:18:02
- Sorry about that.
Uh, no. Nothing.
- Anything?
:18:05
- We were just talking
aboutAlfred Hitchcock.
- Mm-hmm.
:18:07
- Truffaut said Notorious
was his best film.
- I agree. A masterpiece.
:18:11
What are you talking about?
You hate... He hates that movie.
The ending makes you crazy.
:18:16
Yes, because it's a masterpiece.
Every time I watch that movie...
:18:19
when Cary Grant
is carrying Ingrid Bergman
down the staircase...
:18:21
- I always think that the Germans
are going to catch them.
- I do too.
:18:24
No matter how many times
I see it, I think the Germans
are gonna get them.
:18:27
- Hitchcock was an artist,
but he was commercial.
- Yeah, that's right.
:18:30
- You say that
like it's a good thing.
- You have to be both.
:18:32
I mean, he knew
what he was doing.
In order to make movies...
:18:36
you have to think
about the audience,
you have to...
:18:39
Otherwise, you're just
making movies for yourself,
like artistic masturbation.
:18:44
- That's right. That's right.
You're a narcissist.
- I'm a classic narcissist then.
:18:47
Have I told you my views
on masturbation ever?
:18:50
For me, the nicest thing
about masturbation
is afterward, the cuddling time.
:18:55
- [All Laughing]
- They're laughing.
I'm not joking.
:18:58
- [phone Ringing]
- Want a wienie?
:19:02
You got it. You're directing
The City That Never Sleeps.
I just got the call.
:19:07
I can't believe it.
l... I can't speak.
:19:11
I got you half a million,
plus a tenth of a point
after quadruple break-even.
:19:15
Listen, uh, they're
going back to L.A. tonight.
:19:17
You think you could
meet Ellie for a drink
for ten minutes?
:19:20
- Why?
- Why? Because you owe her
some thanks, that's why.
:19:25
She went out on a limb for you.
I think she wants to make sure
you're both on the same page.
:19:29
Think about Hal Yeager.
He's quick to hire,
quick to fire.
:19:31
You need Ellie
to run interference.
:19:34
All right. All right.
I'll meet her at the-the...
:19:38
Bemelmans Bar at 9:00.
:19:40
I can spare ten minutes.
l-I can't tell ya,
my head's swimming.
:19:45
A tenth of a point
after quadruple break-even.
:19:49
You are really a shark, Al.
:19:56
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