:02:00
I'm an artist, and I won't change
a word of my play...
:02:03
to pander to some commercial
Broadway audience!
:02:05
I'm not arguing with you!
Do you see me arguing?
:02:09
Your play is great as is. It's real.
It makes a point. It's confrontational.
:02:12
- Then why won't you produce it?
- Because I cannot afford
another failure.
:02:16
- David, the play's too heavy.
- But not everybody writes to distract.
:02:19
- [ Groans ]
- It's the theater's duty
not just to entertain...
:02:22
- but to transform men's souls.
- Oh, come on.
:02:25
You're not at one of your sidewalk cafes
in Greenwich Village. This is Broadway.
:02:28
- You said you believed in my play!
- What do you want me to say?
:02:31
I'm tapped out. Maybe if we got some
big-time director interested...
:02:34
- I could scare up backers--
- No, no, no. I'm directing this play.
:02:38
Ohh, will you listen to this guy?
Where's your track record?
:02:41
I won't see my work mangled again.
I've been through this twice before.
:02:43
Two powerful scripts,
could have been tremendous successes...
:02:46
and I had to watch actors change
my dialogue and directors
misinterpret everything!
:02:51
I know. I know.
You're an artist.
:02:53
Let me tell you, kid, that's the
real world out there, and it's
a lot rougher than you think.
:02:59
# Ma
He's makin' eyes at me #
:03:03
# Ma
He's awful nice to me #
:03:07
# Ma, he's almost
breakin' my heart #
:03:12
What are you waitin' for?
Kill them!
:03:17
Come on. Let's go
get somethin' to eat.
:03:20
- I feel like eatin' ribs.
- That's a good idea.
:03:23
I gotta go shoot crap at Tommy's. He's
got a game at the Ansonia. I gotta go.
:03:27
Somebody's got to let
Mr. Valenti know what's going on.
He's at the Three Deuces.
:03:31
- Why don't you go tell him?
- I promised Bobby Doyle.
I can't do nothin'.
:03:35
- I gotta shoot a game.
- What's a matter, Cheech? Don't
you wanna baby-sit his girl?
:03:40
His girlfriend's
a pain in my ass.
:03:42
# You gotta see Mama
every night #
:03:46
# Or you can't see Mama
at all #
:03:49
# You gotta kiss Mama
Treat her right #
:03:53
# Or she won't be home
when you call #
:03:57
# Now if you want
my company #