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Clips from Z: The Beginning of Everything - Lights! Camera! Fitzgerald! (S01E01)

Remind her not to smoke, Ed.

"Remind her not to smoke, Ed."

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No, don't smoke, darling.

"No, don't smoke, darling."

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Studio rule. It's unladylike.

"Studio rule. It's unladylike."

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You just have to hold it.

"You just have to hold it."

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What's the fun of that?

"What's the fun of that?"

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Well, this has nothing to do with fun, trust me.

"Well, this has nothing to do with fun, trust me."

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You are smart to seek out

"You are smart to seek out"

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a professional. There's nothing worse

"a professional. There's nothing worse"

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than an amateur thespian.

"than an amateur thespian."

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That's not what you do

"That's not what you do"

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with your cigarette.

"with your cigarette."

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Yes, it is.

"Yes, it is."

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You don't see yourself.

"You don't see yourself."

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I do, and you always--

"I do, and you always--"

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Bitty, who's the actor here?

"Bitty, who's the actor here?"

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For heaven's sake.

"For heaven's sake."

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There you go. That's better.

"There you go. That's better."

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There's really nothing to fret over, Zelda.

"There's really nothing to fret over, Zelda."

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It's the pictures. You don't have to actually speak.

"It's the pictures. You don't have to actually speak."

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It's far less challenging than the stage.

"It's far less challenging than the stage."

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Mama was a stage actress.

"Mama was a stage actress."

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Mrs. Minnie Sayre?

"Mrs. Minnie Sayre?"

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That explains it.

"That explains it."

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- Hmm. - She was offered a part

"- Hmm. - She was offered a part"

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in a traveling theatrical,

"in a traveling theatrical,"

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but her daddy thought the profession unseemly,

"but her daddy thought the profession unseemly,"

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so she married the judge instead.

"so she married the judge instead."

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How tragic, giving up your dreams

"How tragic, giving up your dreams"

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to marry a man.

"to marry a man."

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Stories like that make me especially grateful

"Stories like that make me especially grateful"

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to be a lesbian.

"to be a lesbian."

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Perhaps I'm making too big a fuss over this.

"Perhaps I'm making too big a fuss over this."

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I'm photographed for the newspaper all the time.

"I'm photographed for the newspaper all the time."

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Yes, but the question is

"Yes, but the question is"

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what are you appearing in those papers for, darling?

"what are you appearing in those papers for, darling?"

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It's not like you were really doing anything.

"It's not like you were really doing anything."

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Oh, you're going to be just fine.

"Oh, you're going to be just fine."

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Look at you.

"Look at you."

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You certainly have the eyes for it.

"You certainly have the eyes for it."

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Yes. They're even bigger than yours.

"Yes. They're even bigger than yours."

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Mm.

"Mm."

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- Zelda clips them all. - She's making a book.

"- Zelda clips them all. - She's making a book."

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Glad one of you is.

"Glad one of you is."

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These are from this week alone.

"These are from this week alone."

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They love us.

"They love us."

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I should think that you'd be

"I should think that you'd be"

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I should think that you'd be thrilled at the attention.

"I should think that you'd be thrilled at the attention."

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thrilled at the attention.

"thrilled at the attention."

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It's good for book sales.

"It's good for book sales."

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"Fitzgerald's Flounder

""Fitzgerald's Flounder"

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Falls In a Fountain."

"Falls In a Fountain.""

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Hard to see the correlation.

"Hard to see the correlation."

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Well, there's no such thing

"Well, there's no such thing"

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as bad publicity, Max,

"as bad publicity, Max,"

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except for one's own obituary,

"except for one's own obituary,"

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and, well, even then.

"and, well, even then."

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Oh, come on, Perkins.

"Oh, come on, Perkins."

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Can't a fellow enjoy his success?

"Can't a fellow enjoy his success?"

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I've earned this.

"I've earned this."

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Do you know a young author

"Do you know a young author"

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by the name of Sinclair Lewis?

"by the name of Sinclair Lewis?"

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I never heard of him.

"I never heard of him."

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Rumor has it his new novel is a masterpiece.

"Rumor has it his new novel is a masterpiece."

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You're a real killjoy, Perkins, you know that?

"You're a real killjoy, Perkins, you know that?"

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I'm just trying to protect your mantle.

"I'm just trying to protect your mantle."

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Well, it feels slightly more ominous than that.

"Well, it feels slightly more ominous than that."

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See this?

"See this?"

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I was never much good at math.

"I was never much good at math."

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I can translate. This is what we call a plateau.

"I can translate. This is what we call a plateau."

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Sales of your book have leveled off.

"Sales of your book have leveled off."

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One can't stay on top forever.

"One can't stay on top forever."

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Obviously.

"Obviously."

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Unless one us a superb writer, as you are,

"Unless one us a superb writer, as you are,"

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and one generates another book

"and one generates another book"

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to follow on the heels of one's first success.

"to follow on the heels of one's first success."

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Have you begun writing yours?

"Have you begun writing yours?"

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I'm always writing, Max.

"I'm always writing, Max."

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Mm-hmm.

"Mm-hmm."

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And what's this I hear about a motion picture?

"And what's this I hear about a motion picture?"

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It's one thing to sell your stories to the pictures,

"It's one thing to sell your stories to the pictures,"

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but acting in them?

"but acting in them?"

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It's just Townsend's folly.

"It's just Townsend's folly."

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He's just angling for an easy sell,

"He's just angling for an easy sell,"

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monkeying with Zelda.

"monkeying with Zelda."

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It'll never come to fruition.

"It'll never come to fruition."

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Keep it that way.

"Keep it that way."

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Hollywood is for writers who can't write.

"Hollywood is for writers who can't write."

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It will undermine your reputation.

"It will undermine your reputation."

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Worst thing you could do for your career.

"Worst thing you could do for your career."

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I've already talked with Alfredo

"I've already talked with Alfredo"

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about making that same suit in linen and seersucker.

"about making that same suit in linen and seersucker."

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That way, when we go to Hollywood,

"That way, when we go to Hollywood,"

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you have something lighter to wear.

"you have something lighter to wear."

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I don't need any more suits. I have plenty.

"I don't need any more suits. I have plenty."

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How much is this costing anyway?

"How much is this costing anyway?"

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Careful, Alfredo.

"Careful, Alfredo."

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Mr. Fitzgerald dresses left.

"Mr. Fitzgerald dresses left."

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That'll be a good look for Amory, don't you think?

"That'll be a good look for Amory, don't you think?"

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You'll be him, and he'll be you.

"You'll be him, and he'll be you."

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There's no guarantee that I'll be him.

"There's no guarantee that I'll be him."

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Of course you'll be him. That's the whole point.

"Of course you'll be him. That's the whole point."

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Townsend's already talked to the studio about it,

"Townsend's already talked to the studio about it,"

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- and after the screen test-- - About the screen test--

"- and after the screen test-- - About the screen test--"

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I spent the whole afternoon with Tallulah,

"I spent the whole afternoon with Tallulah,"

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working on my emotional projection.

"working on my emotional projection."

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Perkins doesn't like the idea of the film.

"Perkins doesn't like the idea of the film."

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- Not one bit. - Scott,

"- Not one bit. - Scott,"

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the screen test is tomorrow,

"the screen test is tomorrow,"

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and Townsend's gone to a lot of trouble.

"and Townsend's gone to a lot of trouble."

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- I've been preparing-- - Max doesn't think

"- I've been preparing-- - Max doesn't think"

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that being in the pictures befits a serious writer.

"that being in the pictures befits a serious writer."

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He doesn't want me distracted.

"He doesn't want me distracted."

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He just doesn't like the idea

"He just doesn't like the idea"

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because he doesn't think he's gonna see any money from it.

"because he doesn't think he's gonna see any money from it."

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That's not the issue.

"That's not the issue."

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He's worried that it might confuse

"He's worried that it might confuse"

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the reading public.

"the reading public."

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- That's ridiculous. - Zelda,

"- That's ridiculous. - Zelda,"

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I need to be writing my next novel right now,

"I need to be writing my next novel right now,"

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not doing screen tests.

"not doing screen tests."

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