Listen Up Philip Page #3

Could you open it as though you're reading,

then look at me again?

I don't wanna do that.

- Why?

- It's a poor idea.

Why would I be standing up

with my jacket buttoned, reading?

- It's just a prop.

- I can see that.

But I think it presents

a very false depiction of me.

I'd much rather

this picture at least seem honest.

You know, Tolkien wouldn't allow himself

to be photographed writing,

because he didn't allow

anybody to watch him work.

Same idea here.

Just slightly modified to suit me.

Philip.

I hope that wasn't too bad.

It's always bad.

There's just degrees of bad.

Oh, hey. How's it going?

Mmh... good.

We met before.

Er... I don't think we have.

You sure about that?

Um... I wanted to tell you

I really liked your book.

Those advance copies

really get around, huh?

Anyway, the first one's better.

Um, I haven't read it.

I'm not some weird groupie or anything.

No, if you were a groupie,

you likely would have read both my books.

Are there book groupies?

Author groupies?

Not many, but yeah.

Hey! Quick thought I just had.

I'm not doing any press for the book at all.

Readings, interviews. Nothing.

- You cannot be serious.

- Oh, quite.

That's a horrible, horrible idea.

I don't like the idea

of being on display.

My mind is made up.

I wanna be left alone.

Hi, Riley.

I think the tie is a bit much.

I'm invited to his home.

I don't wanna look like a schmo.

Then maybe lose the jacket.

You know, it's 80 degrees out.

It looks like you don't own

a more seasonally-appropriate jacket.

I don't know, I think it looks nice.

Yeah. Nice, just kind of sweaty.

- Philip Lewis Friedman.

- Go get 'em.

- OK, bye.

- Bye.

- Pleasure.

- Good luck.

- Thank you.

- Fix your collar.

- Huh?

- Your collar.

Oh. Thank you.

I'd seriously consider having a better

answer to that question if I were you.

I'm filling up notebooks,

but it's nothing but worthless garbage.

Don't tell people that.

Makes you look lazy and stupid.

Got it.

That probably came out

a lot crueller than I intended.

But don't make being lackadaisical

and disorganised your thing.

- It sends out a message that you'll regret.

- I see.

Do you have a nice place to write?

I mean, that's important.

You'll find that,

if you haven't already.

I rented a small studio.

Does it work for you?

No, not really. In fact, I rarely go.

Here.

I probably wouldn't have wanted

to hear this either

when I was your age, but...

The city.

You can't get anything done here.

It has a creative energy,

but not a productive energy.

Quiet does not exist,

and I find that difficult.

Do you know,

I've not written a single page

within the city limits

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