:02:04
Human aspirations
are so ludicrous and irrational.
:02:08
I mean, if the underlying reality
of our being was tragic,
:02:12
my plays would make more than yours,
:02:15
because my stories would resonate
more profoundly with the human soul.
:02:19
I mean, it's exactly because tragedy
hits on the truly painful essence of life
:02:25
that people run to my comedies for escape.
:02:28
No, no.
:02:29
Tragedy confronts. Comedy escapes.
:02:32
Look, you guys,
what are we discussing here?
:02:35
Is there a deeper reality in comedy or
tragedy? Who can make such a judgment?
:02:41
Look, let me tell you a story and you tell me,
is it material for a comedy or a tragedy?
:02:45
This happened to some people I know.
:02:47
It's a small dinner party. The hosts
are trying to impress one of their guests.
:02:51
Suddenly the doorbell rings and out of
nowhere an unexpected person shows up.
:02:55
- A man or a woman?
- A woman. I'll give you the details
:02:58
and you tell me comedy or tragedy.
:03:01
So, the guest enters and
everyone is surprised, especially the host.
:03:05
Turns out she's got a particular problem...
:03:07
My God, that's quite amusing.
:03:10
I mean, she barges in unannounced
while they're eating.
:03:13
What you told us
would make a very good romantic comedy.
:03:17
- Because you see the world comically.
- You're missing the tragic implications.
:03:21
The entanglement it suggests.
No, I see the whole thing quite differently.
:03:26
I see this lone figure -
:03:29
a woman who's maybe just come off a bus.
:03:32
She's toting a suitcase. Maybe
she's searching nervously for an address.