OK. This guy here, he's our man, all grown up and going nowhere. Although he's a pretty...

Real Harvey: [the real Harvey Pekar introduces his on-screen character] OK. This guy here, he's our man, all grown up and going nowhere. Although he's a pretty scholarly cat, he never got much of a formal education. For the most part, he's lived in shit neighborhoods, held shit jobs, and he's now knee-deep into a disastrous second marriage. So, if you're the kind of person looking for romance or escapism or some fantasy figure to save the day... guess what? You've got the wrong movie.

Okay, this guy here, he's our man. All grown up and going nowhere. Always a pretty scholarly cat. He never got much of a formal education. For the most part, he's lived in shit neighborhoods, held shit jobs... and is now knee-deep into a disastrous second marriage. So if you're the kind of person looking for romance or escapism... or some fantasy figure to save the day, guess what? - You got the wrong movie. - That's great. So now you got four takes. You ought to be able to patch one together from there. Right? Let's go to the next one, all right? Hold on a second. Do you want some water or something? - No, I got lots of orange. - Do you like orange soda? Yeah, orange is all right. All right, let's go to the next sequence. Did you actually read the script? No. A little bit. Just to check the construction. You know, how the piece was constructed. I didn't read it word for word. Do you feel weird saying this stuff? No, I don't feel weird saying it. I don't know how long my voice is going to hold out. Doc, you gotta help me, man. My old lady's dumping me 'cause I can't talk.