Greenwich Village Story (1963)
Robert Hogan: Brian
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Quotes
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George : Brian, why don't you give coffee writing a try? You know, we're not all big, bad prostitutes. You might even get to like it.
Brian : Thanks, anyway, George, but, well, you understand.
George : Sure. I could understand if you were getting anything out of your great efforts.
Brian : George, I have to love what I'm doing--intensely.
George : What's the matter, advertising isn't good enough for your talents? There's a lot of satisfaction in my work. At least, every time I write something, I know millions of people are going to read it. That's more than read Shakespeare.
Brian : I don't care about how many people read it. I care what it says.
George : Well, maybe you're just kidding yourself, Brian. And what does it get you? Look at you, your age, no money. Just a waiter in a coffee shop.
[Brian gets up and storms off angry]
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Norman : What's the matter, you got something against the power elite?
Brian : Their blindness. Look at the people who run things. The corporation heads, governors, the senators. Most of them are very rich and very old.
Norman : I'm hip.
Brian : And that makes them blind. This whole thing was started by men who had vision. They were thinkers. Even poets.
Norman : Brian, what are you trying to do, be a writer or a political scientist?
Brian : I'm trying to alarm people... before it's too late to make a difference.
Norman : Good luck, Paul Revere!
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Brian : I'm an alarmist, and damn right to be, because we're still sleeping, and they're not. In fifteen years, China alone will be one billion people. That's five times as many as us. And all of them trained to hate us. That's why my title, "Get Ready to Crawl."
