:15:01
- Happy birthday.
- Thank you.
:15:04
I'm afraid with 55
staring at me in the face...
:15:07
I'm developing inflammation
of the sentence structure...
:15:09
and a definite hardening
of the paragraphs, but...
:15:13
- How are you?
- Oh, no. How are you?
:15:16
You knew all about
this little thing, didn't you?
:15:19
- Huh?
- No, actually, I didn't.
:15:21
Hmm.
:15:24
Well, did you get a chance
to look at my latest piece?
:15:27
Yes. Yes, of course.
:15:31
The Minnies seem to get
their literature from Disney.
:15:34
I know.
:15:36
- Hey!
- Oh, my God, they're everywhere.
:15:38
Enemy forces at 2:00.
Danger, Will Robertson. Danger.
:15:43
- It's Robinson. Robinson.
- Oh, Robinson.
:15:47
Safe.
:15:49
Safe for the moment.
:15:55
That was better. That was better.
Now I'll show you...
:15:57
About your article...
:15:59
- Hmm.
- I don't want to interfere, you know.
:16:01
- You are doing just fine.
- Oh, no. Come on.
:16:03
Come on. You know your criticism,
it helps me so much.
:16:07
I really appreciate it.
:16:11
All right.
:16:13
Writer to writer.
:16:18
- Less is more.
- Hmm.
:16:22
Your approach is a little
overemotional at times.
:16:26
lt needs to be more succinct. The word
choice needs to be more muscular.
:16:30
Ellen, you've got a great talent,
but it's not enough.
:16:33
You have to reach, goddamn it.
:16:35
When I was 20 years old
working at the New Yorker...
:16:36
I would spend a whole day
working on one sentence.
:16:39
I mean, Lord knows I could...
:16:46
Wait a minute.
It's your best work to date. It's...
:16:51
It's not your fault. It's like
the problem is that editor, damn it.
:16:56
- What is his name? Uh, Tw... Twimpy?
- Tweedy.
:16:59
Yeah.