:07:05
Poe died poor and freezing
with his cat curled on his feet.
:07:09
David, don't give up on it.
Maybe it'll be produced posthumously.
:07:12
You know, l-l-l have never
had a play produced-- That's right.
:07:16
- And I've written one play every
year for the past 20 years.
- That's because you're a genius.
:07:21
The proof is that both common
people and intellectuals find
your work completely incoherent.
:07:24
- It means you're a genius.
- We all have our moments of doubt.
:07:28
I paint a canvas every week, take one
look at it and slash it with a razor.
:07:34
- Well, in your case that's a good idea.
- I have faith in your plays.
:07:38
- She has faith in my plays
because she loves me.
- Also because you're a genius.
:07:42
Ten years ago, l-l-l kidnapped
this woman from a very beautiful...
:07:45
middle-class life in Pittsburgh, and
I made her life miserable ever since.
:07:48
Hey, Ellen, as long
as he's a good man, keep him.
:07:51
You know, I think the mistake
we women make is we fall
in love with the artist--
:07:55
- Hey, you guys, are you listening?
- Yes, yes.
:07:57
- We fall in love with
the artist, not the man.
- I don't think that's a mistake.
:08:00
- How is that a mistake?
- [ Woman ] The artist makes the man.
:08:02
She's right. You can't
separate 'em. No, look. Say
there was a burning building...
:08:06
and you could rush in, and
you could save only one thing:
:08:10
either the last known copy
of Shakespeare's plays or
some anonymous human being.
:08:15
- You cannot--
- What would you do?
:08:17
- You cannot deprive the world
of those plays.
- Correct.
:08:20
- Phone call, David.
- [ Girl ] It's an inanimate object.
:08:22
It's not an inanimate object!
It's art! Art is life! It lives!
:08:27
We got the money.
We can do the play.
:08:30
What? When? How?
:08:33
A single backer
goin' for the whole show.
:08:36
An old acquaintance. I'm up
at the Cotton Club. I ran into him.
:08:39
- And no hitches?
- Well, uh--
:08:42
We'll meet tomorrow and discuss it,
all right? Luxor Baths. Noon.
:08:48
Are you nuts? You think I'm gonna let
some amateur play the lead in my play?
:08:53
Did I say "lead"?
Did I say "lead," Mr. Genius?
:08:56
- Some guy's girlfriend 'cause
he's puttin' up the money?
- Did I say "lead"?
:08:59
I said a part, a role.
I thought maybe Dr. Philips.