When Will I Be Loved Page #2

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- Michael.

- Michael, right. Of course, yes.

- Nice to meet you.

I didn't want to interrupt anything,

but that turns out not to be Tyson.

- At least he says he's not.

- Are you serious?

I don't know.

He says he's not Mike Tyson.

- He looks a lot like him.

- This is my daughter, Vera.

- Hi. How are you doing?

- Hi, pleased to meet you.

- That's an amazing bracelet.

- I bought it downtown in SoHo.

- Would you like something like that?

- Yeah, it's nice.

- So, uptown or downtown?

- I'm on the Upper West Side.

Okay. Maybe I'll see you there.

- That would be great.

- Okay. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

That's a friend of yours?

Yes. It's a friend, Michael,

I've known for a while.

So, anyways I was saying

that actually... Oh, God.

Prof. Rabinowitz.

I'm jammed, overwhelmed. Maybe the

week after next I'd love to. I'm sorry.

Could you set up,

like, a makeshift set?

- You know?

- Yeah, sure.

These girls are working for free,

basically.

Then you gotta redistribute all over

North Hollywood and California.

There's a lot of competition for that.

But that's good.

I will absolutely try to.

We'll have some surprises for you, too.

Okay? Sorry, I should have called.

But okay. Thank you.

- I don't know what to say.

- Pardon?

You don't have to know. What are you

doing today? You having a good day?

Just hanging around.

I had to go to class.

Really?

Are you waiting for someone here?

- You.

- No?

Do you think I can get

your number sometime?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

I got it.

Ended up being a beautiful day, huh?

Yes.

Beautiful weather, 80 degrees,

sunshine. You know what I'm saying?

You stay here in the country.

- You put a little suit on.

- I call from somebody else's phone.

Exactly. You go into a big business,

like a hotel, or something. Right?

Hotel's good.

You doing anything tonight?

I'm not sure yet. But I'll let you know.

- All right.

- Okay. Cool. Thank you.

Nice meeting you.

Sorry about that.

Are those students of yours?

- No, those are actually teachers.

- Oh, really?

Yeah.

And I assume

that's an old friend of yours?

From about five years ago.

Haven't seen him in a while.

Like the other guy, too?

- Actually, it's weird I saw both of them.

- It is weird.

I'm the mouthpiece. So I'm taking

most of the risk. It's 60l40.

When did you become a negotiator?

I'm taking the risk.

You're here in the country.

- If sh*t goes-

- I'm in the country?

If sh*t goes down,

you get five months, tops.

- I'm the one outside dealing with sh*t.

- Whatever.

That raises an interesting question.

Did you actually know

those two guys...

you strangely enough approached?

Or were they new?

No. Like I said, one of them, this

last guy, I haven't seen in five years.

It was a shock to see him. The other

I haven't seen in a couple of years.

Now, if we're going to work together...

the only way to make it worthwhile

is if we're truthful.

So I am going to say something abrupt

to you. I think you're lying.

I think you took the occasion...

of my odd sudden encounters...

to, in effect, explore the possibility...

of knowing two men on one street

whom you found attractive...

and there's no reason you shouldn't be

able to admit that if that's the case.

Okay, you're right.

No, I hadn't met them before.

Forget it. Listen, mail-order brides,

are you familiar with that concept?

Nothing judgmental. In fact,

to tell you the truth, it intrigues me.

And I believe that you're...

obviously in your early-middle 20s.

You're on a journey, as we all are.

And that journey is just beginning.

I'm at a different stage of my life.

I feel it necessary now to have

a social-philosophical context...

to feel I'm doing good in bringing

races, colors, and creeds together.

You're finding out who you are,

and that's a legitimate place to be.

What are you thinking right now?

I think that this...

extremely wonderful sales pitch

that you're giving to me...

about how you might be able to help

my life or help me discover myself...

might possibly, I don't want

to offend you, but might possibly be...

an intelligent ruse to see

whether I'll f*** you.

You are absolutely and completely

and totally wrong.

- Really?

- Yeah.

I don't believe it.

You're right.

If you're making me admit something,

I'll make you admit something.

And you did. You're partially right.

The thing is,

it is a side benefit, maybe.

What I'm really interested in is...

can I be of use

in some interesting way...

to somebody who is on a journey?

I like to feel connected to people

who are young. That's why I teach.

And it fascinates me to take someone

who is smart and lovely...

and just starting out in life

and to be part of that journey if I can.

That's lovely, if that's the intention.

I would be grateful for that...

because I'm looking for that in my life.

I'm not looking for mentors who are

looking for something sexual from me.

Okay.

Then we'll have a great relationship.

Great working relationship, yeah.

- We'll start next week?

- Okay. Thank you.

I cannot believe I allowed...

you three to talk me into this.

You should be home

grooming yourselves.

Instead you're getting all messed up

and disheveled.

Can we talk about this later?

Okay, but I'm not introducing you

to Damon...

if you're not crisp and neat and clean.

I'm not going. Okay?

Are you okay?

- You're Lori Singer, right?

- Yeah.

- I thought I knew you from somewhere.

- I'm Vera. I love your work.

Thank you.

I've enjoyed it.

I liked you in Short Cuts.

Thank you.

It's wonderful working with-

Was that your boyfriend?

He's a friend of mine.

A very good friend.

This is unbelievable.

Look, there's no way...

you're meeting Damon today.

Your feet and your knees...

are muddy.

Your clothes are wet.

I love the right cheek...

of your ass.

What about the left one?

It's good with your right cheek.

It's perfect.

So what do you do?

I'm just searching,

walking around and searching.

- Really?

- Yeah.

I haven't quite figured it out yet.

What have you been up to?

Actually, I'm going to work

on a Woody Allen film.

- You are?

- Yes.

- He's great.

- Yes.

That's cool.

Have you worked with him before?

Just spoken with him about a number

of things. And I like his work a lot.

- Nice.

- So I look forward to that.

Fun, fun. So you're still doing films?

You're still acting?

Yes. And I've got a couple of concerts

this summer and-

- Concerts?

- That kind of thing.

What kind of concerts?

- I play cello.

- You do?

- Come on, let's go.

- Yes.

- I'm sorry.

- It was nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- Good luck, whatever you choose.

Thank you.

What are you looking at?

What?

What are you looking at?

What am I looking at?

You were looking at that girl.

I'm not. I'm looking at

the squirrels running around.

There are no squirrels.

Why can't you let us come

and meet him now, Ford?

'Cause you're sweaty

and unpresentable.

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