Hello I Am David! Page #2

because he was so polite

he didn't want to make me feel small!

Because he played like...

at least 40, already at that time.

He thinks about rivers, and trees,

and the sky, and birds

when he's practicing.

The notes-- it's not the notes

going through his head.

It's the music that's going

through his being...

And, this is--

And somehow... a part of his nature's

also that he

so that he doesn't know how difficult

it actually is what he does.

-[Gillian laughing] That's right.

-I mean had he really known

how difficult the pieces he's playing

are, he wouldn't be able to do it.

[Nils] Just living in this world, like

a child, in the good sense of the word.

He doesn't see the difficulties.

Don't be greedy. Don't be selfish.

Did you come all the way from Germany

specially? Specially, specially.

Mainly for me. Because of me? Partially.

It's all planned.

Well, the less you know, the less

you worry. Is that right?

You have to know the plan, stay informed.

You have to know

what's going on, don't you?

Otherwise how will you know

to get ready, to get ready?

You know, it's all planned. Be happy.

[David] Be happy. Keep smiling.

Don't worry. No regrets, no regrets.

Go forward. Forward into a happy future,

hopefully. A happy future.

Definitely. You've got

to be brave, courageous.

It's a big world out there.

It's the triumph of the will.

Only the strong survive.

The weak are crushed like grasshoppers.

Well, keep trying. Be who I am.

What do you have to lose? Nothing. Now.

[girl] So you think it's important

to live in the now?

[David] Well in the past you can't.

Why do I think so?

Because that's all you can influence.

You know, all you can influence is now.

There's no point in-- Don't go back.

That's right, don't go back.

Go forward, go forward.

Forward to a happy future hopefully.

[David playing the piano]

[David humming the tune]

Happier and happier.

Always the same David.

[Matthias] Yeah.

Is that "meno" at the end okay for him?

-Yes, yes.

-That was very good.

-Yeah, more, more.

-[Matthias speaking animatedly]

[Matthias speaks in Swedish]

Hey...

[David] Anyway, anyway...

What can you do? Yes, yes.

[Matthias] No, no, now we take a break,

here's it no problem, this was

a little bit concentrated.

-[Matthias] Two hours, two hours.

-[David] Two hours, yes. Two hours!

[David] Hello, hello!

Hello, how are you? What do you play?

-The bassoon.

-Oh, the bassoon?

-Where are you from? From here?

-From Stuttgart.

From Stuttgart, that's nice.

I have a question,

with the first movement...

[speaks about the music]

Yes, yes.

You make any ritardando there?

-I just sort of follow you really.

-Okay, I follow you.

You follow me. Yes, yes.

-So we make together.

-Very important. Together.

-What's your name?

-Uli.

-Uli, hello!

-Nice to meet you.

Hey, Uli, it's all planned.

We'll follow the other. Thank you, Uli.

[speaking in German] I watched

the feature film Shine

to learn a little about this person,

because I had heard of him,

but I didn't know him. I didn't know

what he's like or what he plays.

In the beginning I thought

it could be a risk.

So I think the first step to take,

if you want, is to listen to him.

Then you can offer an opinion.

Then you can say,

"No, I don't want a soloist

up there speaking and commenting.

It disrupts my enjoyment."

In my case, I can filter that

out after a moment

and really hear the pure, wonderful

sounds that he produces.

If someone in the audience

can't do that, so be it.

They have to decide for themselves.

But to say from the outset,

without having heard him,

"No, there are others who are better,

younger, more perfect."

That is questionable.

And the music world seems to be

acting a bit like that towards him.

"Swim as long

as you want to," Cosima said.

I can swim as long as I want to.

I can swim as long as I want to.

[Gillian] You are right. Cosima

is coming here to swim too.

I was right. Cosima's coming down to swim.

Make the most of the

pool while you're here.

So, it's better to keep

swimming than chatting.

Okay, off you go.

It's all planned.

You need to make it like this way.

You take this hand and I take that one.

[speaking indistinctly]

[David] I'll put my hand on your back.

I can swim with one hand.

[orchestra music playing

in the background]

[piano starts playing]

[speaking indistinctly]

It has to be different.

[speaking indistinctly]

[humming]

Freer, freer, more inviting.

One, two, three, four. One, two, three...

Trust, trust, to have trust.

Like the first time.

[humming]

That's important. I know.

[humming]

[music continues in the background]

[applause]

Hello, what's your name?

Fun, it's meant to be fun.

[woman] Thank you.

-What's your name?

-Sarah.

Sarah, what a nice name.

That's the mother of the human race.

Isn't it, Sarah? Where are you from?

-Iran.

-Iran! All the way from Iran!

They changed the name of it, that's true.

Did you come all the way from Iran?

[laughing]

[indistinct chatter]

Sorry, darling, that's true.

[Gillian] Thank you.

Iran! Iran!

[soft piano music playing]

Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello!

Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello!

-Hello, how are you?

-Fine thank you. And you?

Hello, Pro...

[Gillian] Go out of the way, please.

Sorry. I'm sorry.

-Oh yes, we're on the terrace.

-You go on the terrace.

It's really hard. Sorry about that.

I got to play the piano last night.

Any tea there yet?

I'll fix it. And I can have a few.

[indistinct conversation]

Can I have two?

No, just leave them on...

-[Gillian] David, put them back.

-Two, one.

[Gillian] We need to serve the people.

-Stop it. All right dear.

-You can have one.

[David] One. You can have one.

-[David] Hello.

-[Gillian] You're confusing me, David.

-I'll walk her to the door.

-All right, all right.

Are you Deutsch, Deutsch,

Deutsch? Viennese?

-[maid] Portuguese.

-Portuguese, yeah, yeah, yeah.

David, it's me.

Hello. How are you? Come in.

[Scott] Did you?

[David] I better say hello to my team.

Can I go and say hello to my...

[Scott speaking indistinctly]

Oh, don't you? I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Look! "Leben, Leben."

[Gillian] ...put your shorts

and t-shirt back on.

Oh, okay.

So I think you better go

and put a top on, buddy.

[David mumbling]

Never heard. Was a long time ago. 1888.

It was a tragedy. That's what it says.

A tragedy. And you know what he said?

He said, "I'm going to have a stroke

and die." And he did. Imagine that.

Well, I think that's a shame.

That's what happened.

I think he's talking about the famous

people who stayed in the hotel.

So it's reminiscences.

Just a very heavy book.

Just put this here. If I had a pencil

and paper in my hands...

No, truly, if I've got a pencil and paper,

I'm much happier.

I'm just feeling the pencil and paper.

What? I'm going to write on this.

[Gillian] Don't mess up every pad.

No, not every pad.

There's hundreds of them.

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