The Hottest State
- R
- Year:
- 2006
- 117 min
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[Music plays]
William:
Here's how the story was told to me.
I always say
I got things wrong
I waited here
a little too long
[Low conversation]
Hey, hey. What y'all doing?
Say Jesse, how 'bout you talk
Danielle out of being mad at me?
And both of y'all hop in the car
with me and Vince here.
And we can all take
a spin into Dallas?
We got school tomorrow, stupid.
Oh come on, Jesse.
We'll be back before anybody
gets in any real trouble.
Y'all know Vince?
This here is Vince Hardin.
Vince this is Jesse
and that one's Dan.
Dan's a little mad
at me right now.
I'm not mad at you,
John Jaegerman.
I'm just bored with you.
John:
Jesse will you tell Dan
that she's the only girl
I'll ever love.
Danielle:
Jesse will you tell John
the next time
John:
They didn't even press any charges.
They knew I was just
goofing around.
What about you,
Mr. Vince?
Do you talk?
I know a joke.
Jesse:
Well let's hear it.
Okay.
There's these two monks, alright?
There's like
a regular monk guy.
William:
My mother didn't need to hear the joke.
She was already
dead bull's eye in love.
She listened to the sound
of his voice,
thinking what a good father
he'd make.
And the guy says
"Well, I'm not into fish
but I sure am going to love
working with you f***in' guys.
Come on, Dan,
let's go to Dallas.
Now I'm stuck here -
looking by
Where I lost a friend
Jesse:
It's a nice car.
Vince:
It's just a 'Cuda.
Oh, I have lost my head
Way back
when the world was young
Long before
this song was sung
William:
Three weeks later,
I was conceived
in the back of that Plymouth.
I was thinkin' a lot
about that story.
I wondered if sex
was easier in Texas
than it was in New York.
[Applause]
[Plucking at guitar]
I wondered how my father
a talked to my mother.
I wondered how
other men in general
behaved when they were
alone with women.
No matter
how long it takes
One day
the dam will break
One day
the tears will fall
Just by the waterfall
[Guitar music]
"My heart is gold,
what will you give me for it?"
[Guitar music]
No matter
how long it takes
[Background conversation]
Sarah doesn't think men
have vaginas.
Yeah, well,
I agree with her.
What?
I said, I don't have a vagina.
Yeah, you do.
Hi, I'm William.
I'm an actor.
So I'm totally full of sh*t.
Don't believe a word I say.
I just figured I should
tell you that right off the bat
so you don't
get disappointed later.
Have you ever seen
'Star Trek'?
The original one?
Well, I'm kind of like
Spock in that episode
where he tells the replicants
that everything he says is a lie.
And they go, "If everything
you say is a lie,
then you're lying now,
which means you're telling the truth,
which means you're lying. "
And then smoke
comes out of their ears.
and they malfunction,
and he gets to escape.
See, you just
and I'm trying to make sure
you're not a replicant.
Do you speak English?
Yes.
Good. I was worried you
didn't understand a word I said.
Don't worry;
you're not that complicated.
- What?
- You're not that complicated.
Thanks.
Are you nervous?
No, I'm not nervous.
Why would I be nervous?
Okay, I'm nervous all the time.
I don't know why.
Me too.
One day,
the dam will break.
Sarah:
So, you're really an actor?
William:
Yeah.
I've got an audition for the movie
version of Camino Real tomorrow.
You ever read that play?
No.
- Tennessee Williams.
- No.
Me neither.
My lines are good, though.
I read them.
Well, don't you have to read
the whole play?
Yeah, I guess I should, huh.
I tried. It's just really weird.
unhappy 'cause they're not sure
if they're living
or they're dead.
Why do you
want to be an actor?
I don't, really.
It's the only thing
I've ever really been good at.
I want to be
a singer.
Oh yeah?
You going to be a star?
I want to be a musician.
Okay, that's cool.
I don't want to be famous,
you know.
I like to sing.
I want to do what I love.
Are you any good?
It's not important.
Are you any good?
- I'm great.
- Oh yeah?
Yeah.
I'm tellin' you, there's
nothin' I can do about it.
I'm just great.
Okay, well,
do something for me.
"My heart is gold,
what will you give me for it?"
[Giggling]
What's that?
Tennessee.
I'm just whoever
I pretend to be.
You ever feel like that,
like all you are
is the person you were pretending
to be in high school?
No.
Don't worry,
you are somebody.
If you'd stop pretending,
it'll come out all by itself.
Do you want to get married?
No.
I don't want to be an actor.
It's a little disappointing
when your best quality
is pretending
to be someone else.
I want to be somebody
specific, you know.
I was born in Texas.
But I left there
when I was eight.
Sometimes, I think,
if I had just stayed,
you know.
Billy, the lumber guy,
or whatever.
Instead of running around
with my head cut off.
Why'd you leave Texas?
My mom had wanderlust.
What about your dad?
I don't really know him.
Don't smoke that.
Why not?
Because I'm thinking
about kissing you.
Okay, good to know.
It's good to know.
Sarah:
So you're going to bea big movie star, huh?
William:
Yeah, it's my destiny.
Sarah:
Oh God, you're unbelievable.
William:
I try to be.
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