:11:01
And not just a little bit.
Something where I can show off
what I can do.
:11:04
Lori, I can't stick
my girlfriend in the movie.
:11:07
I'm not just your girlfriend.
I'm good.
:11:09
Remember all those times
I told you you should
take acting lessons?
:11:12
I'm a natural.
Classes would ruin me.
:11:14
Jesus. You know,
Ellie feels guilty
about dumping me...
:11:17
so this is her way
of clearing her conscience.
:11:19
Great!
What's the difference
how it came about?
:11:20
This whole thing
is creepy, Lori.
:11:24
For God sakes, this is a woman
I was married to for 10 years.
:11:27
We made love. I'd hold
her head over the toilet bowl
when she threw up.
:11:32
- From making love with you?
- Not from making love with me.
From eating sushi.
:11:36
For God's sakes,
I used to hug her when
she was afraid of flying.
:11:40
And-And, you know,
I kissed her
on top of the Eiffel Tower.
:11:43
I swam in the moonlight
with her at Montauk.
:11:46
Now suddenly I got
to take a meeting with her?
:11:57
I don't know.
I've got very mixed feelings.
:11:59
This guy has really
got to show me he's changed.
:12:01
He's not in a position
to make extraordinary demands.
:12:04
Because it was over for him
years ago. He hasn't touched
anything for years... garbage.
:12:08
I'm telling you, garbage.
I mean, I'm not saying that
as criticism, you know.
:12:12
The question is, do I wanna
let this has-been make his
comeback picture on my money?
:12:17
- He's not a has-been.
He's a very good director...
- [Scoffs]
:12:19
- who's fallen on
some difficulty times.
- He brought it on himself.
:12:23
He's his own worst enemy.
:12:25
Look, think of
the press angle, you know.
:12:27
Val Waxman does
his comeback film
for Galaxie pictures.
:12:30
What good is the press
if the guy ruins the picture?
:12:33
He's not gonna
ruin the picture.
:12:35
No, you're damn right
he's not because
I'll fire him.
:12:37
I'm not going to take
temperamental antics
from some "owteur" genius.
:12:41
- Auteur.Auteur.
- Whatever.
Okay, auteur.
:12:43
You're doing a jack story,
okay?
:12:46
He can do this film
better than anybody
I can think of.
:12:48
Ha! We'll see.
:12:55
- You're so nervous.
You're making me nervous.
- I'm not nervous. I'm tense.
:12:58
- You are nervous.
- I'm tense. When I'm nervous,
I bite my nails.