. . . sounded exactly like a David Mamet character. I mean, exactly. Or like Eric Bogosian doing a David Mamet character. I only wish I had a good ear for dialogue and could get it down for you. OK, we don’t use the word fuck on this blog but I could substitute something like f*** and you’d get the point.
He was on his cell phone and seemed to be talking with his wife or girlfriend, explaining why they should get back together. It was a bit of a cross between Alec Baldwin and Jack Lemmon.
Next time, turn your own cell phone onto “record” and point it at him.
That would simply not be possible.
That is a very funny comment, but only for someone who knows you.
I don’t know Andrew, but I’ve read his blog for long enough to know why it’s funny.
“It was a bit of a cross between Alec Baldwin and Jack Lemmon.”
Yeawhanow? Their characters represent polar opposites in Glengarry Glen Ross.
However, I can easily imagine a guy being alternately a bully then a whiner when trying to convince his ex to get back together. So there’s that.
Also: “The only reason we broke up is because of the thing with the box. You know it. Don’t you? You know it. It was the box.”
Yup.
Just wanted to express my approval of using the NY-metro-area-ism of “on line” as opposed to “in line.”
I feel that mathematically “on line” works better.
Plus great movie. Though the Alec Baldwin scene wasn’t in the play, which caught me by surprise.