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
DRUGS–DAVID! DRUGS! Drugs make tiny little men do crazy little things! Damn those drugs. Damn them straight to hell!
” Giant blonde girl with oodles of money with well place[d] boobs falls for plain looking, poor, ethnic midget.”
That sounds like an interesting movie. I am going to go see it now based on this blog entry. It sounds a lot more interesting than the first Dirty Dancing, which was a gigantic bore.
– Sujewa
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If it was a love story between Paris Hilton and the ghost of Herve Villechaize I would totally be there on opening day.
The gays love Diego Luna.
The straights do not love Romola Garai.
I’m sorry but I disagree: gays don’t love Diego Luna. I’m sure A LOT like him, but he’s not someone who comes to mind when you name actors whom gay people generally love.
The straights DO love Romola Garai, what are you talking about? What is it about hot actresses that’s not to like or love? Borrow my dvd of Nicholas Nickelby or I Capture The Castle if you need to…
I have a great affinity for hot actresses, but that’s not a designation befitting Romola Garai. Unremarkable, yes. Disconcertingly white, no doubt. Hot… do you now or have you ever work(ed) for Lions Gate?
I loved the second Dirty Dancing movie. Diego Luna was Steaming Hot…. and Romola Garai was really pretty. Ever since my friend had me watch the movie with her I bought it on DVD. I watch it all the the time. This movie is better than the first one. 🙂
According to numerous sites, Diego is 5’9″.
hey if Diego is 5’9, herve Villacheze is 5’4
5′ 6″ max.
I love Romola! I think I’ve seen all her movies, oddly enough…
“The gays love Diego Luna.” while I love Diego, more of “the gays” are in love with Gael Garcia Bernal. He’s the new Antonio Banderes (er, back in the ’80s when Antonio was making Almodovar movies). Bad Education is all I’m gonna say.
C’mon Dave, fess up. You moved it to the top of your Netflix Queue. You Pressed the PLAY ALL SCENES tab and opened a ’45.
” Giant blonde girl… with well place”d” boobs (usually implants) falls for plain looking…ethnic midget.”
I took the monetary considerations out of that sentence and Viola! You have Los Angeles on a Friday night in the average club, more likely than Not. (actress hopefuls + director hopefuls)
Actually I watched the movie all the way through and enjoyed it thoroughly. It was almost as good as Lambada/The Forbidden Dance (1990) in a horrific way.
Romola rawks in the statuesque dept. but really never should be in a Dickensian adaptation (Nicholas Nickleby) ever ever again.
I dont no how tall deigo is but i do no he is fricken HOT!!im a girl whos not gay and i love him…i dont agree that hes the type that gays love…the girl he worked with in havana nights is a cute girl not a giant…
deigo is the reason i started dirty dancing..he is so hot especially when he gets all hot and sweety…