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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
This passes the Monty Python test for humor: Cruel, but fair.
i just read in my news items that for his almost-victory celebration music, ron paul chose williams’ ‘the imperial march’- aka vader’s theme – to do the honours…if true, hilarious. are these people for real? from the outside looking in much of your political process looks like clown school
“from the outside looking in much of your political process looks like clown school”
Yes, though I for one have been enormously entertained by this particular group of clowns.
Ron Paul fucking RULES.
Also he looks like Ian McKellan.
As a comic figure, Ron Paul does indeed rule. It’s like your old crazy drunk uncle ran for president.
Considering his IMMENSE POPULARITY with the younger generation who’s sick of STUPID WARS and GREEN INITIATIVES and BULLSHIT, Ron Paul must scare the fuck out of liberals that they could conceivably be losing their grip on the young, dumb, and full of shit (ie, college students) in terms of building the next crop of pussy-ass class-hating sheep.
And let me be clear, I vote ALL UP AND DOWN the charts, like an sensible person should. I hate STRAIGHT TICKET PEOPLE on both sides. But living in LA and reading movie sites where everyone is so dyed-in-the-wool 1000000% DEMOCRAT every time, no excpections– it’s so ennervating. Like not even a PERFECTLY REASONABLE REPUBLICAN like Huntsman is good enough for you guys; You ALWAYS have to go STRAIGHT D, no exceptions, would never even ENTER YOUR MIND to switch it up and look at the facts and consider a Republican. WHY? What do Democrats do that is JUST SO AWESOME, beyond the fact that there’s a sort of showbiz groupthink and limo-lib guilt factor?
I mean, Californians will vote for an ABJECT IDIOT like Barbara Boxer year in and year out. Then make fun of the equally idiotic Sarah Palin. THEY’RE EQUALLY STUPID.
Isn’t being rich AWESOME? Aren’t poor people kinda LAME? Do you really care about THE ENVIRONMENT? (Christ knows I don’t.) Don’t you wish a US POLICE FORCE would just roll in and MASS EXECUTE ALL HOMELESS PEOPLE, who are disgusting wastes of life anyway?
Look at Lex the astute political observer repeating the same claim Ron Paul fanatics make to anyone who will listen, that anyone not fully dedicated to Ron Paul is afraid of him (liberals/mainstream media/GOP establishment/etc). You must get the Ron Paul Newsletter delivered to your inbox.
I really don’t care about the environment all that much, and plenty of lefties like Jon Huntsman. New York Magazine for example has been cheerleading for him for quite a while, and many lefties & moderates are frustrated by the fact that the current GOP will not give serious consideration to Hunstman.
I’m a RICK PERRY guy.
Ha I believe it. Anyone who names their cowboy boots seems like someone you can get behind.
Ron Paul took a stand against the Civil Rights Act for fuck’s sake. Good lord is he a loon. Not as loony as this though:
“Isn’t being rich AWESOME?”
If you are using your wealth to dismantle the economies of the world and endangering the lives of billions. No, it’s not awesome.
“Aren’t poor people kinda LAME?”
Are their no work houses? Are their no prisons? Jesus Christ is that fucked up.
“Do you really care about THE ENVIRONMENT? (Christ knows I don’t.)”
Yeah, we depend on it to SURVIVE. DUH.
“Don’t you wish a US POLICE FORCE would just roll in and MASS EXECUTE ALL HOMELESS PEOPLE, who are disgusting wastes of life anyway?”
Really, I want you to meet Kristen Stewart, wilt in front of her, and then watch as she looks at you disgustingly then leaves with R-Patz. Yeah, this is some bullshit, even if it’s schtick.
Explains it all, LexG being a Ron Paul fan. Libertarians are great, aren’t they? They spout all this stuff that makes perfect sense, like “End the war on drugs” or “The US is not the world’s police force”, and then forget to mention that Mr. Paul is only a small government politician so long as you don’t have a womb he can crawl into and legislate about.
Libertarians believe that, so long as everyone behaves themselves, all of our problems would be solved, and if we deregulate everything, all these corporations will do the right thing.
Bet you’re a big fan of Ms. Rand, too, aren’t ya, Lex?
Ron Paul took a stand against the Civil Rights Act for fuck’s sake. Good lord is he a loon. Not as loony as this though:
“Isn’t being rich AWESOME?”
If you are using your wealth to dismantle the economies of the world and endangering the lives of billions. No, it’s not awesome.
“Aren’t poor people kinda LAME?”
Are their no work houses? Are their no prisons? Jesus Christ is that fucked up.
“Do you really care about THE ENVIRONMENT? (Christ knows I don’t.)”
Yeah, we depend on it to SURVIVE. DUH.
Gee, it seems like me and JS might actually agree on something after all.
Nothing’s gonna happen with the environment in MY LIFETIME, ie, I DON’T GIVE A SHIT.
Also if ALL OF YOU are SO WORRIED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT and you think it’s a REAL PROBLEM, you wouldn’t be having fucking kids. But you do. Gee, the ENVIRONMENT IS IN TROUBLE, I KNOW, let’s HAVE A KID WHO WILL DIE WITH THE EARTH in 40 years.
You don’t believe it either.
I’M-A RISK IT.
LIBERTY DEFINED POWER.
The environment has already changed in your life time, Lex. It’s called CLIMATE CHANGE and it didn’t just happen yesterday.
Hasn’t affected me one bit.
Don’t care.
Like your opinion has anything to do with the effects of climate change. It happens rather you believe it or not.
“Gee, it seems like me and JS might actually agree on something after all.”
Was thinking the exact same thing.
Have you two missed my progressive ranting before? It’s not like this is new to the blog or anything :D!
Mitt Romney: There were a couple of times I feared I would get a pink slip.
Hahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhah.
Mitt: AWESOME.
Perry: AWWWWWWWWWWESOME.
Huntsman: AWESOME and I’d vote for him in a SPLIT SECOND if only to see more of that BRUNETTE DAUGHTER. LOOK AT HER.
Newt: STONE ASSHOLE. Would actively vote Obama over this blubbery prick.
Santorum: ASSSSSSSSSHOLE. Wants to take away my porn. Douche. Tool.
ROEMER: Where did THIS name came from? They scored a wonderful -1% last night; I’ve NEVER ONCE heard of him.
Perry looked so cute in his Brokeback jacket, cowboy boots and……uhmmmmm, I forgot the third thing.
i bet rick perry named his penis ‘bubba’
Ron Paul: Angry White Freedom Dude Candidate. Women Need Not Apply:
Ron Paul’s The Sanctity of Life Act: (1) protects the rights of human persons between conception and birth; or (2) prohibits, limits, or regulates the performance of abortions or the provision of public funds, facilities, personnel, or other assistance for abortions.
i bet ron paul named his penis ‘the boss’
I voted for Ron Paul when i was a libertarian. Then I turned 19. But I love that Paul has spent 30 years in the government he wants to eliminate. And he has one bill to his name to prove how ineffectual government is.
He’s fun when he’s ripping the military-industrial-drug complex. But his son Rand is one greasy creepy motherfucker.
And I just saw Tommy Lee Jones acting in a scene with Rick Perry from MAN OF THE HOUSE. Perry neglected to mention this.
Holy shit, Rick Perry IS in Man of the House.
That’s AWESOME. Really, you dudes just 100% love all Democrats and 100% hate all Republicans? No gray area?
That’s what’s tearing this country apart.
Vote ALL OVER THE PLACE. Be a man.
is this ‘our’ christian (as in tech dreams christian) or some other christian…? sorry to be thick, i’m genuinely baffled
I think there’s 2 Christians.
This is the hetero one. ZING!
‘Really, you dudes just 100% love all Democrats and 100% hate all Republicans? No gray area?’
No, most Dems I know aren’t really fans of that many Democrats either.
I don’t love all Democrats and hate all Republicans. Democrats are far from perfect, and in some respects, they’re no better than or different from Republicans. For most members of Congress, R or D, it’s about protecting your ass and doing whatever it takes to make sure you get reelected.
What I really despise are the tea party lunatics and religious nuts that have infected the Republican party. People like Ron Paul, who scream about personal freedom and liberty but want to criminalize abortion. Or Rick Santorum, who sees no difference between gay marriage and polygamy and wants to turn this country into a theocracy (and also ban porn). The moderate Republican is on life support. Freakin’ Ronald Reagan would be way too liberal for today’s Republican party.
Leah, if you don’t know me by now…
They can outlaw abortion, but they can’t outlaw throwing your chick down a flight of stairs. (Not my joke, but it’s the GREATEST LINE EVER.)
Any party that puts up Sarah Palin deserves doom.
ok ta. i think there actually was another christian at one point (who really didn’t sound like you at all) so i wasn’t sure, i thought so but didn’t want to start blathering to some stranger like a noodle
For all the ridiculous ‘personality’ questions that are sometimes lobbed during campaign season I can’t help but think the press is willfully holding back on the “boxers or briefs?” question with this crowd.
This just in: Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich are socialists.
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/john-sununu-calls-gingrich-and-perrys-atta
just a suggestion, but perhaps someone should distribute dictionaries amongst these republicans with the definition of ‘socialist’ underlined, highlighted in bright yellow and in bold text, so as to eliminate the apparent confusion
I’ve never seen a political party so determined to lose as today’s GOP. A cadre of bigots, birthers and homophobes who think they can shout at America as if it’s FOX/AM Radio.
Christian, they really want to win the south, and that’s about it.
And yet Mitt will TOTALLY be the next president.
And that will happen right when THE GOODS hits the one billion dollar box office mark.
…just edging out Tower Heist as the bestest movie EVER!.
Ron Paul looks like Mortimer Snerd. Who’s gonna get that reference? Only people age 60 and older, I’m guessing.
The cognate of “Snerd” is “Nerd” – everybody gets the meaning!
If only Ron Paul were as multilayered and dynamic as JOE BIDEN. or BARBARA BOXER.
He looks like the puppet, asshole.
so Obama will probably get relected again and a dozen people waste millions of dollars on elections
makes sense.
Probably your wisest post, sanj.
CMed1: Actually, my students know who Mortimer Snerd is after I tell them about Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy and the radio show they had that broadcast opposite Mercury Theatre on the Air.
Not to jump into the political “discussion” here BUT…if anyone…ANYONE thinks Ron Paul stands ANY chance in any real way, they clearly haven’t seen “Bruno.”
Not even so much for Paul’s reaction to Bruno but for Crissakes…..how does a potential Presidential candidate who might “protect the country” end up in a room with a fake interviewer? Is Ahmadinejad going to pretend to be a fashion designer from Prague and then get Paul alone in a room and knife him? Fucking guys a moron.
The same way a once-potential VP candidate talked to a Canadian comedian pretending to be President Sarkozy….