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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
It’s a decent letter, but it’s almost like a punchline there at the bottom.
She could express her gratitude even more by giving back all the money people wasted on this entire campaign. The entire primary thing was just a ridiculous waste of money, I say.
She should stop demeaning herself by just referring to herself as “Hillary.” I wonder how many people are still tempted to hit that big red contribute button?
Shame that all this ruckus will be for nothing when McCain wins.
obviously the Contribute button is for the DNC.
US elections: longer, and more confusing please.
Hows this for an idea: copy the Canadian election system, ie, they call for an election and it’s held in 3-4 weeks. That way, the entire process doesnt last 3 years, consume every news show every single night and doesn’t revolve completely around MONEY.
It’s a really carefully worded letter, just like the speech. She’s not excited about Obama, she’s keeping her word (“I intend to deliver on that promise”). I would keep fighting him as this is wholly unfair, but “the stakes are too high and the task before us too important to do otherwise.”
I know, it feels like “piling on” and I’m just looking for evidence of what was in Tuesday’s speech – hoping it had evaporated and was a one-night thing – but it’s hardly a “Time to get behind, Obama!” letter.
If anything, I think this is her sending a message to the Obama campaign that her “support” and “delivering on that promise” will look pretty much like this – so she should be allowed to go off/stop campaigning, grow a long beard and come back with a series of lectures on health care that land her at the Oscars.
And as she exits, will Al Gore suddenly re-enter the picture…?
Hillary’s positioned herself for 2012. If Obama doesn’t take the presidency, she can say “I toldja so” and be the lead candidate for the next go round. Would be very surprised she would take a Vice President position with Obama, even if he were to offer it.
p.s. can i have a new byob? i need to vent about the “andromeda strain” remake.
So, uh, David: How much did you send her?
I went to her site, by public request, and left a note telling her that it was time to stop humilating herself and the Democrats and to get out. Guess we are all on her mailing list now.
Hey, I’m still on John Kerry’s mailing list.
Can’t wait for her concession. Then I’ll head over to Hillaryis44 for the first time. I hope it lives up to the hype!