Girl Meets Boy

Girl meets boy That's a safe beginning It's nearly closing I thought you weren't going to show So did I Felt it might be kinder What are you saying? Come on, Miss Schaefer, you know What? Every time I see some young kid Dreaming they'll produce some masterpiece I just want to throw them on the next train home[BETTY] Never thought you'd be so condescending Sorry, Miss Schaefer I didn't come here to fight Fighting's fine I'm not giving up yet It's just the terror All those blank pages So frightеningly white Up all night Searching for solutions Buckets of coffee will see you ovеr the line Boy meets girl Lots of complications You've got sixty pages to make sure everything's fine It doesn't have to be so mindless You should write from your experience Give us something really moving Something true[JOE] Who wants true? Who the hell wants moving? 'Moving' means starving And 'true' means holes in your shoes No, you're wrong They still make good pictures Stick to your story It's a good story Okay, Miss Schaefer I give it to you What do you mean? What I said. I've given up writing myself, so you write it Oh, no, no, no—I'm not good enough to do it on my own. I thought we'd write it together I can't. I'm all—tied up[BETTY, spoken] Okay, well, couldn't we work evenings? I mean, six o'clock in the morning, I'll come to your place— Look, Betty, it can't be done, it's out. (beat) Listen. We can keep in touch through Artie. Just keep telling yourself: it's only a movie That won't work I'm not disillusioned Not the way you are I'm starting out my career Unlike you I still have ambitions I'm still determined I hope I make myself clear Never sell your soul for money Never compromise integrity Never give up something you were born to do Very good Nothing I can teach you It could've been fun Fighting the studio Yes, Mr. Gillis That's why I need y— What a nightmare! Good to see you Come to my New Year's party Last year it got out of hand Guaranteed bad behavior See you then Don't give up You're too good Thanks