Quotes
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Tom Levitt : I have a new assistant and he made me macaroni and cheese.
Julia Houston : I'm happy for you.
Tom Levitt : I'm happy for me, too.
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[a video clip of Ivy Lynn recording a demo for "Marilyn: The Musical" goes viral]
Frank Houston : Wow, it's everywhere.
Julia Houston : It's idiotic theater blogs. I hate everyone who writes theater blogs!
Frank Houston : Okay, some of it is...
Julia Houston : Okay, I don't wanna know!
[lies down]
Julia Houston : My God, this sucks! It gets out too fast! And then everyone just rushes to judgement before we even *have* a first draft! Reidel! Oh! Reidel started going after "Spider-Man" before they even started previews! He was already attacking everyone before they even started maiming people!
[Frank laughs]
Julia Houston : Yeah, I know, I know. You didn't want me to do it. And you know? Fine, you were right. It's just a complete waste of time.
Frank Houston : Reidel picked it up.
Julia Houston : Of course he did! Little creep! Tom called him a Napoleonic Nazi. So right.
[Frank laughs again, Julia giggles]
Julia Houston : "Napoleonic Nazi", it's good.
Frank Houston : No. It's just, uh, Reidel loves "Marilyn". He's a huge fan of you and Tom, thinks "Heaven on Earth" is the best musical on Broadway in spite of its hideous title. Thinks the number online is a smash.
[Julia climbs onto the bed next to Frank and looks at the article]
Julia Houston : Y'know, he's much smarter than people give him credit for. Everyone gets so mad at him, but he tells the truth.
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Julia Houston : [regarding Marilyn] You know what she said in her last interview? She said "Don't make a joke out of me."
[shaking her head:]
Julia Houston : The way they treated her... I'm not living with that. There was just... There was something about her. How much she wanted to love and be loved. She glows with it. Reminds me of a saint. I don't want anyone else to do her.
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Julia Houston : So, he'll audition.
Tom Levitt : I don't want him to audition.
Julia Houston : So you don't think it would be fun to watch Derek crawl?
Tom Levitt : Yes, actually, that might be fun.
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Eileen Rand : Who do you want to direct?
Julia Houston : [laughing] We're still working on the songs... and the book is all over the place.
Eileen Rand : Because Derek Wills is available.
Tom Levitt : Great! Or I could just gouge my own eyes out.
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Julia Houston : [on the phone with Tom] Oh, you say that, Tom, but then you get all impatient. If we don't cut
[the demo]
Julia Houston : now, I'm gonna have to listen to you whine for weeks. Then we should do it because *I* wanna do it.
[pause]
Julia Houston : I wanna do it tomorrow.
[pause]
Julia Houston : I will call Ivy. Bye.
[hangs up, to Frank]
Julia Houston : He *does* whine. I love him but... he whines.
