Compulsion Page #4

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.. to the top of the food chain

to be a vegetarian."

Who says those vegetarians

don't let their

inner animal out in the bedroom?

(Cheering)

(knocking)

It's 301. I have a surprise for you.

Oh, my God.

I hope I'm not bothering you.

Actually, I'm in

the middle of writing.

How do you cook in here?

(clears throat)

You were amazing in that.

You fought it out with a broken leg

for half the movie.

And I actually broke my leg

making the movie.

Wow. I hope they paid you a lot.

You'd have to ask my mother.

She took care of all that.

Is... that for me?

It's rack of lamb

with truffled ragu.

I made it special for you.

That is very kind of you.

I'm.. I'm just not hungry.

I figured that.

But did you know that protein

is essential for a strong libido?

A study showed that women

who don't eat enough red meat

have weaker orgasms.

I don't eat meat.

I can tell that by looking at you,

but you haven't

tried my meat dishes.

(whispers)

My lighter.

(phone ringing)

(beep)

Hey, it's Eric.

Listen, they saw your reel.

They're gonna pass.

Unless you wanna

audition for the mother.

I'll speak to you later.

A**holes.

My kind of girl.

I love your column.

I try to make women feel

young and powerful.

We don't often

feel that way.

For someone who writes about sex,

I'm surprised you don't eat meat.

Really?

Half of India is vegetarian,

and they don't have

a problem reproducing.

But do they enjoy the sex?

Fred loved meat.

More than he loved me

apparently.

Oh, it's like this lamb

was born in this sauce.

Mmm, just try it.

Uh... Excuse me.

You have to eat

or you're gonna die.

(water running)

(vomiting)

(water running)

Saffron, you just...

Just,

you try to sneak one of these in?

. . . these in?

...one of these in?

Saffie, you just

get your weight down

and you try to sneak

one of these in?

You know, you have to

watch what you eat.

- No thanks.

- Saffie, try it.

You have any idea what I have

sacrificed for your career?

I love you.

Jack! How's it going?

- Sharon.

- Bob.

So this is little

Lady Saffron, huh?

You're even prettier

than your head shot.

No... no.

Too bad.

They make you so hot.

(chuckles)

Mmm.

Jack's right over there, babe.

He's a piggybank.

Why don't you go shake his tree?

Why don't we talk

about you, angel-face?

angel-face, angel-face...

How's Fred?

As far as I remember,

no man's ever lasted

more than six months

with you.

Do we have a new record?

Fred's infatuated with me.

There's no other woman

he'd shed blood for.

Oh, that's wonderful, sweetheart.

So do you have a job?

I'm preparing

my own cooking show.

You'll never guess

who my new neighbour is.

She lives right in my building.

Do you remember Saffron Nelson,

'Season of Love',

'Silent Laughter'?

'Twilight Pearl'!

She was so beautiful.

Oh, you must have watched

every single show.

Did you introduce yourself?

Introduce myself?

I am making her dinner!

So, can I meet her?

You know how it is

with celebrities.

They're very private.

You have to be respectful,

feel out the situation.

(giggling)

Mmm.

(giggling)

I've got it.

A bouillabaisse.

Today's mystery

ingredient says:

"I'm an introvert

who handles stress poorly."

"Eat me so you can

get laid real fast."

What am I?

An oyster!

Very good.

A real student of both the kitchen

and the bedroom.

Oysters and sex

have something in common.

They're both...

that good

that you close an eye

to the mess that they make.

(gasp)

(knocking)

It's open.

I know you're busy.

I'm just checking in.

I know what it must be like

with the reading,

the auditions, the pressure.

The hardest thing is not

having someone to talk to.

To really talk to.

Did he leave you?

I left him.

How can someone be so needy

and yet so unresponsive

to someone else's needs?

It's not hard, trust me.

It's so hard being alone.

You're one of

the lucky ones. You...

chose what you wanted to do

and it worked out.

Oh, yeah, they're just knocking

my door down trying to hire me.

Haven't you seen 'em all?

Will you let me know

how the bouillabaisse is?

I know you love oysters.

I made this for you

inspired by your scene

from 'Twilight Pearl'.

You were unforgettable.

I didn't actually eat an oyster.

You didn't?

No.

Please just try it.

Mmm-hm-hm.

I'll just leave it here.

(gagging, spitting)

Don't make me go back

to my cookbook, Saffie.

(knocking)

Gonna get cold.

(knocking)

You don't know what you're missing.

(knocking)

I 'll just leave it here.

(knocking)

Come on!

I know you're in there.

(elevator dings)

I'm sorry.

For what?

Let me see that.

This is the appreciation I get?

I'm very, very sorry.

I just...

I couldn't eat it all.

- We'll see about that!

- Ah, no!

Get in there!

Ahh!

Sit down.

(Crash)

(crying)

Please, please...

Please! Please what?

I made this for you!

Now, EAT!

I can't.

Yes, you can.

You're not gonna reject me too.

Who are you to despise my food?

My entire body rejects it.

You f***ing snob!

This is my creation. MINE!

Eat!

You will eat.

(screams)

ARGH!

I'll show you rejection.

You wanna be close to me?

Well, now you're close.

Ringside seat.

Normally I'd run the water

so no one would hear, but,

we don't have to worry.

It's just you and me.

And we're friends now, right?

Then I do it.

In and out, back and forth.

It's as natural as sex.

(gagging, vomiting)

I used to wrap my knuckles.

(laughs)

Then I would choke

on the f***ing toilet paper.

Once I even used a plastic spoon

when I was so afraid

it would go down. Mm-hm.

(vomiting)

Am I beautiful now?

It's not your food, Amy.

It's not the taste.

What is it?

It's a vice that's stuck around,

and it's not welcome.

You have to eat something,

Saffie, or... you'll die.

How do you feed something

that can't be fed?

I just want it to disappear.

You're really beautiful.

I wanted to get out so bad.

Then when I was

really ready to bail,

I saw what I was up against.

They all needed me.

They all fed off me.

Even my own father.

I supported him

for, like, twenty years.

If it wasn't for me,

he'd probably be in prison.

I'm sorry.

I thought my father

was a deadbeat.

Saffie, what can I do?

Be someone who doesn't

want anything from me.

Can you do that?

I really need

to be alone, please.

Please give me another chance.

To cook for you.

To make you feel whole.

You.. you can't see it, can you?

See what?

The line.

When to quit.

Just let me make you

something simple.

A soup.

(knocking)

It's open.

You look lovely.

I didn't think you'd come.

You can run lines with me

for my audition.

I would love that.

Have a seat.

I made you

a ginger coriander broth.

Is it alright?

Mm-hm.

The ginger root

will relax your stomach.

Mmm.

Is.. is it too spicy?

I was careful with the ginger root.

No, no, it's, um...

Guess I have a lot on my mind.

Ahh! That was good.

You didn't eat very much.

I.. I baked you

a goat cheese and tomato tart.

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