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Mike Shiner:
I wanna know something. Why Raymond Carver? Riggan:
I was a kid in high school, doing a play at Syracuse. He was in the audience. And he sent this back, afterwards. [gives Mike a napkin] Mike Shiner:
"Thank you for an honest performance. Ray Carver." Yeah? Riggan:
That's how I knew I was gonna be an actor. Right there. Mike Shiner:
[laughs sadly]
Oh... Riggan:
What's so funny? Mike Shiner:
He just wrote this on a cocktail napkin? Riggan:
Yeah. So? Mike Shiner:
He was fucking drunk, man
I wanna know something. Why Raymond Carver? Riggan:
I was a kid in high school, doing a play at Syracuse. He was in the audience. And he sent this back, afterwards. [gives Mike a napkin] Mike Shiner:
"Thank you for an honest performance. Ray Carver." Yeah? Riggan:
That's how I knew I was gonna be an actor. Right there. Mike Shiner:
[laughs sadly]
Oh... Riggan:
What's so funny? Mike Shiner:
He just wrote this on a cocktail napkin? Riggan:
Yeah. So? Mike Shiner:
He was fucking drunk, man
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I want to know something
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Why Raymond Carver
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I was a kid in high school
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doing a play in Syracuse and he was in the audience
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And he sent this back afterwards
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A little note
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Thank you for an honest performance Ray Carver
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That's when I knew I was going to be an actor
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Right there
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Oh
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What's so funny
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It's just on a cocktail napkin
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So
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He was fucking drunk man
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Movie Summary
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
