1:33:01
of the residual puritan element
of American culture...
1:33:04
that rears its ugly head every time
an artistic voice comes out.
1:33:09
I'm very attracted to what I feel is
a pungent and squalid element init.
1:33:14
That is the authentic thrashing
voice of American culture.
1:33:18
And, moreover, I find the kind
of imagery of rotten decay...
1:33:22
that is always symptomatic
of any fin-de-siécle.
1:33:26
In Rome, the Pope issued a message
of hope for believer sin their...
1:33:30
plight against what he termed
'the godless and lost.'
1:33:33
He did not mention
Simon Grim by name...
1:33:36
but offered a prayer for the young,
whom he described as sadly in...
1:33:40
need of faith, not the illusion of
conviction offered by rock music...
1:33:44
drugs, and
contemporary poetry.
1:33:46
Also in the news today: the
United Nations General Assembly...
1:34:07
God, Simon, you're like
a total fucking rock star.
1:34:16
I'm willing
to negotiate, Simon.
1:34:19
I know. It's just...
1:34:20
What? You got other offers?
1:34:23
Well, yeah...
1:34:25
-But...
-What?
1:34:30
Why have you reconsidered?
1:34:34
Because I think your writing
will be tremendously successful.
1:34:36
But you don't like it.
1:34:40
It's growing on me.
1:34:43
-What were the terms?
-US$ 1OO,OOO in cash.
1:34:48
Up front.
1:34:49
-Royalties?
-7O/3O split.
1:34:53
Well, that could be better.
1:34:55
But it is a hundred thousand dollars
up front. Guaranteed money.