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They're interested in you directing.

That's, uh, that's fine with me.

This isthe kind of material I can

do great. I can make this script sing.

This is New York. It's nightclubs,

the skyline.

- Want some water? I'm very excited.

- Me, too.

Who wants me?

Well, we have alittle sellingto do,

but Galaxie is making it.

- Hal Yeager?

- That's right.

He stole my wife.

Ellie'sthe one pushing you.

Pass! I'm not goingto work

with Hal Yeager and Ellie.

He's a Philistine and she's a quisling.

It's areligious conflict.

Calm down. It's everything

you've been looking for.

I'm frankly flabbergasted

they'd eventhink of me.

They didn't think of you. She did.

She convinced Yeager to fly

to New York and meet with you.

This guy stole my wife.

He doesn't holdthat against you.

It's business.

Can you believe that she would

leave me for Hal Yeager?

I still can't get my mind

around it. Mr. Slick...

The price of his haircut

could feed a family of five.

Calm down. You're getting all red.

And you're telling me he doesn't

want me? She'sthe...?

The nerve of that...

He's such amanicured phony!

May he fall on his blow comb

and get hot inthe wrong place.

Please, Val. Don't do anything

to killthis. It's a golden opportunity.

I'd rather do the geriatric diaper

commercial I turned down.

That's what the future holds

if this fallsthrough.

Of course I wouldn't.

This is aterrific script. I...

Come on, make some sense now.

A $60-million,

first-class feature film.

A big payday, which you need. And...

...if you score withthis,

you're back ontop.

A gift like this will never drop

in your lap again.

Just take the meeting with Yeager.

- And Ellie.

- Yes, and Ellie.

I'll get you half amillion dollars.

A lousy half milthey're offer...

They want to buy prestige at the Shrine

on Oscar night for ahalf mil?

There's no offer yet.

I reject their offer!

- There's nothingto reject.

- Well, I reject it anyhow.

You meet with him and be nice,

or I'm out of here.

I finally get an offer worthy of

my gifts and look where it comes from!

There is no offer yet. I am so tired

of allthis bigtalk...

...about how big you were ten years ago.

Things change. You can't get work.

- Part of me wants it badly.

- Andthe other part?

Also wants it. That'sthe problem.

- It only takes one hit.

- I know.

I want arole.

I'm not hired yet. He hasto meet me

andthrow his weight around.

Not just abit part.

I want to show what I can do.

I can't stick my girlfriend

inthe movie.

But I'm good.

I told youto take acting lessons.

I'm anatural. Classes would ruin me.

Ellie feels guilty, so this is her way

of clearing her conscience.

Great! Who cares how it came about?

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