: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.
:09:02
- The psychiatrist? It's a key role.
- What key role?
:09:05
- It's a small part. Key role!
- Who is this woman anyway?
:09:08
Olive Neal? I don't even know what
she looks like, much less can she act.
:09:12
He says she's the stuff
that stars are made of.
:09:15
That's 'cause he's in love with her.
And who is he anyway?
:09:18
- His name is Nick Valenti.
- How-How-- How do I know
that name? What's he do?
:09:22
- Ah, he's got his finger
in a number of pies.
- I don't like the sound of this.
:09:26
- Look, you wanna
get your play on or not?
- I gotta meet her first.
:09:29
- So you'll meet her.
- I'm conflicted.
:09:31
-You'll meet her. That's all I'm saying.
-The psychiatrist is not small.
:09:35
It's not the lead. It's-- It's a
small part. Who do you see in the lead?
:09:40
- I don't know.
- What about Helen Sinclair?
:09:43
Oh, sure. I mean, she'd be great.
But can we get her?
:09:47
Why can't we get her? She's been in
nothin' but flops the past three years.
:09:50
Yeah, but she's
a major actress.
:09:52
[ Chuckles ]
Was.
:09:54
She'd be great.
I mean, really, she's brilliant.
:09:57
- She possess the necessary fire.
For the part, she'd be great.
- You really think so?