:02:26
I have a theory that men are only honest
with each other over breakfast.
:02:29
You know, before they put the armor on.
Tell me something, Coe.
:02:32
Did my name mean anything to you
when you heard it over the phone?
:02:36
No, I'm afraid not. Should it have?
:02:38
I've achieved a certain degree of fame.
I'm a writer.
:02:43
- Ever heard of a book called Star Reach?
- No.
:02:48
Disaster?
:02:49
No, but then I don't get a chance
to read much fiction.
:02:54
You can't expect to enlighten everybody
with two brilliant thrusts.
:02:58
If you read anything at all...
:03:00
you'd know that
Star Reach was serialized in the Post...
:03:03
was Book of the Month and
MGM bought it from its galleys for a picture.
:03:06
Disaster is on the best-seller list
for 34 weeks...
:03:08
and Fox is shooting it right now.
:03:10
You must be very successful.
:03:11
- I'm King Midas.
- I'm delighted to hear that.
:03:14
I like to experiment in my work
now and then...
:03:16
and that can run into a little money.
:03:19
That whimper you just heard was my wallet.
:03:21
Maybe I picked the wrong architect.
:03:23
Maybe. How did you happen to pick me?
:03:26
I ran across this in a magazine
in a dentist office.
:03:31
And I liked it.
:03:32
Yeah.
:03:34
That's the only house I haven't wanted
to tear down and start all over again.
:03:38
I know what you mean.
:03:40
Someday I hope to get my publisher
to stop sending me galley proofs.
:03:45
Every time he does that,
I try to rewrite the whole stupid book.
:03:48
So, how do we go from here?
:03:52
First how much do you want to spend?
:03:55
Like to keep it under $100,000.
:03:58
We'll certainly do something with that.
:03:59
It depends on the kind of house you want,
and whether or not we can agree on it.