:22:01
not to complain exactly.
:22:02
I was concerned that you might--
:22:04
not that it's my business--
:22:06
might be in some kind of... distress.
:22:08
See, I was trying to work,
and it's...
:22:12
Well, it was... difficult.
:22:18
Yeah.
:22:20
I'm damned sorry
if I bothered you.
:22:22
The damn walls here...
:22:24
I just apologize like hell.
:22:26
My name's Charlie Meadows.
:22:27
I guess we're neighbors.
:22:29
Barton Fink.
:22:30
Neighbor, I'd feel better
:22:32
about the damned inconvenience
:22:33
if you let me buy you a drink.
:22:38
That's all right.
Really.
:22:39
Thank you.
:22:41
All right, hell.
:22:42
You trying to work,
:22:44
me carrying on in there.
:22:46
The liquor's good.
What do you say?
:22:48
You got a glass?
:22:49
It's the least I can do.
:22:52
Okay, a quick one.
:22:54
Sure.
:22:56
Yeah, just a nip.
:23:00
I sure do forget myself sometimes.
:23:02
I feel like a heel--
:23:05
All the carryings-on next door.
:23:07
That's okay, I assure you.
:23:09
It's just I was trying to work.
:23:12
What kind of work do you do, Barton,
if you don't mind my asking?
:23:16
Well, I'm a writer, actually.
:23:18
You don't say?
That's a tough racket.
:23:20
My hat's off to you.
:23:22
Damned interesting work, I'd imagine.
:23:24
It's not easy, but--
:23:26
Damn difficult, I'd imagine.
:23:28
And what's your line, Mr.Meadows?
:23:30
Hell, no, call me Charlie.
:23:32
Well, Barton...
:23:33
you might say I sell peace of mind.
:23:36
Insurance is my game.
Door-to-door.
:23:38
Human contact's the only way
to move merchandise.
:23:42
In spite of what you might think,
I'm pretty good at it.
:23:44
It doesn't surprise me.
:23:46
I believe in it.
:23:47
Fire, theft, and casualty aren't things
:23:50
that only happen to other people.
:23:52
Writing doesn't work out,
:23:54
you may want to look into it.
:23:56
Providing basic needs--
you could do worse.
:23:58
I'll keep that in mind.