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
Yeah, I see Sarah the “reformer” and the best parts of McCain where he resembles Pappy O’Daniel-recognizing when the wind shifts and you gotta change the shtick.
It’s called “lying,” clear and simple, doug.
They screwed up with the $150,000 wardrobe buy, but instead of returning $50k worth and offering the receipt and blaming it on the staffer who made the call, they turn to the lie that it is sexiam and media bias.
People would have forgiven the mistake. They know when they are being spun. And this is why McCain is now losing.
Same with the Letterman situation. There were a dozen good reasons to cancel… but he felt compelled to lie to Letterman. Why?
They are people who seem to prefer to lie when there are simple answers that require taking some small responsibility that people will forgive.
This is the behavior of cowards.
And yes, Obama is a politician too. So is Biden. And they have lied about a few things. And they spin. YES. But there is no history of these petty, unneccessary, stupid lies that everyone sees right through.
How bad is it? Frank Rich is defending poor white trash in his column. And it’s bullshit too. He is an elitist of the most elite order. But he feels the election is over and now he is doing work to push for running up the score.
John McCain on Meet The Press today seemed INSANE. Positive is one thing, but that kind of profound denial only makes things worse. It scares people.
And at the very same moment MTP is on the air, with McCain doing the first MTP since February, Bill Kristol is on Fox News Sunday talking about how much more accessible McCain/Palin is than Obama/Biden. More idiotic, unneccessary lies. Sell what you have! Don’t try to win twice when you haven’t won the first time.
It’s pathetic.
Watching Juan Williams repeatedly pretend that Bill Kristol is not a sociopathic moron is more aggravating than watching Kristol’s death skull face grin as he spouts more outrageous fantasies.
“Just put Palin out there.”
We see her Bill. Gawd.
Here’s what I don’t understand, why isn’t this stuffed being given to her (them) for free? I got my freckin’ prom tux comped so long as I wore a sample to school one day. Not only that, I got a nice Italian made shirt re-gifted to me by the friend of one of those obnoxious talk show hosts of the early 90’s. (Can’t remember name).
All across the country, state lottery hosts and weather girls are getting free gear and the woman, who’s rather fit I might add, with the highest current profile in the world, running for the 2nd highest executive office position can’t Alaskan Tooks & Muckuks to loan her a gown?
Remember when Nancy Reagan was both attacked and praised for “borrowing” designer gowns?
The thing about Palin is that the scam is that she’s “one of you.” And she is. She is one of you who wants to not be taxed more by Obama…. the 5%.
So if Obama and Biden haven’t lied about petty, unneccessary things…what were the important, necessary things they lied about?
Let’s get this show on the road,
Let’s make it obvious…
Palin is off and rolling…
Eyes, hair, mouth, figure
Dress, voice, style, movement
Hands, magic, rings, glamour
Face, diamonds, excitement, image
I came from the people (i.e. Joe six pack, plumbers, and hockey moms), they need to adore me
So Christian Dior me from my head to my toes
I need to be dazzling, I want to be Rainbow High
They must have excitement, and so must I
I’m their product, it’s vital you sell me
So Machiavell me, make an Alaskan Rose
I need to be thrilling, I want to be Rainbow High
They need their escape, and so do I