:19:01
That there is no circus in town.
:19:05
Exactly... l invented most of it.
:19:11
Yes, there was a coffin,
but an ordinary one.
:19:14
Of a man who died in Benidorn
of an overdose of...
:19:17
...love.
:19:22
No dwarfs, no giant, nothing.
:19:25
But...
:19:27
...if l tell the dwarf story often enough,
l'll start to believe it myself.
:19:32
And that, l think,
is the essence of my writing.
:19:35
l lie the truth.
:19:39
Until l no longer know whether
something did or did not happen.
:19:43
That's when it gets exciting.
:19:46
What you make of reality...
:19:48
...is inflnitely more interesting
than reality itself.
:19:52
The cards, ladies and gentlemen!
:19:55
To note down your questions
for after the intermission...
:19:59
...so Mr. Reve can answer them
one by one.
:20:06
Have you had a drink yet?
:20:08
No, not yet. Who is the lady
that keeps fllming me?
:20:12
Oh, our treasurer.
May l introduce you?
:20:16
Christine Halslag.
:20:18
She'll give you your fee afterwards.
:20:21
Get Mr. Reve a drink,
l've got to collect the cards!
:20:25
Waiter!
:20:27
You flatter me. All that fllm footage...
:20:31
Yes, l thought: such a celebrity
is not going to escape me.
:20:35
Celebrity...
:20:36
...that doesn't buy you
a square meal in Holland.
:20:39
- ls it that bad?
- Worse.
:20:41
The 250 you're paying me for this
is a windfall.
:20:44
- Would you autograph your book?
- Sure.
:20:47
l'll get you a drink.
:20:50
l loved your talk.
:20:52
- Good. Buy my other books too.
- l certainly will.
:20:57
This is on the house.