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              [Hattie]              
      Previously on "Twenties"...    

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         I ain't never cared        
            about a woman           

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      the way I care about you.     

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     I don't want nobody to know    
     about what we got going on.    

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            This is for us.          

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         I been taking a lot        
         of these meetings.         

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         This is the first one       
            I actually like.         

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               [Zach]               
      The Ballet Russe program.     

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           I can't believe          
            you did this.           

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     [Zach]   I hope that you have    
         a wonderful birthday.       

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           [both laughing]          

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        What a nice surprise.       

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            We don't know           
        each other like that?       

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             -We don't.             
            -Bye, Hattie.           

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     This isn't working for me.     

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       -I think of you often.       
           -Is that right?          

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            -That's mine?           
            -Last straw?            

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              Oh, yeah.             

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        Marie tripping again.       

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        Can I stay with you?        

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          Vibing in a trance       

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          I don't understand       

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            Oh, oh, oh, oh         

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        Feel it in your hands      

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      There's some kind of magic  

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          Mm, pick 'em up.          

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       I don't like this game.      

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      That's 'cause you losin'      
     with your competitive ass.     

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     -It's not a game of skill.     
          -Are you serious?         

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            Are there any           
    Bruno tournaments out there?    

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      Now that you mention it,      
       nah, there ain't none.       

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            I wonder why.           

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     I might have to start one.     

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     You know, me and my cousins    
        would pay top dollar        

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       to compete in a triples      
       and doubles game, easy.      

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          You're making me          
           feel old again.          

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        Well, you look young,       

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     so that's all that matters,    
               right?               

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          Mm, that's sweet.         

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              Oh, yeah.             

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     Babe, you didn't say Bruno.    
         Pick up four cards.        

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      You just called me babe.      

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             light music           

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         Did you hear that?         

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         -Now you're losing.        
            -Ahh...am I?            

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           Places that we've        
              never gone            

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         I wanna feel crafty       

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     [Chuck] Babe, we gotta get     
        a Black marching band       

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         for our reception.         

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       My cousin Crystal said       
          she knows a guy.          

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           So, what, like           
    a wedding-themed "Drumline"?    

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    [Chuck] Well, it's an homage    
              to HBCUs.             

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        Well, I love an HBCU,       
     but can we maybe just table    

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     the wedding talk for a bit     
      and enjoy the engagement?     

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            You're right.           

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     I'm treating the engagement    
         like Thanksgiving.         

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      We haven't even marinated     
        the turkey legs yet,        

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      and I'm already out here      
       buying Christmas gifts.      

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            [phone rings]           

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         Um, let me just...         

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      [phone continues ringing]     

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               Hello?               

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            [deep exhale]           
        So I loved the book.        

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    [Marie]   Took you long enough.   

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            [deep exhale]           

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     So you do have good taste.     

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        If I didn't like it,        

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            wouldn't mean           
       I don't got good taste.      

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           Just mean we like         
           different things.         

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        I guess that's fair.        

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      [Quintrell]   So let's make     
              this movie.            

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            Well, I mean,           
   let's lock in the rights first. 

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        Whatever we gotta do,       
   I'm ready to lock in with you.   

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     Me too. I'm locked in too.     

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           Enjoy your day.          

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             upbeat music          

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        Where have you been?        
     I haven't seen you in days.    

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      I been at my boo's house.     

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         Ida's not your boo.        

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      Then why did I just spend     
         the last two hours         

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         soaking in her tub?        

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          Because you like          
      playing house with people     

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       that have no intention       
        of committing to you.       

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          I was just trying         
       to give you your space.      

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            No, you like            
         being up under Ida.        

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            That's true.            
   But I also been writing though. 

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            Good for you.           
    What are you doing for money?   

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            Ida B's been            
      helping me out, you know.     

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        Oh, so you kept now?        

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            [Hattie]   No.            
                [sighs]              

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   I got a little money saved up.   

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             Not enough             
       to pay you rent though.      

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               Uh-huh.              

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        Can't let you get away     

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             [upbeat jazz]           

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     Your scenes don't rehearse     
         until after lunch.         

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        I know. I just wanted       
        to get a head start.        

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     I'm serious about my craft.    

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     I wish you were as serious     

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             about your             
       social media presence.       

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             Excuse me?             

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           We tried to get          
       your account verified,       

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         but your followers         
            were too low.           

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               I know.              

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          I--I rarely post,         
           and when I do,           

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      I'm trying to get people      
      to come to my yoga class.     

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       I just--I don't get it.      

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            I never have.           

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          I want to be one          
         with the universe,         

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       not with the internet.       

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   Some of the most famous actors   
            in the world            

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    don't even have social media.   

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         -You're not famous.        
               -Right.              

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    But I don't wanna be famous.    

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      I wanna be a good actor.      

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    Most good actors are famous.    

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            Right, again.           

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    Your platform should reflect    
       the life that you want,      

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       not the life you have.       

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             punchy music          

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               [sighs]              

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          [Lauren] Hattie!          

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             Oh, my God,            
      it's so good to see you.      

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                Hey.                

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        What's up, Courtney?        
            You miss me?            

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      I miss you doing all the      
    busy work around the office.    

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              Mm, yeah.             
         It sucks, don't it?        

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               -Yeah.               
               -Okay.               

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        I still can't believe       
     Ida B. fired you like that.    

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    At least you look like you're   
     still keeping it together.     

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         Oh, yeah, trust me.        
      All is well in my world.      

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           Why so chipper?          

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        Well, I can't really        
            get into it,            

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      but just know, you know,      

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    things are really looking up    
           for your girl.           

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                 Oh.                

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            What up, fam?           

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     I, um, will take the usual.    

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              Americano             
       and a raspberry scone?       

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     Damn, you know me so well.     

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             Thank you.             

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             [beep beep]            

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          Sorry, your card          
            was declined.           

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             What? You--            

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        Run it--run it again.       

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             [whispers]             
         Card was declined.         

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             [beep beep]            
       Yo, I know I got money.      

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           I believe you.           

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          Just let me take          
       the next person in line      

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        while you figure out        
          what's going on.          

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          Ugh, oh, my God.          
       I hope it isn't fraud.       

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       You know, my last bank       
       was terrible with that,      

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       but I didn't complain,       

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     because I made a commitment    
        to go an entire year        

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   without asking for the manager. 

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            Fighting off            
       those toxic instincts.       

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              Damn it.              

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      Yo, I forgot to turn off      
             my autopay.            

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          My student loans          
       went through yesterday       

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       and took all my money.       

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      I'll pay for your coffee.     

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        Thank you, Courtney.        

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              Ah, look              
       at Black women uniting.      

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     You know, I would have paid    
          for your coffee,          

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      but I didn't wanna flaunt     
            my privilege.           

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         Well, you can still        
            buy my scone.           

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            I don't wanna           
         be a white savior.         

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           [phone chimes]           

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              Yes, Ida.             

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        [Ida]   Are you making        
               the beans?            

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           I'm on my way.           

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     [Ben] What do people want?     

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           They want good,          
        clean entertainment.        

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       They don't want trauma.      

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    They get that from the news.    

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            When it comes           
          to entertainment,         

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       people wanna be happy,       
           they want joy,           

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        they wanna feel like        
     they're getting a warm hug.    

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      If that's what they want,     
          then they should          

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           get a massage,           
        not go to the movies.       

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             When people            
    go to the movies, they wanna    

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       forget their problems,       
      not be reminded of them.      

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       So what do you propose?      

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       We start making movies       
     that have happy characters     

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        that have happy lives       
   that always get happy endings.   

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      What about all the movies     
    that we all loved growing up?   

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    Mm, get with the times, okay?   

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      People have enough trauma     
      in their lives right now.     

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         "Boyz n the Hood"--        
         people thought that        

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          "Boyz n the Hood"         
         would incite riots.        

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             It didn't.             

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        It actually promoted        
             nonviolence            

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     because it showed audiences    

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           how devastating          
       gun violence could be.       

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   Art isn't supposed to be nice.   

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            It's supposed           
        to show us ourselves.       

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     I don't care if our movies     
       are traumatic or nice.       

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     -I want them to make money.    
            -You the man.           

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      Okay. Thanks, everybody.      

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       [Zach] Congratulations.      

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          Oh...ha. Thanks.          

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        Chuck's a lucky guy.        

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           I have a lunch.          

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           -Me too, yeah.           
      -Well, talk to you later.     

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            -Yeah, later.           
               -Later.              

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           -You know her?           
               -I do.               

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   She's actually coming tonight.   

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              -Tonight?             
      -Yeah. She's cute, right?     

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         [muttering] Okay...        
            She is cute.            

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           Me like her...           

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       [indistinct whispering]      

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              -Hmm, hm.             
                -Mm.                

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           Should I start           
      one of those social media     

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       subscription accounts?       

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       Why, you trying to sell      
       pictures of your toes?       

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          No, but they seem         
         to be very popular.        

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          Do you even know          
        what a SoleyStans is?       

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                 No.                

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         You don't know how         
     social media works, do you?    

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     I don't. How do you do it?     

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          I mean, you know,         
       for me it's different.       

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      I mean, I'm trying to be      
   a comedy writer, so I'm mostly   

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     just post a bunch of silly     
     memes and stuff like that.     

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      But you don't even write      
            those memes.            

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        -You just post them.        
              -Exactly.             

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      But I only share the ones     
   that I think are really funny.   

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    -That doesn't make any sense.   
              -I mean,              

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       do you at least comment      
     on other people's pictures?    

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      No, because I'm an empath     

243
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        and I can tell people       
            are on there            

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      acting like they're happy     
      when they're really not.      

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      -That's the whole point.      
            -To be fake?            

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                Yes.                

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   Nobody wants to tell the truth   
          on social media.          

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          No wonder I'm not         
             good at it.            

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      Look, when you're acting,     

250
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       don't you have to step       
     into somebody else's truth?    

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               -Yeah.               
               -Okay.               

252
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    Then step into whatever truth   
          you wanna be in.          

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      If you wanna be fabulous,     
       pretend to be fabulous.      

254
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        If you wanna be rich,       
    post pictures of rich people.   

255
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          I'm telling you,          
     you can manifest that shit.    

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            I don't think           
        that's how it works.        

257
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           Well, you know,          
      you gotta treat that shit     

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     like it's a full-time job.     

259
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      So I have to teach yoga,      

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          do my acting gig,         
          and pretend like          

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       I live a fabulous life       
          on social media?          

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               Mm-hmm.              

263
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        Damn, that does sound       
         like a lot of work.        

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               -Yeah.               
     -I'm glad I'm not a actor.     

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    Well, look who's got a phone.   

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              [Tristan]             
        Hello, beautiful humans.     

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     I'm gonna give y'all some time 
         to come into the room.      

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        Today we are discussing      

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       meditation and self-love.     

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        I know a lot of y'all       
     been asking me to do a live    

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             about this,            
      but I need y'all to know      

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            I'm on my own           
         self-love journey,         

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          so you gotta have         
       some patience with me,       

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            'cause yeah,            
        there are still days        

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     where I forget to meditate     
    and I don't put myself first.   

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       So we all on a journey       
              together.             

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        Striving for perfection      
                is what?             

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     That's right, a fool's errand. 

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                True.               

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      Hello! Welcome everyone.      

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      Thank you for gracing me      
         with your presence,        

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            and thank you           
      for paying me in advance.     

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          It means so much.         
              [giggles]             

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         Now, I need you all        
      to pull out your phones.      

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              soft music           

287
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       Please do me the honor       
           of following me          

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       on all my social media       
             platforms.             

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       I need your fellowship       
     as well as your followship.    

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00:11:55,716 --> 00:11:59,511
                                  

291
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          Now let us begin.         

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          Deep breath in...         

293
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             and exhale.            

294
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               To us.               

295
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       [smooth music playing]       

296
00:12:16,570 --> 00:12:19,907
                                 

297
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    I know things have been crazy   
        since the engagement.       

298
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            And I'm sorry           
         for bombarding you         

299
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      with emails about venues,     
           cakes, tuxedos.          

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       I know the spreadsheets      
             are a lot.             

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         [laughs] They are.         

302
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      It's the Capricorn in me.     

303
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               I know.              

304
00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:38,008
                                  

305
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      Can I ask you something?      

306
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             -Anything.             
           -Why the rush?           

307
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          What do you mean?         

308
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         We've been talking         
           about marriage           

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      since we started dating.      

310
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        I know, but something       
        about it just feels--       

311
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             Do you want            
        a longer engagement?        

312
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        That can be arranged.       

313
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            No, I'm fine.           

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             [mellow jazz]           

316
00:13:09,498 --> 00:13:14,628
                                  

317
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            I have notes.           

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                What?               

319
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      I read your script again.     

320
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    You liked it that much, huh?    

321
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          No, I just wanted         
            to make sure            

322
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     it was as slow and muddled     
        as I thought it was.        

323
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               -What?               
               -Yeah.               

324
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    I like to read scripts twice    
        before I give notes.        

325
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     I like to be very thorough     
          with my feedback.         

326
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    Damn. Did you like any of it?   

327
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        I liked the opening.        

328
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       You definitely grabbed       
      my attention right away,      

329
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        but you have to move        
         the story forward.         

330
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    I mean, by the end of it all,   

331
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           your characters          
       were in the same place.      

332
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           Well, I thought          
          in--in episodic,          

333
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   the characters aren't supposed   
        to change that much.        

334
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    You know, like in television,   
          things have to--          

335
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    The consistency is key. Yes.    

336
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       But you need to evolve       
     your characters over time.     

337
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    Okay, well, how do I do that    

338
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        without changing them       
              too much?             

339
00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:04,303
          You have to keep          
            putting them            

340
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     in uncomfortable situations    

341
00:14:06,138 --> 00:14:08,223
       or have them encounter       
          other characters          

342
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         that are the exact         
          opposite of them          

343
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       so they can see things       
    from a different perspective.   

344
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         So what you saying?        

345
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           I gotta change           
          my whole script?          

346
00:14:15,522 --> 00:14:17,983
       No, but you can't just       
           write a script           

347
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       and decide you're done.      

348
00:14:19,484 --> 00:14:21,653
         So when do you know        
          that you're done?         

349
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       It's just a--a feeling.      

350
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       It took me a long time       
          to recognize it,          

351
00:14:26,158 --> 00:14:28,619
             but I mean,            
      now I know when to stop.      

352
00:14:28,660 --> 00:14:30,704
       Well, when will I know?      

353
00:14:30,746 --> 00:14:33,165
      You got a few more years.     

354
00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:37,210
    A--a few more years, really?    

355
00:14:37,252 --> 00:14:40,881
       Becoming a good writer       
         takes time, Hattie.        

356
00:14:40,923 --> 00:14:42,507
   You finally got a good script.   

357
00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:44,176
        Great, now it's time        
         to make it better.         

358
00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:48,263
        Look, my--my show is        
    for a younger audience, okay?   

359
00:14:48,305 --> 00:14:49,932
       You just don't get it.       

360
00:14:49,973 --> 00:14:51,683
        -Don't get defensive.       
              -I'm not.             

361
00:14:51,725 --> 00:14:54,019
        I--I just don't think       
    you can give a bunch of notes   

362
00:14:54,061 --> 00:14:55,479
             for a show             
      that's not meant for you.     

363
00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,856
    The execs that you're trying    
       to sell this script to       

364
00:14:57,898 --> 00:14:59,191
         are older than me.         

365
00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:01,443
       Well, Marie's an exec,       
          and she's my age.         

366
00:15:01,485 --> 00:15:03,987
        She also doesn't have       
             much power.            

367
00:15:04,029 --> 00:15:05,322
     [sighs] So what you saying?    

368
00:15:05,364 --> 00:15:07,699
         I gotta write stuff        
     that old people will like?     

369
00:15:07,741 --> 00:15:09,993
       Are you calling me old?      

370
00:15:10,035 --> 00:15:12,955
     Here we go. Of course not.     

371
00:15:12,996 --> 00:15:15,374
     I'm just saying you told me    
           to be authentic          

372
00:15:15,415 --> 00:15:17,542
    and to--to write what I know.   

373
00:15:17,584 --> 00:15:20,420
           But I'm young,           
       I'm Black, and I'm gay.      

374
00:15:20,462 --> 00:15:24,091
      So if the execs are old,      
        white, and straight,        

375
00:15:24,132 --> 00:15:25,926
   how am I supposed to get ahead? 

376
00:15:25,968 --> 00:15:27,469
        -The same way I did.        
                -How?               

377
00:15:27,511 --> 00:15:30,514
          By being specific         
           yet relatable.           

378
00:15:31,098 --> 00:15:32,599
     That don't even make sense.    

379
00:15:32,641 --> 00:15:34,935
         My shows are geared        
         toward Black women.        

380
00:15:34,977 --> 00:15:36,228
               -Okay.               
      -That's who I write for.      

381
00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:38,730
        But most of the execs       
    who helped get my shows made    

382
00:15:38,772 --> 00:15:40,357
           are white men.           

383
00:15:40,399 --> 00:15:41,400
        Now, they don't know        
           what it's like           

384
00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:43,193
      to walk through the world     
          as a Black woman,         

385
00:15:43,235 --> 00:15:44,987
          but they can tell         
         by reading my work         

386
00:15:45,028 --> 00:15:47,155
    that is not just Black women    
          who will like it.         

387
00:15:47,197 --> 00:15:48,490
        So will other people.       

388
00:15:48,532 --> 00:15:49,700
          And just because          
           the protagonist          

389
00:15:49,741 --> 00:15:52,411
         of "Cocoa's Butter"        
    is a Black woman doesn't mean   

390
00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:55,247
         that you have to be        
   a Black woman to relate to her. 

391
00:15:55,288 --> 00:15:57,499
   So again, it's specific to me,   

392
00:15:57,541 --> 00:15:59,292
          but other people          
         can connect to it.         

393
00:15:59,334 --> 00:16:01,712
    Well, I don't need everybody    
       to connect to my stuff.      

394
00:16:01,753 --> 00:16:05,132
     Like, as long as I connect     
       to it, I'm good, so...       

395
00:16:05,173 --> 00:16:07,175
      Just what networks want,      

396
00:16:07,217 --> 00:16:10,095
   a show with an audience of one. 

397
00:16:10,137 --> 00:16:13,306
   -I was just trying to help you. 
      -Did I ask for your help?     

398
00:16:13,348 --> 00:16:16,393
          No, no, but maybe         
          you should have.          

399
00:16:16,435 --> 00:16:18,395
     You don't know everything.     

400
00:16:18,437 --> 00:16:21,231
     I know a lot more than you.    

401
00:16:21,690 --> 00:16:24,151
           You know what?           
     I'ma go ahead and head out.    

402
00:16:24,192 --> 00:16:26,403
          Are you serious?          

403
00:16:26,987 --> 00:16:27,904
             Yeah, I am.            

404
00:16:27,946 --> 00:16:30,115
         I'ma--I'ma go work         
            on my script.           

405
00:16:30,157 --> 00:16:32,034
     Hattie, don't be like that.    

406
00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,246
            Be like what?           

407
00:16:36,288 --> 00:16:38,999
             You told me            
      my shit was good, right?      

408
00:16:39,041 --> 00:16:42,544
    Well, I'ma go make it better.   

409
00:16:44,921 --> 00:16:47,966
       soft instrumental music     

410
00:16:48,008 --> 00:16:53,346
                                  

411
00:17:08,236 --> 00:17:11,073
      This one's on the house.      

412
00:17:11,114 --> 00:17:12,908
             Thank you.             

413
00:17:12,949 --> 00:17:15,202
              You okay?             

414
00:17:15,243 --> 00:17:17,913
                Yeah.               
       You know, life is good.      

415
00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:20,499
      -It doesn't look like it.     
                -Why?               

416
00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:22,250
     I got some crust in my eye?    

417
00:17:22,292 --> 00:17:26,588
          No, you just seem         
           a little lost.           

418
00:17:28,131 --> 00:17:32,469
            [sighs] Yeah.           
        You be knowing, man.        

419
00:17:34,137 --> 00:17:35,722
             What's up?             

420
00:17:35,764 --> 00:17:38,183
         Well, I was feeling        
      pretty good about myself      

421
00:17:38,225 --> 00:17:40,185
          until I realized          
          I keep repeating          

422
00:17:40,227 --> 00:17:42,145
    the same patterns in my life.   

423
00:17:42,187 --> 00:17:44,231
            I got rid of            
       one toxic relationship       

424
00:17:44,272 --> 00:17:46,525
          and walked right          
          into another one.         

425
00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:51,488
    I find myself picking my shit   
     up off the pavement, again.    

426
00:17:51,530 --> 00:17:54,658
      I'm still broke as hell,      
             as you saw.            

427
00:17:55,992 --> 00:17:57,369
                Yeah.               

428
00:17:57,410 --> 00:18:00,163
         And the one thing--        
            the one thing           

429
00:18:00,205 --> 00:18:03,041
   that I was feeling good about,   
        which was my script,        

430
00:18:03,083 --> 00:18:06,128
    she told me it was just okay.   

431
00:18:06,169 --> 00:18:08,213
                Who?                

432
00:18:08,255 --> 00:18:10,465
     This woman that I'm seeing.    

433
00:18:12,509 --> 00:18:14,344
      What'd she say about it?      

434
00:18:14,386 --> 00:18:18,431
   -That it needed a lot of work.   
                -So?                

435
00:18:18,473 --> 00:18:20,517
         What you mean, so?         

436
00:18:20,559 --> 00:18:22,435
     That shit hurt my feelings.    

437
00:18:22,477 --> 00:18:26,189
     Nobody likes getting notes,    
     but that's part of the job.    

438
00:18:26,231 --> 00:18:28,275
          Everything ain't          
      gonna come easy, Hattie.      

439
00:18:28,316 --> 00:18:30,402
       But nothing comes easy       
               for me.              

440
00:18:30,443 --> 00:18:31,653
            I mean, damn,           

441
00:18:31,695 --> 00:18:33,155
      could something go smooth     
        in my life for once--       

442
00:18:33,196 --> 00:18:36,241
         -You choose chaos.         
            -No, I don't.           

443
00:18:36,283 --> 00:18:38,577
         Look, don't be mad         
      'cause you ain't my type.     

444
00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:41,288
         Tch, girl, please.         
        This ain't about me.        

445
00:18:41,329 --> 00:18:42,539
         This is about you.         

446
00:18:42,581 --> 00:18:44,958
    So you can keep sitting here    
       and nursing this scone,      

447
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:49,004
    or you can take your ass home   
     and go work on your script.    

448
00:18:50,755 --> 00:18:53,425
         Yo, why you always         
   gotta hit me with the Ted talk? 

449
00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:55,427
              Because,              
      left to your own devices,     

450
00:18:55,468 --> 00:18:58,680
       you don't get very far.      

451
00:19:00,682 --> 00:19:03,101
      If you want, you can join     
         my writers' group.         

452
00:19:03,143 --> 00:19:04,519
     We try to meet once a week.    

453
00:19:04,561 --> 00:19:07,939
         Nah, I don't know.         
      I like writing by myself.     

454
00:19:07,981 --> 00:19:09,983
       How's that working out       
              for you?              

455
00:19:10,025 --> 00:19:13,153
             [jazzy notes]           

456
00:19:13,195 --> 00:19:15,238
                                  

457
00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,574
                Yo...               

458
00:19:17,616 --> 00:19:20,702
       text me the information      
       when you get a chance.       

459
00:19:22,871 --> 00:19:27,918
                                  

460
00:19:29,169 --> 00:19:32,505
           [Chuck moaning]          

461
00:19:35,342 --> 00:19:39,221
          [breathing hard]          

462
00:19:42,849 --> 00:19:44,309
           You like that?           

463
00:19:44,351 --> 00:19:47,062
            [moans] Yes.            

464
00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:47,979
              Show me.              

465
00:19:48,021 --> 00:19:51,066
           [both moaning]           

466
00:19:51,983 --> 00:19:53,610
                More.               

467
00:19:58,740 --> 00:20:01,952
           -Show more, Marie.        
               -Ooh...              

468
00:20:01,993 --> 00:20:03,995
       [Quintrell]   I got you.       

469
00:20:04,037 --> 00:20:06,998
           [both panting]           

470
00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,542
                                  

471
00:20:09,584 --> 00:20:11,711
           [phone ringing]          

472
00:20:11,753 --> 00:20:14,214
        I got an appointment        
         with Estelle. Okay.        

473
00:20:14,256 --> 00:20:16,091
                                  

474
00:20:16,132 --> 00:20:18,260
         What's up, Estelle?        

475
00:20:18,301 --> 00:20:22,055
           -How you doing?          
       -Were you born in 1959?      

476
00:20:22,097 --> 00:20:22,806
                 No.                

477
00:20:22,847 --> 00:20:25,558
         Then don't call me         
          by my first name.         

478
00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,686
         My bad, Ms. Dubois.        

479
00:20:27,727 --> 00:20:30,480
    -You still ain't got no job?    
             -Trust me.             

480
00:20:30,522 --> 00:20:32,190
              If I did,             
      I wouldn't be up in here.     

481
00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:34,442
          -Don't get smart.         
      -What you want me to do?      

482
00:20:34,484 --> 00:20:36,236
          I want you to get         
           out of my face.          

483
00:20:36,278 --> 00:20:38,196
      Okay. Then give me a job.     

484
00:20:38,238 --> 00:20:40,448
          It ain't my fault         
      that the economy is bad.      

485
00:20:40,490 --> 00:20:43,201
     -It ain't my fault either.     
      -I manage to keep a job.      

486
00:20:43,243 --> 00:20:45,120
         Yeah, 'cause can't         
      nobody else keep theirs.      

487
00:20:45,161 --> 00:20:46,329
      You see all those people      
             out there?             

488
00:20:46,371 --> 00:20:49,749
     Well, thank you for making     
      sure I have job security.     

489
00:20:49,791 --> 00:20:51,835
          Is that supposed          
            to be a joke?           

490
00:20:51,876 --> 00:20:53,795
            Do you think            
         this shit is funny?        

491
00:20:53,837 --> 00:20:57,215
       I'm broke, Ms. Dubois.       
            I need help.            

492
00:20:57,257 --> 00:20:58,466
           Okay? Help me.           

493
00:20:58,508 --> 00:21:01,386
       You need to get that...      
         crust out your eye.        

494
00:21:01,428 --> 00:21:03,346
          I don't know why          
       you need so much sleep.      

495
00:21:03,388 --> 00:21:06,474
       Black folks need rest,       
          too, Ms. Dubois,          

496
00:21:06,516 --> 00:21:08,518
              and jobs.             

497
00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,478
        I don't have anything       
             right now,             

498
00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,397
          so you gonna have         
      to come back next month.      

499
00:21:12,439 --> 00:21:15,817
        Ms. Dubois, I thought       
      we was better than that.      

500
00:21:15,859 --> 00:21:17,736
             We're not.             

501
00:21:17,777 --> 00:21:19,946
         So you ain't gonna         
         help me get a job?         

502
00:21:19,988 --> 00:21:21,698
                                  

503
00:21:21,740 --> 00:21:23,491
     How the hell you get fired?    

504
00:21:23,533 --> 00:21:24,993
      Ma, I really don't wanna      
            get into it.            

505
00:21:25,035 --> 00:21:26,661
         Mm-hmm, 'cause you         
    was probably doing some shit    

506
00:21:26,703 --> 00:21:28,330
         you wasn't supposed        
        to be doing, Hattie.        

507
00:21:28,371 --> 00:21:30,790
       Why you always assuming      
       I did something wrong?       

508
00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:33,251
        Did you end up doing        
      the nasty with your boss?     

509
00:21:33,293 --> 00:21:34,544
           Ma, oh, my God.          

510
00:21:34,586 --> 00:21:36,504
     I am not talking about that    
              with you.             

511
00:21:36,546 --> 00:21:37,589
      See, that's your problem.     

512
00:21:37,630 --> 00:21:39,549
         You always running         
          after these women         

513
00:21:39,591 --> 00:21:41,676
      you ain't got no business     
           running after.           

514
00:21:41,718 --> 00:21:44,304
         Well, she did read         
          my script though.         

515
00:21:44,346 --> 00:21:46,139
         Well, what she say?        

516
00:21:46,181 --> 00:21:47,640
        She said it was good,       

517
00:21:47,682 --> 00:21:49,726
           but that I need          
       to keep working on it.       

518
00:21:49,768 --> 00:21:53,355
         Well, hell, she got        
     about 18 shows on the air,     

519
00:21:53,396 --> 00:21:55,899
   so maybe you should work on it. 

520
00:21:55,940 --> 00:21:57,817
            Yeah, maybe.            

521
00:21:59,110 --> 00:22:01,237
               [sighs]              

522
00:22:01,279 --> 00:22:02,989
       Hey, Ma, you still got       
             that hookup            

523
00:22:03,031 --> 00:22:04,199
      at that delivery service?     

524
00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:08,203
               -Yeah.               
              -I, um...             

525
00:22:08,244 --> 00:22:10,372
          I might need you          
      to put in a call for me.      

526
00:22:10,413 --> 00:22:12,415
      Why? You need some money?     

527
00:22:12,457 --> 00:22:15,126
           Nah, I just...           

528
00:22:15,168 --> 00:22:17,253
             need a job.            

529
00:22:18,630 --> 00:22:22,342
             All right.             
       I'll beep him tomorrow.      

530
00:22:22,384 --> 00:22:25,011
      [small laugh] Your friend     
        still uses a beeper?        

531
00:22:25,053 --> 00:22:26,513
           [laughs] Yeah.           

532
00:22:26,554 --> 00:22:28,848
      He old school like that,      
        you know, pimp daddy.       

533
00:22:28,890 --> 00:22:31,559
            -[Hattie laughs]         
     -He still burning CDs too.     

534
00:22:31,601 --> 00:22:34,020
                CDs?                
      Damn, can he burn me one?     

535
00:22:34,062 --> 00:22:34,979
        Yeah. What you want?        

536
00:22:35,021 --> 00:22:36,856
      Tell him I want a Whitney     
           and Prince mix.          

537
00:22:36,898 --> 00:22:39,567
     Tell him, don't forget to put   
        "You Give Good Love" on.     

538
00:22:39,609 --> 00:22:40,944
          Oh, hold up, he--         
            now, you know           

539
00:22:40,985 --> 00:22:43,530
        he gonna charge extra       
          for two artists.          

540
00:22:43,571 --> 00:22:44,948
          [Hattie]   You know         
         I ain't got no money.       

541
00:22:44,989 --> 00:22:46,241
               Mm-hmm.              

542
00:22:46,282 --> 00:22:47,784
          -I got you, girl.         
           -Thank you, Ma.          

543
00:22:47,826 --> 00:22:49,327
     [Esther]   Do you don't need     
             anything else?          

544
00:22:49,369 --> 00:22:50,537
           You all right?           

545
00:22:50,578 --> 00:22:53,206
    [Hattie]   I mean, you got $50?   

546
00:22:53,248 --> 00:22:54,624
    No. Okay, girl, this static.    

547
00:22:54,666 --> 00:22:56,584
           -[Hattie]   What?          
    -It's breaking up. All right.   

548
00:22:56,626 --> 00:22:59,421
    -[Hattie]   Come on, Ma. Damn.    
             -Oh, girl.             

549
00:22:59,462 --> 00:23:04,759