The Unattainable Story Page #2

bizarre.

Like what?

Pleasing me.

Let's do it.

Really?

I don't know what it's about,

but you've inspired me.

Fantastic.

I'm... I'm really glad.

So you have

a first draft?

Yes.

This is very important.

You have to trust me.

[Skene] Her play is about

the composer Gustav Mahler

and his wife, Alma.

Alma was a composer herself.

But when she married Gustav,

he told her there could

only be one composer

in the house.

And she made the choice to

devote her life to his music

and not her own.

His passion for his work

only grew stronger,

and Alma's desire

to be loved

made her stray

to an architect,

a man named Gropius.

Gustav loved her,

but he never expected

her to have her own mind.

[Jacqueline]

What are these books?

People trying to break out

of themselves.

I go to my therapist

for that.

Well, books are more honest.

They show us

how you can't...

You know what.

Um, are you kidding me?

You have equal amounts

of non-fiction and fiction.

[laughter]

Really non-fiction

tells me how to

live my life,

and I appreciate it.

And fiction

shows me how to

relive my own life

more deeply.

[Steve]

All I'm saying is...

this is clever.

It's quick.

It's energetic.

But the fact that you refuse

to put in any insight

is really,

you think about it,

it's a form of anger.

Guys, I don't think

it's always that

deeply psychological.

Okay.

What do you think's

going on?

[Annette] I think

some people sing, or...

or they play a musical

instrument for their

creative outlet.

But what's rare

is the willingness

or the ability

to put yourself

into it.

True.

True.

It could be fear.

Or...

not knowing what

to put into it.

Or...

not being able to

go deep enough.

Hmm.

[Skene] At first my notes

to her were about

dialog and character.

But as we moved forward,

I knew that what we needed

was something more.

I kept asking her

about Mahler,

but I kept getting

these other stories.

[solemn instrumental music]

[David] I fixed

your lamp wire.

Like you care.

I do care.

Why don't you fix

my wire?

All right.

Just don't get

any ideas.

Okay? Like you did

with thousands

of other women.

And don't hurt me.

I won't.

I promise.

What do you think

we'll have in common

once we've exhausted

the subject of love?

Oh, I think we'll find

plenty to talk about.

Like...

what's for dinner.

What's on TV.

Do we have any

water in the house.

Oh, we'll find lots of

stuff to talk about.

Mm.

Oh, so I'm the one

who's always angry at you?

You're the one who

doesn't want to deal with

any of the big issues

that we have with this.

How about staying

on a budget?

How about getting out

of the sh*t hole apartment

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