:37:00
I lost contact with the audience,
couldn't warm up to them.
:37:04
And that's what started me drinking.
:37:07
I had to have it before I went on.
:37:09
It got so I couldn't be funny
without it. The more I drank...
:37:13
It became a vicious circle.
:37:15
What happened?
:37:16
A heart attack. I almost died.
:37:19
And you're still drinking?
:37:21
Occasionally, if I think of things.
:37:24
The wrong things I suppose,
as you do.
:37:27
What would you like
for your breakfast?
:37:30
What a sad business, being funny.
:37:33
Very sad if they won't laugh.
:37:36
But it's a thrill when they do.
:37:38
To look out there
and see them all laughing,
:37:42
to hear that roar go up,
waves of laughter coming at you.
:37:45
Let's talk of something
more cheerful.
:37:48
Besides I want to forget the public.
:37:51
Never. You love them too much.
:37:53
Maybe I love them,
but I don't admire them.
:37:55
I think you do.
:37:57
As individuals, yes.
There's greatness in everyone.
:38:00
But as a crowd, they're like
a monster without a head
:38:04
that never knows which way
it's going to turn.
:38:07
It can be prodded in any direction.
:38:10
I keep forgetting about breakfast.
How about some poached eggs?
:38:15
Come in.
:38:18
- A telegram.
- Oh, thank you.
:38:34
Are you all right?
:38:36
This is what I've been waiting for.
:38:39
Good news?
:38:41
Redfern, my agent, wants to see me.
:38:44
Wonderful!
:38:46
You're right.
This is the turning point.
:38:49
Those managers have been holding
out on me, breaking my morale.
:38:52
But now they want me!
:38:55
And now I'll make them pay!
For their contempt and indifference.