was the spine of... 170 00:12:04,686 --> 00:12:07,089 What? What is that? 171 00:12:07,089 --> 00:12:08,852 I was just gonna get... 172 00:12:12,227 --> 00:12:15,063 -Sorry. I'll do it later. -No. 173 00:12:15,063 --> 00:12:16,999 Go on. 174 00:12:16,999 --> 00:12:19,695 Do it fast. Who's next? 175 00:12:21,103 --> 00:12:24,540 -We'll go. -Go and set up the scene. 176 00:12:24,540 --> 00:12:25,700 Hurry up. 177 00:12:27,075 --> 00:12:31,413 Maxie, spend the weekend reading the scene. 178 00:12:31,413 --> 00:12:35,317 Work only on the dialogue. Okay? 179 00:12:35,317 --> 00:12:37,085 -What's going on? -Just a minute. 180 00:12:37,085 --> 00:12:41,223 I want you to punish it. 181 00:12:41,223 --> 00:12:42,424 Pretend it's a member of your family. 182 00:12:42,424 --> 00:12:44,626 Not everyone's family is as sick as yours. 183 00:12:44,626 --> 00:12:48,255 -You got to get angry. -I got it. 184 00:12:49,064 --> 00:12:50,793 -Let's go. -We're ready. 185 00:12:53,001 --> 00:12:54,662 Chris, hold on a second. 186 00:12:56,405 --> 00:12:57,963 You can start. 187 00:13:05,481 --> 00:13:09,508 This is a play about my father. 188 00:13:11,253 --> 00:13:12,811 You see... 189 00:13:15,724 --> 00:13:18,420 -he was a weird man. -Hold it! 190 00:13:20,496 --> 00:13:24,800 That's very good, very good, but you must project. 191 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:26,665 We have to hear each word clearly. 192 00:13:28,370 --> 00:13:29,997 What? You again? 193 00:13:32,074 --> 00:13:33,735 Just go, quickly. 194 00:13:39,147 --> 00:13:40,546 Hurry up! 195 00:13:50,425 --> 00:13:54,930 He was a weird man, about 50 years old. 196 00:13:54,930 --> 00:13:57,558 Well, that's only a guess. 197 00:14:01,270 --> 00:14:02,703 Thank you! 198 00:14:07,042 --> 00:14:09,978 -She's looking at us. -She's not looking at us. 199 00:14:09,978 --> 00:14:11,377 I'm telling you, she is. 200 00:14:12,614 --> 00:14:16,652 -This is not a girl for you. -What makes you say that? 201 00:14:16,652 --> 00:14:19,021 That girl is a wasp. 202 00:14:19,021 --> 00:14:22,991 You are this New York Jew. This is not a girl for you. 203 00:14:22,991 --> 00:14:25,460 She's looking at us. Come with me. 204 00:14:25,460 --> 00:14:27,029 -God! -Come on. 205 00:14:27,029 --> 00:14:28,462 All right! 206 00:14:30,399 --> 00:14:31,798 You're cheating! 207 00:14:35,103 --> 00:14:36,127 Hello. 208 00:14:37,673 --> 00:14:39,504 -Hi. -I'm Jake Briggs. 209 00:14:40,509 --> 00:14:42,136 I'm not a religious person. 210 00:14:46,148 --> 00:14:47,513 This is my friend. 211 00:14:49,284 --> 00:14:50,686 Chris. 212 00:14:50,686 --> 00:14:53,255 -I was an altar boy. -You are...? 213 00:14:53,255 --> 00:14:56,747 -Joanne Miller. -I'm Marty. 214 00:14:57,993 --> 00:15:00,257 -I had communion. -Really? 215 00:15:02,097 --> 00:15:05,300 You've finished? You wanna play again? 216 00:15:05,300 --> 00:15:08,070 -You can play with us. -You wanna play? 217 00:15:08,070 --> 00:15:09,638 -It's 4:00. -Get out of here. 218 00:15:09,638 --> 00:15:12,507 -We can play. -Let's go. 219 00:15:12,507 --> 00:15:15,271 She has to go downtown and I have class. 220 00:15:17,012 --> 00:15:18,570 Can I walk you to class? 221 00:15:19,581 --> 00:15:22,675 -Really? Okay. -Great. 222 00:15:27,122 --> 00:15:30,125 I saw one of your scenes. 223 00:15:30,125 --> 00:15:33,695 The one of the family, breaking up. 224 00:15:33,695 --> 00:15:36,999 It's weird, but I thought it was moving. 225 00:15:36,999 --> 00:15:40,196 Moving? Really? That's nice. 226 00:15:41,336 --> 00:15:43,505 Was it about your real family? 227 00:15:43,505 --> 00:15:46,497 -Sort of. -Really? 228 00:15:48,410 --> 00:15:49,968 So you're fucked up. 229 00:15:51,913 --> 00:15:53,904 They're kind of unique. 230 00:15:56,051 --> 00:15:59,955 My family is a screamingly normal group of individuals. 231 00:15:59,955 --> 00:16:01,723 Really? 232 00:16:01,723 --> 00:16:03,692 Leaves me in a normal state of mind... 233 00:16:03,692 --> 00:16:05,761 which isn't too good around here. 234 00:16:05,761 --> 00:16:08,430 The photographs you took aren't normal. 235 00:16:08,430 --> 00:16:11,433 They were a little over synthesized. 236 00:16:11,433 --> 00:16:15,704 The ones with the kids and the funeral? 237 00:16:15,704 --> 00:16:19,007 -They're intense. -My professor said... 238 00:16:19,007 --> 00:16:21,032 You can't listen to professors! 239 00:16:22,544 --> 00:16:26,048 They're professors! You can't let them influence you. 240 00:16:26,048 --> 00:16:29,418 -It's good to be influenced. -Come on! 241 00:16:29,418 --> 00:16:33,555 It is! That's what you come here for. 242 00:16:33,555 --> 00:16:35,824 They're paid to influence you. 243 00:16:35,824 --> 00:16:37,459 I disagree. 244 00:16:37,459 --> 00:16:40,860 Well, I'm not saying you should be. 245 00:16:41,763 --> 00:16:45,062 You're a little different probably. 246 00:16:46,101 --> 00:16:49,093 In a good way. I think so anyway. 247 00:16:51,573 --> 00:16:54,041 -I should go in. -Go in? 248 00:16:58,313 --> 00:17:00,543 It's moronic, but I should get some sleep. 249 00:17:01,450 --> 00:17:04,578 -We've been walking all day. -Okay. 250 00:17:06,121 --> 00:17:07,713 I had a nice time. 251 00:17:12,060 --> 00:17:15,086 See you around, I guess. 252 00:17:16,631 --> 00:17:17,928 Good night. 253 00:17:26,541 --> 00:17:28,076 I was wondering... 254 00:17:28,076 --> 00:17:31,046 There's this dance over at the ''Advocate''. 255 00:17:31,046 --> 00:17:32,946 Would you like to come with me? 256 00:17:34,516 --> 00:17:37,576 -Sure. I would love to. -I'm a terrible dancer. 257 00:18:24,366 --> 00:18:26,334 We told each other everything after that. 258 00:18:28,603 --> 00:18:31,473 Her mother called her a whore... 259 00:18:31,473 --> 00:18:34,009 for putting henna in her hair when she was 14. 260 00:18:34,009 --> 00:18:36,378 I told her intimate things, too. 261 00:18:36,378 --> 00:18:38,846 That I couldn't remember my dreams... 262 00:18:39,447 --> 00:18:42,746 that I shoplifted my presents for 3 years... 263 00:18:44,519 --> 00:18:46,248 that I wanted to be a boat. 264 00:18:54,329 --> 00:18:57,232 It left Chris out in the cold. 265 00:18:57,232 --> 00:18:59,063 Joanne and I went everywhere together. 266 00:19:07,309 --> 00:19:09,777 Hi. How is it going? 267 00:19:11,980 --> 00:19:14,642 I just had a Rockefeller interview. 268 00:19:15,650 --> 00:19:17,277 How terrible! 269 00:19:21,356 --> 00:19:24,993 I started writing. It was hard not to think of her. 270 00:19:24,993 --> 00:19:26,858 And us, moving into the future. 271 00:19:36,204 --> 00:19:39,274 I went back to some of my old plays... 272 00:19:39,274 --> 00:19:40,935 thinking that I could expand them. 273 00:19:42,210 --> 00:19:44,405 But it didn't do much good. 274 00:19:45,814 --> 00:19:48,510 I realized it didn't really matter. 275 00:19:57,626 --> 00:19:59,321 We were having such a great time. 276 00:20:00,695 --> 00:20:03,665 We were talking about moving in together. 277 00:20:03,665 --> 00:20:06,167 This was something I really wanted to do. 278 00:20:06,167 --> 00:20:07,964 Joanne felt the same way, too. 279 00:20:09,170 --> 00:20:13,074 We were a little hesitant, but we were convinced... 280 00:20:13,074 --> 00:20:14,876 that we could get through anything... 281 00:20:14,876 --> 00:20:16,673 as long as we could talk it through. 282 00:20:17,779 --> 00:20:21,950 Joanne and I were great at communicating. 283 00:20:21,950 --> 00:20:25,477 We had this ability to talk to each other so easily. 284 00:20:28,857 --> 00:20:30,085 Well... 285 00:20:32,961 --> 00:20:36,055 -What is it? -I don't know. 286 00:20:38,266 --> 00:20:41,102 We made love last night... 287 00:20:41,102 --> 00:20:42,837 and you barely said a word since then. 288 00:20:42,837 --> 00:20:45,840 -Can we go? -I wanna talk about this. 289 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,637 Can we not talk about it here? 290 00:20:50,845 --> 00:20:52,745 No one's listening. 291 00:20:54,182 --> 00:20:56,047 What could be so terrible that... 292 00:20:58,153 --> 00:20:59,677 I wanna tell you something. 293 00:21:04,125 --> 00:21:06,127 I can't talk about it here. 294 00:21:06,127 --> 00:21:09,230 Come on. Please. 295 00:21:09,230 --> 00:21:12,000 -I can't. -Why? Please. 296 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,592 All right. 297 00:21:23,311 --> 00:21:25,370 I have never... 298 00:21:32,354 --> 00:21:36,725 -I have never... -What? 299 00:21:36,725 --> 00:21:38,556 I never had an orgasm before. 300 00:21:41,129 --> 00:21:42,756 You never had an orgasm? 301 00:21:43,732 --> 00:21:46,167 I never had an orgasm. 302 00:21:46,167 --> 00:21:48,692 Really? You never had an orgasm? 303 00:21:50,271 --> 00:21:52,807 I had an orgasm before alone... 304 00:21:52,807 --> 00:21:57,073 but never one with a man before. 305 00:23:08,216 --> 00:23:09,774 Living together? 306 00:23:11,386 --> 00:23:14,253 You mean, living in the same house? 307 00:23:16,224 --> 00:23:19,887 -We're excited about it. -We're totally happy. 308 00:23:21,062 --> 00:23:24,828 Well... that's wonderful. 309 00:23:27,368 --> 00:23:28,995 That's wonderful. 310 00:23:30,171 --> 00:23:32,401 -Ma... -I don't know. 311 00:23:35,577 --> 00:23:38,279 I wish you had a father in situations like this. 312 00:23:38,279 --> 00:23:40,577 -Ma! -What? 313 00:23:41,449 --> 00:23:43,518 What that has to do with anything? 314 00:23:43,518 --> 00:23:46,087 Why do you always start about me not having a father? 315 00:23:46,087 --> 00:23:49,891 Why are you getting angry? Why? 316 00:23:49,891 --> 00:23:53,561 I'm not getting angry. Why do you say stupid things? 317 00:23:53,561 --> 00:23:55,330 I don't have a father. So what? 318 00:23:55,330 --> 00:23:58,527 Why do I have to hear about it? What's the big deal? 319 00:24:00,101 --> 00:24:04,868 Don't be so touchy. I'm just going for a little walk. 320 00:24:11,613 --> 00:24:15,879 -You do get touchy! -No. The woman is insane! 321 00:24:17,519 --> 00:24:19,384 You should go get her. 322 00:24:23,558 --> 00:24:25,393 He didn't mean to upset you. 323 00:24:25,393 --> 00:24:29,386 God! I'm not upset. I'm not. 324 00:24:32,700 --> 00:24:35,396 I'm a very emotional person, that's all. 325 00:24:36,437 --> 00:24:40,737 -You'll get to know me. -Emotions are good. 326 00:24:57,659 --> 00:25:00,361 We started to search for a place to live. 327 00:25:00,361 --> 00:25:02,158 You're running like a girl! 328 00:25:03,631 --> 00:25:06,862 We found a cute house across the street from the nunnery. 329 00:25:08,703 --> 00:25:11,739 On the other side was this peanut factory. 330 00:25:11,739 --> 00:25:14,008 Everyone said I was insane to think this... 331 00:25:14,008 --> 00:25:16,044 but I was convinced that it was driving... 332 00:25:16,044 --> 00:25:18,740 the local squirrels mad from the constant roasting. 333 00:25:26,921 --> 00:25:30,258 Chris thought that I was mad, but for different reasons. 334 00:25:30,258 --> 00:25:33,194 You should be coming to New York with me! 335 00:25:33,194 --> 00:25:35,363 It's the last place I wanna be. 336 00:25:35,363 --> 00:25:37,732 You should not stay in your college town. 337 00:25:37,732 --> 00:25:38,766 Why? 338 00:25:38,766 --> 00:25:40,535 What the fuck is really happening here? 339 00:25:40,535 --> 00:25:43,972 I'm happy here in Cambridge! 340 00:25:43,972 --> 00:25:47,308 Joanne is here, we got a house. This is important. 341 00:25:47,308 --> 00:25:49,043 You better write your ass off. 342 00:25:49,043 --> 00:25:51,579 -I'm writing a new play. -You better write. 343 00:25:51,579 --> 00:25:54,115 -I am! -Write your ass off. 344 00:25:54,115 --> 00:25:56,140 I mean it. Hold this. 345 00:26:06,327 --> 00:26:07,929 'til. 346 00:26:07,929 --> 00:26:10,124 -Send me the new stuff. -I will. 347 00:26:11,866 --> 00:26:13,390 Get out of here. 348 00:26:15,236 --> 00:26:17,727 -Send it to me. -Save trip. 349 00:26:28,116 --> 00:26:31,319 It's hard to know at what moment you realize... 350 00:26:31,319 --> 00:26:35,423 that the work you thought was great isn't so great. 351 00:26:35,423 --> 00:26:38,551 The thing that happens is nothing happens. 352 00:27:03,151 --> 00:27:06,211 Despite this, I managed to finish a new play. 353 00:27:09,924 --> 00:27:11,626 I didn't know what to make of it. 354 00:27:11,626 --> 00:27:13,924 I was anxious to send it out. 355 00:27:24,939 --> 00:27:26,600 Do you have everything? 356 00:27:28,743 --> 00:27:31,779 -Can we please get... -I'm coming! 357 00:27:31,779 --> 00:27:33,648 What are you so nervous about? 358 00:27:33,648 --> 00:27:36,317 I'm not. It's my mother. 359 00:27:36,317 --> 00:27:38,753 She is gonna ride me about getting on with my life. 360 00:27:38,753 --> 00:27:40,588 You're fine with your life. 361 00:27:40,588 --> 00:27:45,226 Not everyone knows what they wanna do, like some people. 362 00:27:45,226 --> 00:27:48,024 Joanne started worrying about her career, too. 363 00:27:50,164 --> 00:27:52,367 A lot of the pressure was coming from her mother... 364 00:27:52,367 --> 00:27:54,335 but it wasn't making things easier for her. 365 00:27:55,470 --> 00:27:59,774 Elliot, I want to introduce you to my daughter, Joanne. 366 00:27:59,774 --> 00:28:02,043 -This is Elliot Price. -Hello. 367 00:28:02,043 --> 00:28:04,512 He owns one of the biggest galleries downtown. 368 00:28:04,512 --> 00:28:06,647 I told him about your photographs. 369 00:28:06,647 --> 00:28:08,740 Your mother told me all about them. 370 00:28:11,652 --> 00:28:13,847 -Roger? -We'll leave you to chat. 371 00:28:20,528 --> 00:28:22,120 Sorry! 372 00:28:24,699 --> 00:28:26,223 Mothers! 373 00:28:27,502 --> 00:28:31,339 You have to understand. This is the woman who took me... 374 00:28:31,339 --> 00:28:34,866 to a career aptitude training center when I was 1 7. 375 00:28:36,344 --> 00:28:38,946 -That's terrible. -It was pretty bad. 376 00:28:38,946 --> 00:28:42,016 You aren't gonna talk to me about your photographs? 377 00:28:42,016 --> 00:28:44,385 -Those? No. -Why not? 378 00:28:44,385 --> 00:28:46,287 -I don't think so. -Why not? 379 00:28:46,287 --> 00:28:49,624 -I did them in college. -Don't you care about them? 380 00:28:49,624 --> 00:28:51,216 Jake! 381 00:28:54,028 --> 00:28:56,931 -This is... -Elliot Price. 382 00:28:56,931 --> 00:28:58,523 -Hello. -Hi. 383 00:29:01,002 --> 00:29:04,739 I was trying to get Joanne... 384 00:29:04,739 --> 00:29:08,042 to talk about her photos. 385 00:29:08,042 --> 00:29:10,378 She seems reluctant. 386 00:29:10,378 --> 00:29:13,848 Really? She did great pictures in college. 387 00:29:13,848 --> 00:29:15,917 -Come on! -They were terrific. 388 00:29:15,917 --> 00:29:19,114 Dark, brooding... ominous. 389 00:29:20,488 --> 00:29:22,979 Don't listen to him. I live with him. 390 00:29:26,727 --> 00:29:28,718 You didn't have to be so obvious about it. 391 00:29:29,797 --> 00:29:33,835 I wasn't. I don't understand this issue with you. 392 00:29:33,835 --> 00:29:36,537 One minute you want to get on with your career... 393 00:29:36,537 --> 00:29:40,908 I don't know what I'm doing. He runs a huge gallery. 394 00:29:40,908 --> 00:29:44,612 So what? Who cares? You'll be terrific. 395 00:29:44,612 --> 00:29:47,482 You go and meet the guy. 396 00:29:47,482 --> 00:29:49,006 If he likes you, maybe he gives you a job. 397 00:30:01,395 --> 00:30:04,489 I like them. I really do. 398 00:30:06,801 --> 00:30:08,393 Why don't you believe them? 399 00:30:09,604 --> 00:30:11,196 You're making me nervous. 400 00:30:13,708 --> 00:30:16,108 You're making me nervous. Don't be nervous. 401 00:30:17,979 --> 00:30:19,674 Tell me about them. 402 00:30:24,552 --> 00:30:26,144 The thing was... 403 00:30:28,222 --> 00:30:32,527 when I took them I wasn't interested in the pictures. 404 00:30:32,527 --> 00:30:34,595 I was working on the idea that I could get... 405 00:30:34,595 --> 00:30:36,364 to know this place. 406 00:30:36,364 --> 00:30:40,425 These kids were amazing. The pictures were a side-effect. 407 00:30:42,169 --> 00:30:44,639 I wanted people to see how beautiful they were. 408 00:30:44,639 --> 00:30:46,129 They work. 409 00:30:47,408 --> 00:30:49,569 They tell me about the environment and the people. 410 00:30:52,079 --> 00:30:54,707 They're honest, heartfelt. 411 00:30:57,718 --> 00:30:59,208 These four... 412 00:31:01,188 --> 00:31:03,588 this one and these here... 413 00:31:05,126 --> 00:31:06,753 this one... 414 00:31:08,396 --> 00:31:12,230 and this... they tell me something about you. 415 00:31:14,368 --> 00:31:16,893 -I guess. -Your favorite photographer? 416 00:31:18,306 --> 00:31:19,898 Mary Ellen Mark. 417 00:31:23,811 --> 00:31:26,514 Lunch? Really? He took you to lunch? 418 00:31:26,514 --> 00:31:29,417 That's when he offered me the job. 419 00:31:29,417 --> 00:31:30,685 -Isn't that great? -It's great! 420 00:31:30,685 --> 00:31:32,987 -Hard to believe. -That's great. 421 00:31:32,987 --> 00:31:36,924 -He was intense, smart... -Real smart or... 422 00:31:36,924 --> 00:31:40,294 -You know, weird. -Good! 423 00:31:40,294 --> 00:31:42,196 I'm worried about getting fired. 424 00:31:42,196 --> 00:31:44,966 You haven't even started yet! 425 00:31:44,966 --> 00:31:46,831 I'm the one that should be nervous. 426 00:31:47,868 --> 00:31:51,539 Was there a call about your play? What about Chris? 427 00:31:51,539 --> 00:31:54,235 He hasn't called. What do you think that means? 428 00:31:55,276 --> 00:31:57,244 Jake? 429 00:31:57,244 --> 00:32:00,381 -How are you? -I'm fine! How are you? 430 00:32:00,381 --> 00:32:02,783 -I'm fine. So... -So? 431 00:32:02,783 --> 00:32:04,585 -So... -I got your new play. 432 00:32:04,585 --> 00:32:08,146 It's okay. I wanted to read it again. 433 00:32:09,323 --> 00:32:11,492 What do you mean? Did you like it? 434 00:32:11,492 --> 00:32:13,561 I liked it. 435 00:32:13,561 --> 00:32:15,363 You don't sound like you liked it. 436 00:32:15,363 --> 00:32:18,423 I'm not sure it's as good as the other stuff, but... 437 00:32:19,533 --> 00:32:24,205 You didn't like it? Just tell me what you thought. 438 00:32:24,205 --> 00:32:28,643 This stuff is so much better. It's more from your heart. 439 00:32:28,643 --> 00:32:30,678 I'm getting the other play around. 440 00:32:30,678 --> 00:32:33,047 It would be better if you were here. 441 00:32:33,047 --> 00:32:35,816 Everyone keeps saying: ''Where is the writer?'' 442 00:32:35,816 --> 00:32:37,618 They think it's bullshit. 443 00:32:37,618 --> 00:32:41,355 New York is the place to make it happen. 444 00:32:41,355 --> 00:32:42,890 That's absurd. 445 00:32:42,890 --> 00:32:45,358 You're not reading what's being written. 446 00:32:48,295 --> 00:32:51,432 You asked me. Listen, I'm here. 447 00:32:51,432 --> 00:32:53,923 I'll call you later. 448 00:32:55,202 --> 00:32:56,294 All right. Bye. 449 00:32:57,905 --> 00:33:01,102 -You okay? -I'm fine. 450 00:33:04,011 --> 00:33:06,775 -Want some wine? -No, thank you. 451 00:33:08,549 --> 00:33:10,785 Shit! I forgot to call... 452 00:33:10,785 --> 00:33:13,083 -''Aperture''? -''Aperture''! About the... 453 00:33:14,689 --> 00:33:17,886 -I called them already. -You gave them the figures? 454 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:21,796 They said... 455 00:33:21,796 --> 00:33:24,594 Fuck them! You'd be good at anything you do. 456 00:33:27,334 --> 00:33:28,903 Thank you. 457 00:33:28,903 --> 00:33:30,427 Listen. This is important. 458 00:33:31,405 --> 00:33:33,741 Come down to the vineyard for the weekend. 459 00:33:33,741 --> 00:33:37,578 For the weekend? I'd love to, but I can't. 460 00:33:37,578 --> 00:33:39,246 You must come. 461 00:33:39,246 --> 00:33:41,282 Jake likes to work on weekends. 462 00:33:41,282 --> 00:33:43,117 We're commited to being here. 463 00:33:43,117 --> 00:33:46,484 It'll be great! You can meet interesting people there. 464 00:33:48,122 --> 00:33:50,157 I'm sure. It's just not a good time. 465 00:33:50,157 --> 00:33:52,284 -Bring him along then. -That would be okay? 466 00:33:53,327 --> 00:33:56,397 You spend all week with him and now your weekends, too? 467 00:33:56,397 --> 00:33:58,499 It would be rude not to. 468 00:33:58,499 --> 00:34:00,835 There're gonna be people you would like to meet. 469 00:34:00,835 --> 00:34:04,071 -Writers, musicians. -Meet writers? 470 00:34:04,071 --> 00:34:05,561 We could have fun. 471 00:34:07,174 --> 00:34:10,610 -You're a little isolated. -Isolated? 472 00:34:11,746 --> 00:34:15,649 I should be going to NY. That's what I should do. 473 00:34:15,649 --> 00:34:18,447 I don't want you to do that. I want you to come with me. 474 00:34:20,554 --> 00:34:23,090 It's expensive to get down there. 475 00:34:23,090 --> 00:34:24,785 He has his own plane. 476 00:34:25,793 --> 00:34:28,091 His own plane? Forget it! 477 00:34:29,296 --> 00:34:32,197 I'm not getting on the plane. That's how people die. 478 00:34:40,141 --> 00:34:43,838 I use the house in the winter when the weather is worse. 479 00:34:44,945 --> 00:34:47,915 There're only 1000 people on the island. 480 00:34:47,915 --> 00:34:50,017 Perfect place for a writer. 481 00:34:50,017 --> 00:34:52,747 We're thinking of getting a place down there. 482 00:34:54,021 --> 00:34:56,257 Is that Patsy Cline playing? 483 00:34:56,257 --> 00:34:59,627 Why? Is this some kind of joke? 484 00:34:59,627 --> 00:35:01,254 Don't worry about the weather. 485 00:35:02,730 --> 00:35:06,734 I had one emergency landing since I fly down here. 486 00:35:06,734 --> 00:35:08,929 Great! Can you land before it blows over? 487 00:35:10,905 --> 00:35:12,640 You've written a new play? 488 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:15,142 Jake's written a few beautiful plays. 489 00:35:15,142 --> 00:35:16,837 My next one is about Buddy Holly. 490 00:35:20,981 --> 00:35:23,017 We're coming out of the storm. 491 00:35:23,017 --> 00:35:25,747 -Thank God! -Wanna try a stunt landing? 492 00:35:27,054 --> 00:35:31,058 Double roll now that it's clear? It's a great relief. 493 00:35:31,058 --> 00:35:34,050 -Don't stop on my account. -Are you sure? 494 00:35:35,462 --> 00:35:38,727 You're gonna look at the world in a whole new way! 495 00:35:41,035 --> 00:35:43,003 It's wonderful. Terrific. 496 00:35:55,649 --> 00:35:58,052 Relax. Look how beautiful it is. 497 00:35:58,052 --> 00:36:00,554 I'm relaxed. Look at this house. 498 00:36:00,554 --> 00:36:02,723 A house like this on Martas vineyard! 499 00:36:02,723 --> 00:36:05,624 -Morbier! -Is this the architect? 500 00:36:06,727 --> 00:36:09,252 Looks like it was designed by Mattel. 501 00:36:12,533 --> 00:36:14,125 There's something I wanna show you. 502 00:36:22,877 --> 00:36:24,401 I wanted to show you the room. 503 00:36:28,082 --> 00:36:31,279 -It's a great room. -Yeah, it's a great room. 504 00:36:32,319 --> 00:36:34,722 I used to think that one day I'd write my version... 505 00:36:34,722 --> 00:36:39,660 -of the great american novel. -I didn't know you wrote. 506 00:36:39,660 --> 00:36:41,355 That's the problem. I don't. 507 00:36:43,063 --> 00:36:45,588 I wanted to, but... 508 00:36:46,700 --> 00:36:50,871 I guess... I put it down to lack of discipline... 509 00:36:50,871 --> 00:36:53,507 but I don't have the talent. 510 00:36:53,507 --> 00:36:56,670 How do you work? Do you write for a producer? 511 00:36:58,579 --> 00:37:02,449 No. That would lock me in to something. 512 00:37:02,449 --> 00:37:06,353 I prefer a freelance situation. 513 00:37:06,353 --> 00:37:07,721 I see. 514 00:37:07,721 --> 00:37:12,090 This is a terrific house. I really enjoy Morbier. 515 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:16,994 I find his designs so... clean. 516 00:37:18,565 --> 00:37:20,301 Did you study design? 517 00:37:20,301 --> 00:37:24,260 Sure. I love the great architects. 518 00:37:25,105 --> 00:37:29,410 This is one of the few houses that Morbier designed. 519 00:37:29,410 --> 00:37:31,105 He's better known as a sculptor. 520 00:37:33,647 --> 00:37:35,114 Of course. 521 00:37:39,186 --> 00:37:41,848 Who are these people? What am I doing here? 522 00:37:43,324 --> 00:37:45,125 It's not as if there're any writers here. 523 00:37:45,125 --> 00:37:48,162 What kind of writer would come to Elliot's party? 524 00:37:48,162 --> 00:37:50,790 Richard Price, Joanne Miller, Ariel Dorfman. 525 00:37:56,337 --> 00:38:00,068 You got lucky with one guy, but... 526 00:38:02,209 --> 00:38:03,938 What kind of name is Dorfman? 527 00:38:09,249 --> 00:38:12,150 We're colleagues. We work together on a book. 528 00:38:13,220 --> 00:38:15,856 He got lucky with a couple of guys. 529 00:38:15,856 --> 00:38:18,192 What is this garbage about a book they're doing together? 530 00:38:18,192 --> 00:38:20,160 He surrounds himself with a bunch of writers... 531 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,429 and thinks he needs to write a book! 532 00:38:22,429 --> 00:38:25,065 If there were classy writers here... 533 00:38:25,065 --> 00:38:27,260 but there're no classy writers here. 534 00:38:29,236 --> 00:38:32,728 He's a best-seller. So what? It's advertising. 535 00:38:34,808 --> 00:38:36,799 She's got one Pulitzer Price. 536 00:38:51,625 --> 00:38:55,462 Satellite image I bring down into my computer. 537 00:38:55,462 --> 00:38:59,666 They get sand-blasted onto a piece of glass. 538 00:38:59,666 --> 00:39:01,702 The bottom half of the image... 539 00:39:01,702 --> 00:39:05,103 took these sonar shots. 540 00:39:07,608 --> 00:39:11,601 How significant you are. You american writers need... 541 00:39:16,784 --> 00:39:19,480 Don't you find these people a little pretentious? 542 00:39:23,724 --> 00:39:26,160 Look! Bill Styron. 543 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:30,431 William Styron. What do I say to him? 544 00:39:30,431 --> 00:39:33,434 -Ask his advice. -Ask his advice? 545 00:39:33,434 --> 00:39:37,404 I don't wanna be a sick fan near famous people... 546 00:39:37,404 --> 00:39:39,634 -You're not that. -'cause they're famous. 547 00:39:41,909 --> 00:39:45,936 -I don't even know the guy. -Have it your way. 548 00:39:48,182 --> 00:39:49,740 I'll go talk to him. 549 00:39:50,984 --> 00:39:52,645 It's just Styron. 550 00:39:56,890 --> 00:39:58,619 Jake Briggs! 551 00:39:59,493 --> 00:40:02,763 It's me, Shipley. We were in college together. 552 00:40:02,763 --> 00:40:04,765 -Theater? -Right! 553 00:40:04,765 --> 00:40:07,167 I went off to Oxford on a Rockefeller. 554 00:40:07,167 --> 00:40:11,536 -I know. How are you? -Okay, really. 555 00:40:12,339 --> 00:40:15,638 You must be on Broadway by now. 556 00:40:17,111 --> 00:40:20,945 -Not yet, but... -How do you do? 557 00:40:23,183 --> 00:40:26,053 -How are you doing? -Great. 558 00:40:26,053 --> 00:40:29,623 I was in Oxford when one of the little plays I wrote... 559 00:40:29,623 --> 00:40:32,615 -got done by the BBC. -One of the little plays? 560 00:40:33,727 --> 00:40:37,163 Boy! I have to go and slit my wrist. 561 00:40:38,065 --> 00:40:39,589 I'll be back soon. 562 00:40:42,703 --> 00:40:46,874 In aluminum and there is this mask... 563 00:40:46,874 --> 00:40:49,676 Somebody asks you to read something... 564 00:40:49,676 --> 00:40:52,146 and all they really want you to say is... 565 00:40:52,146 --> 00:40:53,647 ''It's wonderful. I love it''. 566 00:40:53,647 --> 00:40:57,284 He should be able to say... 567 00:40:57,284 --> 00:40:58,842 ''Read this and tell me it's fabulous''. 568 00:41:03,090 --> 00:41:03,857 Should I ask him... Do you wanna know...?'' 569 00:41:03,857 --> 00:41:05,192 Just ask him. 570 00:41:05,192 --> 00:41:08,423 He may just want to know that you love him. 571 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,935 -Nice to see you. -Mr. Styron? 572 00:41:17,437 --> 00:41:19,373 I couldn't help but notice you. 573 00:41:19,373 --> 00:41:22,342 Maybe I could talk to you for a minute. 574 00:41:23,043 --> 00:41:26,747 It seems like you're a little awkward here. 575 00:41:26,747 --> 00:41:29,716 I know what it's like. 576 00:41:31,418 --> 00:41:36,557 I read all your books. Really wonderful books. 577 00:41:36,557 --> 00:41:38,992 Before they were movies I read them. 578 00:41:38,992 --> 00:41:41,728 I'm a playwright. 579 00:41:41,728 --> 00:41:44,331 I've written a bunch of plays. 580 00:41:44,331 --> 00:41:45,855 Excuse me. 581 00:41:51,071 --> 00:41:52,436 There you are! 582 00:41:54,808 --> 00:41:56,639 -What? -Are you okay? 583 00:41:58,245 --> 00:42:00,113 -I'm fine. -We're gonna play a game. 584 00:42:00,113 --> 00:42:02,809 It's excellent. I'm just gonna... 585 00:42:23,637 --> 00:42:26,367 That was when I thought something could be wrong. 586 00:42:27,441 --> 00:42:29,509 Joanne was flourishing up in Boston... 587 00:42:29,509 --> 00:42:33,213 and I was starting to sink deeply into quicksand. 588 00:42:33,213 --> 00:42:34,840 I felt like a kid again. 589 00:42:36,149 --> 00:42:39,277 When I looked at her, I saw an adult. 590 00:42:41,655 --> 00:42:43,316 -Do you want anything? -No. 591 00:42:44,324 --> 00:42:46,189 -Sure? -I'm fine. 592 00:42:47,361 --> 00:42:48,988 What was I gonna do? 593 00:42:51,231 --> 00:42:55,167 A traveling animal circus was passing through the island. 594 00:43:15,522 --> 00:43:18,925 Hey, man! Hurry up and get in here. 595 00:43:18,925 --> 00:43:22,326 Come right in. I've been expecting you. 596 00:43:24,064 --> 00:43:27,367 I haven't talked to animals since I was a kid. 597 00:43:27,367 --> 00:43:29,936 We don't have much time. Close the door. 598 00:43:29,936 --> 00:43:34,174 Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Dr. Oliver. 599 00:43:34,174 --> 00:43:38,008 Ever hear of a neurosis by the name of codependency? 600 00:43:39,513 --> 00:43:41,481 Point your peepers at that book. 601 00:43:43,984 --> 00:43:47,521 Seemingly swinging moose passes a farm... 602 00:43:47,521 --> 00:43:51,321 and falls in love with a cow! Too crazy! 603 00:43:53,193 --> 00:43:55,862 These two are too genetically different... 604 00:43:55,862 --> 00:43:58,031 to sucessfully start a family. 605 00:43:58,031 --> 00:44:01,234 It's expected that the moose will give up... 606 00:44:01,234 --> 00:44:03,202 and head back into the mountains for the winter. 607 00:44:04,671 --> 00:44:06,640 But he never did go back. 608 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:11,475 These are the last home movies just before he died. 609 00:44:22,823 --> 00:44:24,290 -Hi. -Hi. 610 00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:29,262 -Where is the writer? -In Cambridge... 611 00:44:29,262 --> 00:44:31,331 writing another play. 612 00:44:31,331 --> 00:44:33,458 -How is it going? -He's doing great. 613 00:44:34,601 --> 00:44:36,933 -He lives in Cambridge? -No, he's from New York. 614 00:44:38,972 --> 00:44:40,599 How come he's not in this office? 615 00:44:41,641 --> 00:44:44,511 He's very envolved with the woman who lives up there. 616 00:44:44,511 --> 00:44:47,681 Get him to put his pecker back in his trousers... 617 00:44:47,681 --> 00:44:50,250 and come to New York and have a meeting with me. 618 00:44:50,250 --> 00:44:52,652 I would appreciate it. He's very talented. 619 00:44:52,652 --> 00:44:54,988 He's what I call tapped in. Know what I'm saying? 620 00:44:54,988 --> 00:44:55,989 Yes. 621 00:44:55,989 --> 00:45:00,551 The play needs a lot of work. It's very long. 622 00:45:01,461 --> 00:45:03,224 Yes, but you'll do it? 623 00:45:04,297 --> 00:45:07,027 -What? -The play. 624 00:45:08,702 --> 00:45:10,226 Get him down here. 625 00:45:12,272 --> 00:45:14,274 -Sure. When? -Anytime you want. 626 00:45:14,274 --> 00:45:15,866 Arrange it with Gloria. 627 00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:25,118 If I do the play, I want you to know now... 628 00:45:25,118 --> 00:45:27,854 there's no way that you are gonna play the lead. 629 00:45:27,854 --> 00:45:31,291 Don't get too excited. I want to be honest. 630 00:45:31,291 --> 00:45:34,628 I would be happy with any... 631 00:45:34,628 --> 00:45:36,830 We'll find a small part for you... 632 00:45:36,830 --> 00:45:39,733 where you can flash the audience. 633 00:45:39,733 --> 00:45:41,635 -Great. Thank you. -My pleasure. 634 00:45:41,635 --> 00:45:43,330 -I appreciate it. -Good night. 635 00:45:46,206 --> 00:45:47,941 You have to leave today? 636 00:45:47,941 --> 00:45:51,344 I wish I didn't have to, but I got to get down there. 637 00:45:51,344 --> 00:45:52,979 When will you come back? 638 00:45:52,979 --> 00:45:56,676 I'm not sure. Maybe in a couple of days. I call. 639 00:45:58,452 --> 00:46:00,654 You don't seem happy about this. 640 00:46:00,654 --> 00:46:03,487 It's exciting. You must be excited. 641 00:46:05,158 --> 00:46:06,887 Great. 642 00:46:08,328 --> 00:46:11,991 -I will miss you. -It'll be a couple of days. 643 00:46:16,536 --> 00:46:17,704 Driving to New York... 644 00:46:17,704 --> 00:46:20,474 thinking about how beautiful she was sitting on the bed... 645 00:46:20,474 --> 00:46:22,942 I had strange hallucinations. 646 00:46:25,011 --> 00:46:26,569 You're just like your father! 647 00:46:29,883 --> 00:46:33,478 Jake, you got no sense! 648 00:46:37,958 --> 00:46:40,825 By the time I got to New York, it stopped. 649 00:46:45,298 --> 00:46:48,335 I moved in with Chris which made it easier for me. 650 00:46:48,335 --> 00:46:51,133 He lived in a nice building, except it was kind of thin. 651 00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:55,542 This is it. 652 00:46:55,542 --> 00:46:59,501 It seems thin, but it's big for the price. 653 00:47:01,014 --> 00:47:02,845 Not a bad view. 654 00:47:05,285 --> 00:47:07,687 I'm so glad you're finally here! 655 00:47:07,687 --> 00:47:09,556 -Me too. -You don't know. 656 00:47:09,556 --> 00:47:13,793 -You wanna get some dinner? -No. I have to go to this thing. 657 00:47:13,793 --> 00:47:17,559 -Make yourself at home. -I'll unpack. 658 00:47:19,599 --> 00:47:21,701 -I'm glad to be here. -Great! 659 00:47:21,701 --> 00:47:25,705 Fisher should be calling like any second. 660 00:47:25,705 --> 00:47:28,575 -He's gonna set up a meeting. -Excellent. 661 00:47:28,575 --> 00:47:30,644 There's beer in the fridge. 662 00:47:30,644 --> 00:47:34,981 I'm gonna stay, read and unpack. 663 00:47:34,981 --> 00:47:37,083 -Are you all right? -I'm fine. 664 00:47:37,083 --> 00:47:39,847 Go on. Have a good time. We'll catch up later. 665 00:47:40,754 --> 00:47:42,312 All right. 666 00:47:43,356 --> 00:47:45,153 -Don't wait up. -All right. 667 00:47:46,560 --> 00:47:48,050 Have fun. 668 00:47:53,700 --> 00:47:57,067 90% of the playwrights are out of work. 669 00:47:58,204 --> 00:48:00,874 From where I'm standing, they deserve it. 670 00:48:00,874 --> 00:48:04,077 If you think you're smart enough... 671 00:48:04,077 --> 00:48:06,580 to make a living as a writer, you're arrogant enough... 672 00:48:06,580 --> 00:48:08,415 to think that you know everything. 673 00:48:08,415 --> 00:48:11,751 That sounds familiar to you, the ''know everything'' part? 674 00:48:11,751 --> 00:48:13,378 -Yes. -I thought so. 675 00:48:16,189 --> 00:48:20,091 -He likes the play? -Just listen. Relax. 676 00:48:21,428 --> 00:48:25,455 If you wanna call it a play, it's poorly structured. 677 00:48:27,033 --> 00:48:30,704 It's not drawn out. It's very precious. 678 00:48:30,704 --> 00:48:33,366 Bad spelling, not even funny. 679 00:48:35,041 --> 00:48:38,943 -But I like it. -Thank you. That's kind. 680 00:48:40,747 --> 00:48:42,681 Don't be a wise guy. 681 00:48:46,786 --> 00:48:50,256 It's got unique qualities that I like. It's got truth. 682 00:48:50,256 --> 00:48:53,426 Truthfulness. That's not easy to come by. 683 00:48:53,426 --> 00:48:57,364 What we both are trying to find out... 684 00:48:57,364 --> 00:48:59,855 is are you planning on producing the play? 685 00:49:03,436 --> 00:49:05,097 The question is... 686 00:49:06,139 --> 00:49:07,807 could you spend 4 weeks in a room... 687 00:49:07,807 --> 00:49:10,833 pretending like you don't know everything? 688 00:49:13,980 --> 00:49:14,810 Yes. 689 00:49:18,485 --> 00:49:22,022 -4 weeks? -You and I in an office. 690 00:49:22,022 --> 00:49:23,683 Maybe we can turn this into something. 691 00:49:24,724 --> 00:49:28,762 -It's what I think it is? -What? Yes. 692 00:49:28,762 --> 00:49:31,164 Don't you love his way? 693 00:49:31,164 --> 00:49:33,997 ''You're not gonna get the lead''! I loved that! 694 00:49:36,603 --> 00:49:40,373 A few months went by before he put my play to auditions. 695 00:49:40,373 --> 00:49:42,842 Joanne and I could only visit a couple of times. 696 00:49:42,842 --> 00:49:44,444 She told me about the job... 697 00:49:44,444 --> 00:49:47,208 that Elliot offered her in Santa Fe. 698 00:49:48,148 --> 00:49:52,175 I was upset 'cause we spent so much time on the phone. 699 00:49:55,422 --> 00:49:59,381 I'm sorry we haven't been able to talk to each other. 700 00:50:00,326 --> 00:50:04,197 -How is Chris? -He's good, I guess. 701 00:50:04,197 --> 00:50:08,234 He goes out a lot. I don't see him much. 702 00:50:08,234 --> 00:50:11,237 Did you get the pages with the changes? 703 00:50:11,237 --> 00:50:14,574 It's getting good. 704 00:50:14,574 --> 00:50:17,177 I got them. I haven't read them yet. 705 00:50:17,177 --> 00:50:21,748 I want to wait, sit down and concentrate on them. 706 00:50:21,748 --> 00:50:25,552 -I'll read them on the plane. -On a plane? 707 00:50:25,552 --> 00:50:29,189 I'm going away for the weekend. 708 00:50:29,189 --> 00:50:31,089 - Where? -New Mexico. 709 00:50:32,158 --> 00:50:35,061 It's nothing. Please. 710 00:50:35,061 --> 00:50:37,964 Then why didn't you tell me about it? 711 00:50:37,964 --> 00:50:39,625 I only just found out. 712 00:50:40,834 --> 00:50:42,597 Can we talk about it? 713 00:50:44,738 --> 00:50:46,603 I can't talk about it right now. 714 00:50:48,808 --> 00:50:51,544 I better get in to work myself. 715 00:50:51,544 --> 00:50:54,741 -Can we talk about it later? -I call you when I get back. 716 00:50:55,949 --> 00:50:58,884 Have a save trip. I'll talk to you soon. 717 00:51:00,320 --> 00:51:01,787 -Bye. -Bye. 718 00:51:12,866 --> 00:51:17,637 -I can't believe it! -Don't start on the boy. 719 00:51:17,637 --> 00:51:21,004 Go in to the theater. Pretend like we never said a word. 720 00:51:22,575 --> 00:51:24,344 Is this a joke? 721 00:51:24,344 --> 00:51:28,212 I can't believe it's Elliot! We all know what's up. 722 00:51:29,015 --> 00:51:30,316 What's up? 723 00:51:30,316 --> 00:51:34,446 Do you think he has her around for her talent? 724 00:51:35,989 --> 00:51:39,192 Everyone's got an opinion about my relationship! 725 00:51:39,192 --> 00:51:43,329 That girl is not interested in that skinny Englishman! 726 00:51:43,329 --> 00:51:46,032 He's putting the moves on her right now! 727 00:51:46,032 --> 00:51:50,136 He has played it cool. He's been swab! 728 00:51:50,136 --> 00:51:54,040 Please! Leave the girl alone. Give her some credit. 729 00:51:54,040 --> 00:51:57,977 For cheating on my friend? 730 00:51:57,977 --> 00:52:00,411 I spit on her a million times! 731 00:52:01,881 --> 00:52:04,818 Are you crazy? 732 00:52:04,818 --> 00:52:08,686 Get yourself a shrink! Get into the theater! 733 00:52:09,722 --> 00:52:13,092 What are you doing out here? Talking to yourself? 734 00:52:13,092 --> 00:52:16,062 We got work to do! Get in here! 735 00:52:16,062 --> 00:52:18,164 I was on the phone. 736 00:52:18,164 --> 00:52:21,134 This is Tile. Mr. Penn, the director... 737 00:52:21,134 --> 00:52:24,204 -Jake, the writer... -Not really. 738 00:52:24,204 --> 00:52:28,775 Al will be reading. Did you bring a shot? 739 00:52:28,775 --> 00:52:31,311 -A what? -A shot. 740 00:52:31,311 --> 00:52:35,882 I don't do pictures. 741 00:52:35,882 --> 00:52:38,646 I've got some pictures, but not of me. 742 00:52:45,758 --> 00:52:48,595 This has been a busy time for me... 743 00:52:48,595 --> 00:52:50,163 these last couple of weeks. 744 00:52:50,163 --> 00:52:52,866 -Can I have a second? -Go ahead. 745 00:52:52,866 --> 00:52:54,595 I've been incredibly sick! 746 00:52:59,739 --> 00:53:01,206 I have coxsackie virus. 747 00:53:03,009 --> 00:53:05,245 I got in touch with a painful childhood memory. 748 00:53:05,245 --> 00:53:07,236 My lover and I are building a... 749 00:53:08,915 --> 00:53:10,717 bed of platform. 750 00:53:10,717 --> 00:53:12,344 It's me. Pick up the phone. 751 00:53:13,887 --> 00:53:16,117 Pick up the phone! Are you there? 752 00:53:17,624 --> 00:53:20,059 Pick up the phone. You're not there. 753 00:53:20,059 --> 00:53:22,128 -You're making me nervous! -Why don't you take this? 754 00:53:22,128 --> 00:53:23,595 Why don't you just go? 755 00:53:24,764 --> 00:53:27,667 -Just go? -Go out. 756 00:53:27,667 --> 00:53:29,602 -Let's go. -You're finished. Goodbye. 757 00:53:29,602 --> 00:53:31,371 -Let's go. -Check out. 758 00:53:31,371 --> 00:53:34,307 -Let's go then. -That's the scene. 759 00:53:34,307 --> 00:53:36,709 -I want you to go. -That was it? 760 00:53:36,709 --> 00:53:39,177 I got to read it. It's good. 761 00:53:45,318 --> 00:53:49,856 Luis, I would like to have you try Jake. 762 00:53:49,856 --> 00:53:52,525 It's strange, but I would love it. 763 00:53:52,525 --> 00:53:54,720 Let's try Jake. Do you mind? 764 00:53:56,529 --> 00:53:59,799 I've been trying to reach you all night. 765 00:53:59,799 --> 00:54:02,597 He's a great actor, but he's wrong. 766 00:54:04,437 --> 00:54:09,008 Why not have a Hispanic as a parent for white children? 767 00:54:09,008 --> 00:54:11,841 -I don't think. -You don't want to see any? 768 00:54:13,613 --> 00:54:15,342 All right, no more. 769 00:54:18,217 --> 00:54:19,912 It's about a little boy. 770 00:54:22,288 --> 00:54:25,925 He wrote a letter to Santa Claus. 771 00:54:25,925 --> 00:54:28,261 -About the going. -You wanna go? 772 00:54:28,261 --> 00:54:30,463 -Let's do it. -You're finished. 773 00:54:30,463 --> 00:54:32,532 Let's get out of here! 774 00:54:32,532 --> 00:54:33,866 -Get out. -Let's just go. 775 00:54:33,866 --> 00:54:35,234 -Go ahead. -Let's go! 776 00:54:35,234 --> 00:54:36,633 Go, man. 777 00:54:46,646 --> 00:54:48,915 I love it. 778 00:54:48,915 --> 00:54:53,586 I love the talent which you seem to have tons of. 779 00:54:53,586 --> 00:54:56,487 It's so rare, specially in our business. 780 00:54:59,792 --> 00:55:01,384 She's not right for the part. 781 00:55:03,730 --> 00:55:05,298 Peter? 782 00:55:05,298 --> 00:55:08,927 The play is talented. Very well written. 783 00:55:12,672 --> 00:55:16,233 Would you two have time to read that first act again? 784 00:55:17,543 --> 00:55:19,379 She's not right for the part. 785 00:55:19,379 --> 00:55:21,414 -Shut up. -I think I could. 786 00:55:21,414 --> 00:55:24,550 My agent would kill me... 787 00:55:24,550 --> 00:55:26,853 for doing for free what I get paid for. 788 00:55:26,853 --> 00:55:28,588 Do you know Walter Lobello? 789 00:55:28,588 --> 00:55:30,857 I'm Mary in his performance piece. 790 00:55:30,857 --> 00:55:33,519 I got to get myself together for it. 791 00:55:34,560 --> 00:55:36,429 You're supposed to say... 792 00:55:36,429 --> 00:55:40,199 ''You look wonderful... just as you are''. 793 00:55:40,199 --> 00:55:41,723 You look wonderful just as you are. 794 00:55:42,635 --> 00:55:43,863 Aren't you sweet? 795 00:55:45,171 --> 00:55:48,074 Where did you find this talented boy? 796 00:55:48,074 --> 00:55:49,842 I have a wonderful idea. 797 00:55:49,842 --> 00:55:51,377 Come to Walter's this weekend. 798 00:55:51,377 --> 00:55:53,413 He's having a celebratory book thing. 799 00:55:53,413 --> 00:55:56,177 You can bring this talented boy with you. 800 00:55:57,216 --> 00:55:59,514 Which are you? Man or boy? 801 00:56:03,356 --> 00:56:06,726 -I'm parcial to both. -We'll be there. 802 00:56:06,726 --> 00:56:10,696 -I may have to go to Boston. -No. We'll be there. 803 00:56:10,696 --> 00:56:12,994 Good. Hug me! 804 00:56:16,302 --> 00:56:18,604 I'll see you later. 805 00:56:18,604 --> 00:56:21,107 I want this role. 806 00:56:21,107 --> 00:56:23,876 If you give it to anybody else, I kick your balls. 807 00:56:23,876 --> 00:56:28,074 I need to get back to the stage! So... 808 00:56:40,460 --> 00:56:42,662 She's not right for the part. 809 00:56:42,662 --> 00:56:45,932 It's my first play, but she's not right for the part. 810 00:56:45,932 --> 00:56:50,636 There we go again! We got to get people to the theater. 811 00:56:50,636 --> 00:56:53,372 It's not like a deli. 812 00:56:53,372 --> 00:56:55,775 They don't come in randomly. 813 00:56:55,775 --> 00:56:59,211 -I know that, but... -So listen to me. 814 00:57:00,213 --> 00:57:03,783 Dana sells tickets. She's flighty, but sells tickets. 815 00:57:03,783 --> 00:57:07,587 She'll have to act a little bit, but that's her job. 816 00:57:07,587 --> 00:57:09,589 -That's what she does. -Jake's nervous. 817 00:57:09,589 --> 00:57:12,725 -Don't be nervous. -Relax! 818 00:57:12,725 --> 00:57:16,095 I'm not nervous. The woman's only requirement... 819 00:57:16,095 --> 00:57:18,431 is that she's never won an Emmy after 9 years... 820 00:57:18,431 --> 00:57:20,833 on one restless world that turns. 821 00:57:20,833 --> 00:57:23,703 I can't believe I'm hearing this! 822 00:57:23,703 --> 00:57:26,772 Will you relax? I've got everything under control. 823 00:57:26,772 --> 00:57:29,400 Just enjoy yourself. I'll see you later. 824 00:57:33,779 --> 00:57:36,048 I wish you could enjoy this. 825 00:57:36,048 --> 00:57:37,743 -I'm enjoying this. -Relax! 826 00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:42,051 -You look lovely. -Thank you. 827 00:57:45,591 --> 00:57:48,561 Everything is really insincere. 828 00:57:48,561 --> 00:57:50,596 It's fake. 829 00:57:50,596 --> 00:57:55,101 I feel more real when I'm out of town. 830 00:57:55,101 --> 00:57:56,898 I've never been real. 831 00:58:12,018 --> 00:58:16,155 That blow away that I got. I don't know what's wrong. 832 00:58:16,155 --> 00:58:20,326 In this world you're either being blown away or... 833 00:58:20,326 --> 00:58:21,884 Blown! 834 00:58:23,496 --> 00:58:26,399 It's me. You're not home. 835 00:58:26,399 --> 00:58:30,536 I'm at this loony party that... 836 00:58:30,536 --> 00:58:32,405 Carl brought me to. 837 00:58:32,405 --> 00:58:35,741 I'll not describe it to your answering machine. 838 00:58:35,741 --> 00:58:38,266 I wish you were back. 839 00:58:39,712 --> 00:58:43,079 I think they might be ruining my play. 840 00:58:44,483 --> 00:58:48,120 Turn on the TV, stay in the house, lock the door... 841 00:58:48,120 --> 00:58:50,486 a piece of cake... 842 00:58:53,159 --> 00:58:54,626 Be out in a... 843 00:58:55,761 --> 00:58:57,353 I thought you were here. 844 00:59:10,409 --> 00:59:13,276 Don't go, sweety. I came to talk to you. 845 00:59:16,115 --> 00:59:19,744 Tell me something. Do you have any vices? 846 00:59:23,723 --> 00:59:25,213 Want one? 847 00:59:27,126 --> 00:59:29,428 Are you gonna judge me on this? 848 00:59:29,428 --> 00:59:31,896 I use it to take the edge off. 849 00:59:33,799 --> 00:59:36,927 Of course not. I smoked in highschool. 850 00:59:38,537 --> 00:59:41,370 Highschool? How cute! 851 00:59:45,144 --> 00:59:46,543 Would you? 852 00:59:58,357 --> 01:00:00,860 You know... 853 01:00:00,860 --> 01:00:05,798 there's some kind of fate that this is happening. 854 01:00:05,798 --> 01:00:07,400 Don't you feel that? 855 01:00:07,400 --> 01:00:10,369 I just knew... 856 01:00:11,370 --> 01:00:14,498 the first time I read the play there was some kind... 857 01:00:15,541 --> 01:00:20,680 of inexplicable connection with that role. 858 01:00:20,680 --> 01:00:24,480 And Carl? Wasn't he brilliant? Casting me! 859 01:00:25,551 --> 01:00:28,315 I'm not exactly the obvious choice. 860 01:00:30,589 --> 01:00:32,454 You seem very connected to him. 861 01:00:33,426 --> 01:00:35,451 -Have some. -Thank you. 862 01:00:37,997 --> 01:00:41,262 I've just thought that you... 863 01:00:44,603 --> 01:00:48,674 are comfortable with the role. The truth is... 864 01:00:48,674 --> 01:00:50,301 The role... 865 01:00:51,677 --> 01:00:54,737 The role is amazing. 866 01:00:56,082 --> 01:00:59,381 It's got so much truth. 867 01:01:04,857 --> 01:01:07,257 You know, I really believe... 868 01:01:08,794 --> 01:01:11,922 you and I will make a beautiful thing together. 869 01:01:35,020 --> 01:01:36,922 We used amianthus all over the place. 870 01:01:36,922 --> 01:01:39,759 No one ever died for amianthus before. 871 01:01:39,759 --> 01:01:41,624 We even played with amianthus! 872 01:02:06,051 --> 01:02:08,019 I really need to talk to you. 873 01:02:26,806 --> 01:02:31,539 We are rolling now! I can feel it. Can you feel it? 874 01:02:34,180 --> 01:02:38,082 I feel it. I'm ready to get out of here. 875 01:02:39,084 --> 01:02:43,355 What? What are you upset about? 876 01:02:43,355 --> 01:02:47,092 What you wanna get out of? Dana Cole is in your play! 877 01:02:47,092 --> 01:02:51,363 This is it! It's everything we were waiting for! 878 01:02:51,363 --> 01:02:53,966 Don't get ahead of yourself. 879 01:02:53,966 --> 01:02:57,236 I'm not getting ahead. 880 01:02:57,236 --> 01:02:59,772 You lived in New York. 881 01:02:59,772 --> 01:03:02,639 You already knew about this, but not me. 882 01:03:06,712 --> 01:03:10,409 Carl. Guys like that never liked me. 883 01:03:11,450 --> 01:03:15,454 But here... it's like... 884 01:03:15,454 --> 01:03:19,291 ''You're not gonna get the lead''. I love that! 885 01:03:19,291 --> 01:03:23,195 I love the way he says that. 886 01:03:23,195 --> 01:03:24,594 Don't you love that? 887 01:03:30,402 --> 01:03:33,606 -You're upset. -I'm not. 888 01:03:33,606 --> 01:03:35,870 I know you're upset. Don't deny it. 889 01:03:38,043 --> 01:03:41,113 What are you upset about? We're going to make it. 890 01:03:41,113 --> 01:03:43,240 That's great! 891 01:03:45,084 --> 01:03:49,248 We'll always be together. Down the line. 892 01:03:50,856 --> 01:03:53,086 I'll always be there for you. 893 01:04:01,834 --> 01:04:03,495 Come on. 894 01:04:30,362 --> 01:04:32,091 I just did that! 895 01:04:42,308 --> 01:04:43,775 Geez! 896 01:04:45,344 --> 01:04:49,280 You pull some of the weirdest stuff on me. 897 01:04:53,385 --> 01:04:55,819 Why do you pull this stuff at these times? 898 01:04:58,724 --> 01:05:02,091 You're right. That was pretty weird. 899 01:05:13,505 --> 01:05:14,938 You're okay? 900 01:05:16,942 --> 01:05:18,500 I'm fine. 901 01:05:22,581 --> 01:05:24,242 I got to get out of here. 902 01:05:27,620 --> 01:05:28,951 See you later. 903 01:05:32,658 --> 01:05:34,353 Sure you're all right? 904 01:05:36,395 --> 01:05:39,694 I'm fine. I'm great. 905 01:07:03,949 --> 01:07:07,086 Wait. Just a minute. 906 01:07:07,086 --> 01:07:10,522 I have a ritual I always do. I always wash my face. 907 01:07:10,522 --> 01:07:15,323 I just take a minute. To be more comfortable. 908 01:07:16,962 --> 01:07:18,520 Hold that for me. 909 01:08:26,398 --> 01:08:27,956 Who is it? 910 01:08:29,368 --> 01:08:31,203 -Who is it? -It's me. 911 01:08:31,203 --> 01:08:33,171 Jake? Jesus! 912 01:08:34,072 --> 01:08:36,575 Are you all right? What are you doing here? 913 01:08:36,575 --> 01:08:39,009 I missed you. I missed you. 914 01:08:40,112 --> 01:08:42,581 -I was trying to call you. -I was at the airport. 915 01:08:42,581 --> 01:08:45,584 -What time is it? -It's early. 916 01:08:45,584 --> 01:08:47,152 You were at the airport? 917 01:08:47,152 --> 01:08:50,622 I got in at 1:30. It's 8:30! 918 01:08:50,622 --> 01:08:53,182 -I'm sorry. -What time did you leave? 919 01:08:54,059 --> 01:08:55,890 Early. 920 01:08:57,596 --> 01:09:00,332 I tried to reach you all night. 921 01:09:00,332 --> 01:09:01,890 I'm sorry. 922 01:09:03,702 --> 01:09:07,900 -What's wrong with you? -Nothing. 923 01:09:10,375 --> 01:09:12,104 Maybe I should lie down. 924 01:09:16,415 --> 01:09:17,939 I've been thinking. 925 01:09:24,423 --> 01:09:26,015 I've been thinking... 926 01:09:27,259 --> 01:09:32,424 and I had this totally wild idea. Maybe it's crazy. 927 01:09:33,498 --> 01:09:35,625 It's weird... 928 01:09:37,436 --> 01:09:40,239 I can't even talk to you about it. 929 01:09:40,239 --> 01:09:41,331 Just say it. 930 01:09:46,311 --> 01:09:48,279 I think we should get married. 931 01:09:50,949 --> 01:09:51,938 Get married? 932 01:09:55,520 --> 01:09:57,923 -Are you serious? -Of course. 933 01:09:57,923 --> 01:10:01,960 We should get married. We love each other. 934 01:10:01,960 --> 01:10:05,123 Yes. What is going on here? 935 01:10:07,733 --> 01:10:09,325 Are you seeing someone in New York? 936 01:10:10,869 --> 01:10:13,872 No! Why would you say that? 937 01:10:13,872 --> 01:10:18,510 Why do you come in here and start talking like this? 938 01:10:18,510 --> 01:10:21,843 I know. I came up here because... 939 01:10:23,415 --> 01:10:27,386 God! This sucks! This sucks! 940 01:10:27,386 --> 01:10:30,184 I'm in New York and you are up here. 941 01:10:31,757 --> 01:10:33,588 It just feels like we're not... 942 01:10:35,727 --> 01:10:38,030 Things are going by... 943 01:10:38,030 --> 01:10:42,626 and I feel like it's not real somehow. 944 01:10:44,503 --> 01:10:45,993 I know. 945 01:10:47,940 --> 01:10:49,430 It's okay though. 946 01:10:52,678 --> 01:10:54,646 You should lie down. 947 01:11:04,489 --> 01:11:07,686 You want some food? I make you some pancakes. 948 01:11:08,694 --> 01:11:12,297 -I got to get back. -You just got here. 949 01:11:12,297 --> 01:11:14,390 I have rehearsal this afternoon. 950 01:11:15,400 --> 01:11:18,003 What the hell are you talking about? 951 01:11:18,003 --> 01:11:19,705 -It's not working out. -I don't buy it! 952 01:11:19,705 --> 01:11:21,340 It's not like you! 953 01:11:21,340 --> 01:11:24,543 I know what you think and you're wrong. 954 01:11:24,543 --> 01:11:28,213 It's not only Dana, it's me. He's all over the place! 955 01:11:28,213 --> 01:11:31,550 There's no way we're firing Chris! 956 01:11:31,550 --> 01:11:35,213 Listen! She makes the boat float! Don't you understand? 957 01:11:41,326 --> 01:11:43,351 I was about to send the dogs after you. 958 01:11:46,331 --> 01:11:50,435 So we have something serious to talk about. 959 01:11:50,435 --> 01:11:53,097 Don't talk to me in this position. 960 01:11:54,506 --> 01:11:56,098 He can't act. 961 01:11:57,776 --> 01:12:00,412 He's emotional. He can't feel the role. 962 01:12:00,412 --> 01:12:03,648 How can you fire someone like that? He's good. 963 01:12:03,648 --> 01:12:07,185 He hasn't done much, but he needs time. 964 01:12:07,185 --> 01:12:10,780 Acting is not a team sport. 965 01:12:11,790 --> 01:12:13,392 Neither is theater. 966 01:12:13,392 --> 01:12:16,628 The ''show must go on'' business? Bullshit! 967 01:12:16,628 --> 01:12:19,798 You must go on. That's my motto. 968 01:12:19,798 --> 01:12:22,634 I don't believe this! You come into my life... 969 01:12:22,634 --> 01:12:25,570 and totally shift things around. 970 01:12:25,570 --> 01:12:29,608 Do you always get what you want? 971 01:12:29,608 --> 01:12:31,633 Totally shift things around? 972 01:12:33,245 --> 01:12:35,145 If it wasn't for me this play wouldn't be happening. 973 01:12:35,814 --> 01:12:38,717 -That is so crass! -Crass? 974 01:12:38,717 --> 01:12:41,053 Either he goes or I go. 975 01:12:41,053 --> 01:12:44,790 It's late to find a replacement, but try. 976 01:12:44,790 --> 01:12:48,726 I don't want to replace you, but this is my best friend. 977 01:12:49,795 --> 01:12:52,531 Carl can tell him or I will. 978 01:12:52,531 --> 01:12:55,329 I put on my most sincere face and tell him. 979 01:12:59,504 --> 01:13:02,132 -I'll do it. -You sure? 980 01:13:09,815 --> 01:13:11,544 I shot the play! 981 01:13:12,884 --> 01:13:16,342 You think you would have this gig if it wasn't for me? 982 01:13:17,255 --> 01:13:18,984 No, you wouldn't! 983 01:13:20,225 --> 01:13:24,596 Give me the truth. Is it Carl? 984 01:13:24,596 --> 01:13:26,765 Or is it Dana? 985 01:13:26,765 --> 01:13:30,302 It doesn't matter. That's not what this is about. 986 01:13:30,302 --> 01:13:33,572 Is it me? This must be because I'm gay. 987 01:13:33,572 --> 01:13:37,275 I'm not gay. I don't know what the fuck I am! 988 01:13:37,275 --> 01:13:41,813 It's not about that. Look, I fought them. 989 01:13:41,813 --> 01:13:43,405 You're a bastard! 990 01:13:44,883 --> 01:13:47,078 You're a fucking bastard. 991 01:13:59,998 --> 01:14:03,268 I didn't think things could get worse than that... 992 01:14:03,268 --> 01:14:07,272 but Joanne said that her only chance to meet Mary Mark... 993 01:14:07,272 --> 01:14:09,107 was on the opening night of my play. 994 01:14:09,107 --> 01:14:11,409 She didn't think she'd be able to make it. 995 01:14:11,409 --> 01:14:13,741 But somehow I was hoping that she would. 996 01:14:18,049 --> 01:14:20,244 There he is! Hi, darling! 997 01:14:22,120 --> 01:14:23,755 -Are you nervous? -Ma, please! 998 01:14:23,755 --> 01:14:26,155 -It's your opening night! -Nice stockings! 999 01:14:27,859 --> 01:14:30,162 -They're very stylish. -They are. 1000 01:14:30,162 --> 01:14:32,697 Why should you be surprised that your mother is stylish? 1001 01:14:32,697 --> 01:14:36,428 -I'm not. Have you seen Jo? -No. 1002 01:14:38,603 --> 01:14:41,873 Another of Dana's casting ideas was Jason Brett... 1003 01:14:41,873 --> 01:14:45,775 who longed to get back to the serious theater. 1004 01:14:46,878 --> 01:14:50,215 He could have longed a little bit longer. 1005 01:14:50,215 --> 01:14:52,683 I want to tell you how I feel. 1006 01:14:57,789 --> 01:15:01,793 -I want you to leave. -Want me to leave? 1007 01:15:01,793 --> 01:15:03,420 I want you to go. 1008 01:15:07,666 --> 01:15:09,327 You want me to go. 1009 01:15:14,606 --> 01:15:16,164 I'll go. 1010 01:15:28,920 --> 01:15:31,790 -Have you seen Dana? -She went out the door. 1011 01:15:31,790 --> 01:15:34,226 We're going out to eat. 1012 01:15:34,226 --> 01:15:37,996 Wait. She went out with the director Donaldson. 1013 01:15:37,996 --> 01:15:40,532 He's doing a play in Lexington. 1014 01:15:40,532 --> 01:15:43,301 Needs an ancient beauty. They went out for dinner alone. 1015 01:15:43,301 --> 01:15:44,769 We made plans. 1016 01:15:44,769 --> 01:15:49,207 I know, but he's a director and she's an actress. 1017 01:15:49,207 --> 01:15:52,904 Relax, Jake. Come on upstairs with your family. 1018 01:15:54,079 --> 01:15:56,014 She called him in the middle of the night. 1019 01:15:56,014 --> 01:15:57,379 Darling! 1020 01:16:00,619 --> 01:16:03,989 You're a genius! He's a genius! 1021 01:16:03,989 --> 01:16:06,191 -Mum. -It was wonderful. 1022 01:16:06,191 --> 01:16:08,560 Wasn't it funny? 1023 01:16:08,560 --> 01:16:11,329 -We enjoyed it very much. -Thank you. 1024 01:16:11,329 --> 01:16:15,993 -We enjoyed it very much! -Maestro, that was excellent! 1025 01:16:16,601 --> 01:16:19,695 Mother, not bad. See you later. 1026 01:16:21,306 --> 01:16:24,943 -Don't worry, be happy. -I'll see you in a minute. 1027 01:16:24,943 --> 01:16:27,512 There were many good things. Wonderful. 1028 01:16:27,512 --> 01:16:30,242 -I'll call you tomorrow. -Absolutely. 1029 01:16:34,286 --> 01:16:37,289 -Well? -We're going out for dinner. 1030 01:16:37,289 --> 01:16:41,259 He can't come with us. He has a big party to go to. 1031 01:16:41,259 --> 01:16:43,625 -'Sardi's', I bet. -Yes, 'Sardi's'. 1032 01:16:56,541 --> 01:16:57,838 Good night. 1033 01:16:59,844 --> 01:17:01,505 My God! 1034 01:17:03,181 --> 01:17:05,979 I'll go to a show tomorrow. See you after lunch. 1035 01:17:09,721 --> 01:17:11,211 Fuck! 1036 01:17:16,494 --> 01:17:18,430 I'm not having an affair with my boss! 1037 01:17:18,430 --> 01:17:22,467 -What was he doing here? -We were talking. 1038 01:17:22,467 --> 01:17:25,570 -About what? -About... stuff. 1039 01:17:25,570 --> 01:17:27,272 About what? 1040 01:17:27,272 --> 01:17:31,209 This is not the way I wanna talk to you about this. 1041 01:17:31,209 --> 01:17:35,146 About what? About him? About New York? 1042 01:17:35,146 --> 01:17:36,511 The job? 1043 01:17:39,884 --> 01:17:42,220 You're gonna take that job? 1044 01:17:42,220 --> 01:17:45,990 I have nothing in New York. I have an opportunity here. 1045 01:17:45,990 --> 01:17:48,823 If you live there, something might happen. 1046 01:17:50,095 --> 01:17:51,930 Elliot said... 1047 01:17:51,930 --> 01:17:55,093 This makes me nuts! ''Elliot said this, Elliot said that!'' 1048 01:17:56,134 --> 01:17:58,898 Fuck you, Jake! Fuck you. 1049 01:18:00,839 --> 01:18:03,241 Why can't we talk about this? 1050 01:18:03,241 --> 01:18:05,844 Why is your career more important than mine? 1051 01:18:05,844 --> 01:18:08,108 -I never... -You moved out. 1052 01:18:13,952 --> 01:18:15,920 You're making this really hard for me. 1053 01:18:18,957 --> 01:18:23,326 This is not... this is hard for me, too. 1054 01:18:27,766 --> 01:18:30,394 Leave the room. That's terrific! 1055 01:18:31,636 --> 01:18:33,433 I was walking around the other day... 1056 01:18:35,607 --> 01:18:37,675 and I realized... 1057 01:18:37,675 --> 01:18:39,939 that you're the only person I wanna have kids with. 1058 01:18:42,614 --> 01:18:45,481 You're the only person I could imagine having... 1059 01:18:47,752 --> 01:18:49,276 a kid with. 1060 01:19:03,668 --> 01:19:06,330 -I can't sleep. -What? 1061 01:19:07,272 --> 01:19:11,309 I can't sleep. I feel so crazy about this. 1062 01:19:11,309 --> 01:19:15,939 -You always sleep. -I can't sleep now. 1063 01:19:17,248 --> 01:19:21,207 I'll go watch TV. Maybe I'm hungry. 1064 01:19:23,021 --> 01:19:24,716 Anything bad on? 1065 01:19:38,303 --> 01:19:40,863 Shit! I can't believe it! 1066 01:19:44,742 --> 01:19:47,745 That was the strange thing that happened that weekend. 1067 01:19:47,745 --> 01:19:49,679 The whole neighborhood is out. 1068 01:19:52,383 --> 01:19:56,154 Despite my fears of this being another huge black-out... 1069 01:19:56,154 --> 01:19:59,691 it was just the squirrels who, in their manic burling... 1070 01:19:59,691 --> 01:20:02,990 had forced the power line to couple over. 1071 01:20:18,810 --> 01:20:21,040 Helen, what are you doing here? 1072 01:20:21,312 --> 01:20:23,439 What do you expect? 1073 01:20:23,615 --> 01:20:25,981 Luckily, I had my emergency suitcase. 1074 01:20:27,986 --> 01:20:29,817 There is someone you wanna talk to. 1075 01:20:36,628 --> 01:20:38,357 What do you want? 1076 01:20:39,631 --> 01:20:43,931 I thought the play would be the start of something. 1077 01:20:46,304 --> 01:20:48,033 What do you want? 1078 01:20:48,172 --> 01:20:51,005 You got your first off Broadway play produced. 1079 01:20:51,075 --> 01:20:53,669 It stuck. So what? 1080 01:20:53,811 --> 01:20:56,143 The next play you'll write is gonna be better. 1081 01:20:56,214 --> 01:20:57,875 The one after that is gonna be better than that one. 1082 01:20:57,949 --> 01:21:00,076 And so on and so on. 1083 01:21:00,184 --> 01:21:04,143 And one day I'm going to say: ''You know Jake Briggs? 1084 01:21:04,322 --> 01:21:06,449 I produced his first fucking play. 1085 01:21:06,558 --> 01:21:09,994 He's making so much money he doesn't even know who I am.'' 1086 01:21:11,896 --> 01:21:15,388 I know that's gonna happen. You're the real thing. 1087 01:21:17,201 --> 01:21:18,691 See you. 1088 01:21:19,904 --> 01:21:21,565 Need something? 1089 01:21:26,277 --> 01:21:30,839 -No, thanks. -Then stay clear of this. 1090 01:21:40,959 --> 01:21:42,290 Look. 1091 01:21:43,595 --> 01:21:44,926 My best side. 1092 01:21:46,464 --> 01:21:48,762 You want it? I have a copy. 1093 01:21:50,435 --> 01:21:53,063 I have the original. I like you to have it. 1094 01:21:54,372 --> 01:21:55,805 Thanks. 1095 01:22:07,151 --> 01:22:08,778 You have everything? 1096 01:22:10,888 --> 01:22:12,549 I guess so. 1097 01:22:29,107 --> 01:22:30,335 I love you. 1098 01:22:33,144 --> 01:22:34,634 I love you. 1099 01:22:40,118 --> 01:22:41,585 I better go. 1100 01:22:58,369 --> 01:23:01,167 Weeks later I really wanted to call her... 1101 01:23:01,272 --> 01:23:04,469 at least a thousand times, but I didn't. 1102 01:23:04,542 --> 01:23:09,036 Then I had the first dream I could remember in years. 1103 01:23:09,147 --> 01:23:13,208 About my father. I hadn't thought about him in years... 1104 01:23:13,284 --> 01:23:17,152 but in this dream I was in this boat with Joanne. 1105 01:23:17,255 --> 01:23:19,450 We were stuck on the sand. 1106 01:23:19,924 --> 01:23:22,860 My father was running along the shore... 1107 01:23:22,860 --> 01:23:24,328 but I couldn't see him. 1108 01:23:24,328 --> 01:23:26,164 I got stuck in this whirlpool... 1109 01:23:26,164 --> 01:23:29,267 but it wasn't a whirlpool. It was a circle. 1110 01:23:29,267 --> 01:23:32,170 I was spinning, around and around. 1111 01:23:32,170 --> 01:23:35,799 He was saying something to me, but I couldn't hear it. 1112 01:23:35,973 --> 01:23:39,636 Then I woke up. I was crying. 1113 01:23:41,379 --> 01:23:43,279 Then I knew what he was saying. 1114 01:23:43,448 --> 01:23:46,815 That everything would be all right. 1115 01:23:47,852 --> 01:23:49,547 Everything would be all right. 1116 01:23:56,994 --> 01:23:59,485 That sounds strange coming from a man... 1117 01:23:59,731 --> 01:24:02,063 walking backwards on a beach with a trumpet... 1118 01:24:02,834 --> 01:24:04,495 but I found it comforting. 1119 01:24:05,436 --> 01:24:09,202 I read a story about a kid coming home... 1120 01:24:09,340 --> 01:24:11,900 from a soccer game on the night of the great black-out. 1121 01:24:12,944 --> 01:24:16,471 He was angry because he missed the goals. 1122 01:24:16,581 --> 01:24:20,176 He went to this telephone pole and kicked it hard. 1123 01:24:20,251 --> 01:24:23,084 At this precise instant that he kicked it... 1124 01:24:23,121 --> 01:24:25,316 all the lights in the city went out. 1125 01:24:25,389 --> 01:24:29,382 The kid was stunned. He ran home. 1126 01:24:29,494 --> 01:24:32,463 He was convinced the black-out was his fault... 1127 01:24:32,530 --> 01:24:34,361 and that his life was over. 1128 01:24:35,733 --> 01:24:38,258 I don't know how long it took him to get over that... 1129 01:24:38,369 --> 01:24:42,533 but it has taken me 26 years to realize... 1130 01:24:42,607 --> 01:24:45,132 that sometimes things just happen. 1131 01:24:45,209 --> 01:24:47,541 It's nobodys fault. Things just happen. 1132 01:24:49,180 --> 01:24:52,547 Joanne and me, Chris and my mum. 1133 01:24:54,786 --> 01:24:58,654 I suppose you got to know in your heart... 1134 01:24:58,723 --> 01:25:00,384 that no matter what happens... 1135 01:25:01,492 --> 01:25:03,084 everything is gonna be all right.