:45:01
When I think of Irwin Shaw, I
think of "Girls in Summer Dresses."
:45:05
The title is better than most
people's short stories.
:45:08
It's so elegant, economic.
:45:10
- It's thrilling.
- The best.
:45:12
Thrilling prose. Terrific.
:45:15
My book is about the values
of a society gone astray...
:45:18
a culture badly
in need of help.
:45:20
A country that gives a 20-year-old
kid who can barely read or write...
:45:23
a $100 million contract
to play basketball?
:45:26
And a brutal murder trial, or who
is sleeping with the President...
:45:29
It's all show business!
All show business!
:45:32
Why am I getting so shrill?
:45:34
I get so nervous
talking about my novel.
:45:36
That's why you have to finish it.
:45:38
- You're so encouraging.
- Screenplays have their place.
:45:41
But there's nothing like a
serious book.
:45:42
Exactly my point.
:45:43
In "Red Letter Day",
my first book...
:45:45
I touched on these themes,
but I was too green.
:45:47
- I remember "Red Letter Day".
- Really?
:45:50
Yeah, I reviewed it for
the Times.
:45:52
It was...
:45:53
extremely...
:45:56
half-baked,
laboured...
:45:58
solipsistic.
:46:00
There was no energy.
It was trivial.
:46:03
You don't mind
my being frank?
:46:07
Are you okay?
:46:11
The rest of them
will be here soon.
:46:13
Let's not take all day on this.
Move it along! I've got plans.
:46:16
- This way, Mr Adelman.
- Counselor! Nice to have you back.
:46:20
- It's a pleasure.
- Put him in the Green Room.
:46:22
You're from the ACLU, right?
Can I get you anything?
:46:26
Yeah. I'm expecting a call.
Can you put it through?
:46:29
Of course. You know each other?
:46:30
These gentleman are from the
South Carolina Klan.
:46:32
We've done a few
shows together.
:46:35
You're Minister Polynice!
:46:36
The others are in
the Green Room.
:46:39
Is there time
for a sandwich?
:46:41
Of course, Mary...?
:46:42
- Can I see you in my office?
- Just a minute. Mary...
:46:45
Margaret, I'm so sorry...
:46:46
The attorney is
expecting a call...
:46:49
- Hi, I'm Dawn Dawson.
- Dawn Dawson?
:46:51
The teenage obese acrobat.
I had an appointment today.
:46:55
The teenage obese acrobat, today?
:46:58
- You said the 14th.
- Our "Overweight Achievers."