:36:00
When will l meet this polymath?
:36:02
He is unbelievable.
He's read everything.
:36:05
He plays music.
He paints, or so he claims.
:36:09
l've read some of his poems...
all morbid!
:36:11
Cancer and shock treatments
and gas chambers.
:36:15
And his vocabulary is astounding.
You can't get the guy on a word.
:36:20
lt's rare you're so taken with somebody.
:36:23
Hey, Mrs. Chase.
:36:24
l told you not to call me Mrs. Chase!
My name is Paula!
:36:27
Mrs. Chase makes me sound ancient.
My life isn't over yet.
:36:32
- ln fact, l'm just starting to live it.
- Definitely, Paula.
:36:34
And l need some help from you.
:36:37
Mom, could you talk about this tomorrow?
lt's late.
:36:40
What, are we six years old?
lt's past our bedtime?
:36:44
lt's okay. lt's only 1 :30.
:36:46
l decided to put some songs together
and do a nightclub act.
:36:51
Mother, the scene has really changed
in the past 25 years.
:36:55
- Why are you so discouraging?
- l'm not. l'm realistic.
:36:59
l don't want you to get hurt.
:37:01
How? l could always sing.
:37:03
Of course you can sing.
l'm not saying that.
:37:06
But things change.
Styles, the cabaret business...
:37:10
Can't you be more supportive?
You're so competitive!
:37:13
l am not!
l hate my voice!
:37:16
[Falk:] Please.
You both have very good voices.
:37:19
l thought l'd put a few songs together
:37:22
and you could write
between-the-songs talk for me.
:37:25
- l've never done that sort of thing.
- Just some banter. Notjokes.
:37:29
l couldn't tell a joke if my life
depended on it. Just some chit-chat.
:37:33
The truth is,
l'm kind of snowed under right now...
:37:36
Oh, God!
ls nobody on my side?
:37:40
Jerry, you could do it.
This stuff comes so easily to you.
:37:44
- You just said this is a fool's errand.
- What did you call me?
:37:47
lt's an expression.
:37:49
l know. l tried to dissuade her,
but she won't listen to me.
:37:54
l'm trying to finish my book.
These comics are pressing me.
:37:58
- l've taken deposits from them.
- Oh, forget l even asked.