I Love You, Daddy Page #3

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Just meet her. Meet her.

Grace Cullen is here?

- She's here!

- She's here? Jesus Christ, Dick!

- What do you want me to do?

- She's there.

I can't-t insult Grace Cullen,

let her in.

Oh, let her in! Let her in!

- Go ahead, let her in.

- Oh!

- You'll love her!

- Yeah, f*** you, Dick.

Oh!

Oh! Oh!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh, God.

Ralph.

- Hmm?

- Do me a favor, huh?

- Yeah, I'll take a walk.

- I don't care.

All right, I'm out.

- Hey, oh!

- Hi! Oh, my God!

Nice to meet you,

I'm Grace Cullen.

Oh, yeah, of course, come on!

Hi, how are you?

I'm really good, yeah,

Ralph, you know.

- Hi!

- I'm leavin'.

Oh, okay, well,

you're hilarious.

Oh, thanks so much! Yeah, yeah.

- Whoa!

- Ah!

- Hi, Grace, I'm-I'm Glen.

- I know, hi.

Um, do you want to sit down?

- Thank you.

- Sure.

So...

Can I just tell you something?

We've actually met before.

- We have?

- Mm-hmm.

I auditioned for you.

On "Two Peanuts."

- You did?

- I did.

I was a... just a... newborn.

Is that the word?

I was uh, 25 and uh,

I did a horrible job.

- And I wanted to kill myself

- Oh.

- after I read for you.

- Aw. Well...

I don't know, I'm a-I'm a huge

fan of your writing.

Wow, wow, I mean, you know,

look at you, though.

You're doing great.

Three huge movies in a row,

and you know.

And you're really good.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

- Well, thank you, I...

- Yeah.

- I really hope to keep working.

- Sure.

Sure.

Is that your girlfriend?

Oh, God, no.

That's my daughter, China.

Oh, wow, she's gorgeous.

Is she an actress?

Uh, no. No.

She's lovely.

Thank you. I mean on her behalf.

Sure.

- So you, y-you're, you have a...

- Yes, that's right. Five months.

- Five months, wow.

- Mm-hmm.

I didn't even know...

I didn't-I never heard

that you were married.

I'm not.

- You're not?

- Mnh-mnh.

Oh, so, you're just doin' it.

Yes, eh...that's right. I'm just doing it.

Good. That's good.

I mean, it's, I don't,

it doesn't matter what I say.

It's your life, your baby.

Do you have any other kids?

No, just the one. So.

You know, I think most people

when they have one kid

it's 'cause they didn't-

they realize they shouldn't have.

I mean, I love her

and she's the best.

But her mom and I never...

we didn't really...

that-that's I mean, this doesn't,

you didn't-you didn't, um...

It's okay.

Well, I'm sure,

I'm sure you're a great dad.

Okay.

- So...

- So, um...

- Can I be honest with you, Grace?

- Oh, please.

Listen, um, this show is very new

and we just...

We've done a pilot,

we're going into series now

but we haven't really

started casting yet and

well, you know Dick.

- Yes, I know Dick.

- Well, so, uh...

He sent you over here

and then told me.

And you know, I mean

the stupid thing is

I couldn't give you this part

right now if I wanted to.

'Cause it wouldn't be

fair to Jordana.

Jordana Newsom?

Yes, she did the pilot.

Oh, no. And you're firing her?

I mean, I don't know, it's, that...

It's early yet and you know,

when the show starts, the

the sharks start to circle, you know?

Am I a shark?

God, no! Dick is a shark.

You're-you're not a shark,

You're-you're-you're-you're great.

Oh, no, I...

I should go.

- I mean, I-I should leave.

- No, no...

- No.

- No, no, I should. I should.

I-I-I feel dreadful.

Y-you, sh*t, you know what, yeah.

We shouldn't...

- We shouldn't be doing this.

- No.

No, this shouldn't be

happening right now.

So, let's get you out of here.

Well, but-but I really

appreciate your honesty.

- It's very rare.

- Oh, sure, sure.

Let me give you my number.

Sure.

I'm just gonna

give you my number...

And if uh, you know, you wanna

consider me for something...

Please don't call Dick, okay?

Just call me.

Okay.

I'd really love to work with you.

I promise you,

I would do a good job.

Oh, Grace, you don't have to say that.

You're a superstar.

No, but I've never done comedy.

And I honestly think that

that's what I'd be best at.

I'd love to show you that I'm funny.

I'd really, really

love to work with you.

More than you know.

Okay.

Thanks, Glen.

A man!

Lover,

you got me in a tizzy

My head's gettin' dizzy

Can't resist your charm

Lover, di-di-dee-di-di

No, no, no, no, no.

It's your turn.

Truth or dare.

Dare.

Okay.

Unbutton your shirt.

No.

No?

I said no.

That's not how you play...

Truth or dare.

Okay.

Dare.

Unbutton my shirt.

Hi, Daddy.

Oh, hey, hey...

- What are you watchin'?

- I'm just gonna... change it.

Oh, no, no, don't change it.

I love this movie.

Ack.

Grace Cullen.

She is so beautiful.

I met her last week.

W-what?

What?

You actually met Grace Cullen?

You never care when I tell you

I met famous people.

Yeah, but Grace is a badass.

Yeah, she is pretty great.

Yeah.

Why'd you meet her?

Uh, 'cause of my new show.

Are you gonna cast her?

Maybe. Don't know.

Jesus.

What kind of movie is this?

Wha-you never saw?

I thought it was like a romcom,

and now it's a horror movie.

It's not a horror movie,

it's about...

female empowerment.

It's empowering for a woman

to show a guy her tits

and then slit his throat?

Would you rather he raped her?

I wish there was

one other option.

Daddy, this whole movie is about

f***ing men.

Men have f***ed us for long enough,

so it's time for us to f*** back.

You know, t-t-to claim the world

and finally be in the power position.

It's feminism.

- What?

- Noth-nothing.

What are you laughin' at?

Nothing, it's just... ahem...

it's-it's kind of funny

coming from you.

Why?

Well, never mind, never mind.

No, why?

Your life is not exactly

a great platform for feminism.

Dad.

Well, I mean, you don't-

you don't even

read about that stuff

like your friend Zasha does.

And...

honey, I'm sorry, but you can't

like lay in a bikini in your

dad's high-rise apartment

and go to Florida

twice in a month

and then watch one

reverse horror-porn movie

and then start sayin'

you're a feminist.

Feminism i-is about

taking care of yourself.

It's about being independent, and...

being on your own.

Look, if you're gonna

compete with men...

yeah, your strength has to come from

your own abilities and your

and your own victories.

Not-not from r-rejecting

and hating men.

Uh, from a,

from a lounge on the deck.

But I don't choose to live this way.

Daddy, I, I'm-I'm here because of you.

Well, I think Gloria Steinem

would tell you to

get a waitressing job.

You know, read.

It's-it's up to you,

it's not up to me.

You know, China...

you didn't even fill out

one college application yet.

You told me that

I could take a gap year.

So, what are you gonna do

with your gap year?

Are you gonna go-go back to Florida,

and play "Mother, may I?"

Oh. Okay.

Ah.

Hello?

Hi, Grace. This is uh,

this is Glen... Topher.

Glen.

Is this weird that I'm calling?

Yes.

Maybe this is bad because

you gave me your number

for professional...

Oh, this is not a professional call?

No, I-I-I'm just uh...

Oh, no, it's okay.

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