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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
LIZ LEMON, PEOPLE! LIZ LEMON! Dont let me have to break out Terrance Francis Oliver and Monty Childress Tomplins on you… WATCH 30 ROCK!
I’m kinda bummed that Rashida Jones is no longer on The Office. I miss her luscious, pouty, giant lips.
She has a FOX show, and has nothing on Jenna Fisher’s ass. That’s all I am statin.
GIVE US BACK THE TURTLES!!!
That lake scene was awesome.
I’m glad you said that jeff cuz I was busting up laughing and then started thinkinbg maybe I was laughing too hard. But then I kept laughing so I guess it was, in fact, really funny.
Yeah, have no fears, I was laughing out loud, or LOL as the kids call it. I especially loved that it was done in one long uncut shot.
I love just about everyone on The Office, but I think whoever plays Kelly is one of the best actresses I’ve ever seen. I’m absolutely convinced she is that character.
Ugh. The Office.
Yeah, the girl who plays Kelly either really gives herself over to a role OR there’s a sick joke in play wherein she’s not acting at all. The guy who plays Ryan sucks in any role/capacity. Maybe I just can’t get over the fact he’s a producer on the show so when Jan got fired, he put himself in a plumb role.
That lake scene was great too because Michael just kind of standing there, leaning against the car as the car sinks was perfect comedic acting in my opinion.
To be fair, Mindy Kaling, who plays Kelly, is also a producer on the show.
But I’ve wondered why B.J. Novak got top-billing on the show starting in season two, when his role was on bigger than anybody else beyond the main four characters.
Ugh, THE OFFICE is right. Brilliant as an English show and arch and obvious in America. As it usually is. I don’t trust American tv viewers. They watch too much and think the crap is good…because they watch too much.
Got to disagree with you there, Christian. I only watch three or four network shows and The Office is one of them, plus it’s hilarious. It’s certainly less dour and dry than the British version, but that’s just a tradeoff for also being more warm and having a richer cast of supporting characters.
I watch close to everything and the Office is one of the better shows on TV. It’s even better than the British version because our Jim is not a pansy :). Nevertheless; give me Liz and Jack over the Office any day of the week.
christian-I’m with your comments on THE OFFICE regarding the first few seasons, but it’s really come into it’s own over (I’d say) the last 3 seasons.
The Office hasn’t been on for six years, right?