Every Movie's A Circus

BETTY: I read one of your stories

Wasn't it Scribner's

Some magazine

Title -

Something with windows

JOE: It was "Blind Windows"

If that's what you mean

BETTY: That's right

I really liked it

JOE: I'm all warm and runny inside

BETTY: Let me pitch it to Sheldrake

JOE: I may be broke

But I still have my pride

BETTY: Come on

Get off your high horse

Writers with pride don't live in L.A

Silence

Exile and cunning

Those are the only cards you can play

JOE: Sheldrake won't buy this story

He likes trash with fairy lights

Jesus, think of the effort

Trying to get him to heighten his sights

BETTY: Every movie's a circus

Can't we discuss this

Schwab's Thursday night?

JOE: What for?

Nothing will happen

I gotta go now

Fight the good fight

BETTY: What's the rush?

JOE: See those gorillas?

BETTY: Yes, what about them?

JOE: Do me a terrific favor

Keep them amused while I escape

BETTY: If you're at Schwab's on Thursday

JOE: Done. Look, those guys are after my car.

If I lose that in this town, it's like having my legs cut off

BETTY: Let's duck into the soundstage

FIRST FINANCEMAN: Come on, Gillis, give us the keys

BETTY: Shhh! Please be quiet, Mr. DeMille is shooting right over there

FIRST FINANCEMAN: So what?

BETTY: He's working on "Samson and Delilah"

They're doing a red-hot scene with Hedy Lamarr.

You want to stay and watch?

FIRST FINANCEMAN: No

SECOND FINANCEMAN: Relax, we got five minutes