The Bad Note - The Studio Style

Legendary Director: Matt! Hey! Great to see you. I've been thinking nonstop about the project.

Junior Executive: Oh, great. That's... that's great.

Legendary Director: I mean, I couldn't have come to this on my own. The title, the concept - it's fantastic. I'm gonna take credit for it, okay?

Junior Executive: It's... it's all yours.

Legendary Director: I love how your brain doesn't stop working. So what's the word? When do we start?

Junior Executive: You know, we don't have to talk shop at a party. Let's talk about something else. You into sports? Cars?

Legendary Director: What's going on?

Junior Executive: Nothing.

Legendary Director: No, no, no. Something's funny here. You're acting weird.

Junior Executive: I promise. This is how I always act.

Legendary Director: No, no, no. This performance - it's inauthentic. I saw that look. It was furtive.

Junior Executive: We were not being furtive.

Legendary Director: Oh, that's furtive. I know furtive. If there's one thing I know, it's furtive.

Junior Executive: Look... there's something you should know.

Legendary Director: What?

Junior Executive: We're going in a different direction. We're not doing your version.

Legendary Director: You know what? I'm fine. Fine. It's messed up, but honestly? Not surprising. Because you're just another run-of-the-mill, faceless, talentless, spineless suit.

Junior Executive: I have a face.

Legendary Director: Just give me back my movie and let me sell it to Apple, the way I should have done in the first place.

Junior Executive: I can't do that.

Legendary Director: Let me get this straight. You bought my movie... just to kill it?

Junior Executive: I did.

Legendary Director: You bought my movie... just to kill it?

Junior Executive: I... I loved The Departed.

Legendary Director: Shut up.