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 favour
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.

1st financeman
Come on, gillis, give us the keys.

[Betty]
Shhh! Please be quiet, mr. Demille is shooting right over there.

[1st 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?

[1st financeman]
No.

[2nd financeman]
Relax, we got five minutes.

[Both financemen]
Hey, hey, come back here...