Newly Single

I do, I love women.

Yeah, it'’s like you'’re idealizing women.

Well, I kissed one once, but that was it.

I saw your movie.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

Adaline and Emily?-Mm-hm.

We just met, so that means a lot to me.

Hm. Yeah.

It was different than I thought it was going to be.

Like, different having had met me before, or...

Yeah. I think so.

OK.

Did I tell you that I used to date a movie producer?

No. Has he, uh, made anything I'’ve seen, or...?

Uh, he made an indie movie that was like very character-driven,

kind of like what you'’re going for.

Oh, well, I'’ve probably seen it then.

What... what was it called?

Medicine for Melancholy.

I don'’t know. It sounds familiar.

I don'’t think I'’ve seen it though.

Maybe it sounds familiar

just because of how the title is, or...

How well did it do?

I don'’t know.

Well, I mean, is it worth my time?

Should I see it?

I can'’t say that. That'’s up to you.

Oh, come on. Don'’t be coy.

I know it'’s not probably as good as my film,

but it'’s not easy to make a movie.

Come on, you can tell me, on just, like, a personal level,

which one you liked more.

Um... I guess I liked

Medicine for Melancholy.

What?

You can'’t say that.

It'’s just an opinion. It doesn'’t matter.

You'’re right. I'm sorry. I didn'’t think that would affect me so much.

I'’m going to go.

No, don'’t go.

-Why? -I'’m sorry.

There... There'’s no recovering from that.

No, there is. Sit back down.

Sit... c'’mon on I'm sorry.

I said I was sorry.

Now you say you'’re sorry.

What'’s your...

I do, it'’s probably...

Hi, I'’m Astor.

Hi.

Um, this is David.

He'’s visiting from New York. We went to college together.

-And Cheryl. - We went to high school together.

Hi. Hello.

This is Astor.

-This is his first Tinder date. -Ah, it is.

She has, like, a hundred thousand followers.

I could text her right now if you asked.

So you'’re a production designer?

-I am. -She'’s the best.

That'’s what I hear. I like your outfit.

Oh, thank you.

You actually look better in person

than you do in your pictures.

I think you should get new pictures.

Oh, thanks. My mom said it'’s always best

to under advertise.

That way you always exceed expectations.

-Are your parents still together? -They are.

That'’s good, I like that.

-Hey, so Tammy Thompson? OK? -Uh-huh.

-Born again. Married at 19. -Right.

-Divorced last year. -Yeah, yeah, Tammy, of course.

-She'’s, like, an escort in Vegas now. -Yes. Boobs out.

She'’s like slutting it up all over the place.

-She'’s in Vegas? -So what do you guys think about feminism?

Yes, she'’s going crazy right now.

Wait, I don'’t understand, but she...

When did she break up with her husband?

-Are you a feminist? -Mike?

- Are you a feminist? -No, she'’s not a prostitute.

-It'’s different than that. -Are you a feminist?

I like this guy!

He'’s, like, not a man's man.

He'’s like a sensitive guy I can tell that.

-I like him. -Honestly.

-I like your shirt. -Invite him, invite him.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

OK, so, David'’s in town from New York '’cause he's directing

this play, um, that premieres next Thursday.

-You should come. -OK.

Thank... thanks for the invite.

-So, you'’re a feminist? -Oh, no.

I don'’t believe in feminism.

No, really, I don'’t.

I think if you thought about it,

you wouldn'’t either.

No, I'’m a feminist.

I went to Vassar for Christ sake.

Well, but you don'’t wanna work though.

-Of course I do. -No, you don'’t.

Ooh... I don'’t?

I mean, don'’t get me wrong, I'’m... I'm... I'’m pro-women

and I think anybody should be able to do anything they want, regardless of gender.

All I'’m saying is, we are animal beings who have

developed over millions of years of evolution

and during this whole period, of millions of years,

men have done this one very specific thing,

and women have done this other thing.

And then come 1967, that all changes? Forever?

Is that gonna last?

Because, evolutionarily speaking,

it'’s just been a blip.

- Hello? -Hey... Hey, Mom.

Hey, honey. It'’s late.

Is everything all right?

Yeah, I'’m sorry, are you still up?

Is it OK? -It'’s OK.

What'’s up?

Did you find a job?

I told you, I'’m not looking for a job.

Oh, how can you say that?

Because I'’m not interested in what the world is offering me right now.

You know how difficult it is for somebody like me?

I'’m not gonna take some soulless job on some daytime talk show.

I'’m hedging my bet.

What does that mean?

It means I'’m better,

than what things have to offer me right now.

OK, well... how'’s the movie going?

I'’m making a new movie.

It'’s... It stars Taylor...

Touring.

Who'’s that?

Oh, my God.

I can'’t even believe I'’m from you two.

Well, what does Valerie think?

I haven'’t told Valerie, we'’re taking a break.

It'’s none of her business, but...

if she knew, she'’d agree.

How long have you been taking a break for?

I went on a date tonight.

Mmkay, how was that?

Well...

she'’s a production designer

and her ex-boyfriend'’s Quentin Tarantino, so there'’s that.

Oh, she talked about her ex-boyfriend?

No, Mom, she didn'’t talk about her ex-boyfriend, I googled her,

that'’s what people do now.

I gotta go.

Oh, all right. Well, I love you.

I love you, too.

Uh, you guys wanna start with 17?

Is that all right? OK.

Um, we can just pretend this uh...

- -We'’ll pretend this, uh, sofa

is that dumpster you guys are sitting up against, and, um ...

I guess, Taylor if you wanna start standing and walk into it?

If that works for you?

-Mm-hm. -OK.

Um, so, again, I know we talked about this, both, one-on-one,

but what'’s important is just to hit the major emotional beats.

So, if there'’s anything that doesn'’t seem like the way you would say it,

or, it just isn'’t working for you, feel free to put it in your own words.

It'’s completely fine, OK?

-You good? - Mm-hm.

All right, and action.

Hey, hey, hey, hey...

Sit down. C'’mon, sit.

Hey, everything'’s going to be OK.

OK? Look at me.

Look.

We'’re gonna call the police, all right?

And we'’re gonna get your money back.

E... everything'’s gonna work out.

Are you fucking kidding me? The police?

You wanna call the fucking police?!

Do you think that the police actually care about this?

We'’re just a bunch of kids!

Are you serious?!

Look at me.

Uh, I didn'’t think you'd, uh, really like me.

I lied about everything.

That money is everything.

I have nothing, OK?

And...

I love you.

All right!

Thanks. That was great.

Great, that was great. On this next one,

let'’s just do one thing a little bit different.

What'’s this script?

"I Am Jeffrey... Deetch"?

Ah, it'’s "Deitch." It'’s just this sci-fi thing I wrote.

Have you, uh, heard of "Refrigerator Play"?

What'’s that?

It'’s where I lock you in my refrigerator

and only let you out to perform volatile sexual acts

you'’d otherwise be too embarrassed to perform.