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- Oh, yeah.

Like how...

Like every day?

All day.

Real... Are you high right now?

Yes.

- You are? You're high right now?

- Yeah.

Are you? Are you really? Yeah, what?

You can't tell?

- No, I can't tell at all.

- See, I'm a professional.

- My mom is a pothead.

- What?

- Yeah.

- She must be the coolest mom ever.

Uh...

I, uh... Yeah.

- I wouldn't exactly use those words.

- Okay, well...

She smokes every day.

- Wow. That's awesome.

- Yeah.

Okay, so what kind of long-term

effects am I in for?

Well, if you're anything like my

mother, you could expect a...

A general unawareness in how you

interact with other people.

Okay. I get that.

And a false impression that your

son is somehow your competition.

Oh.

- Mommy issues?

- Maybe a few little mommy issues.

I won't deny it.

More than a few? A

few more than a few.

Winky face.

Hey, how's it going?

Hey, what's up, man?

- For me? Oh!

- Yeah. Take it.

Thanks, man. Thanks.

- Yeah, those are for you.

- These look great, man. These look great.

- Take a break.

- Yeah.

- Oh, man, everything's going good.

- Yeah?

Yeah. Everything's going

really good.

Can't wait to show you

this new cut, man.

The new cut looks amazing.

Some of the best work

I've ever done. Honestly.

You're gonna love it.

I hope you're gonna love it.

Oh, that's great.

You're a port in the storm,

Darryl, you know that?

You know, I come from a world

of different artistic mediums

that don't involve actors,

producers, cinematographers

or editors.

Yeah, man.

Everybody's got an opinion, you know?

Can't be easy.

All I wanted to do was make a

movie about my ex-girlfriend.

- I didn't know that.

- Yeah.

She was my first love, man.

Now she's dead.

Really?

Dead to me.

Wow.

Well, if you want my advice,

you got to be more

direct with these guys.

That's your job, right?

Director.

Maybe show up a little more.

You know, at the end of the

day, we're all just animals.

We follow the pack leader.

I'm really unhappy.

I feel you, man.

Like, taking Rodney's sh*t,

for example,

I love that sh*t, man.

That was the first stuff I

fell in love with off the bat.

- Yeah. Yeah.

- But we had to cut it.

Nick and I, you know, we

fought about that for a while,

but at the end of the day, I

trust his judgment, you know?

Yeah.

Wait a minute.

Did we talk about this?

I mean, hey, if you want that stuff

in the film, you should fight for it.

I'll follow you on that.

I love Rodney the Doorman.

I live large I make it work

Yeah, I make it work

Yeah, yeah

Childish Gambino lame

niggas never heard of it

Sick Boi is the crew f*** these

niggas with a dirty dick

Interesting.

"Jamie Kirkland and her

on-again, off-again boyfriend,

"Sebastian Artise,

were kissing all night.

"A close friend says, 'They couldn't

keep their hands off each other.

"'It was like

they just met.'"

This is a week ago, bro.

Dude, it's trash, all right?

You're reading trash.

- This is... Okay.

- Bullshit, yes.

Now how do you know?

- How do I know?

- Yeah.

'Cause I know. That's how I know, all right?

We're friends. We're pals.

Okay, well, this says,

"A close friend."

"A close friend"?

Probably the writer's mother.

Who's guessing.

You're not friends

with her, okay?

I know you think you are, but Jamie

Kirkland and you are not friends.

You understand that?

See, that's the thing. To

you, she's "Jamie Kirkland."

To me, she's just "J" Kirks.

All right?

That's even how I programmed her in

my phone when she gave me her number.

Oh, okay. You got her...

You got her phone number?

Mmm-hmm. Just "J" Kirks.

Anyway, she told me about the Sebastian guy.

It's nothing.

- She told you about Sebastian Artise?

- Mmm-hmm.

- She told you about this handsome Sebastian Artise?

- Mmm-hmm.

- Did she? Yeah?

- Mmm-hmm.

What'd she...

What'd she say?

Do I tell her

about you and Liana?

No!

Because she wouldn't give a sh*t,

but also because it's private.

I respect people's privacy.

It's very private.

And awesome.

It's a good thing

I don't care anymore,

'cause I'm not

a star-f***er like you.

See, Darryl, to me,

a friend is a friend.

That's the bottom line.

A friend is a friend.

I don't see fame

and I don't see race.

I'm not sure

this is a good idea.

Oh, come on. I've been playing with

my dad since I was six, all right?

He taught me everything.

Look, ask me anything.

Okay. Um...

What is better? A, um...

A full house or a flush?

You know what?

That's just insulting.

Okay, it's insulting.

Answer the question.

What's the answer?

I will have you know that I almost

took down a celebrity charity event

at the Mandalay Bay, baby.

You're gonna be better than

some of the people in there,

you're gonna be

worse than most, okay?

So your best bet... Listen

to me, is to play tight.

Play very, very tight.

Are you listening to me?

Is this getting through?

Yes, okay. Let's do it!

Let's do it!

Keep folding. Keep folding.

Watch the table.

That way, if and when you do bet,

people will respect your bet.

- Okay?

- Got it.

Don't bluff too much.

If you got a great hand, play

smart, but aggressively.

- Don't let anybody catch up.

- Wicked!

- Okay?

- All right, let's go!

- What happens if we're in the pot together?

- Uh, we check down.

- We what?

- We check it down.

Okay. I need you

to relax a little bit.

I can.

I can handle it.

What the f***

happened in there?

Well, you said to wait for a great

hand and play aggressively.

Yeah, not against me.

I almost won, though.

No, you didn't almost win.

You were never gonna

win that hand, ever.

- Are you sure? Because I...

- Ever, ever!

No, I had a, um... Uh...

- A full house.

- Yeah.

Which would have given me

an even better full house.

So, remind me again

why you didn't win?

'Cause he got a flush. He got very,

very lucky and he got a flush.

Astronomically lucky.

- That was $1,800.

- I know!

That was fun.

- I'm glad you had a good time.

- I did.

And then after we drop her off,

could we go to 71st

and Columbus, please?

Thank you.

- You're done with me?

- I am done with you.

You are bad luck.

And I got to wake up early

and edit around your

God-awful performance.

Well, that's just rude.

What are you thinking about?

What do you think

about prenups?

Of prenups?

Well, I'm just curious.

And I won't be mad either

way, whatever you say.

I just think we

should talk about it.

Well, I can see why

certain people

get them, I guess.

But in the end, they're

not for me, I guess.

Why not?

I don't know.

I don't know, without sounding

cheesy about it, I feel like

marriage is a solemn promise.

You know, obviously I don't

think it's a solemn promise

to God or a higher power,

but it's a solemn

promise to you

and to myself.

And on some level,

I guess I feel, uh...

I don't know, maybe I deserve

to lose half of my sh*t

if I break that promise.

- Or half my sh*t?

- Or half your sh*t.

But I thought I'm gonna

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