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Basquiat:
Hey Bennie, man, how long you think it takes to get famous? Benny Dalmau:
For a musician or a painter? Basquiat:
Whatever, famous. Benny Dalmau:
Four years. Six to get rich. First you're gonna have to dress right, you know. Then you're gonna have to hang out with famous people, you know. Make friends with the right blonde people. Go to the right parties, yeah? Social life. Then you gotta do your work all the time, and you're not doing that. But I'm talking about the same kind of work, the same style, so people recognize you and don't get confused, you know? Then once you're famous, airborn, you know, you gotta KEEP doing it in the same way even after it's boring, unless you want people to get mad at you. Which they will anyway
Hey Bennie, man, how long you think it takes to get famous? Benny Dalmau:
For a musician or a painter? Basquiat:
Whatever, famous. Benny Dalmau:
Four years. Six to get rich. First you're gonna have to dress right, you know. Then you're gonna have to hang out with famous people, you know. Make friends with the right blonde people. Go to the right parties, yeah? Social life. Then you gotta do your work all the time, and you're not doing that. But I'm talking about the same kind of work, the same style, so people recognize you and don't get confused, you know? Then once you're famous, airborn, you know, you gotta KEEP doing it in the same way even after it's boring, unless you want people to get mad at you. Which they will anyway
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Hey Benny man how long you think it takes to get famous
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For a musician or a painter
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Whatever Famous
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Four years
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Six to get rich
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First you're gonna have to dress right you know
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Then you're gonna have to hang out with famous people
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You know Make friends with the right blond people
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Go to the right parties yeah Socialite
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Then you gotta do your work all the time when you're not doing that
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But l'm talking about the same kind of work the same style
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so people can recognize it and don't get confused you know
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Then once you're famous airborne you know
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you gotta keep doin' it in the same way
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even after it's boring unless you want people
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to really get mad at you which they will anyway
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Movie Summary
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Actors
Benny Dalmau
Jean Michel Basquiat
