6
" Millions of books written on every
conceivable subject by all these
great minds, and, and in the end,
none of 'em knows anything more about
the big questions of life than I do.
Ss--I read Socrates. You know, n-nn--,
this guy used to kn-knock off
little Greek boys. What the hell's
he got to teach me? And, and
Nietzsche with his, with his Theory
of Eternal Recurrence. He said that
the life we live, we're gonna live
over and over again the exact same
way for eternity. Great.
(MORE)
MICKEY (V.O.) (CONT'D)
That means I, uh, I'll have to sit
through the Ice Capades again. Tch.
It's not worth it.
The movie next cuts to a sunny day in Central Park. A male
jogger, seen through some tree branches, runs by. The camera
moves past him, revealing a pondering Mickey walking by the
reservoir. He continues to talk over the screen.
MICKEY (V.O.)
And, and Freud, another great
pessimist. Jeez, I was in analysis
for years. Nothing happened. My
poor analyst got so frustrated.
The guy finally put in a salad bar. "
― Woody Allen ,
7
" FREDERICK
(taking Lee's head in
his hands and looking
at her)
Oh...Lee, you are my whole world.
(pausing)
Good God! Have you been kissed
tonight?!
LEE
(reacting, pushing
Frederick's hands
from her face)
No.
FREDERICK
(reacting)
Oh, yes, you have!
LEE
(quickly standing up,
defensively)
No.
FREDERICK
(raising his voice)
You've been with someone!
LEE
(overlapping, running
away from the bed)
Stop accusing me!
Lee runs into the kitchen, her hands tight around her chest.
FREDERICK
(offscreen)
I'm too smart, Lee! You can't fool
me! You're turning all red!
Lee, fraught with emotion, briefly puts her outstretched
hands on the refrigerator door, then turns around and leans
against it, hugging herself, her blouse still unbuttoned,
her hair still wet and bedraggled.
LEE
Leave me alone!
Frederick enters the kitchen area and leans against the
counter.
FREDERICK
(angrily)
Oh, Christ! What's wrong with you?!
LEE
(leaning against the
refrigerator, sighing)
I'm sorry.
FREDERICK
Oh, couldn't you say something?
You have to slither around behind my
back!
LEE
(overlapping, her
voice emotionally
raised)
I'm saying it now!
FREDERICK
So you met somebody else?
LEE
(sighing, nodding)
Yeah.
Frederick cringes, reacting. He puts his hand to his
forehead; he sighs.
LEE
(walking into the
bathroom)
But you, God, you knew that was going
to happen sooner or later. I can't
live like this!
FREDERICK
(turning to face Lee
in the bathroom, his
arms crossed)
Who is it?
LEE
(frantically putting
things in her purse,
glaring at Frederick)
What's the difference?! It's just
somebody I met!
FREDERICK
But who? Where did you meet him?
LEE
It doesn't make a difference! I
have to move out!
FREDERICK
You are, you are my only connection
to the world!
Lee turns and faces Frederick in the bathroom doorway.
LEE
(gesturing emotionally)
Oh, God, that's too much
responsibility for me. It's not
fair! I want a less complicated
life, Frederick. I want a husband,
maybe even a child before it's too
late.
FREDERICK
(reacting, his face
in his hand)
Jesus...Jesus!
LEE
(gesturing, moving
closer to Frederick)
Oh, God, I don't even know what I
want.
FREDERICK
(sighing heavily,
reacting)
Oh...
LEE
(rubbing Frederick's
shoulder tenderly)
Tch, oh, what do you get out of me,
anyway? I mean...
(laying her head
against his shoulder,
sighing deeply)
it's not sexual anymore. It's
certainly not intellectual. I mean,
you're so superior to me in every
way that--
Frederick furiously shakes Lee away. He pounds his fist
against a cupboard. Lee, gasping, moves away.
FREDERICK
Please, don't patronize me!
He puts his hand on his forehead, then turns to the offscreen
Lee. "
― Woody Allen ,
9
" started to feel how can you
even think of killing yourself?
I mean, isn't it so stupid? I mean,
l-look at all the people up there on
the screen. You know, they're real
funny, and, and what if the worst is
true?
What if there's no God, and you only
go around once and that's it?
Well, you know, don't you want to be
part of the experience? You know,
what the hell, it-i-it's not all a
drag. And I'm thinking to myself,
geez, I should stop ruining my life...
...searching for answers I'm never
gonna get, and just enjoy it while
it lasts. And...you know...
...after, who knows? I mean, you
know, maybe there is something.
Nobody really knows. I know, I know
"maybe" is a very slim reed to hang
your whole life on, but that's the
best we have. And...then, I started
to sit back, and I actually began to
enjoy myself. "
― Woody Allen ,
