It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
Aw poor Dave, all stressed out. Take me to the festival with you and I’ll make sure to take all that stress away. *wink wink nudge nudge*
I say let it go, brother.
It’s not like Variety published a cartoon of you with a bomb on your turban.
Old Media will always attack the web because it’s a threat.
WaterBucket,
You can’t blame Dave for not taking you. I don’t think he can take 24 hours of hearing fawning over Brokeback Mountain.
You should devote a section on MCN to these errors that the MSM makes. Kind of like a counter. The only way they’ll change is if you throw it in their faces.
Terence, a week with me and Dave will be the biggest Brokeback fan ever. I have my own way of converting non-believer.
What is better than watching good movies on a cruise? and get paid for it. I’ll trade my homeworks and exams for that anytime.
Knowing old media, they probably think it’s an honor for you to get mentioned in their rag.
I agree with you about WSJ. It’s underrated as a dry, business-only thing, but most of the time that is exactly what Hollywood is.
Movies on a cruise or homework and studying? That can’t even be a question.
Can someone correct the Western Union story on MCN? The telegram has not been around for a millennium and a half.
Black that’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever said.
How do you think Columbus notified Spain he had found America? Sail all the way back and tell them himself? LOL!
“Now who’s being naive, Kay.”
It made me think of what you once told me: “In five years the Robot family will be completely legitimate.” That was seven years ago.
You think the old Media is a little scared of the future and the internet and blogs?? From their actions I’d have to say, yes.
I feel a lot of the criticism of the web always goes to AICN and how they operate. Everyone gets lumped in with them. For better or worse it seems.
“How do you think Columbus notified Spain he had found America? Sail all the way back and tell them himself? LOL!”
Of course not. He sailed back and told them he’d found Japan.
So Indians are really Japanese and vice versa?
Whoever is on Defamer for news needs a clue. Unless their idea of news is what did Paris do last night and who is Lohan sleeping with. Which could be considered news. Fun site though. A must read everyday.
I hope you have a wonderful rejuvenating time and that you are safe and healthy and come back anew. Your writing is always reflective and is not like anything that person wrote about