:03:22
...say I'm one thing,
but actually you're another thing.
:03:24
I think being true to who you are
is important.
:03:26
I'm not saying you need to be
psychoanalytical about the whole mess.
:03:29
- But don't be afraid.
- Yeah, I... But don't be afraid.
:03:31
I had lunch with Jimmy Baldwin
the other day.
:03:34
- How is he?
- He's a lovely man.
:03:37
And he told me the plot of his new book.
:03:40
And he said to me, "But I just want to make
sure it's not one of those problem novels."
:03:45
And I said, "Jimmy...
:03:46
"your novel's about a Negro homosexual
who's in love with a Jew.
:03:51
"Wouldn't you call that a problem?"
:03:56
And he looked at me and he laughed
because he knew I was right.
:03:59
I'm saying, you know,
if you're gonna write something like that...
:04:02
at least be honest why you're writing it.
:04:04
Can't we just be honest?
:04:06
Well, I don't think
you actually need to be honest.
:04:08
But don't come asking
some white man from the South...
:04:11
whether your book
about a black man fucking some Jew...
:04:15
when they're both of the same sex...
:04:16
is an issue!
:04:18
Don't ask me that!
:04:19
Oh, no, it's not an issue, Jimmy.
:04:20
Everyone's gonna be quite pleased
with that topic.
:04:24
So how about you, Truman?
Do you admit it?
:04:26
Well, I'm not nearly that controversial.
:04:29
I'm not! I'm not! I am not.
:04:32
I'm not nearly that controversial.
:04:34
Oh, come on.