[ CHIMES TWINKLING ]
>> I WISH THE WHOLE DAY WAS LIKE BREAKFAST, WHEN PEOPLE ARE STILL CONNECTED TO THEIR DREAMS,
FOCUSED INWARD AND -- AND NOT
YET READY TO ENGAGE WITH THE
WORLD.
IF IT WAS ALWAYS BREAKFAST, I
WOULD BE FINE.
>> ♪ BEEN A HARD DAY, BUT I'M
FEELING SANE ♪
♪ THOUGH THEY POINT AT ME WITH
THEIR FINGERS OF BLAME ♪
♪ MY LIFE'S DERAILED, AND I KNOW
IT'S A SHAME ♪
♪ COULD GET ON TRACK, BUT IS
THAT MY AIM? ♪
♪ APOLOGIZE ♪
♪ DESTINED TO APOLOGIZE ♪
♪ APOLOGIZE ♪
♪ DESTINED TO APOLOGIZE ♪
♪ DOO, DOO, DOO ♪
♪ IT'S A FRESH DAY, BUT
ADRENALINE'S LOW ♪
♪ AND I ASK MYSELF, SHOULD I
JUST LET GO ♪
♪ WANTING TO SLEEP, BUT IT'S
TO-AND-FRO ♪
♪ IF I TAKE THAT LEAP, WILL THEY
EVEN KNOW? ♪
♪ APOLOGIZE ♪
♪ DESTINED TO APOLOGIZE ♪
>> I'M JAMES SVECK.
I'M 17, AND I DON'T LIKE TO TALK
THAT MUCH.
I HATE POLITICS, ORGANIZED
RELIGION, AND ALL OF THAT.
PEOPLE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THEIR
LIVES, BUT THEIR LIVES JUST
AREN'T THAT INTERESTING.
YOU SHOULD ONLY SAY SOMETHING IF
IT'S INTERESTING OR ABSOLUTELY
HAS TO BE SAID.
I HAVE NOTHING INTERESTING TO
SAY.
[ DOG BARKING ]
[ HORN HONKS, TIRES SCREECH ] [ SIREN WAILING ]
>> JILLIAN? JAMES?
JILLIAN? >> MOM? >> OH, MY GOD.
>> MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK?
WE DIDN'T EXPECT YOU UNTIL
TUESDAY.
WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS?
>> WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE
HOUSE?
THIS IS FOUL AND DISGUSTING.
>> SORRY.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY
HOUSE?
>> MOM, WHERE'S MR. ROGERS?
>> I NEITHER KNOW NOR CARE WHAT
HAS HAPPENED TO THAT MAN.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
WHAT, DID YOU, LIKE, DITCH HIM
ON YOUR HONEYMOON OR SOMETHING?
>> JILLIAN, PLEASE.
>> SO, I'VE DECIDED I DON'T WANT
TO BE CALLED JILLIAN ANYMORE.
IT'S GILLIAN WITH A HARD "G" --
GILLIAN.
>> BUT WE ALWAYS CALL YOU
JILLIAN.
>> WELL, HEINRICH MARIA SAYS
THAT NAMING A CHILD AND THEN
MISPRONOUNCING THEIR NAME IS A
SUBTLE AND INSIDIOUS FORM OF
CHILD ABUSE.
>> WELL, DARLING, THAT'S JUST
NOT MY STYLE.
IF I WERE GOING TO ABUSE YOU,
THERE'D BE NOTHING SUBTLE ABOUT
IT.
>> MOM, WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> AH, JAMES.
I NEED A DRINK, JAMES.
THREE FINGERS OF VODKA AND TWO
ICE CUBES.
MURO, MURO, MURO, MURO!
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, JAMES.
MAKE THAT FOUR AND ONE.
[ DOG BARKS ]
>> OKAY.
>> [ SOBBING ]
>> OH, MOM!
>> OH, NO, NO, NO.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
PLEASE TELL ME.
>> [ Voice breaking ] WELL, HE
WAITED FOR ME TO FALL ASLEEP,
AND THEN HE TOOK MY CREDIT
CARDS, AND HE WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO
THE CASINO, AND HE PLAYED
BLACKJACK ALL NIGHT LONG.
AND HE -- HE -- HE LOST IT ALL.
I NEVER KNEW I MARRIED A
COMPULSIVE GAMBLER.
>> AW!
>> AND THEN HE HIT UP MY ATM
CARD, AND HE BOUGHT, OH, A
$1,500 PORTABLE CIGAR HUMIDOR
AND 800 BUCKS WORTH OF CIGARS.
AND AS IF THAT WEREN'T BAD
ENOUGH...
HE SPENT $1,200 ON A LAP DANCE.
[ SOBS ]
>> $1,200 ON A LAP DANCE?
>> WELL, TWO.
$600 A STRIPTEASE.
[ SOBS ]
>> CONSECUTIVELY OR
SIMULTANEOUSLY?
>> SHUT IT, JAMES!
JAMES, BE A GOODIE AND GO RUN
MOMMY A BATH.
YES, I AM GOING TO THE GALLERY.
JAMES...
>> I'M GOING NOW.
>> [ SIGHS ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
>> COME ON, COME ON.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
>> HELLO. >> JOHN? >> JAMES, WHAT'S UP?
>> SHE HAS RETURNED.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE HAS
RETURNED?
>> WELL, SHE'S BACK FROM VEGAS.
SHE'S ON HER WAY TO THE GALLERY
NOW, UNLESS SHE MARRIES THE CAB
DRIVER ALONG THE WAY.
>> YOU SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT YOUR
MOTHER THAT WAY.
YOU'RE SO HEARTLESS, JAMES.
>> IF SHE FINDS OUT YOU CLOSED
THE GALLERY, SHE MIGHT GET KIND
OF HEARTLESS HERSELF.
>> OKAY, WELL, THANKS FOR THE
WARNING.
I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW I DO.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
>> ♪ MAKIN' IT THROUGH, AND I'M
SATISFIED ♪
♪ WHEN I HEAR THEM SAY ♪
[ BOING! ]
♪ WHEN THEY CROWD 'ROUND, I
STILL WANNA HIDE ♪
♪ BUT MY HEAD IS STRAIGHT, AND
I'M LAUGHING INSIDE ♪
♪ APOLOGIZE ♪
♪ DESTINED TO APOLOGIZE ♪
♪ APOLOGIZE ♪
♪ DESTINED TO APOLOGIZE ♪
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CALLING
ME, JAMES.
I BARELY MADE IT BACK IN TIME.
YOU REALLY SAVED MY ASS.
>> NO PROBLEM.
NO.
>> [ LAUGHS ] >> THAT'S NOT FUNNY. THAT'S DISGUSTING.
PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO TREAT
THIS LIKE ART.
IT'S -- IT'S BARELY ART, BUT
IT'S ART.
HOW DID IT EVEN GET IN HERE?
HI! >> OH, MY GOD, MARJORIE. JAMES TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.
I AM SO SORRY.
>> WELL, I HAD... HOPED THAT THE THIRD TIME WOULD BE A CHARM, BUT...
ALAS. [ CHUCKLES ]
>> TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> AND HOW ABOUT YOU?
ARE YOU HOLDING DOWN THE FORT?
>> YEAH, JUST WORKING AWAY.
>> GOOD.
>> HAVE WE SOLD ANY CANS YET?
>> UH, NO, WE HAVE NOT.
>> AH.
OKAY. YOU WITH ME NOW.
OH! DAMN!
>> YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID
ANYTHING.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> COME IN, COME IN, COME IN. SHUT THE DOOR.
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO THINK MUCH ABOUT WHAT WE DISCUSSED BEFORE I WENT TO LAS VEGAS?
>> NOT REALLY.
>> WELL, WHAT, WITH THE WEDDING
AND EVERYTHING, WE REALLY
HAVEN'T HAD MUCH OF A CHANCE TO
ADDRESS WASHINGTON, D.C.
>> ADDRESS IT HOW?
I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT GOING. >> DON'T BE SO DISMISSIVE. A LIFE COACH MIGHT BE JUST WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
YOU TELL HER YOUR GOALS, AND SHE
HELPS YOU ACHIEVE THEM.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY GOALS.
I'M ONLY 17.
I MEAN, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO
KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO WITH MY
LIFE?
>> OH, JAMES, JAMES...
I MADE YOU AN APPOINTMENT. >> TOUGH. I'M NOT GOING.
>> [ SIGHS ] >> JAMES, THE MENU FROM FABU SHOW UP YET?
>> YEAH. HERE IT IS.
>> [ SIGHS ]
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT PLACE?
WHY CAN'T THEY HAVE THE SAME
DAMN SALADS EVERY DAY?
>> 'CAUSE THEN YOU COULDN'T
SPEND HALF YOUR MORNING DECIDING
WHAT TO GET FOR LUNCH?
>> WELL, WHAT ELSE AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO IN HERE, JAMES?
HARDLY ANYONE'S WALKED IN FOR
WEEKS.
>> FEELS LIKE MONTHS.
>> I'LL HAVE THE
GREEN MARKET FIELD GREENS WITH
GRILLED SHRIMP, UH, BUT TELL
THEM TO HOLD THE GREEN PEPPERS.
OH, AND MAKE SURE YOU GET
SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF.
>> NO, THANKS.
I'M HAVING LUNCH WITH MY FATHER.
[ SIGHS ]
>> ♪ THINK YOU'RE FREE, BUT
YOU'RE JUST WALKIN' ♪
♪ YOU THINK YOU'RE FREE ♪
♪ AH, LISTEN TO ME NOW ♪
>> SO, HOW'S YOUR SUMMER JOB AT THE GALLERY? HOW'S YOUR MOTHER?
SHE ENJOYING HER -- WHAT, IS IT
HER -- HER FOURTH HONEYMOON?
>> THIRD. AND NO.
SHE CAME BACK EARLY.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> IT'S NOT FUNNY!
>> I KNOW.
>> MOM IS VERY UPSET, AND SHE
ASKED ME NOT TO TELL YOU, SO
DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
>> THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER
GET MARRIED, JAMES.
WOMEN WILL MAKE YOU THINK YOU
SHOULD, BUT BELIEVE ME, THERE'S
NO GODDAMN REASON WHATSOEVER.
>> WELL, I DON'T PLAN ON GETTING
MARRIED.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. SVECK.
>> ROBERT.
>> YOU READY TO ORDER?
>> I'LL HAVE THE STEAK, RARE.
>> I'LL HAVE THE FIELD GREENS
WITH MARKET VEGETABLES AND
GRILLED SHRIMP.
HOLD THE GREEN PEPPERS.
>> YOU CAN'T ORDER A SALAD AS A
MAIN COURSE.
>> WHY NOT?
>> IT'S NOT MANLY.
>> [ SCOFFS ]
I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND.
>> JAMES...
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
>> I DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT
ENERGY TO STOP YOU.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
I'M SERIOUS.
Are...
Are you gay?
>> BECAUSE I ORDERED SALAD?
>> NO. I JUST WANT TO KNOW.
>> WHY?
TO GET AN EXTRA DEDUCTION ON
YOUR TAXES IF YOU HAVE A GAY
SON?
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S VERY FUNNY.
>> NO. IT'S JUST YOU JUST NEVER
SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
>> WHY SHOULD I?
DID YOU TALK ABOUT IT WITH YOUR
PARENTS?
>> I'M STRAIGHT.
>> SO WHAT, IF YOU'RE -- IF
YOU'RE GAY, YOU HAVE A MORAL
OBLIGATION TO INFORM YOUR
PARENTS?
IF YOU'RE STRAIGHT, YOU DON'T?
>> SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL ME,
ARE YOU?
>> NOT GONNA TELL YOU WHAT?
>> WHETHER OR NOT...
CONGRATULATIONS, ROBERT.
IT'S PRACTICALLY MOVING.
Whether or not you're gay. >> NO. >> NO?
>> NO.
>> I'M GLAD ABOUT THAT.
>> NO, NO MEANS I'M NOT GONNA
TELL YOU.
>> OH, OH.
I'M -- I'M SORRY.
I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP.
LOOK, IT'S -- I MEAN, LET'S FACE
IT, YOU -- YOU'RE NOT THE MOST
NORMAL OF ALL KIDS.
>> I'M NOT NORMAL?
>> WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY WHAT YOU
DID IN D.C. WAS NORMAL.
OKAY, OKAY. FORGET IT.
FORGET IT, FORGET IT, FORGET IT.
FORGET I EVEN BROUGHT IT UP.
JUST FORGET IT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS
WEEKEND?
ARE YOU GOING TO THE BEACH
HOUSE?
>> NO. I'M STAYING IN TOWN,
HAVING SOME MINOR SURGERY.
>> SURGERY? WHAT'S WRONG?
>> NOTHING.
>> THEN WHY ARE YOU HAVING
SURGERY?
>> OH, IT'S OUTPATIENT SURGERY.
IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
>> THEN WHAT ARE YOU HAVING?
>> WELL, I WON'T BE IN
EAST HAMPTON, SO YOU CAN TELL
YOUR SISTER THAT IF SHE WANTS TO
USE THE HOUSE, SHE CAN.
NOW, IS SHE STILL GOING OUT WITH
THAT POLISH PROFESSOR WHO'S OLD
ENOUGH TO BE HER FATHER?
>> POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK.
>> WHAT?
>> NOTHING, NOTHING.
ARE YOU HAVING PLASTIC SURGERY?
>> NO!
>> GOOD.
>> WHY GOOD?
>> I'D JUST FEEL WEIRD IF MY
FATHER ALTERED HIS APPEARANCE
FOR THE SAKE OF VANITY.
>> Please, keep your voice down.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU LOOK FINE, DAD. >> [ CHUCKLES ] >> MAYBE IF YOU DIDN'T DATE
WOMEN WHO ARE YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE
YOUR DAUGHTER, THEN YOU WOULDN'T
BE SO SELF-CONSCIOUS.
>> OH, I'M NOT SELF-CONSCIOUS.
>> THEN WHY ARE YOU HAVING
PLASTIC SURGERY?
>> It's not called plastic
surgery.
It's now called elective
cosmetic surgery.
>> Fine. Why are you having
elective cosmetic surgery?
>> Oh, can we please not talk
about this now.
>> Dad, um, can I, uh...
Can I ask you something?
>> What?
>> Are you gay?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK JOHNNY DEPP'S THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.
>> AND YOU, JAMES?
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO WRITE A
PAPER ABOUT JOHNNY DEPP'S CAREER
OF SUBVERSION OF THE ROMANTIC
LEADING MAN.
>> IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE ELSE
CAN MATE AND FIT THEIR PARTS
TOGETHER IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY.
NOT FOR ME.
>> THE REBELS, THE LONERS --
>> YEAH, YEAH.
JAMES, ARE YOU GETTING THIS?
>> WHY?
SHOULD I BE PAYING EXTRA-SPECIAL
ATTENTION?
>> WELL, YEAH.
IT SHOULD MAKE PERFECT SENSE TO
YOU.
YOU'RE A LONER.
YOU KNOW JAMES DOESN'T EVEN
WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR?
BET YOUR MOM AND DAD'LL BE
PLEASED TO HEAR THAT.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU.
THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE IN THE
UNITED STATES IS A COMPLETE
FARCE.
>> YOU AGREE WITH IT?
YOU TEACH IN AN AMERICAN
COLLEGE.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
IF ANYONE HAD TO BELIEVE IN WHAT
THEY DID, VERY LITTLE WOULD GET
DONE IN THE WORLD.
>> WELL, SINCE MY DAD ISN'T
TAKING HIS BIMBO GIRLFRIEND UP
TO THE BEACH HOUSE, IT'LL BE
EMPTY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO TO THE
HAMPTONS THIS WEEKEND?
HUH, HONEY BUNNY?
>> UH, I DON'T THINK MY WIFE
WOULD LIKE THAT.
>> WELL, ISN'T YOUR WIFE
SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON HER
BOOK OR SOMETHING?
>> CORRECT.
THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A
TRANSSEXUAL DETECTIVE.
AND IN ORDER TO GATHER FURTHER
UNDERSTANDING, MY WIFE'S NOW
DATING A FORMER PSYCHOANALYST.
>> WELL, AT LEAST THAT'S ONE WAY
TO GET YOUR RESEARCH DONE.
>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE -- WE HAVE
AN OPEN MARRIAGE.
>> YEAH, WELL, IF YOUR MARRIAGE
IS SO OPEN, THEN SHE SHOULDN'T
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU GOING TO
THE HAMPTONS?
>> WELL, IT'S, UH -- IT'S
GETTING LATE.
[ SIGHS ]
SO, UH --
>> IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY,
JAMES.
>> I'M GOING TO THE COUNTRY IN
THE MORNING.
>> AGAIN?
>> YOU SHOULD TRY GOING ONCE IN
A WHILE.
SHE'S YOUR GRANDMOTHER, TOO.
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS.
>> BYE, JAMES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH
HIM.
[ BOING! ]
[ EERIE NOISES PLAY ]
>> [ LAUGHS ]
[ ZAP! ZAP! ZAP! ]
>> [ CHANTING IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE ]
[ FLUTE PLAYS ]
>> FUNNY. VERY FUNNY.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ARTIST?
>> HE/SHE/IT HAS NO NAME.
[ BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! ]
[ BOING! ]
HE/SHE/IT DOES, BUT HE/SHE/IT,
UH, DOES NOT SELF-IDENTIFY.
>> AND WHY IS THIS?
>> IT'S FASCINATING.
HE/SHE/IT CLAIMS THAT IDENTITY
IS FLUID AND SHOULD NOT BE
CONSTRAINED BY SOMETHING AS
FIXED AS A NAME.
YOU SEE, HE/SHE/IT BELIEVES THAT
IF AN ARTIST HAS A NAME, THEN
PEOPLE PAY FOR THAT NAME RATHER
THAN FOR THE ART.
IT'S A WAY OF SEPARATING THE
ARTIST FROM THE ART.
>> WHAT IS THE PRICE?
>> EACH PIECE IS $16,000.
OF COURSE, HE/SHE/IT WOULD
PREFER IF ALL 10 PIECES REMAINED
TOGETHER.
PEOPLE LOVE TREATING THESE WORKS
OF ART AS ORDINARY GARBAGE CANS,
BUT THEY'RE NOT.
[ ZAP! WARBLE! ]
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE US A
CALL.
>> VERY WELL. WE WILL CONSIDER.
THANK YOU. GOODBYE.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
[ EERIE NOISES PLAY ]
>> GOOD JOB.
YOU'RE A NATURAL AT THIS.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
I DOUBT THEY'RE GONNA BUY.
>> JAMES, YOU HAVE GOT TO STOP
BEING SO NEGATIVE ALL THE TIME.
[ KNOCKING AT DOOR ]
>> COME IN. IT'S OPEN. [ DOG BARKING ] >> IT'S ME, BARRY.
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
WHY DOES HE GROWL EVERY TIME HE SEES ME? >> MURO, CUT IT OUT.
[ DOG WHINES ]
MR. ROGERS, HOW ARE YOU?
>> PLEASE DON'T CALL ME
MR. ROGERS.
I HATE IT.
CALL ME BARRY.
[ DOG GROWLS ]
>> MOM'S AT HER SHRINK.
ONE OF THEIR LATE-NIGHT
EMERGENCY SESSIONS.
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> WELL, UH...
YOUR MOTHER ASKED ME TO REMOVE
MY THINGS, SO I'LL -- DID, UM --
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
DID MARJORIE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT
US?
>> NO.
OH, SHE DID MENTION, UM...
CIGARS OR, UH, LAP DANCES AND,
UH, YOU STOLE HER ATM CARDS.
>> WHOA!
I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING.
UNH-UNH.
WE'RE MARRIED.
HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF JOINT
PROPERTY?
EH, I WAS HOPING TO WIN BIG.
I WAS GONNA TAKE HER OUT FOR A-A
GREAT DINNER.
WE WERE GONNA BE DRINKING
CHAMPAGNE AND EATING FISH EGGS.
OH!
>> YOU MEAN CAVIAR.
>> THAT'S NOT FISH EGGS?
>> MOST PEOPLE SAY CAVIAR.
>> I SAY FISH EGGS.
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
I SEE.
YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME
BECAUSE YOU SAY "CAVIAR."
YOU NEVER DID LIKE ME.
YOU'RE A SMUG LITTLE BASTARD,
AIN'T YA?
>> YOUR WEIRD EXERCISE MACHINE
IS HERE IF YOU WANT IT.
>> [ GROANS ]
I'M -- I'M LEAVING THAT -- THAT
STUPID ANTIGRAVITY TEETER-TOTTER
THING.
THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW.
I DON'T CARE.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
SCRAM, POOCH!
GO ON!
GET OUT OF HERE!
>> MURO.
>> OH, NO!
OH! OH, GOD!
[ SIGHS ]
[ GROANS ]
[ Voice breaking ] OH, GOD. I AM SUCH AN IDIOT -- A COMPLETE IDIOT.
>> IS THIS WHAT LOVE DOES?
IT TURNS YOU INTO A MARIONETTE?
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH A PARROT OR
SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN LOBOTOMIZED.
>> TELL ME THAT YOU KNOW THAT
I'M NOT A BAD PERSON, JAMES.
>> YOU'RE NOT A BAD PERSON.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL I WANT IS JUST ONE MORE
CHANCE WITH YOUR MOTHER.
I MEAN, SHE IS AN AMAZING WOMAN.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW THAT.
OH, HERE.
WILL YOU GIVE THIS TO HER WHEN
YOU SEE HER, HUH?
ALL RIGHT?
>> SURE.
>> THANKS.
>> HEY, YOU, UH, FORGOT YOUR
RACKET.
>> OH, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S MY GIFT TO YOU.
I STINK AT TENNIS ANYWAY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ DOG WHINES ]
>> HI, HONEY. >> HI. >> I BROUGHT YOU SOME TEA.
>> I DON'T WANT IT.
>> I SAW BARRY'S NOTE. I'M SORRY IF THAT WAS AWKWARD FOR YOU.
>> IT WAS FINE.
>> YOU NEVER REALLY LIKED HIM,
DID YOU?
>> I WASN'T CRAZY ABOUT HIM.
>> WELL, MAYBE THAT IS THE LAST
THAT YOU'LL EVER SEE OF HIM.
>> WHY DID YOU MARRY HIM?
>> BECAUSE [CHUCKLES] I WAS LONELY, EVEN WITH YOU AND GILLIAN AND -- AND THE GALLERY
AND BRUNCHES AND THE DINNERS AND
THE LUNCHES.
IT WAS JUST SO, SO LOVELY TO
HAVE SOMEONE TO HOLD ME AT
NIGHT.
[ SIGHS ] GOD, I SHOULDN'T BE
TELLING YOU ANY OF THIS.
I'M JUST GONNA PASS ALL MY
BITTERNESS RIGHT INTO YOU AND --
AND MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU
TO EVER BELIEVE IN LOVE.
>> I ALREADY DON'T BELIEVE IN
LOVE.
>> THAT'S JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE
NEVER BEEN IN LOVE.
OR HAVE YOU?
>> NO.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN IN LOVE?
>> NO!
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, DON'T WORRY.
YOU WILL, YOU WILL.
YOU'RE TOO SWEET NOT TO FALL IN
LOVE.
>> I'M NOT SWEET.
>> OH, YES, YOU ARE.
YOU'RE SWEET, SWEET, SWEET.
YOU'RE A SWEETHEART.
>> GOOD NIGHT, MOM.
>> GOOD NIGHT, JAMES.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
TOMORROW, DON'T YOU?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. GOOD.
LOVELY TALKING TO YOU.
[ DOG WHINES ]
SORRY YOU HAD TO HEAR THAT.
PEOPLE ALWAYS THINK THAT IF THEY CAN PROVE THEY'RE RIGHT, YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND.
AM I DISTURBED?
I THOUGHT WHAT THE WORD MEANS --
WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE
DISTURBED.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
DON'T YOU THINK HOSTING SESSIONS IN YOUR KITCHEN IS KIND OF STRANGE?
>> IF YOU THINK THIS IS STRANGE,
WAIT TILL YOU START SEEING ME
MORE REGULARLY.
SO, JAMES, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? >> LOOK, I'M JUST HUMORING MY
PARENTS.
MY MOTHER TOLD ME THAT YOU'RE
A-A LIFE COACH.
IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL YOURSELF?
>> DO YOU THINK WHAT WE CALL
OURSELVES HAS ANYTHING TO DO
WITH WHO WE REALLY ARE?
>> WHEN IT COMES TO PROFESSIONAL
TITLES, YEAH.
AND PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.
>> PLEASE DON'T DO WHAT?
>> ANSWER MY QUESTIONS WITH MORE
QUESTIONS.
>> DOES THAT BOTHER YOU?
>> IT DOES.
>> YOU DON'T WANT A DRINK?
IS THIS WHAT LIFE COACHES DO?
UH, HOW DID THIS GO INTO JAMBA
JUICE?
>> ACTUALLY, JAMES, UM, I'M A
PSYCHOTHERAPIST.
I DO SOME LIFE COACHING, BUT
MAYBE THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU NEED.
>> SO, WHAT ELSE DID MY MOTHER TELL YOU. >> WELL, YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME
THAT SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT YOU AND
THAT CHIEFLY YOU'RE ANTISOCIAL
AND LONELY.
>> JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ALONE
DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU'RE
LONELY.
>> SHE ALSO MENTIONED THE
INCIDENT IN D.C.
>> WHAT DID SHE SAY ABOUT THAT?
>> SHE SAID THAT YOU HAD SOME
PROBLEMS DEALING WITH SOME
CLASSMATES AND THAT YOU HAD AN
EPISODE OF PANIC.
>> "AN EPISODE OF PANIC"?
IS THAT WHAT SHE CALLED IT?
>> THOSE WERE PROBABLY MY WORDS.
ARE THEY WRONG?
>> NO, NO.
THAT JUST ABOUT SUMS IT UP.
I READ SOMEWHERE THAT AMERICANS
COMPLETELY MISINTERPRETED FREUD
'CAUSE IT WAS MISTRANSLATED FROM
THE ORIGINAL GERMAN.
>> YOU CAN SAY THE SAME THING
ABOUT THE BIBLE.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN
PSYCHOLOGY?
>> I THINK IT'S A SELF-INDULGENT
EXAMINATION OF ONE'S LIFE THAT
SUPERCEDES THE ACTUAL LIVING OF
SAID LIFE.
>> DID YOU SAY "SAD LIFE"?
>> NO, NO, NO. SAID LIFE.
I-I THOUGHT YOU SAID "SAD LIFE."
>> NO, I-I SAID "SAID."
>> I WAS ONLY SAYING THAT I
MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU SAID?
I WASN'T TRYING TO IMPLY YOU
HADN'T ACTUALLY SAID IT.
>> WELL, I'M GLAD THAT'S BEEN
CLEARED UP.
ISN'T OUR TIME UP FOR THE DAY?
>> SO, JAMES -- AND DO YOU WANT
TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER SESSION?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
>> OKAY.
>> WELL, IT WAS NICE MEETING
YOU.
>> JAMES...
IF YOU NEED ME, DON'T BE AFRAID
TO CALL.
>> I WON'T BE.
[ DOG BARKS ]
[ DOG GROWLS ]
DON'T COMPLAIN.
IT'S FOR SAFETY.
[ DOG BARKS, GROWLS ]
THERE WE GO.
AND YOU LOOK GREAT.
[ DOG BARKING ]
[ JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ] NANETTE?
[ DOG BARKING ]
>> LISTEN TO THAT. OH, ISN'T IT MARVELOUS? THAT'S ONE OF CHESTER'S
FAVORITES.
I FOUND THESE RECORDS OF
CHESTER'S THE OTHER DAY.
I'VE GOT SO MUCH OF YOUR
GRANDFATHER'S STUFF IN THE
BASEMENT.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN TO PLAY
THE CLARINET.
>> WHY DIDN'T YOU?
>> MY MOTHER DIDN'T APPROVE OF
LADIES PUTTING LONG, CYLINDRICAL
OBJECTS IN THEIR MOUTHS.
[ LAUGHS ]
DID YOU KNOW THAT NUNS HAVE TO
EAT THEIR BANANA WITH A KNIFE
AND FORK?
IT'S TRUE.
A NUN TOLD ME THAT.
I HAD A FEELING I WAS GONNA SEE
YOU TODAY.
>> SO, A TOAST?
>> TO LIFE.
NANETTE? >> HMM? >> TELL ME ABOUT WHEN YOU MET
CHESTER.
AT COLLEGE, I MEAN.
>> WHAT?
>> BECAUSE WAS IT, UH, A GOOD
EXPERIENCE?
>> COLLEGE OR YOUR GRANDFATHER?
WHY? ARE YOU THINKING OF NOT GOING? >> I JUST THINK I COULD DO OTHER
THINGS WITH THE MONEY -- THINGS
THAT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME.
>> SUCH AS?
>> ANTIQUE FARMHOUSE. THREE BEDROOMS, ONE BATH, BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.
IT'S ONLY 98 GRAND.
THAT'S MY DREAM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> WELL, THAT'S CHARMING, BUT
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN THIS HOUSE?
>> I'D READ ALL THE BOOKS I
WANTED TO READ, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO BECAUSE OF SCHOOL.
AND I'D LEARN CRAFTS, LIKE
BOOKBINDING OR WEAVING OR
CARPENTRY -- THE KIND OF THING
NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO DO ANYMORE.
>> OH, HONEY, I WANTED TO DO SO
MANY THINGS LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS
YOUR AGE, AND I NEVER DID THEM.
YOU HAVE TO PURSUE YOUR PASSION.
HAND ME THE TELEPHONE.
[ DIALING ] >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING? >> YES.
I'M CALLING FOR MY GRANDSON.
HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE HOUSE
IN EDGE.
YES. "S," "V" AS IN "VICTOR,"
"E-C-K."
SUNDAY?
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HONEY, YOU GOT TO GO AFTER WHAT
YOU WANT.
[ HORN HONKS ]
>> HI! >> HI. >> WELCOME TO EDGE, MR. SPECK.
>> IT'S SVECK.
IT'S JAMES SVECK.
>> OH, OKAY.
WELL, I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO BE
SO YOUNG.
>> OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE
MONEY.
>> NO, I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE
THAT.
OKAY, COME ON.
COME ON NOW. THIS IS ME.
UH, I KNOW. I-I GOT IN A LITTLE FENDER BENDER, BUT IT'S REALLY NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
MY MOTHER'S WAITING FOR US AT
THE HOUSE.
YOU CAN GET IT. IT'S OPEN.
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ] WHOA! [ LAUGHS ]
[ HUMMING ]
>> SHOULD YOU BE DRIVING WITH
THAT -- THAT ARM?
>> OH, YEAH.
UH, YEAH. MY ARM'S FINE.
IT'S NOT MY ARM YOU SHOULD WORRY
ABOUT.
IT'S REALLY MY EYES.
>> SO, THIS IS EDGE?
>> THIS IS EDGE.
IT WAS VOTED THE SEVENTH-BEST
MEDIUM-SIZED SMALL TOWN IN
TIOGA COUNTY.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
>> SO... [ CHUCKLES ]
>> WHY'S IT CALLED EDGE?
>> OH, IT'S JUST A NAME.
>> IT'S A STRANGE NAME.
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S STRANGE AT
ALL.
AND WHO'S THAT GUY THAT SAID,
UM, WHAT'S IN A NAME THAT BY
WHICH ANY OTHER NAME A ROSE
COULD SMELL AS SWEET, BUT --
>> SHAKES-- SHAKESPEARE.
>> SHAKESPEARE. [ LAUGHS ]
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD
POEM.
YOU KNOW THAT POEM CALLED
"HIAWATHA"?
>> NO.
>> ♪ ON THE SHORES OF
GITCHE GUMEE ♪
♪ WHERE THE BUFFALO DID WANDER ♪
♪ LIVED A GIRL NAMED
POCAHONTAS ♪
[ CHUCKLES ]
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> SURE ARE, UH, A LOT OF BIRDS.
>> OH, YEAH.
THEY, UH -- THEY LOVE IT HERE.
OKAY, NOW CLOSE YOUR EYES.
>> WHY?
>> UH, I WANT THE HOUSE TO BE A
COMPLETE SURPRISE.
SO CLOSE YOUR EYES NOW, AND
DON'T OPEN THEM UNTIL I TELL YOU
TO.
>> O-OKAY.
>> [ WHISTLES ]
>> OH, ARE WE CLOSE BY?
>> NO.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES.
[ WHISTLING ]
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
[ BIRDS CAWING ] >> WELCOME, MR. SPECK. >> SVECK.
IT'S, UH, JAMES SVECK.
WHERE'S THE HOUSE? >> SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT?
>> THIS IS A DUMP. >> NO. THIS IS A TRANSFER STATION.
>> A TRANSFER STATION?
>> YEAH. IT'S WHERE YOU BRING
YOUR REFUSE AND YOUR
RECYCLABLES.
THEY GOT A KIT AND CABOODLE
HERE, TOO.
>> SORRY. A-A KIT AND CABOOGLE?
>> CABOODLE. KIT AND CABOODLE.
>> YEAH. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING
YOU DON'T WANT ANYMORE THAT
SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT LIKE, YOU
BRING IT OVER, LIKE A --
>> LIKE A TOASTER THAT DOESN'T
WORK.
>> YEAH, OR A BROKEN CHAIR,
SOMETHING.
>> YEAH. PEOPLE JUST COME TO THE
KIT AND CABOODLE, AND THEY'LL
TAKE IT HOME WITH THEM.
>> YEAH. LIVING SO CLOSE BY
HERE, YOU CAN GET FIRST DIBS ON
ALL THE GOOD STUFF.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> I-I WASN'T AWARE THAT THE
HOUSE WAS SO CLOSE TO A DUMP.
UH, IN THE PICTURE, IT LOOKS
LIKE IT'S SURROUNDED BY GRASSY
HILLS.
>> YEAH, WELL, THAT -- THAT'S AN
OLD PICTURE.
>> AND THIS IS A TRANSFER
STATION.
>> RIGHT. NOT A DUMP.
>> YEAH, AND THEY'RE GONNA BUILD
A 10-FOOT BEAUTIFICATION WALL
AROUND IT, SO IT'S NOT EVEN
GONNA --
>> YEAH. SO WHEN ALL IS SAID AND
DONE, YOU -- YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW
IT'S HERE.
>> YEAH. SO WHY DON'T WE GO
INSIDE AND TAKE A LOOK.
>> UH, NO, NO, NO, THANKS.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOK INSIDE
THE HOUSE?
>> NO.
>> YOU DIDN'T COME ALL THIS WAY
NOT TO TAKE A PEEK INSIDE THE
HOUSE.
>> CAN YOU JUST STOP AND TAKE ME
BACK TO THE BUS STATION?
>> MR. SPECK, I THINK THAT
YOU'LL FIND THE PRICE IS
NEGOTIABLE.
RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN WORK YOU A
GOOD DEAL ON THIS PLACE.
>> I'M NOT INTERESTED.
>> HOW ABOUT I KNOCK OFF 20%
JUST BECAUSE IT'S YOU?
>> YEAH. YOU SHOULD JUST TAKE A
PEEK INSIDE.
I SWEAR, IF YOU DON'T FALL IN
LOVE WITH IT, I'LL JUST EAT MY
HAT.
>> LET ME GO!
LET ME GO.
>> WHAT A FREAK. >> THAT'S WHY WE DON'T LIVE IN NEW YORK.
>> COMING UP, YOU'LL HAVE 60
MINUTES OF NONSTOP MUSIC.
>> JAMES?
YOU'RE BACK.
HOW DO YOU SPELL FACSIMILE?
>> USE YOUR SPELL CHECK.
>> I ALREADY DID, BUT IT'S NOT
WORKING 'CAUSE I'M SO FAR OFF.
>> F-A-C-S-I-M-I-L-E.
>> THERE'S NO "X"?
>> NO.
>> WELL, THEN, WHY IS "FAX" WITH
AN "X"?
>> BECAUSE IT'S A CRUEL,
SENSELESS WORLD.
YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN YOUR FACE?
>> I'M ENVISIONING THE COVER OF
MY MEMOIR.
>> THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART OF ANY BOOK -- THE COVER.
>> STATISTICS ACTUALLY SAY THAT
PEOPLE ARE THREE TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO BUY A BOOK BASED ON
ITS COVER RATHER THAN ITS
CONTENT.
SO DON'T KNOCK IT.
>> AREN'T YOU A LITTLE BIT YOUNG
TO BE WRITING A MEMOIR?
>> WELL, I'M TAKING A
MEMOIR-WRITING CLASS NEXT YEAR.
BESIDES, AMANDA GOSHEN ALREADY
SOLD HERS.
>> WHO'S AMANDA GOSHEN?
>> THE GIRL WHO TOOK IT LAST
YEAR.
SHE JUST SOLD HER MEMOIR FOR
600 GRAND.
>> $600,000?
>> YEAH. SHE'S SO LUCKY.
AND SHE HAS ALL THE BEST THINGS
WRONG WITH HER, LIKE INCEST AND
INSANITY, DRUG ADDICTION, UM,
BULIMIA, ALOPECIA.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
>> WHAT'S ALOPECIA?
>> HAIR LOSS.
SHE SUFFERED TRAUMATIC BALDING
AFTER HER UNCLE RAPED HER.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
>> ♪ LISTEN TO ME, LISTEN TO ME,
LISTEN TO ME NOW ♪
♪ LISTEN TO ME, LISTEN TO ME,
LISTEN TO ME NOW ♪
>> CHECK THIS OUT.
>> ♪ LISTEN TO ME NOW ♪
>> SHE IS NOW BALD FROM HEAD TO
TOE.
>> THAT'S PRETTY TOUGH TO
COMPETE WITH.
>> IT'S NOT A COMPETITION,
JAMES.
MEMOIR WRITING'S AN ART.
HEY, MOM WANTS TO SEE YOU.
>> WHY?
>> WHY DO YOU THINK?
WHEN ARE YOU JUST GONNA CUT THIS
"I'M NOT GOING TO COLLEGE" CRAP?
>> WHY DO YOU CARE IF I GO TO
COLLEGE OR NOT?
>> I DON'T REALLY CARE.
BUT IF YOU DON'T GO, THEN MOM'S
NEVER GONNA SHUT UP ABOUT IT,
AND RIGHT NOW, I'M THE ONE THAT
HAS TO DEAL WITH IT.
SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST SUCK IT UP
AND GO, AND THEN MOM WILL BE
HAPPY, DAD WILL BE HAPPY, AND
I'LL BE HAPPY?
>> WHAT ABOUT ME?
>> YOU'RE NEVER HAPPY ANYWAYS.
>> Thanks.
>> DON'T FORGET TO TALK TO MOM.
>> THE PAST DOES NOT CONTROL THE
FUTURE.
>> I CAN DO MORE THAN I THINK I
CAN.
>> I CAN DO MORE THAN I THINK I
CAN.
>> LOVE IS NEVER WASTED.
>> THE PAST DOES NOT CONTROL THE
FUTURE.
>> [ HUMMING ]
[ FLOORBOARDS CREAK ]
>> SORRY.
>> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
DON'T BE SORRY.
COME IN.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> FINE.
>> I SPOKE TO MARENA.
>> GREAT.
>> SHE SAID SHE DOESN'T THINK
YOU'RE COMING BACK.
>> GOOD. I'M NOT.
>> WHY NOT?
>> WHY SHOULD I?
>> WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
I'M WORRIED.
YOUR FATHER IS WORRIED.
>> MAYBE YOU SHOULD BOTH WORRY
ABOUT YOURSELVES.
>> WE BOTH THINK THAT YOU'RE A
VERY SMART YOUNG MAN, BUT --
>> BUT?
>> BUT YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TIME
IN YOUR ROOM ALONE.
YOU NEVER SOCIALIZE.
YOU SUDDENLY DECIDE THAT YOU
DON'T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE.
AND WHEN YOU DO SEE ANYONE, IT'S
YOUR GRANDMOTHER.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S NORMAL?
>> WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL WITH
"NORMAL"?
>> WELL, AFTER WASHINGTON,
D.C. --
>> I LIKE READING.
I GO TO THE MOVIES.
>> WELL, THAT'S ALL FINE AND
GOOD, JAMES, BUT HOW ABOUT
LIKING SOMETHING REAL?
>> YOU DON'T THINK NANETTE IS
REAL?
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE HER
DOESN'T MEAN SHE'S NOT REAL.
>> I DON'T NOT LIKE HER.
SHE'S MY MOTHER.
>> YOU'RE ALWAYS MAKING FUN OF
HER, SAYING MEAN THINGS ABOUT
HER.
>> JAMES, I'M THRILLED THAT YOU
HAVE SUCH A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
WITH HER, BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GROW UP WITH
SOMEONE LIKE NANETTE.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT NANETTE.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU.
I WANT TO HELP YOU.
YOU'RE MY SON.
>> YOU WANT TO HELP ME?
LOOK AT YOURSELF.
HOW LONG DID THIS MARRIAGE LAST?
48 HOURS?
>> WILL YOU PLEASE JUST MAKE
ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH MARINA?
>> I-I HAVE A FATHER WHO'S
HAVING PLASTIC SURGERY AND A
MOTHER WHOSE MARRIAGE LASTS
BARELY A WEEKEND, A SISTER --
SHE IS WRITING HER MEMOIRS AT
THE AGE OF 23!
AND YOU THINK I'M THE ONE WHO
NEEDS A SHRINK.
>> SHE'S NOT A SHRINK.
[ HUMMING ] THE PAST DOES NOT CONTROL THE FUTURE.
[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IS NEVER
WASTED.
>> ♪ THINK YOU'RE FREE, BUT
YOU'RE JUST WALKIN' ♪
♪ YOU THINK YOU'RE FREE ♪
♪ AH, LISTEN TO ME NOW ♪
♪ NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA ♪
>> REALLY?
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
YOU KNOW I KNOW YOU'RE LYING.
AND THESE ARE STUPID,
TIME-WASTING LIES.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN INTERESTING
LIES.
SO WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TALK TO
ME SENSIBLY, CALL BACK.
HELLO, JAMES.
SO WHAT'S ON THE MENU FOR TODAY?
AH. PASTA.
>> AT LEAST IT'S NOT SALAD.
>> WHY IS IT EVERY TIME I CALL
YOU, YOUR PHONE IS OFF?
>> MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO BE
REACHED.
LISTEN, DAD, UH...
I'VE DECIDED I'M NOT GOING.
>> GOING WHERE?
TO BROWN.
>> OH, JAMES, I'VE ALREADY SENT
IN THE TUITION.
I-I THINK IT'S TOO LATE TO
SWITCH SCHOOLS.
>> I WASN'T THINKING OF
SWITCHING SCHOOLS.
>> OH, OKAY. GOOD.
>> I'M -- I WAS THINKING OF NOT
GOING TO COLLEGE AT ALL.
OH, MY GOD! DAD! >> OH, IT'S THE, UH, BLEFAROPLASTY.
IT'S HEALING.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU --
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COLLEGE AT
ALL?
>> I DON'T SEE THE POINT IN
LEARNING A LOT OF STUFF I'M NOT
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN AND
I'M BOUND TO FORGET.
AND BESIDES, I CAN'T STAND THE
IDEA OF SPENDING FOUR YEARS IN
CLOSED QUARTERS WITH COLLEGE
STUDENTS.
>> OH, WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT
COLLEGE STUDENTS?
>> DAD, THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
>> OH, YOU'RE GOING TO COLLEGE.
YOU'RE A VERY INTELLIGENT YOUNG
MAN.
>> DAD, YOU DON'T GET IT.
I DON'T NEED A DEGREE.
I DON'T WANT ONE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE A BUSINESSMAN
OR A LAWYER.
>> WHAT IS IT EXACTLY YOU WANT
TO DO, THEN?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS -- I WAS THINKING OF BEING
SOME SORT OF TRADESMAN.
>> A TRADESMAN?
WHAT THE HELL IS A TRADESMAN?
ARE YOU GONNA MAKE SHOES?
ARE YOU GONNA WEAR A LEATHER
APRON AND MAKE SHOES?
>> WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
AT LEAST IT'S HONEST.
IT'S MORE HONEST THAN BEING A
STOCKBROKER.
BUT YOU'D PROBABLY PREFER THAT,
WOULDN'T YOU?
>> NO. DON'T YOU THINK YOU'VE
PUT US THROUGH ENOUGH WITH YOUR
ANTICS?
YOUR MOTHER AND I AGREE ON SO
VERY FEW THINGS, BUT THIS IS ONE
OF THEM.
NOT ANOTHER WORD ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BROWN, AND
THAT'S THAT.
LET'S EAT.
I MEAN, I LOVE SHOES AS MUCH AS
THE NEXT GUY.
>> JOHN? BREAKFAST IS SERVED. >> I'M IN THE BACK.
>> "SUCCESSFUL, EDUCATED,
CULTURED, HANDSOME,
FIT...LOOKING FOR SMART AND FUN
MAN INTERESTED IN SEX AND
SEMANTICS.
NICE PROFILE, JOHN."
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
>> MISSION ACCOMPLISHED? >> YES. BARLEY, COFFEE, AND A
DOUBLE-BERRY YOGURT MUFFIN.
>> GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YOU WANT ME TO DO YOUR DRY
CLEANING, TOO, NOW?
>> [ LAUGHS ]
VERY FUNNY, JAMES.
I HAVE AN EVENT, IF YOU MUST
KNOW.
>> WELL, LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED
ANYTHING ELSE.
>> THANK YOU, JAMES.
>> HELLO, BLACK NARCISSUS. NICE PROFILE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ONE?
>> HAVEN'T REGISTERED YET, BUT I'M 30, 6', 180, BLOND. I WORK IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART
DEPARTMENT OF SOTHEBY'S.
I GRADUATED FROM STANFORD AND
DID POSTGRADUATE WORK AT THE
SORBONNE.
I LIVE IN CHELSEA.
I HAVE TWO MAINE CATS.
>> DO YOU HAVE A PIC? >> NO. SORRY. >> IT'S OKAY.
IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU MEET A SMART,
INTERESTING MAN.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
>> I'LL BE BACK IN A FEW
MINUTES.
JAMES?
CAN YOU CALL SOTHEBY'S AND GET
ME THE NAMES OF ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO WORK IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART
DEPARTMENT?
>> SURE.
>> BUT DON'T TELL WHERE YOU'RE
CALLING FROM, OKAY?
>> OKAY. I'LL DO IT RIGHT NOW.
HERE'S THE SOTHEBY'S LIST. >> GOOD. HOW'D YOU GET IT?
I TOLD THEM I WAS A FACT CHECKER
FROM THE NEW YORKER UPDATING OUR
RESEARCH DATABASE.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S BRILLIANT, JAMES.
YOU WILL GO VERY FAR.
>> YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE?
>> UH, NOT AT THE MOMENT, JAMES.
THANK YOU.
YOU STILL ONLINE?
>> YES.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT?
>> TONIGHT?
>> GOING TO A PARTY?
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN?
>> ♪ I WAS NAGGLING ♪
♪ DANG-DANG-DANGLING ♪
>> SURE.
>> [ CHUCKLES ] GREAT.
JUST GIVE ME YOUR NAME, AND I'LL
PUT YOU ON THE LIST.
>> PHILIP BRAQUE.
>> BRAQUE.
>> ♪ DANG-DANG-DANG-DANGLING ♪
>> GREAT.
BE THERE AT 6:30.
I'LL BE EASY TO SPOT.
I'LL BE THE ONLY BLACK MAN
THERE.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
[ SIGHING ]
[ TRUCK HORN BLARES ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> ENJOY YOUR EVENING. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M SORRY.
THIS SPACE IS CLOSED FOR A
PRIVATE EVENT.
>> I KNOW.
THAT'S, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE
FOR.
>> OH, I'M SO SORRY. YOUR NAME?
>> IT'S, UH, BRAQ --
PHILIP BRAQ.
PHILIP BRAQ, SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT OF CONTEMPORARY ART AT
SOTHEBY'S?
>> THAT'S ME. VICE PRESIDENT.
>> ENJOY YOUR EVENING, SIR.
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> [ LAUGHS ] [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> JAMES? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WERE YOU INVITED?
>> YEAH.
IN A...A MANNER OF SPEAKING.
>> AND WHAT MANNER OF SPEAKING
WAS THAT, JAMES?
>> I WAS INVITED BUY A GUEST.
>> WHO DO YOU KNOW HERE?
>> YOU.
>> I KNOW YOU KNOW ME, JAMES.
BUT WHO INVITED YOU.
>> YOU DID.
>> I DIDN'T INVITE YOU.
I INVITED SOMEONE ELSE.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'LL
GO LOOK FOR HIM.
>> JOHN...
HE ISN'T HERE. >> CUT THE CRAP, JAMES. YOU'RE NOT BEING FUNNY.
>> IT'S ME.
>> WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN?
>> PHILIP BRAQ IS ME.
>> I WAS CHATTING WITH YOU THIS MORNING? >> YEP.
>> YOU'RE EXTREMELY FUCKED UP, JAMES. FUCK YOU.
>> JOHN! JOHN! JOHN!
JOHN, PLEASE WAIT.
JOHN!
>> "JOHN" WHAT?
JUST SHUT UP.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> GODDAMN IT, JAMES.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO
YOU RIGHT NOW.
I-I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU.
>> I'M -- I'M REALLY, REALLY SORRY.
I RESPECT YOU. YOU'RE MY FRIEND. >> FRIEND?
YOU CALL THAT FRIENDSHIP?
>> I WOULD NEVER HURT YOU. >> WELL, YOU JUST DID, JAMES. DON'T SAY ANOTHER WORD, AND
DON'T YOU DARE FOLLOW ME.
I'M DONE WITH YOU.
[ DOG WHIMPERS ]
>> I WISH I WAS A DOG. [ DOG WHINES ] DUMB DOG LIKE YOU, MIRO.
THINGS WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER
IF I WAS A DOG.
WHAT THE FUCK AM I SAYING?
YOU'RE A DOG.
YOU DON'T HAVE A PASSPORT.
YOU CAN'T EVEN OPEN DOORS.
[ DOG WHINES ]
WHY DON'T YOU SEE WHAT IT'S
LIKE?
CUT YOUR HAIR, PUT SOME SHOES
ON, AND TRY BEING A HUMAN BEING.
A FUCKING HUMAN BEING LIKE ME. >> ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪
♪ OOH ♪
♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪
>> JOHN?
BREAKFAST IS SERVED.
JOHN?
[ DOOR CLOSES ] [ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]
>> IT NEEDS MORE SMOKE. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE SO EARLY?
ARE YOU GOING SKYDIVING DRESSED
LIKE THAT?
>> THAT'S IT, JAMES. >> WHAT? WHAT DID I DO?
>> WEREN'T YOU WONDERING WHY
JOHN WASN'T HERE THIS MORNING?
>> WHY?
>> YOU NEED TO ASK WHY?
HE JUST CALLED ME TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU DID TO HIM LAST NIGHT.
>> I TOLD HIM I WAS SORRY.
>> THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY?
IF I LOSE JOHN, IT IS THE END OF
THIS GALLERY.
YOU MAY THINK THAT THIS IS ALL
SOME BIG GAME, JAMES -- MY LIFE,
THE GALLERY, JOHN'S LIFE.
BUT IT ISN'T.
IS YOUR LIFE A GAME, JAMES? >> NO. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS?
>> YES.
>> DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PUT YOUR
CO-WORKERS IN EMBARRASSING
SEXUAL SITUATIONS?
>> IT WAS SORT OF A JOKE.
>> YOU THINK MISLEADING SOMEONE
AND PLAYING A MEAN-SPIRITED
PRANK ON THEM IS A JOKE?
>> HE'S MY FRIEND.
>> HE'S NOT YOUR FRIEND.
HE WASN'T BEFORE, AND HE'S
CERTAINLY NOT NOW.
HE IS THE MANAGER OF THIS
GALLERY.
AND IT'S EVEN WORSE IF YOU WOULD
DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO
SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT WAS YOUR
FRIEND.
>> I'M REALLY SORRY.
>> YOU'RE SORRY.
YOU'RE SORRY.
WELL, I'M SORRY, TOO.
YOU'RE FIRED.
>> ♪ CAN'T END LAST NIGHT ♪
♪ NO DAWN IN SIGHT ♪
♪ SLEEP IS OUT OF REACH ♪
♪ BUT YOUR DREAMS ARE DE-E-EP ♪
♪ NOW YOUR TEARS ♪
♪ THEY HAVE DRIED ♪
♪ AND YOU FEEL ♪
♪ CLAD YOURSELF IN FLAME AND
STEEL ♪
♪ THE MOMENT'S NIGH ♪
♪ YOU'RE OUT TO TRY ♪
♪ YOU FEEL... ♪
>> I FEEL LIKE AN EMPTY PLASTIC
BOTTLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
OCEAN WITH NO CAP, SO THE WATER
COULD EASILY COME IN.
SOON I'LL BE FULL, AND THEN --
AND THEN I'LL BE SINKING.
>> HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO WITH JOHN? >> NO.
EVERYONE'S ALL PISSED OFF AT ME
NOW.
>> WELL, YOU DID ACT KIND OF
STUPIDLY AND INCONSIDERATELY.
AND YOU CERTAINLY MADE A MESS OF
THINGS.
>> BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I FIND THE WHOLE THING RATHER
HEARTENING.
>> HEARTENING?
>> YEAH.
YOU PRETENDED YOU WERE SOMEONE
ELSE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE
SOMEONE ELSE, SOMEONE
BETTER-EDUCATED, MORE
INTERESTING, MORE CULTURED.
BESIDES, IF THIS JOHN PERSON IS
ANY KIND OF A HUMAN BEING, HE'LL
REALIZE THAT WHAT YOU DID,
ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT CHILDISH, WAS
REALLY RATHER FLATTERING AND
SWEET.
WHY DON'T YOU TALK TO HIM?
TELL HIM HOW YOU'RE FEELING.
>> WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY TO
HIM, "SORRY I WAS SUCH AN
IDIOT"?
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S GOT TO COME FROM YOU.
YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BE THE
GENERAL IN YOUR OWN LIFE -- NOT
JUST THE GENERAL, BUT THE WHOLE
BATTLEFIELD.
YOU'VE GOT WORK TO DO ON
YOURSELF.
WHAT ABOUT THAT THERAPIST YOUR
MOTHER SENT YOU TO?
>> SHE'S NOT A THERAPIST.
SHE'S A LIFE COACH.
>> AH.
LIKE THOSE PEOPLE ON TV, THOSE
LATE-NIGHT INFOMERCIALS --
HAPPY FACE AND SMILING AND
POSITIVE.
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, SHE WASN'T
THAT BAD.
SHE WASN'T BAD AT ALL.
>> WELL, GOOD.
TALK TO HER.
MOTHER'S NOT ALWAYS WRONG, YOU
KNOW.
>> HI. THIS IS ROWENA.
>> HI, ROWENA.
THIS IS JAMES SVECK.
>> OH, HEY, JAMES. HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
UH, I WAS WONDERING IF...
IF MAYBE WE COULD SET UP ANOTHER
SESSION.
>> YEAH, SURE.
UM, WHEN ARE YOU AVAILABLE?
>> I'M UNEMPLOYED, SO...
I'M PRETTY MUCH ONE BIG BUNDLE
OF AVAILABLE.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY, WHAT ABOUT FRIDAY?
>> SAME BAT PLACE, SAME BAT
TIME?
>> UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY WORKOUT
CLOTHES?
>> UH, NO.
>> WHAT ABOUT SHORTS AND A
T-SHIRT?
>> YEAH. I'LL SEE.
>> OKAY. GREAT. SEE YOU THEN.
>> I LIKE HER. >> ♪ I DON'T KN-O-O-O-OW ♪ ♪ I HEARD MY TIME IS GOING BY ♪
♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA
LEAVE ♪
♪ THEY SAID I-I-I-IT ♪
♪ WOULD ALL BE OVER SOON ♪
♪ I DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST SOON
WOULD COME ♪
>> [ Breathlessly ] CAN WE TAKE A BREAK, PLEASE? >> SURE.
LET'S JUST WALK.
WE CAN COOL OFF, OKAY?
>> [ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
>> SO, UH, YOU WERE SAYING HOW
EVERYBODY WAS TELLING YOU HOW
NOT NORMAL YOU WERE.
>> THE THING IS, I DON'T
ENTIRELY DISAGREE WITH THEM.
>> SO YOU THINK YOU'RE NOT
NORMAL.
>> I DON'T THINK I KNOW WHAT
NORMAL IS.
NEW YORK IS A FUNNY PLACE TO BE
LONELY.
>> HOW SO?
>> THERE'S PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
EVERYONE'S GOT A RHYTHM OF THEIR
OWN.
I DON'T HAVE ONE.
I CAN SEE EVERYONE MOVING TO
THAT BEAT, YOU KNOW.
GOTTA GO NOW.
GOTTA GET THERE, HERE.
LAUGHING, DANCING, WHATEVER.
ALL I HEAR IS SILENCE.
LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING WAY DOWN
DEEP INSIDE OF ME, SOME MINOR
DEFECT IN THE MOST HIDDEN
RECESSES OF THE SECOND
CHROMOSOME IN MY DNA THAT MAKES
ME DIFFERENT.
>> CAN YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU
FIRST STARTED FEELING THIS WAY?
>> I GUESS I'VE ALWAYS FELT THIS WAY. BUT IT WAS WORSE WHEN I WAS IN
WASHINGTON.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> THAT WAS THE AMERICAN
CLASSROOM.
>> GETTING IN WAS SUPPOSEDLY A
VERY BIG DEAL.
MY PARENTS THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP
ME GET INTO HARVARD.
IT DIDN'T.
>> I AM SUSAN POWELL WRIGHT,
WIFE OF SENATOR
LYNDON FREDERICK WRIGHT.
>> MIND IF I SIT HERE?
>> WELCOME TO WASHINGTON, D.C.,
THE CAPITAL CITY OF OUR
BELOVED AND GLORIOUS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
NOW, BEFORE WE LEAVE, I'M GOING
TO PASS OUT ALL YOUR NAME TAGS.
>> THIS IS THE MOST EXCITING THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
>> JAMES SVECK.
>> I'M SUE KENNEY, FROM
SOUTH DAKOTA.
YOU?
>> NEW YORK.
>> NEW YORK! WOW!
WHERE?
>> NEW YORK CITY.
>> WOW! NEW YORK CITY?
>> WHY "WOW"?
>> I ALWAYS SAY "WOW" WHEN I
THINK OF NEW YORK CITY.
OH, WE'RE GOING!
YOU'RE NOT GONNA WEAR IT?
>> NO, IT'S FINE. I'LL DO IT.
THANK YOU.
I HOPE THEY GIVE ME A NEW ONE.
I MESSED THIS ONE UP.
I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE
THINKING I COME FROM
NORTH DAKOTA.
I MEAN, THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA.
IT'S LIKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA.
WELL, NOT THAT NORTH DAKOTA IS
COMMUNIST.
I MEAN --
>> OH, THERE'S THE CAPITOL!
>> OOH!
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> All: ♪ OH, BEAUTIFUL FOR
SPACIOUS SKIES ♪
♪ FOR AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN ♪
♪ FOR PURPLE MOUNTAIN
MAJESTIES ♪
♪ ABOVE THE FRUITED PLAIN ♪
>> WHY AREN'T YOU SINGING?
>> I'M JUST ABOUT TO.
>> All: ♪ AMERICA! AMERICA! ♪
>> SO, WHAT ABOUT THIS SUE?
IS THAT SOMEONE YOU COULD HAVE
BEEN FRIENDS WITH?
>> IF YOU'D MET HER, YOU
WOULDN'T ASK ME THAT.
>> All: ♪ AND CROWN THY GOOD
WITH BROTHERHOOD ♪
>> OH, SHIT.
MAN, THANK GOD.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE PROCTOR,
MAN.
ARE YOU RETARDED?
CLOSE THE FUCKING DOOR, MAN.
HEY, MM, SORRY, DUDE. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT THE COT, MAN.
>> OH, THAT'S OKAY.
WELL, I-I'M JAMES.
>> DAKIN.
THAT'S RHONDA.
>> I'M THOM.
>> HI.
>> WANNA GET HIGH?
>> OH, NO THANKS.
I'M FINE.
THANK YOU, THOUGH.
>> OH, SHIT.
DAKIN, LOOK, MAN.
WE GOT A TEACHER'S PET.
>> UH, NO, NO, NO.
I'M NOT.
>> HEY, I'M FROM NEW YORK, TOO.
>> OH, YEAH?
>> YEAH, I'M GOING TO PARSONS
IN THE FALL.
I'M GOING TO BE A FASHION
DESIGNER.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
>> WELL, I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
GOING TO HARVARD.
>> "SUPPOSED TO BE"?
>> THING IS, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M
ACTUALLY GONNA GO YET.
[ CLANG ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> HEY, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE
COT, MAN.
IT'S NOT GONNA EAT YOU.
>> OH, GOD.
>> IT WAS ALL DOWNHILL FROM
THERE.
>> YOU MEAN IT GOT WORSE.
>> A LOT WORSE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
>> DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME ABOUT
IT NEXT WEEK?
>> FIXING THE MIND AND TUNING UP
THE BODY?
YOU SHOULD GET PAID DOUBLE.
I'M GONNA BE BUFF AND SANE.
>> [ EXHALES ]
>> HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW I WANT
ANOTHER SESSION?
>> WELL, THAT'S UP TO YOU.
>> MR. ROG-- UH... BARRY. >> HELLO, JAMES.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> STOOPS ARE PLACES OF PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATION -- NEW YORK CITY
CODE 456-12.
>> WELL, HAVE A NICE DAY.
>> WAIT, UH...
[ SIGHS ]
I CAME TO SEE YOUR MOTHER.
LOOK, I JUST -- I WANT TO REPAY
HER THE MONEY THAT I OWE HER,
BUT SHE WON'T LET ME IN, AND
SHE WON'T COME DOWN.
>> WELL, GIVE IT TO ME, AND I'LL
GIVE IT TO HER.
>> NO.
NO, I WANT TO SEE HER, TALK TO
HER.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I NEED TO APOLOGIZE.
>> CALL HER. ASK HER OUT.
>> I DID.
LOOK, I EVEN, UH...
LOOK, I CHARTERED ONE OF THOSE
PRIVATE DINNER CRUISE BOATS FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT, BUT SHE SAID SHE
CAN'T COME BECAUSE SHE GETS
SEASICK.
IS THAT TRUE?
>> A LOT OF THINGS MAKE MY
MOTHER SICK.
>> WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
JAMES, MAYBE YOU COULD...HELP
ME.
LOOK, YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IT,
BUT I REALLY LOVE YOUR MOTHER.
OKAY? I ADMIT IT.
I DO HAVE A LITTLE GAMBLING
PROBLEM.
BUT TELL HER I HAVE BEEN GOING
TO GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, AND I
HAVE BEEN EVERY NIGHT SINCE SHE
LEFT, ALMOST.
IT'S AN AWFUL THING TO
DISAPPOINT SOMEONE YOU LOVE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE,
HURTING SOMEONE YOU LOVE?
EH.
[ MUFFLED INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
>> FUCKING BASTARD!
WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK?!
>> CALM DOWN.
>> NO, I DON'T WANT TO!
DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!
>> I'M A MARRIED MAN.
>> I DON'T CARE!
YOU WERE A MARRIED MAN
YESTERDAY!
>> OH, GILLY.
>> GET OUT, OKAY?!
GET OUT!
>> I AM. I AM.
>> I'M GONNA KILL YOU, YOU
FUCKING ASSHOLE!
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> I'M SORRY, JAMES.
>> OH, NO.
>> IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL!
YES.
>> I HATE YOU, YOU POLISH FREAK!
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!
NO!
>> OH, GILLY.
>> [ CRYING ]
>> Shh.
OH.
Shh.
>> WHAT'S WRONG?
>> HE DUMPED ME.
>> OH.
>> THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG.
>> HEINRICH MARIA?
>> NO, JOHNNY DEPP!
OF COURSE IT WAS HEINRICH MARIA.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I HATE THAT FUCKING BASTARD.
HIM AND THAT STUPID BITCH!
>> YOU MEAN HIS WIFE, THE ONE
WHO INVENTED THE TRANSSEXUAL
DETECTIVE?
>> [ CRYING ]
JAMES.
>> OH, NO, NO.
>> I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY.
HERE.
>> THANKS.
>> COME ON, GILLY.
>> HE AND HIS WIFE -- SHE GOT
THIS GREAT JOB OUT IN
U.C. BERKELEY, SO NOW THEY'RE
BOTH GOING, AND THEY'RE JUST
GONNA, LIKE, RECONNECT AND TIE
THE KNOT AND DO ALL THIS STUPID
SHIT THAT I DON'T EVEN WANT TO
TALK ABOUT.
>> WELL, HE'S NOT DUMPING YOU.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
>> YEAH, HE'S LEAVING, BUT HE'S
NOT DUMPING YOU, AND THERE'S A
BIG DIFFERENCE.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
THAT'S THE POINT HE TRIED TO
MAKE, BUT I DON'T SEE THE
DIFFERENCE, OKAY, BECAUSE IN THE
END, I STILL END UP ALONE.
>> NO, GILLY. COME ON.
>> I...I GUESS THAT'S WHAT YOU
GET FOR DATING A LANGUAGE
THEORETICIAN, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> WELL, MAYBE IT'S FOR THE
BEST.
I MEAN, I LIKED HEINRICH MARIA.
HE WAS A NICE GUY AND
EVERYTHING, BUT HE WAS A LOT
OLDER THAN YOU.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
>> AND MARRIED.
>> YEAH, SO MAYBE NOW YOU'LL
FIND SOMEONE MORE...APPROPRIATE.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "MORE
APPROPRIATE"?
YOU GUYS...
NO, IT MEANT A LOT TO ME, AND
YOU GUYS ARE TREATING IT LIKE I
DID SOMETHING WRONG!
WHY CAN'T YOU BE ON MY SIDE FOR
ONCE?!
I MEAN, JAMES, THE GUY'S A
PRICK!
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M
LISTENING TO YOU!
WHAT DO YOU POSSIBLY KNOW ABOUT
LOVE?!
>> OW.
>> THE THING IS, MAYBE THEY'RE RIGHT. WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT LOVE?
>> ARE YOU SURE THEY'RE RIGHT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> HI!
LIKE MY EVENING PAJAMAS?
WHOO-HOO!
>> WHAT ARE EVENING PAJAMAS?
>> I THOUGHT FOR SURE YOU'D
KNOW, BEING FROM NEW YORK CITY
AND ALL!
THEY'RE A STYLISH ALTERNATIVE TO
AN EVENING DRESS, FROM FRANCE!
>> ♪ WATCH ME FLOATING ♪
♪ DRIFTING ♪
>> SO, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED IN
D.C.
>> MONDAY WAS CIA NIGHT.
TUESDAY WAS THE FBI.
AND WEDNESDAY WAS "ON THE
GROUND, IN THE AIR, UNDERSEA
ARMED FORCES" NIGHT.
>> WHAT HAPPENED THURSDAY NIGHT?
>> THURSDAY NIGHT WAS PARTY
NIGHT -- A DANCE.
IT ALL STARTED WITH SUE KENNEY.
>> JAMES SVECK, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
>> I'M READING.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT MY TEACHER
SAYS?
>> NOPE.
>> LEAVE. DON'T READ.
>> THAT'S A GREAT TEACHER.
>> OH, COME ON!
WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE PARTY.
WE'RE GONNA BE DANCING, HAVING A
GOOD TIME.
COME ON! IT'LL BE FUN!
I HEARD IT'S MANDATORY, UNLESS
YOU'RE MUSLIM OR SOMETHING.
>> I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE
GOING.
>> [ SIGHS ]
WHERE ARE YOUR ROOMMATES?
>> THEY'RE NEXT DOOR, GETTING
HIGH.
>> WELL, WE DON'T NEED DRUGS TO
BE HAPPY, DO WE?
WE'RE HIGH ON LIFE!
[ MID-TEMPO DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> THURSDAY NIGHT WAS THE WORST,
THOUGH.
IT WAS REALLY AWFUL.
AND I REALLY BEGAN TO WONDER IF
I WAS SOMEHOW GENETICALLY
TWISTED.
>> YOU WANT TO COME OUTSIDE... FOR A JOINT? >> I DON'T THINK THIS KID'S
SMOKING WITH US, MAN.
FUN WITH THE COOL KIDS, ALL RIGHT?
>> DO YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> NO. >> LATER? PROMISE?
>> NO.
>> I'M COMING BACK.
>> ♪ ...I FOLLOW YOU AROUND ♪
♪ I SHOW YOU HOW YOU BROUGHT ME
DOWN ♪
♪ SINK AND TWIST ♪
♪ DID YOU ALREADY KNOW? ♪
♪ WHY DON'T YOU TRY LOOKIN' DOWN
AT YOUR PHONE? ♪
>> YOU LIKE BEING ALONE?
>> YOU'RE A LOSER?
>> WHAT?
>> YOU'RE A LONER.
>> ♪ YOU'VE GOT A STRANGE WAY OF SHOWING ME HOW... ♪ >> IT'S COOL.
SOME GIRLS LIKE LONERS.
YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> NO THANKS. >> OH, COME ON.
IT'LL MAKE THE NIGHT GO BY
QUICKER.
>> ♪ GOT THAT BEAT, BEAT, BEAT,
BEAT, BEAT, BEAT ♪
♪ GOT THAT BEAT ♪
♪ WE GOT THAT BEAT, MAKE YOU GET
OUT YOUR SEATS ♪
♪ WE GOT THAT, YEAH ♪
♪ WE LIKE TO TAKE IT DOWN ♪
♪ WE GOT THAT BEAT, GOT THAT
HOUSE, GOT THAT FUNKY SOUND ♪
♪ WE GOT THAT BEAT, BEAT, BEAT ♪
♪ GOT THAT BEAT, BEAT, BEAT,
BEAT, BEAT, BEAT ♪
♪ GOT THAT BEAT, BEAT, BEAT,
BEAT FROM THE STREETS ♪
♪ WE GOT THAT BEAT, MAKE YOU GET
OUT YOUR SEATS ♪
♪ WE GOT THAT ♪
♪ YEAH, IT'S THE WEEKEND LIMIT ♪ ♪ RAVING GONNA GET... ♪ [ SLOW PIANO MUSIC PLAYING ]
>> [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] >> OH, SHIT. LOOK WHO FINALLY SHOWED UP, MAN!
>> HEY, SVECK, WHERE DO YOU
THINK YOU'RE GOING?
HEY, WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE.
>> LOOK, IF YOU'RE -- IF YOU'RE
WORRIED, I'M NOT GONNA TELL
ANYONE ABOUT THE POT.
>> [ Echoing ] WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT THE POT?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
>> I JUST NEED TO --
>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
HEY, HEY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU SEEM A LITTLE NERVOUS.
ARE YOU OKAY?
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT A FUCKING WEIRDO, MAN.
LOOK AT YOU.
>> HEY! DON'T!
>> [ GRUNTS ]
>> THOM, MAN.
>> YOU ALL RIGHT?
>> MY FREAKING BALLS, MAN.
>> [ GASPS ]
>> HEY, HE'S RUNNING.
>> HEY!
HEY, SVECK, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
COME BACK TO THE ROOM SOMETIME,
YOU...
>> NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I
DON'T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE?
>> AND WHEN YOU DO, WE'RE GONNA
STOMP YOU!
>> IT WAS JUST ONE INCIDENT,
JAMES.
YOU CAN'T DECIDE YOUR ENTIRE
LIFE BASED ON ONE BAD
EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW.
>> THAT ONE INCIDENT WAS A
CULMINATION OF DOZENS OF SMALLER
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED
THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE LIFE.
IT JUST MADE ME REALIZE I DON'T
BELONG IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THAT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T.
>> I CHECKED IN TO A HOTEL.
[ HORN HONKS ]
THEY ONLY HAD SUITES AVAILABLE
FOR $700.
MY MOTHER GAVE ME HER CREDIT
CARD FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY.
I FIGURED THIS QUALIFIED.
AND THEN AN AMAZING THING HAPPENED.
[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS ]
I WAS ALONE, FINALLY. BEAUTIFULLY ALONE.
WHEN I WOKE UP, I WAS STARVING. I HAD A LONG, RELAXING JACUZZI. AND I HAD A FACE MASK...
SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE
DEFINITELY NOT IMPRESSED MY
FATHER.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
I WALKED AROUND TOWN A BIT, FOUND MYSELF AT A WAR MEMORIAL. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ONE?
THERE WERE SO MANY DEAD.
[ FILM PROJECTOR CLICKING ] I LIKE MUSEUMS BECAUSE THEY'RE ONE OF THE FEW PLACES LEFT IN
THE WORLD WHERE NOBODY'S TRYING
TO SELL YOU ANYTHING.
THERE WAS A CHILD DRAPED ACROSS THE CANVASS.
MAYBE HE WAS SLEEPING. BUT TO ME, HE SEEMED DEAD.
[ BEEPING ] >> STAND BACK, PLEASE. DON'T TOUCH THE PAINTINGS.
>> I WANTED TO BE IN THAT PAINTING, WITH THAT CHILD, WITH ALL OF LIFE'S DANGERS AND
TURBULENCE BEHIND ME, LIKE I WAS
BEING GUIDED AWAY FROM IT,
TOWARDS SOMETHING PEACEFUL.
[ BEEPING ]
>> YOU UNDERSTAND ENGLISH? I ASKED YOU NOT TO TOUCH IT. HEY, HEY, HEY!
HEY!
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
AND THEY CALLED MY FATHER... WHO, AS IT TURNS OUT, WAS ALREADY ON HIS WAY TO D.C.
FOLLOWING A CALL FROM
THE AMERICAN CLASSROOM, TELLING
MY PARENTS I WAS MISSING.
>> WHAT DID YOUR FATHER SAY?
>> AND HITTING A KID.
AND GETTING YOURSELF EXPELLED
FROM THE AMERICAN CLASSROOM,
IT'S -- IT'S LIKE I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
WELL, YOU CAN'T JUST RUN AWAY
FROM THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE.
THAT'S NOT HOW LIFE WORKS.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
>> I want to die. >> WHAT?
>> NOTHING. I'M THIRSTY. >> WOULD YOU LIKE A WATER?
>> ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪ ♪ OOH ♪
♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪
>> YOU WANTED TO DIE. WHY IS THAT, JAMES?
>> WHEN I WAS 13, RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WHERE WE LIVED, THEY PUT UP A PLAQUE, THE MEMORY
OF A LITTLE BOY.
HOWARD WAS HIS NAME.
HE DIED SOME TRAGIC EARLY DEATH.
AND...
>> AND?
>> HE DIED AT APPROXIMATELY THE
AGE I WAS THEN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT,
BUT I FELT VERY CLOSE TO HIM.
LIKE IN SOME WAY, I WAS HIS
SUCCESSOR.
I THOUGHT ABOUT THROWING MYSELF
OFF OUR ROOF.
I'D LAND ON THE SIDEWALK.
I'D GET MY OWN PLAQUE, RIGHT
NEXT TO HOWARD'S.
>> WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL YOUR FATHER WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN D.C., ABOUT THE PARTY NIGHT AND
EVERYTHING ELSE?
>> I WAS EMBARRASSED.
>> ABOUT WHAT?
>> ABOUT DISAPPOINTING HIM, I
GUESS.
HE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO THINK OF
ME LIKE HE THINKS OF HIMSELF --
ALL-AMERICAN.
I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF MYSELF
THAT WAY.
IT'S VERY CONFUSING.
>> IT'S -- IT'S OKAY TO BE
CONFUSED.
I MEAN, GOD, IF YOU ONLY KNEW
HOW CONFUSING MY LIFE WAS.
>> REALLY? >> YEAH. >> ♪ I DON'T KN-O-O-O-OW ♪
♪ I HEARD MY TIME IS GOING BY ♪
♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA
LEAVE ♪
♪ THEY SAID I-I-I-IT ♪
♪ WOULD ALL BE OVER SOON ♪
♪ I DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST SOON
WOULD COME ♪
>> [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] >> JAMES, SLOW DOWN.
WE HAVE MORE TIME. [ SIGHS ] DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I THINK
ABOUT YOU?
>> GO ON. UH...
SOCIOPATHIC?
MALADJUSTED?
MANIC?
>> NO, I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING REALLY WRONG WITH YOU.
>> YOU DON'T?
>> NO, I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF
UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS, LIKE THIS
ISSUE WITH JOHN.
BUT EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS, AND
YOU'RE GONNA WORK IT OUT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.
I THINK YOU'RE A VERY CLEVER
YOUNG MAN.
VERY DEEP AND VERY FEELING.
>> YOU THINK SO?
>> I DO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LIGHT JAZZ PLAYING ] >> YOU WON'T REMEMBER THIS, BUT YOUR SECOND-GRADE TEACHER SAID
ALMOST THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.
"JAMES IS VERY DEEP AND VERY
FEELING."
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. COME HERE. >> WOW.
>> YOU RECOGNIZE ME?
>> YEAH. OF COURSE.
I SEE YOU.
THE MOST ALIVE PICTURE I'VE EVER
SEEN.
>> IT'S WHEN I WAS DANCING WITH
MARTHA GRAHAM.
>> LOOK. YOU'VE GOT DARK HAIR.
>> YEAH.
I DID HAVE DARK HAIR THEN.
>> I THINK THAT WHEN YOU GET TO
THE END OF YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE
TO ASK YOURSELF ONLY TWO
QUESTIONS.
DID I LIVE FULLY?
AND DID I LOVE WELL?
AND IF YOU CAN SAY "YES" TO
THOSE TWO THINGS, THEN YOU'RE
HOME-FREE.
>> WELL, TO BEING ALIVE.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
TO BEING ALIVE INDEED.
>> NANETTE, CAN I ASK YOU
SOMETHING?
>> ANYTHING YOU WANT, HONEY.
>> WERE YOU AND MY MOTHER EVER
CLOSE?
>> OH.
YES.
TOO CLOSE, I'D SAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> DO YOU THINK THAT YOU'LL EVER
TALK TO HER AGAIN?
>> OH, OF COURSE WE'LL TALK.
YOU KNOW, JUST...
SOON AS SHE FIGURES OUT WHO SHE
REALLY IS.
BESIDES JUST BEING MY DAUGHTER.
[ SLOW JAZZ PLAYS ]
LISTEN. OH.
CHESTER AND I USED TO LOVE TO
DANCE TO THAT.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE NOW?
>> WITH YOU?
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DANCE?
>> NOPE.
>> WELL, THEN...
OKAY.
NOW, START WITH YOUR RIGHT FOOT
AND COME TOWARD ME.
THAT'S IT!
IT'S EASY, RIGHT?
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ DOG WHIMPERS ]
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, JAMES? >> I CAME HERE TO TELL YOU...
YOU WERE RIGHT.
I WAS AN ASSHOLE TO DO WHAT I
DID.
AND I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT
A LOT.
THE NIGHT OF THE PARTY, I NEVER
GOT TO EXPLAIN.
>> THERE'S NOTHING TO EXPLAIN.
>> YES, THERE IS.
I THINK I ACTED THAT WAY TO...
TO TRY AND IMPRESS YOU.
>> WELL, YOU DID MAKE AN
IMPRESSION.
>> I WANTED TO BE SOMEONE THAT MAYBE... MAYBE YOU LIKED.
LIKE A -- LIKE A DIFFERENT
PERSON.
>> BUT YOU'RE NOT A DIFFERENT
PERSON, JAMES.
YOU'RE YOU.
>> MAYBE I DON'T LIKE WHO I AM. I GUESS I WANT TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE.
>> THEN GROW UP AND BECOME
SOMEONE ELSE!
[ DOOR OPENS ] [ DOOR CLOSES ] [ DOG WHINES ]
SIT DOWN.
YOU LOOK THIRSTY.
JAMES, IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME IF YOU COME BACK. >> I WAS FIRED.
>> I'M ON VERY GOOD TERMS WITH
YOUR BOSS.
I THINK I CAN GET YOU REHIRED.
>> THANKS. LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE HERE IS THIRSTY.
[ DOG BARKS ]
>> JAMES! WHAT ARE YOU AND MIRO DOING HERE?
>> UH, WE JUST HAD SOME BUSINESS
TO TAKE CARE OF.
>> BUSINESS?
WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS?
>> PERSONAL BUSINESS.
>> AH.
THIS IS OLIVIA.
OLIVIA, THIS IS MY SON, JAMES.
>> HI, JAMES.
>> HI, OLIVIA.
HEY, WEREN'T YOU ON THE
WASHINGTON-NEW YORK TRAIN A
COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO?
>> YEAH, I WAS.
>> WELL...
[ CHUCKLES ]
HEY, YOUR EYES LOOK GREAT.
>> WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EYES? >> NOTHING. THEY'RE FINE. THANK YOU.
WE'RE JUST GOING OUT TO THE
HOUSE.
YOU WANT TO COME WITH US?
>> WELL, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
THERE'S ROOM FOR ME AND MIRO IN
THE CAR.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU, OLIVIA.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO, JAMES.
>> TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, SON.
>> BYE, DAD.
>> HAVE FUN, HUH.
>> YOU TOO.
>> BYE. BYE, MIRO!
[ DOG BARKS ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
>> COME IN.
>> GUESS WHAT.
WE SOLD THREE GARBAGE CANS
TODAY.
>> THAT'S GREAT, MOM.
>> IT WAS TO THE GERMANS THAT
YOU SPOKE TO, SO YOU ARE PARTLY
RESPONSIBLE.
AND I'M INVITING JOHN OUT TO
DINNER TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE.
WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH US?
>> ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO SEE
"LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT"
WITH NANETTE FOR MY BIRTHDAY.
>> YOUR BIRTHDAY'S NOT TILL
OCTOBER.
>> BUT THE PLAY CLOSES THIS
MONTH.
>> FOUR HOURS OF TRAGEDY FOR A
BIRTHDAY PRESENT?
>> I PICKED THE PLAY.
>> AH.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ] >> LOOKS LIKE MR. ROGERS IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> MM.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
WHAT SHOULD I DO? [ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
>> I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT. MOST OF THE TIME, THEY KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.
ASK YOURSELF WHAT YOU REALLY
WANT.
HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS.
[ HORN BLARES ]
CAN I MAKE A CALL?
[ SIGHS ]
NANETTE?! NANETTE? NANETTE, WHERE ARE YOU?
NANETTE?
[ DOG WHINES ] NANETTE?
>> MY DEAREST JAMES, BE PATIENT AND TOUGH. SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL
TO YOU.
>> OH, JAMES. MM. AND JILLIAN.
OH, GILLIAN.
>> NO, NO, IT'S "JILLIAN" AGAIN.
>> WELL, IT WAS GILLIAN LAST
WEEK.
>> YEAH, BUT THEN HEINRICH LEFT.
>> JAMES, SHE'S NOT REALLY GOING TO BE SITTING ON THE TABLE, IS SHE?
>> WELL...
>> THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TO SAY.
I MEAN, IF THEY SEE THAT,
THEY'RE GONNA KICK US OUT.
>> RELAX.
AS LONG AS WE PAY THE BILL, THEY
WON'T MIND.
BESIDES, THIS IS THE PERFECT WAY
TO SAY GOODBYE TO NANETTE.
IT WAS HER FAVORITE PLACE, AND
A FUNERAL WOULD HAVE FELT NOT
RIGHT.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
I, FOR ONE, WANT A GREAT, BIG,
HUGE FUNERAL, WITH A BLACK
CASKET AND, UH -- MAT, NOT
GLOSSY.
GLOSSY'S SO TACKY.
AND DON'T BE SKIMPY ON THE
CHAMPAGNE AND THE LIMOS AND
AND THE FLOWERS.
>> MM. THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
I CAN'T WAIT.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
ONE DAY, YOU'LL REGRET ALL THE
MEANS THINGS YOU'VE EVER SAID TO
ME.
>> YEAH, PROBABLY AT THE
AFOREMENTIONED FUNERAL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND WHO GETS THIS? >> OH, THAT'S FOR OUR
GRANDMOTHER.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, SHE, UH, WON'T
BE WITH US TONIGHT.
>> BUT SHE'S WITH US IN SPIRIT.
>> AH. OKAY.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
>> DOMO ARIGATO.
TO NANETTE. I WISH I COULD HAVE... TALKED TO YOU MORE WHEN I HAD
THE CHANCE TO.
>> MOM?
THE PAST DOES NOT CONTROL THE
FUTURE.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT YOU FORGOT THE "MMMM."
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> SHE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE YOU SMILE. SO, TO NANETTE.
AND TO LIFE.
>> NANETTE.
[ GLASSES CLINKING ]
NANETTE AND TO LIFE.
[ DOG WHINES ] >> NOW, I KNOW YOU'RE JEALOUS, BUT THIS DOG HAS ENTERED YOUR
LIFE, AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
DEAL WITH IT.
[ DOG WHIMPERS ]
>> YOU KNOW HOW YOUR SISTER ONCE SAID THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LOVE?
WELL, I THINK SHE'S WRONG.
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> MY GRANDMOTHER LEFT EVERYTHING IN HER HOUSE TO ME. EVERY LAST THING.
MY PARENTS WANT ME TO SELL IT TO
AN ESTATE LIQUIDATOR, SOMEONE
WHO BUYS EVERYTHING AND THEN
LIQUIDATES IT.
THAT'S THE WORD THEY USED --
"LIQUIDATE."
I REFUSED.
I'M PAYING TO HAVE EVERYTHING
STORED IN A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED
WAREHOUSE.
MY PARENTS THINK I'M CRAZY.
"BE REASONABLE," THEY SAY.
"GET RID OF THE JUNK.
LIQUIDATE IT."
BUT IF I'M CRAZY, WHAT THE HELL
IS EVERYONE ELSE?
>> ♪ AND SO THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME ♪ ♪ WITH MY PAST, I'VE DRAWN THE
SUN ♪
♪ AND I'M GLAD I'M MOVING ON ♪
♪ I'M LOST IN UNRETURNING TIME ♪
♪ LET THE WINTER CHILL MY
PRIME ♪
♪ BUT I'M DONE, I'M MOVING ON ♪
♪ LOOKING BACK CAN HELP YOU
THROUGH ♪
♪ BUT I WONDER IF THAT'S TRUE ♪
♪ I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO TAKE
I-I-IT ♪
♪ OR MAYBE SORROW IS MY GAIN ♪
♪ AND I'M LEARNING FROM THE
PAIN ♪
♪ BUT I'M READY TO MOVE ON ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THE MOMENT'S HIGH ♪
♪ MY TEARS HAVE DRIED ♪
♪ I FEEL ♪
♪ I CLAD MYSELF IN FLAME AND
STEEL ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ YOU'LL BE INVITED ♪
♪ IF YOU'RE WILLING TO SHOW YOUR
HAND, LOVE IS REQUITED ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ YOU'LL BE INVITED ♪
♪ IF YOU'RE WILLING TO SHOW YOUR
HAND, LOVE IS REQUITED ♪
♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ LOST IN UNRETURNING TIME ♪ ♪ LET THE WINTER CHILL MY
PRIME ♪
♪ BUT I'M DONE, I'M MOVING ON ♪
♪ OH, LOOKING BACK CAN HELP YOU
THROUGH ♪
♪ BUT I WONDER IF THAT'S TRUE ♪
♪ AND I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO
TAKE IT ♪
♪ OH, AND MAYBE SORROW IS MY
GAIN ♪
♪ AND I'M LEARNING FROM THE
PAIN ♪
♪ BUT I'M READY TO MOVE ON ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THE MOMENT'S HIGH ♪
♪ AND MY TEARS HAVE DRIED ♪
♪ AND I FEEL ♪
♪ SHOW MYSELF IN FLAME AND
STEEL ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THE MOMENT'S NIGH ♪
♪ AND I'M OUT TO TRY ♪
♪ THIS IS REAL ♪
♪ I CLAD MYSELF IN FLAME AND
STEEL ♪
♪ YEAH, YOU'LL BE INVITED ♪
♪ IF YOU'RE WILLING TO SHOW YOUR
HAND, LOVE IS REQUITED ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ YOU'LL BE INVITED ♪
♪ IF YOU'RE WILLING TO SHOW YOUR
HAND, LOVE IS REQUITED ♪
♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪
♪ OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪