1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:38,664 --> 00:00:41,167 So... 4 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:44,462 tell me about yourself. 5 00:00:45,671 --> 00:00:47,673 What would you like to know? 6 00:00:48,341 --> 00:00:51,219 I don't know, just the basics. 7 00:00:52,553 --> 00:00:54,430 Erm... 8 00:00:54,597 --> 00:00:57,975 Where are you from, what do you do in life... 9 00:00:59,602 --> 00:01:01,938 besides... 10 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:03,689 Erm... 11 00:01:06,317 --> 00:01:08,486 Well, my name's Sebastian. 12 00:01:10,488 --> 00:01:12,990 I'm twenty-four. 13 00:01:13,699 --> 00:01:17,120 From Edinburgh. - Oh... 14 00:01:17,995 --> 00:01:21,249 I thought I heard an accent. 15 00:02:20,057 --> 00:02:22,310 - Are you okay? - Yeah. 16 00:02:30,776 --> 00:02:34,071 Oh yeah. 17 00:02:44,707 --> 00:02:50,296 Yeah. Good. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. - Get on your back. 18 00:02:55,968 --> 00:02:58,221 Oh yeah. 19 00:03:21,953 --> 00:03:23,829 I'm getting close. Do you want me to come? 20 00:03:23,996 --> 00:03:26,332 Oh fuck, yeah. Yeah, yeah. - Are you sure? 21 00:03:26,499 --> 00:03:27,875 Yeah, yeah. 22 00:03:51,148 --> 00:03:53,150 Oh yeah. 23 00:04:55,963 --> 00:04:58,674 So tell me about yourself. 24 00:04:59,592 --> 00:05:01,218 What would you like to know? 25 00:05:01,427 --> 00:05:06,098 Oh, I don't know, just the basics. Erm... 26 00:05:06,849 --> 00:05:11,729 I must admit, I was worried when you wouldn't send a face pic, but... 27 00:05:14,982 --> 00:05:16,734 you're very handsome. 28 00:05:21,238 --> 00:05:23,741 Are you quite new to this? 29 00:05:50,601 --> 00:05:53,604 Max, how is the Marloan review coming along? 30 00:05:53,771 --> 00:05:57,358 You'll have it by Friday. Let's just say... 31 00:05:57,525 --> 00:06:01,404 sophomore slump is a kind way of putting it. 32 00:06:01,612 --> 00:06:07,493 For LLF, they've just announced Alina Casaro. 33 00:06:07,785 --> 00:06:11,122 I would love to... - There's been some indication 34 00:06:11,288 --> 00:06:15,418 she might give an interview, but we've all heard that before. 35 00:06:15,626 --> 00:06:20,923 As for Easton Ellis, his people just confirmed this morning. 36 00:06:21,757 --> 00:06:25,177 I think this one's for you. - But didn't I ask first? 37 00:06:25,386 --> 00:06:29,181 Actually, I think Max beat you to it, but in any case, 38 00:06:29,390 --> 00:06:33,060 I do think it best that queer writers cover queer authors. 39 00:06:33,686 --> 00:06:36,188 Shouldn't anyone be able to write about anything? 40 00:06:36,397 --> 00:06:38,899 That's a very cis-hetero response. 41 00:06:39,066 --> 00:06:40,818 What does cis have to do with it? 42 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:44,947 I thought that the priority here was quality reporting, not optics. 43 00:06:45,156 --> 00:06:47,324 It's not about optics. 44 00:06:47,950 --> 00:06:50,453 It's about sensibility, 45 00:06:50,786 --> 00:06:52,455 sensitivity. 46 00:06:53,205 --> 00:06:56,208 Just do me the favour and run those questions by me, Max. 47 00:06:56,417 --> 00:06:59,211 I trust that you know what to ask, but I need to see them 48 00:06:59,336 --> 00:07:02,214 because we may lead with it. 49 00:07:11,474 --> 00:07:13,809 They're not that apparent to me. 50 00:07:13,976 --> 00:07:16,228 I really tend not to write about my life at all. 51 00:07:16,353 --> 00:07:19,356 People point to the story in The Informers called In the Islands, 52 00:07:19,482 --> 00:07:22,234 which is about a father who takes his son to... 53 00:07:37,249 --> 00:07:39,710 My heart, it felt complete and 54 00:07:39,877 --> 00:07:44,507 Everything was perfectly aligned 55 00:07:44,632 --> 00:07:47,092 It happened just like that 56 00:07:47,259 --> 00:07:50,638 We found 57 00:07:50,846 --> 00:07:56,519 our satellites 58 00:08:40,145 --> 00:08:44,525 Seriously, it's like a religious experience, the new one. 59 00:08:44,692 --> 00:08:47,194 Reading it I really feel changed as a person. 60 00:08:47,319 --> 00:08:49,280 Sorry, I know I sound like a twat. 61 00:08:49,446 --> 00:08:53,576 She's only given one interview in, like, eight years. 62 00:08:53,784 --> 00:08:56,161 How does her publisher let her get away with it? 63 00:08:56,328 --> 00:08:58,205 I think the mystique is part of it. 64 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:02,710 Like, you actually have to read all of her work to understand anything about her. 65 00:09:02,835 --> 00:09:05,212 It should be out today. 66 00:09:15,222 --> 00:09:17,683 - Wow. 67 00:09:18,726 --> 00:09:20,311 So fucking cool. 68 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:24,607 I just don't think it stands out. 69 00:09:25,482 --> 00:09:28,485 It's so unpolished. - What? 70 00:09:29,486 --> 00:09:30,738 No. 71 00:09:30,863 --> 00:09:34,617 It's exactly that rawness that makes it work so well. 72 00:09:34,825 --> 00:09:38,495 The way you capture the intimacy between the lovers and... 73 00:09:39,705 --> 00:09:43,876 you know, then how it suddenly turns to distance. 74 00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:48,589 Yeah, collapsing those two timeframes together like that in one moment is... 75 00:09:49,089 --> 00:09:50,883 fantastic. 76 00:09:51,091 --> 00:09:53,886 I mean, yeah, it's atmospheric, sure, but... 77 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:56,597 Is it really saying anything? - Max... 78 00:09:56,764 --> 00:09:59,892 Not everything needs to be some grand statement 79 00:10:00,476 --> 00:10:04,521 if it's well-observed, if it's truthful. 80 00:10:06,857 --> 00:10:09,109 This comes from the heart. 81 00:10:09,902 --> 00:10:11,737 And that's why it works. 82 00:10:12,237 --> 00:10:15,741 I really don't think this could've been written by someone who... 83 00:10:15,908 --> 00:10:17,993 hadn't lived it. 84 00:10:20,996 --> 00:10:23,540 I can't just be stuck writing short stories 85 00:10:23,749 --> 00:10:27,169 and reviewing other people's work for the rest of my life, Amna. 86 00:10:29,922 --> 00:10:34,510 Do you know how old Bret Easton Ellis was when he published his first novel? 87 00:10:35,302 --> 00:10:37,262 Twenty-one. 88 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:39,431 Zadie Smith? 89 00:10:39,556 --> 00:10:41,809 I'm already late. 90 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:05,267 Hi. 91 00:12:05,392 --> 00:12:07,394 Come on in. 92 00:12:28,415 --> 00:12:30,000 Okay. 93 00:12:31,543 --> 00:12:33,378 You're a great kisser. 94 00:12:34,546 --> 00:12:36,298 Thanks. 95 00:12:38,175 --> 00:12:40,177 Sorry, it's a bit messy in here. 96 00:12:40,385 --> 00:12:42,304 The cleaner is coming tomorrow. 97 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:47,309 Just got back from New York this morning. 98 00:12:47,518 --> 00:12:51,939 Oh, nice. Erm... Business or pleasure? 99 00:12:52,147 --> 00:12:54,399 Business, unfortunately. 100 00:12:54,566 --> 00:12:56,401 Always business. 101 00:12:57,569 --> 00:13:00,697 Do you want a drink? - Yeah, I'd love one. 102 00:13:01,949 --> 00:13:02,950 Wine? 103 00:13:03,158 --> 00:13:05,077 Whatever you're having is great. 104 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:07,079 Okay, kid. 105 00:13:17,214 --> 00:13:21,426 You've got a beautiful place. - Thank you. 106 00:13:21,593 --> 00:13:26,181 It's just for work days. The weekends I spend in Kent. 107 00:13:27,474 --> 00:13:29,810 With the family, you know. 108 00:13:30,853 --> 00:13:33,689 Oh yeah. 109 00:13:59,882 --> 00:14:02,593 Are you gonna make me come? - Yeah. 110 00:14:06,513 --> 00:14:08,223 Keep going. 111 00:14:09,016 --> 00:14:13,103 Keep going. 112 00:14:23,113 --> 00:14:26,158 Do you always have sex like that? 113 00:14:35,042 --> 00:14:36,627 Did you like it? 114 00:14:36,793 --> 00:14:40,881 You know the answer. 115 00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:47,054 Do you know... 116 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:52,142 most of the people on that website are just awful. 117 00:14:55,020 --> 00:14:58,523 Have you... had bad experiences? 118 00:15:00,150 --> 00:15:03,654 Disappointments. - Hm. 119 00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:08,158 It's so rare to find someone like you on there. 120 00:15:09,701 --> 00:15:10,953 I mean... 121 00:15:11,453 --> 00:15:13,455 people lie about their age. 122 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,542 Or height or dick size. 123 00:15:18,210 --> 00:15:20,837 It's all exaggeration. 124 00:15:22,339 --> 00:15:24,925 Some of them aren't even gay. 125 00:15:25,592 --> 00:15:28,303 Can't get it hard with a man. 126 00:15:31,056 --> 00:15:35,852 It's so nice that not everyone is deceptive. 127 00:15:43,694 --> 00:15:45,988 "Sebastian stood by the window over London, 128 00:15:46,238 --> 00:15:49,866 looking at both the city and himself with a new perspective. 129 00:15:50,075 --> 00:15:54,371 As Daniel casually mentioned his family, he felt suddenly complicit in a cliché, 130 00:15:54,579 --> 00:15:58,625 acting out another role, but one he hadn't cast himself in. 131 00:16:00,335 --> 00:16:03,255 Daniel's hands found him and pulled at his skin and flesh 132 00:16:03,380 --> 00:16:06,842 as hungrily as a mouth seeking water in the desert. 133 00:16:07,009 --> 00:16:10,345 He didn't just want, he needed. 134 00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:16,393 This was the relief he had from his family, his job, his other life. 135 00:16:16,518 --> 00:16:20,272 Sebastian in that moment felt that he was living more authentically than Daniel." 136 00:16:20,397 --> 00:16:23,025 - That's good. - So good. 137 00:16:25,402 --> 00:16:28,488 Did you speak to actual prostitutes for your research? 138 00:16:28,655 --> 00:16:31,867 I think Gloria means sex workers. 139 00:16:32,034 --> 00:16:33,785 Yeah. Absolutely. 140 00:16:33,994 --> 00:16:38,248 What initially drew me to the topic was a piece I did for Wall Magazine last year 141 00:16:38,415 --> 00:16:40,000 on students who escort. 142 00:16:40,167 --> 00:16:47,132 I guess I was struck by how casually some of them talked about the work. Erm... 143 00:16:48,175 --> 00:16:52,012 They weren't really ashamed of it at all. 144 00:16:52,179 --> 00:16:54,431 They saw very little stigma in it anymore. 145 00:16:54,931 --> 00:16:58,185 And some of them had such a sense of professionalism 146 00:16:58,310 --> 00:17:02,147 in the way that they set themselves up as entrepreneurs 147 00:17:02,314 --> 00:17:04,441 or market themselves online. 148 00:17:04,566 --> 00:17:08,153 There was almost this erm... sense of pride. 149 00:17:09,279 --> 00:17:13,325 Anyway, I couldn't stop thinking about some of the people I interviewed 150 00:17:13,450 --> 00:17:15,202 and just felt like I had to write about it. 151 00:17:15,410 --> 00:17:17,954 I thought it was all OnlyFans now. 152 00:17:18,163 --> 00:17:20,165 Yeah. People do that, too. 153 00:17:20,332 --> 00:17:23,835 But a screen will never replace touch. 154 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,588 Hm... It's an easier way to earn though. 155 00:17:26,713 --> 00:17:30,717 Hm, to cultivate an audience that'll make you any significant money 156 00:17:30,842 --> 00:17:32,427 takes a lot of work. - Yeah. 157 00:17:32,594 --> 00:17:35,055 But you don't physically need to interact. 158 00:17:35,222 --> 00:17:38,475 Yeah, but some people do just really enjoy sex though. 159 00:17:38,683 --> 00:17:41,686 They might not want videos of themselves online forever. 160 00:17:41,853 --> 00:17:46,108 I know someone that used to do it, when they were young of course. 161 00:17:46,233 --> 00:17:47,692 They didn't mind it. 162 00:17:47,943 --> 00:17:53,615 And I asked her honestly whether she didn't find some of the men repulsive. 163 00:17:53,740 --> 00:17:57,119 For her, it wasn't about them, the clients. 164 00:17:57,327 --> 00:17:59,079 It was about her. 165 00:17:59,246 --> 00:18:03,208 That's just... The idea that I'm like Patrick Bateman 166 00:18:03,375 --> 00:18:06,837 because I described a woman-hating man, that I am that man as well, 167 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:10,507 is just a load of... bunk. 168 00:18:11,508 --> 00:18:13,635 The book that I had problems with was the first one 169 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,846 because everyone assumed it was autobiographical 170 00:18:16,012 --> 00:18:19,516 and my family is really nothing like the family in that book. 171 00:18:20,225 --> 00:18:24,020 So that was the one I felt might have been the hardest for you and Dad to take 172 00:18:24,146 --> 00:18:26,857 because it was erm... 173 00:18:27,607 --> 00:18:29,484 To an outsider it was the most autobiographical. 174 00:18:29,651 --> 00:18:32,487 I don't think the content upset me. 175 00:18:32,654 --> 00:18:35,031 The fact that it was such a tremendous hit 176 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,784 and it affected you so much at such an early age, 177 00:18:37,909 --> 00:18:41,788 that had much more impact on me than the content of what you'd written. 178 00:18:41,997 --> 00:18:45,417 Listen, as a writer I guess I tend to be a bit of a sociologist 179 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:48,628 and I guess I tend to be drawn to things that are happening in the culture 180 00:18:48,795 --> 00:18:51,006 and incorporate... 181 00:20:29,271 --> 00:20:33,275 I know it's superficial, but you are a young, not unattractive guy 182 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,026 and you shouldn't be afraid to use that. 183 00:20:35,151 --> 00:20:36,778 It's just... 184 00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:40,615 I'm not really big on social media. I find it to be a distraction. 185 00:20:40,782 --> 00:20:46,037 I don't want anything complicated, just a couple of quality posts every week. 186 00:20:46,621 --> 00:20:49,916 I'm afraid nobody gets to say they're above it these days. 187 00:20:50,041 --> 00:20:56,298 And what about the... novel? Did you get a chance to look at the pages? 188 00:20:56,506 --> 00:21:00,385 I have to say, I wasn't thrilled when you said you were writing about sex work. 189 00:21:00,552 --> 00:21:04,139 I'm sure you're aware there's no shortage of treatises on the topic. 190 00:21:04,306 --> 00:21:06,308 But... 191 00:21:06,766 --> 00:21:08,184 I think it is alive. 192 00:21:09,185 --> 00:21:10,562 Really intimate. 193 00:21:11,021 --> 00:21:13,648 And you might have found a fresh perspective on it. 194 00:21:13,815 --> 00:21:19,446 I do realise it is a sort of stock character of queer literature, but... 195 00:21:20,071 --> 00:21:23,533 this new generation of sex workers are all using technology. 196 00:21:23,950 --> 00:21:25,910 The digital hustler. 197 00:21:26,077 --> 00:21:28,788 Yeah. Something like that. - Hm. 198 00:21:29,789 --> 00:21:32,834 Unfortunately, I can't offer you an advance, 199 00:21:32,959 --> 00:21:36,713 but it would be fantastic if after the stories 200 00:21:36,838 --> 00:21:40,300 we can get your debut novel published already next year. 201 00:21:40,842 --> 00:21:42,844 How soon do you think you could get me a full draft? 202 00:21:43,094 --> 00:21:46,097 Erm... Couple of months? - Oh really. That soon? 203 00:21:46,348 --> 00:21:48,350 Don't want to rush it. - Yeah. 204 00:21:48,558 --> 00:21:50,977 I've got to do more research. Erm, interviews. 205 00:21:51,102 --> 00:21:53,563 Yes. I understand. 206 00:21:53,730 --> 00:21:55,732 Sorry. 207 00:21:57,567 --> 00:21:59,486 Did you have any notes on the pages? 208 00:21:59,611 --> 00:22:03,365 Yes. 209 00:22:03,573 --> 00:22:06,743 There was one bigger thing I've been wondering about. 210 00:22:08,703 --> 00:22:11,998 Have you thought about setting it in the first person? 211 00:22:12,749 --> 00:22:14,876 Almost like a memoir. 212 00:22:15,085 --> 00:22:17,253 A pseudo memoir. 213 00:22:21,257 --> 00:22:24,135 It's not something I'd thought about. 214 00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:28,139 I mean, it might not work. I just think there's something there. 215 00:22:31,267 --> 00:22:34,771 Dancing, dancing with the lights out 216 00:22:34,896 --> 00:22:38,274 Dancing, dancing with the lights out 217 00:22:38,483 --> 00:22:41,903 Dancing, dancing with the lights out 218 00:22:42,112 --> 00:22:45,532 Dancing, dancing with the lights out 219 00:22:45,657 --> 00:22:49,035 Dancing, dancing with the lights out 220 00:22:49,244 --> 00:22:51,496 Dancing, dancing with... 221 00:22:52,539 --> 00:22:56,000 Get the door. Get the door. - I got it. I got it. 222 00:22:56,167 --> 00:23:00,380 This calls for celebration. 223 00:23:02,674 --> 00:23:04,551 It's just a couple of chapters so far. 224 00:23:04,676 --> 00:23:07,053 Max, it's gonna be amazing. 225 00:23:07,762 --> 00:23:09,764 I have faith in you. 226 00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:19,524 Open to the rhythm like oh wah wah 227 00:23:19,691 --> 00:23:23,528 Feel it in your bones like oh cha-cha-cha 228 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,072 Did you miss me? 229 00:23:41,171 --> 00:23:43,173 Hi. 230 00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:45,341 Have we met? 231 00:23:47,177 --> 00:23:48,595 Don't think so. 232 00:23:50,597 --> 00:23:53,975 Where do you go to uni? You look so familiar. 233 00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:58,354 UCL, but I finished a while ago, so... 234 00:24:03,193 --> 00:24:05,111 What's your name? 235 00:24:06,321 --> 00:24:08,865 Erm... Max. I'm Max. 236 00:24:08,990 --> 00:24:11,493 Are you sure? 237 00:25:13,054 --> 00:25:16,140 Hey. Let me just grab my jacket. I'll come for a smoke. 238 00:25:17,433 --> 00:25:20,562 Erm... Actually, I'm gonna have to go. 239 00:25:20,687 --> 00:25:22,272 I just remembered I've got a deadline. 240 00:25:23,565 --> 00:25:28,653 Oh... Grindr calls. - It's... It's not that. 241 00:25:30,655 --> 00:25:33,199 Well, it was very nice to meet you. 242 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:01,853 So, I read your new pages. 243 00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:06,816 I think the character is really intriguing and your prose is vivid as ever, 244 00:26:07,108 --> 00:26:10,945 but I just wonder if it gets a little repetitive. 245 00:26:11,863 --> 00:26:15,199 This series of the same kinds of erm... encounters 246 00:26:15,366 --> 00:26:18,077 with generally always older men. 247 00:26:18,244 --> 00:26:20,371 I'm just wondering what it might look like 248 00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:22,624 to see him in a slightly different situation. 249 00:26:22,749 --> 00:26:24,334 Only to give it a bit more variety 250 00:26:24,500 --> 00:26:28,880 and maybe to explore how he might react to a new context. 251 00:26:29,088 --> 00:26:33,509 Also, I was just a little thrown by the bit about Sebastian's erm... 252 00:26:33,635 --> 00:26:38,264 intermittent feelings of shame and the erm... how did you put it... 253 00:26:38,473 --> 00:26:42,268 shame about shame, which definitely makes sense, 254 00:26:42,393 --> 00:26:44,020 but it's just that I thought you said 255 00:26:44,145 --> 00:26:48,274 you were struck by how little shame your interviewers felt. 256 00:26:48,483 --> 00:26:50,652 I'll send you my new chapters tonight. 257 00:26:50,777 --> 00:26:53,780 Anxious to get your thoughts before the submission. 258 00:27:49,836 --> 00:27:52,463 - Hey, Sebastian. - Hi. 259 00:27:52,588 --> 00:27:55,466 Glad you could make it. Come on through. 260 00:28:08,104 --> 00:28:09,856 We got friends over. I hope you don't mind. 261 00:28:09,981 --> 00:28:13,860 Oh... Nice, Sam. - Hello. 262 00:28:18,698 --> 00:28:20,491 What's your name, son? Come on in. 263 00:28:20,700 --> 00:28:25,580 Can I fix you a drink? We have vodka, gin, wine. Erm, I think... 264 00:28:25,747 --> 00:28:27,749 Or would you prefer a shot? 265 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:30,877 Actually, I think I'm gonna go. 266 00:28:31,127 --> 00:28:33,129 No. No, wait. Wait, wait, wait. 267 00:28:35,006 --> 00:28:36,257 Stay. Please. 268 00:28:36,382 --> 00:28:39,886 You didn't tell me it was a group thing. I don't do that. 269 00:28:40,011 --> 00:28:41,512 Why not? 270 00:28:43,014 --> 00:28:44,891 Please, stay. 271 00:28:47,226 --> 00:28:52,148 I'll make it worth your while if that's what you're worried about. 272 00:28:56,027 --> 00:28:57,779 It's late. 273 00:29:02,533 --> 00:29:05,787 We'll have fun. I promise. 274 00:29:08,664 --> 00:29:10,917 - You didn't want it? - You put more in yours. 275 00:29:11,042 --> 00:29:16,547 Okay. I don't see well. And after, you drink slowly. 276 00:29:16,756 --> 00:29:20,051 So erm... where did you come from tonight? 277 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:24,180 Just from home. - And where's home? 278 00:29:24,931 --> 00:29:26,432 Erm... East. 279 00:29:27,809 --> 00:29:30,144 Phone, please. 280 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:34,774 You get it back when you go. We put them away when we party. House rules. 281 00:29:34,941 --> 00:29:37,819 Just so everyone can relax. It's to protect us all. 282 00:29:38,319 --> 00:29:41,030 Yeah, you know. From any sneaky pornographers. 283 00:29:41,197 --> 00:29:44,951 Or rather, it's because our lovely hosts here 284 00:29:45,409 --> 00:29:48,579 wouldn't want to be pictured with the likes of you, Jacopo. 285 00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:50,915 Fuck you. - Hey, whoa. Careful. Come on. 286 00:29:51,082 --> 00:29:54,544 Turn it off if you want. I'm just going to put it in a drawer. 287 00:29:59,966 --> 00:30:01,592 Okay. 288 00:30:07,598 --> 00:30:09,433 Want some? 289 00:30:10,685 --> 00:30:12,228 What is it? 290 00:30:12,436 --> 00:30:14,480 Mephedrone. 291 00:30:24,448 --> 00:30:26,242 Do you notice the difference? 292 00:30:26,450 --> 00:30:27,952 I didn't say. 293 00:30:28,119 --> 00:30:31,873 The other one wasn't bad, but this stuff is a lot speedier. 294 00:31:19,378 --> 00:31:21,631 Are you okay? You weren't in the meeting. 295 00:31:21,797 --> 00:31:24,800 I need your piece ASAP and your questions for Bret. 296 00:31:26,677 --> 00:31:30,640 Are you not coming in at all today? Give me a call when you get this, please. 297 00:32:08,928 --> 00:32:11,931 So tell us, where did you come from tonight? 298 00:32:45,715 --> 00:32:47,216 Fuck him. Fuck him. 299 00:32:49,468 --> 00:32:51,512 Like it, Carlo? 300 00:32:52,263 --> 00:32:55,141 Oh fuck. - It's good, right? Yeah. 301 00:33:06,652 --> 00:33:08,988 I think they enjoyed that. 302 00:33:13,993 --> 00:33:16,370 You're new to this, aren't you? 303 00:33:22,168 --> 00:33:23,794 So have you erm... 304 00:33:24,754 --> 00:33:26,380 been here before? 305 00:33:26,547 --> 00:33:29,050 Yeah, I've been over a couple of times. 306 00:33:29,258 --> 00:33:32,636 They like to get trashed once a month or so. 307 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,515 Who are they? 308 00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:38,934 Like, what do they do? 309 00:33:39,060 --> 00:33:41,771 Both lawyers. Hence the phones. 310 00:33:41,937 --> 00:33:44,273 I have no idea what kind, but... 311 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,776 they can afford to be generous. 312 00:33:53,074 --> 00:33:54,575 Where did he find you? 313 00:33:56,827 --> 00:33:58,454 Erm... 314 00:34:00,331 --> 00:34:03,959 Dreamy... guys. 315 00:34:04,210 --> 00:34:06,712 Yeah, I can see why he picked you. 316 00:34:12,218 --> 00:34:14,845 We should collab, you know. 317 00:34:16,972 --> 00:34:18,724 OnlyFans. 318 00:34:19,975 --> 00:34:23,104 I don't think I want to be that erm... public. 319 00:34:24,105 --> 00:34:26,607 You'd do so well though. 320 00:34:31,362 --> 00:34:33,739 Do you think so? - Hm. 321 00:34:34,448 --> 00:34:36,117 Yeah. 322 00:34:36,325 --> 00:34:41,372 You've got that wholesome boy-next-door thing going on. 323 00:34:42,498 --> 00:34:45,251 But it's all filth underneath. 324 00:34:48,087 --> 00:34:51,257 Why don't you think about it. Hm? 325 00:35:06,897 --> 00:35:08,774 What I find interesting now 326 00:35:08,899 --> 00:35:14,113 is that there is this kind of anti-sex thing going on 327 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,491 in a way in terms of... In a lot of the reviews in America, 328 00:35:17,658 --> 00:35:21,120 they complained about how much sex was in the book, 329 00:35:21,287 --> 00:35:24,165 which surprised me because I don't think it was that much. 330 00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:27,168 Morning. - Hey. 331 00:35:27,376 --> 00:35:31,046 Max. Good to see you. - Hi. 332 00:35:31,172 --> 00:35:34,675 Meeting's in five. - Yeah. Thanks. 333 00:35:35,050 --> 00:35:37,178 Amna is doing the Rachel Cusk interview, 334 00:35:37,386 --> 00:35:40,139 Fazel has the Design Biennale. Max... 335 00:35:40,306 --> 00:35:43,058 Erm... I've got Bret. - Change of plans. 336 00:35:43,267 --> 00:35:46,687 You're going to Ecotec today for the app launch. 337 00:35:46,937 --> 00:35:49,190 Erm... But I'm interviewing Bret. 338 00:35:49,315 --> 00:35:52,443 No. James is taking care of Bret. 339 00:35:52,568 --> 00:35:54,904 But erm... Max is like an expert. 340 00:35:55,070 --> 00:35:58,532 He was here on Friday for the LLF meeting and has prepared for it. 341 00:36:02,912 --> 00:36:04,580 But that's not even our section. 342 00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:08,417 What do you think makes the existence of this magazine possible? 343 00:36:08,584 --> 00:36:10,836 Do you think literature pays for itself? 344 00:36:11,462 --> 00:36:14,340 And please hurry up with the Slimani review. 345 00:36:14,465 --> 00:36:16,800 It should've gone up by now. 346 00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:21,305 I know, it's fucked up. 347 00:36:21,722 --> 00:36:25,559 But... why didn't you come in on Friday? 348 00:36:26,977 --> 00:36:28,729 I told you. 349 00:36:28,938 --> 00:36:31,732 I hooked up with someone and I fell asleep at their place. 350 00:36:35,486 --> 00:36:39,990 You know, I really could've used your feedback on my pages. 351 00:36:42,618 --> 00:36:45,371 Fuck, erm... 352 00:36:46,622 --> 00:36:50,000 I'm sorry. I'll look at them tonight. I promise. 353 00:36:50,209 --> 00:36:54,255 I've already submitted it. The deadline was yesterday? 354 00:37:01,512 --> 00:37:03,389 ...intuitive interface, 355 00:37:03,597 --> 00:37:06,350 so all you'll be doing is swiping left or right, 356 00:37:06,517 --> 00:37:08,769 which I'm sure you can all manage. 357 00:37:08,894 --> 00:37:10,104 This time the best part is 358 00:37:10,271 --> 00:37:13,649 that you won't even have to take an awkward stranger out for a drink. 359 00:37:15,401 --> 00:37:19,029 Now, we have spots in our software 360 00:37:19,154 --> 00:37:20,906 where you can share ideas, 361 00:37:21,115 --> 00:37:26,036 brainstorm, make parking lots for your research and development... 362 00:37:42,177 --> 00:37:45,806 So this is Max from Wall Magazine. Joan, our Head Developer. 363 00:37:46,015 --> 00:37:47,433 Pleasure to meet you, Max. - Hi. 364 00:37:47,558 --> 00:37:49,768 Shall we sit down over here? 365 00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:51,562 Yeah. 366 00:37:51,687 --> 00:37:52,938 Where do we begin? 367 00:37:53,147 --> 00:37:55,441 Has anybody demonstrated to you how the app works? 368 00:37:55,566 --> 00:37:57,151 Yeah, they have. 369 00:37:57,318 --> 00:38:00,070 I can tell you more about the development process 370 00:38:00,279 --> 00:38:04,325 or how we came about our user interface, or the design. 371 00:38:09,830 --> 00:38:12,207 Actually, I think erm... 372 00:38:12,416 --> 00:38:14,335 I've got enough. 373 00:38:14,460 --> 00:38:17,338 Oh no, you really want to talk to Joan about this. 374 00:38:17,546 --> 00:38:19,465 She pretty much spearheaded the project. 375 00:38:19,673 --> 00:38:22,718 It's not necessary. The presentation covered everything, so... 376 00:38:23,052 --> 00:38:24,720 I'm gonna have to be off. 377 00:38:25,220 --> 00:38:26,347 Thank you so much. 378 00:38:27,056 --> 00:38:28,682 No. I'm sorry. We're not done here. 379 00:38:28,849 --> 00:38:30,976 Joan needs to be a part of this piece. 380 00:38:54,249 --> 00:38:56,460 Did you find your way here okay? 381 00:38:56,627 --> 00:38:59,463 Yeah. No problems. 382 00:38:59,630 --> 00:39:03,384 I know it can be a little unintuitive from the station. 383 00:39:03,884 --> 00:39:06,095 Where did you say you live again? 384 00:39:06,637 --> 00:39:09,139 In Hackney. - Oh right, yes. 385 00:39:09,348 --> 00:39:11,517 Hackney has really come up, hasn't it? 386 00:39:11,642 --> 00:39:15,396 It wasn't that long ago no one wanted to go near it, let alone live there. 387 00:39:15,771 --> 00:39:20,984 I remember when it was just gangs and drug dealers and... 388 00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:25,155 Can I offer you a drink? 389 00:39:25,906 --> 00:39:29,243 I've opened some Primitivo. 390 00:39:32,162 --> 00:39:34,998 I'm grateful to have had my career when I did. 391 00:39:35,165 --> 00:39:38,919 Starting out in the seventies was an absolute joy. 392 00:39:39,545 --> 00:39:42,047 Tertiary education was free. 393 00:39:42,256 --> 00:39:46,051 The pursuit of knowledge was regarded as an end in itself. 394 00:39:47,553 --> 00:39:51,432 Speaking with post-doctorates now, 395 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:54,560 the situation seems just dire. 396 00:39:54,685 --> 00:39:57,438 I don't know how they manage to cope with all that... 397 00:39:57,646 --> 00:39:59,898 uncertainty and debt. 398 00:40:06,155 --> 00:40:09,199 You're erm... studying, aren't you? 399 00:40:12,286 --> 00:40:14,329 I thought your profile mentioned that. 400 00:40:17,583 --> 00:40:19,668 Yeah, erm... 401 00:40:19,835 --> 00:40:23,297 I'm doing my masters. - Oh, what in? 402 00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:26,717 French literature. 403 00:40:26,967 --> 00:40:31,930 That's wonderful. I used to lecture in comparative literature. 404 00:40:32,097 --> 00:40:35,476 Do you know what you're going to do your thesis on yet? 405 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:39,438 Yeah. I think so, erm... 406 00:40:40,856 --> 00:40:43,692 But I don't want to bore you. - Oh, you couldn't. 407 00:40:43,859 --> 00:40:46,361 I live for that stuff. 408 00:40:50,324 --> 00:40:53,744 I haven't... 409 00:41:01,001 --> 00:41:05,005 Sorry, could we just keep talking for now? 410 00:41:10,093 --> 00:41:12,387 Are you sure? 411 00:41:20,771 --> 00:41:22,272 Please. 412 00:41:29,279 --> 00:41:35,410 I just want to get to know you a little better first. There's no rush. 413 00:42:32,843 --> 00:42:37,472 I hope you're all as excited and as honoured as I am 414 00:42:37,598 --> 00:42:43,353 to welcome onto the stage tonight an author whose decade-spanning body of work 415 00:42:43,562 --> 00:42:48,692 has not only left an indelible mark on 20th and 21st century literature, 416 00:42:48,859 --> 00:42:53,822 but someone who I can also say has had a profound influence on the way 417 00:42:53,989 --> 00:42:56,950 many writers of my generation, myself included, 418 00:42:57,117 --> 00:43:00,370 have come to view the role of the writer in society. 419 00:43:00,579 --> 00:43:03,457 Please join me in welcoming onto the stage 420 00:43:03,624 --> 00:43:07,461 the winner of both the Goncourt and Booker Prizes, 421 00:43:07,628 --> 00:43:10,881 the author of the devastatingly brilliant Blackwater, 422 00:43:11,089 --> 00:43:15,260 her 18th novel, Alina Casaro. 423 00:43:25,145 --> 00:43:28,148 I mean, you were fucking incredible. 424 00:43:28,357 --> 00:43:30,776 That question about the influence of erm... 425 00:43:30,901 --> 00:43:34,154 Oh no no no. I don't want to talk to her. 426 00:43:34,655 --> 00:43:36,907 After she rejected my manuscript. So embarrassing. 427 00:43:37,115 --> 00:43:39,868 - Max, hi. - Hi. 428 00:43:42,162 --> 00:43:45,374 Erm... Amna, is it? - Yes. 429 00:43:45,540 --> 00:43:48,543 Brilliant job on that QandA. - Oh, thank you. 430 00:43:48,669 --> 00:43:51,254 You really managed to drill down deeply. 431 00:43:51,421 --> 00:43:52,381 Thanks. 432 00:43:52,547 --> 00:43:55,550 I've got to ask. How did you randle that? 433 00:43:56,426 --> 00:44:02,057 Oh well... I interviewed her for Wall and then she asked me to interview her here. 434 00:44:03,934 --> 00:44:08,188 Max, I've got a couple of people indoor that I'd really love you to meet, 435 00:44:08,313 --> 00:44:09,564 if you can spare him for a moment. 436 00:44:09,773 --> 00:44:11,775 Yes, be my guest. - Okay. 437 00:44:11,942 --> 00:44:15,696 Erm... Amna, why don't you come by the office. 438 00:44:16,321 --> 00:44:19,449 We can have a chat about whatever you're working on. 439 00:44:19,658 --> 00:44:20,784 Yeah. That'd be great. 440 00:44:21,451 --> 00:44:23,829 I'm always on the lookout for a fresh voice like yours. 441 00:44:24,955 --> 00:44:26,415 Brilliant. 442 00:44:27,582 --> 00:44:29,209 Ready? 443 00:44:29,584 --> 00:44:35,090 Just so you're aware, Joy is on the panel for the Polari Prize. Okay? 444 00:44:36,466 --> 00:44:41,346 Hi. Can I please introduce Max. He's one of our latest discoveries. 445 00:44:41,722 --> 00:44:42,597 Ian. - Hi. 446 00:44:42,723 --> 00:44:43,974 Charmed. - Nice to meet you. 447 00:44:44,099 --> 00:44:46,351 Ian runs the London Review. - Wow. 448 00:44:46,476 --> 00:44:49,604 Dionne is being far too generous. I merely oversee it nowadays. 449 00:44:49,813 --> 00:44:53,358 I leave the daily business to... well, to the younger generation. 450 00:44:53,567 --> 00:44:56,111 Joy is with the Arts Council. - Hello. 451 00:44:56,236 --> 00:44:58,071 Lovely to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 452 00:44:58,238 --> 00:45:03,118 So, what are you working on? - A couple of things at the moment. Erm... 453 00:45:04,369 --> 00:45:09,124 We're really proud to be publishing some of Max's short stories. 454 00:45:09,332 --> 00:45:11,626 He's already had one in Granta a few months ago 455 00:45:11,835 --> 00:45:16,006 and another has been nominated for the Bridport. 456 00:45:16,131 --> 00:45:18,383 That's wonderful. - Oh, good. Well done. 457 00:45:18,508 --> 00:45:19,968 Congratulations. - Thank you. 458 00:45:20,135 --> 00:45:23,889 And currently, he's working hard on quite a tantalising novel 459 00:45:24,097 --> 00:45:26,975 that we're hoping to publish next year, all going well. 460 00:45:27,142 --> 00:45:29,352 No doubt we'll be covering you on our pages soon. 461 00:45:29,519 --> 00:45:31,271 Certainly one for the radar. 462 00:45:31,646 --> 00:45:34,024 You look awfully young to be getting published. 463 00:45:34,399 --> 00:45:37,235 How old are you, Max? - I am twenty-five. 464 00:45:37,402 --> 00:45:40,655 Oh... Well, perfection. 465 00:45:42,365 --> 00:45:44,409 So, what's your novel about? 466 00:45:45,535 --> 00:45:50,123 Erm, it's about a student who erm... 467 00:45:50,624 --> 00:45:52,542 who... 468 00:45:57,422 --> 00:46:00,425 It's about sex work in the digital age. 469 00:46:00,759 --> 00:46:01,635 Good, good. 470 00:46:01,802 --> 00:46:05,639 Max is exploring it as perhaps just another job 471 00:46:05,806 --> 00:46:09,059 amongst many other jobs in the gig economy. 472 00:46:09,184 --> 00:46:14,272 Erm... I... I just remembered that I've left something. 473 00:46:14,439 --> 00:46:17,067 I'm so sorry, I will have to excuse myself, erm... 474 00:46:17,943 --> 00:46:20,821 I'm sorry. Thanks. 475 00:49:08,863 --> 00:49:11,241 ...it's not very fluffy. What can she do? 476 00:49:11,449 --> 00:49:14,619 So that's Emily's idea of a dilemma, is it? 477 00:49:14,828 --> 00:49:18,748 She's got a busy life, she wants to make a nice cake for her party. 478 00:49:19,624 --> 00:49:22,627 So in the morning, she's bothering people with that sponge cake. 479 00:49:22,752 --> 00:49:24,754 - Oh, you know... - It is true. 480 00:49:35,515 --> 00:49:37,517 Hi, Mum. 481 00:49:39,978 --> 00:49:42,647 Yeah, I'm good. 482 00:49:42,772 --> 00:49:44,774 How are you? 483 00:49:50,739 --> 00:49:53,241 You're already in bed? 484 00:49:58,038 --> 00:50:01,499 All right then. Yeah, that's fine. I can call tomorrow. 485 00:50:04,878 --> 00:50:08,173 No. Nothing's the matter. Don't worry. 486 00:50:15,055 --> 00:50:17,682 Yeah. Okay. 487 00:50:19,309 --> 00:50:21,394 Good night. 488 00:50:23,688 --> 00:50:25,815 Love you. 489 00:50:38,661 --> 00:50:41,831 Yeah, it had almost a dystopian vibe to it. 490 00:50:42,040 --> 00:50:43,041 Yeah. 491 00:50:43,208 --> 00:50:47,462 I thought it was very honest. So thank you for that, Joel. 492 00:50:49,422 --> 00:50:53,301 Okay, let's move on to Max. 493 00:50:53,468 --> 00:50:56,596 What do you have for us today? 494 00:50:59,599 --> 00:51:03,478 "Although no one seemed to have been able to detect the signs leading up to it, 495 00:51:03,686 --> 00:51:07,732 they were all afterwards in mournful apprehension that they had been there. 496 00:51:07,857 --> 00:51:11,611 Everywhere. Undetected like an odourless, poisonous gas. 497 00:51:12,320 --> 00:51:14,239 The morning had been routine. 498 00:51:14,948 --> 00:51:19,119 Another identical link in a chain of silvery summer days at Dunbar." 499 00:51:21,371 --> 00:51:23,581 There we go, guys. Cheers. 500 00:51:25,625 --> 00:51:26,751 I liked your poem. 501 00:51:27,961 --> 00:51:29,504 Yeah? 502 00:51:29,712 --> 00:51:31,005 Yeah. 503 00:51:32,132 --> 00:51:35,009 It captured that sense of urban loneliness really well. 504 00:51:37,137 --> 00:51:40,849 Did it... resonate with you? 505 00:51:42,642 --> 00:51:47,522 I doubt those feelings are entirely foreign to anyone 506 00:51:47,647 --> 00:51:49,023 who's single in London. 507 00:51:56,364 --> 00:51:58,158 What happened to... 508 00:51:58,283 --> 00:52:00,743 what was his name? Sebastian. 509 00:52:03,913 --> 00:52:06,124 I don't know. I just... 510 00:52:06,291 --> 00:52:10,378 I felt like that story wasn't going anywhere new. 511 00:52:10,545 --> 00:52:12,422 I didn't know where to take it next. 512 00:52:15,049 --> 00:52:17,302 I wanted to hear more. 513 00:53:13,358 --> 00:53:16,861 Do you like that? - Yeah. Yeah, I do. 514 00:53:21,950 --> 00:53:25,245 Do you like my cock? - Yeah, fuck me. 515 00:53:36,005 --> 00:53:38,591 Stop. 516 00:53:39,008 --> 00:53:41,511 Please, stop. Stop, stop. Slow down. 517 00:53:42,637 --> 00:53:45,139 - Sorry. - That's okay. 518 00:53:46,516 --> 00:53:52,897 It's all right. Don't worry. 519 00:54:01,114 --> 00:54:04,534 It's not a porno. 520 00:54:48,661 --> 00:54:52,332 Did you and Dad get round to watching that show I told you about? 521 00:54:52,457 --> 00:54:56,044 We started it, but I had to turn it off after fifteen minutes. 522 00:54:56,210 --> 00:55:00,298 I don't know why every programme nowadays has to be like that. Just so vulgar. 523 00:55:00,465 --> 00:55:04,218 Oh, Mum. You should have stuck with it. 524 00:55:17,690 --> 00:55:19,734 Do you have anything for the wash? 525 00:55:19,942 --> 00:55:21,361 No. 526 00:55:28,743 --> 00:55:30,745 I read your story. 527 00:55:32,705 --> 00:55:34,624 I thought it was very beautiful. 528 00:55:34,832 --> 00:55:36,876 Which one do you mean? 529 00:55:37,502 --> 00:55:42,131 His Breath. The one in the magazine. 530 00:55:45,510 --> 00:55:46,260 How did you... 531 00:55:46,469 --> 00:55:49,764 I do know how to use the internet, you know. 532 00:55:53,768 --> 00:55:56,646 I thought it was very touching. 533 00:55:58,231 --> 00:55:59,857 But... 534 00:56:03,152 --> 00:56:05,780 It made me worry about you. 535 00:56:07,031 --> 00:56:09,492 But it's fiction, Mum. 536 00:56:10,159 --> 00:56:13,162 But it has to come from somewhere, doesn't it? 537 00:56:19,669 --> 00:56:22,505 I just worry about you 538 00:56:23,423 --> 00:56:25,508 being by yourself in London. 539 00:56:27,552 --> 00:56:29,804 I have friends. 540 00:56:33,641 --> 00:56:36,644 Has there been anybody else since... 541 00:56:38,438 --> 00:56:41,065 You never talk about these things. 542 00:56:43,067 --> 00:56:46,571 No, because I have honestly got to focus on work right now. 543 00:56:47,947 --> 00:56:50,408 I should be staff at the magazine soon. 544 00:56:50,575 --> 00:56:52,785 They've got a new position coming up. 545 00:56:57,039 --> 00:57:00,334 Do you have to write about such personal things? 546 00:57:03,212 --> 00:57:08,426 You do have the right to keep some things just for yourself, you know. 547 00:57:18,352 --> 00:57:21,856 Hey. I've sent you the version with the latest edits. 548 00:57:22,064 --> 00:57:24,192 We've picked the images and they're in Proof now. 549 00:57:24,358 --> 00:57:28,362 I'll get started with the Husmann review next. 550 00:57:28,571 --> 00:57:30,448 Max, come in. 551 00:57:40,875 --> 00:57:43,711 I've got some not great news for you. 552 00:57:44,629 --> 00:57:49,217 Our editorial board, now that we have a new staff editor... 553 00:57:49,383 --> 00:57:51,135 You mean James. 554 00:57:51,969 --> 00:57:56,265 They are looking to shift their emphasis away from freelancers. 555 00:57:56,474 --> 00:58:00,770 So unfortunately, the pieces that we discussed for next month 556 00:58:00,895 --> 00:58:04,732 are going to be done in-house. - Right. 557 00:58:06,484 --> 00:58:08,778 So is there anything for me to do? 558 00:58:09,237 --> 00:58:10,655 I'm afraid not. 559 00:58:15,368 --> 00:58:18,162 Sorry, but wasn't my piece one of the most read last month 560 00:58:18,371 --> 00:58:19,914 and the month before that too? 561 00:58:20,122 --> 00:58:23,668 Max, I get the feeling that our magazine 562 00:58:23,876 --> 00:58:26,420 hasn't exactly been your top priority of late, 563 00:58:26,629 --> 00:58:32,510 so I wouldn't want us to keep you away from whatever it is you'd rather be doing. 564 00:58:34,303 --> 00:58:36,806 I'm sorry this didn't work out. 565 00:58:45,189 --> 00:58:46,816 I get the sense that she can't handle 566 00:58:47,024 --> 00:58:50,194 having anyone with any other prospects on the team, 567 00:58:50,319 --> 00:58:55,199 like anyone with anything other than a shitty collection of poetry to their name. 568 00:58:56,784 --> 00:59:00,162 You could ask Steven if they've got anything at Glamour. 569 00:59:00,329 --> 00:59:05,209 I know it's not exactly Granta, but... it's money. 570 00:59:05,418 --> 00:59:08,170 Do you really think that will go down well with my publisher? 571 00:59:09,088 --> 00:59:13,217 Glamour isn't exactly compatible with being a serious writer, is it? 572 00:59:13,426 --> 00:59:16,095 Hm... Yeah. 573 00:59:16,429 --> 00:59:17,972 You know what, you should erm... 574 00:59:18,097 --> 00:59:20,224 I think you should use a pseudonym. 575 00:59:20,683 --> 00:59:24,353 No one need know after all it's by the Max Williamson. 576 00:59:30,484 --> 00:59:32,737 I've got to focus on my fiction anyway. 577 00:59:32,862 --> 00:59:34,697 And live on what? 578 00:59:34,864 --> 00:59:37,825 It's not like you've got an advance or anything. 579 01:01:04,662 --> 01:01:07,289 What did you see tonight? 580 01:01:08,207 --> 01:01:10,835 It was The Goat by Edward Albee. 581 01:01:11,043 --> 01:01:13,337 Oh yeah. - Are you familiar? 582 01:01:14,213 --> 01:01:15,840 No. I've... 583 01:01:16,966 --> 01:01:18,843 not had a chance to see it yet. 584 01:01:20,845 --> 01:01:22,680 I'd like to though. 585 01:01:23,305 --> 01:01:24,849 But I couldn't help thinking 586 01:01:24,974 --> 01:01:29,979 that for all its ingenuity and brilliant allusion to Greek tragedy, 587 01:01:30,104 --> 01:01:34,066 the play just didn't move me. 588 01:01:34,233 --> 01:01:36,736 Whereas with Tennessee Williams, well... 589 01:01:36,944 --> 01:01:40,489 I saw yet another production of The Glass Menagerie last week. 590 01:01:40,614 --> 01:01:45,745 Seeing their work almost back-to-back forces you to compare. 591 01:01:45,870 --> 01:01:48,372 Is this a... 592 01:01:50,374 --> 01:01:52,501 a Schiele? 593 01:01:52,626 --> 01:01:55,504 A very lucky find back in the day. 594 01:01:58,507 --> 01:02:01,510 I like all of your pictures. 595 01:02:01,719 --> 01:02:05,264 I've managed to collect a few things over the years. 596 01:02:05,848 --> 01:02:07,975 But really, it's a wealthier person's hobby. 597 01:02:08,142 --> 01:02:11,854 No, no. You... You've got a beautiful home. 598 01:02:13,397 --> 01:02:15,483 It's a bit big for one, but... 599 01:02:16,901 --> 01:02:19,236 I've decided to stay. 600 01:02:21,405 --> 01:02:25,659 So, you write as well then. 601 01:02:27,411 --> 01:02:30,790 Or are you more of an aficionado, like me? 602 01:02:31,791 --> 01:02:34,794 I'm studying. I told you that. 603 01:02:39,673 --> 01:02:41,884 I wasn't sure I'd see you again. 604 01:02:42,301 --> 01:02:45,679 I mean, I had quite a shock myself that night. 605 01:02:45,805 --> 01:02:48,682 I have been offline for a bit. - I noticed. 606 01:02:48,933 --> 01:02:51,185 I hope not on my account. 607 01:02:53,813 --> 01:02:58,526 And it goes without saying that this is between us. 608 01:02:58,776 --> 01:03:03,906 Nothing leaves this room, this house. So don't worry. 609 01:03:07,952 --> 01:03:09,787 To be honest erm... 610 01:03:10,579 --> 01:03:13,040 I was a little surprised to hear from you again. 611 01:03:15,084 --> 01:03:19,171 That night that I was here, erm... I'm sorry... 612 01:03:19,421 --> 01:03:21,966 No. No need to apologise. 613 01:03:22,091 --> 01:03:25,344 I was on edge myself. Too tense. 614 01:03:26,846 --> 01:03:29,348 I'm pretty much of a novice 615 01:03:30,224 --> 01:03:33,185 in case you didn't realise. 616 01:03:41,485 --> 01:03:42,862 So... 617 01:03:43,988 --> 01:03:47,241 Is it poetry or prose you write? 618 01:03:49,076 --> 01:03:51,996 I still do occasional work editing textbooks. 619 01:03:53,122 --> 01:03:56,208 I still get invited to these things. 620 01:03:58,002 --> 01:04:01,505 I'm only asking out of genuine interest, you know. 621 01:04:05,509 --> 01:04:07,511 I do write. 622 01:04:08,637 --> 01:04:11,515 Mainly just short stories. 623 01:04:11,640 --> 01:04:13,893 Anything I can read? 624 01:04:18,272 --> 01:04:21,108 Not so fast. 625 01:04:21,901 --> 01:04:26,780 I need to get to know you a little better first. 626 01:04:32,161 --> 01:04:34,038 Touché. 627 01:06:44,418 --> 01:06:50,632 You remind me of someone. Thirty years ago, when he was your age. 628 01:06:55,429 --> 01:06:57,306 It's something about the way you laugh. 629 01:06:59,016 --> 01:07:01,310 The tenor of your voice. 630 01:07:59,118 --> 01:08:01,328 Chin up a little bit. 631 01:08:01,495 --> 01:08:05,374 Okay. No, not so sultry. Thoughtful, not sexy. 632 01:08:06,500 --> 01:08:08,585 It's a serious subject you're writing about, yeah? 633 01:08:08,752 --> 01:08:10,254 Yeah. 634 01:08:10,462 --> 01:08:13,507 Yeah. Yeah, that's it. 635 01:08:15,884 --> 01:08:19,471 Oh, that's stunning. I love this one. 636 01:08:19,638 --> 01:08:21,515 Can we get a couple more very close up? 637 01:08:21,640 --> 01:08:23,350 Yeah, sure. 638 01:08:24,226 --> 01:08:28,772 Yeah. Max, what's your Insta? 639 01:08:29,273 --> 01:08:32,901 Erm... It's @maximes. 640 01:08:33,026 --> 01:08:35,779 But I've not really got many followers or anything, so... 641 01:08:36,280 --> 01:08:38,240 We're going to fix that. 642 01:08:38,407 --> 01:08:40,534 We'll do a big feature on our Instagram. 643 01:08:40,742 --> 01:08:45,414 Once this comes out, your face is gonna be on the top of everyone's feed. 644 01:08:59,511 --> 01:09:01,555 Les Nuits Fauves. 645 01:09:01,763 --> 01:09:06,018 Oh, that certainly sparked debate in my seminars. 646 01:09:13,066 --> 01:09:18,405 I know some people view him as immoral. 647 01:09:18,572 --> 01:09:20,449 Or selfish. 648 01:09:20,699 --> 01:09:22,701 Unlikable. 649 01:09:22,910 --> 01:09:30,459 But I think it's a beautiful account of a kind of... joy. 650 01:09:30,584 --> 01:09:36,715 Even in the face of death, against the tyranny of Aids and homophobia... 651 01:09:39,468 --> 01:09:44,056 I think there's great beauty in his refusal to give up on life. 652 01:09:44,223 --> 01:09:49,353 His continued desire to taste everything until the... 653 01:09:50,354 --> 01:09:52,064 very end. 654 01:10:07,329 --> 01:10:09,122 What? 655 01:10:09,998 --> 01:10:12,125 Can I ask you a question? 656 01:10:17,714 --> 01:10:20,259 Why is it that you do this? 657 01:10:21,760 --> 01:10:25,389 I don't imagine there are many boys on that website 658 01:10:25,597 --> 01:10:30,894 who are published in Granta or nominated for literary prizes. 659 01:10:32,771 --> 01:10:36,984 Are you saying that I shouldn't be here? 660 01:10:37,651 --> 01:10:40,988 No. No, not at all. 661 01:10:42,489 --> 01:10:46,618 You know, there's not much money in writing fiction. 662 01:10:47,536 --> 01:10:49,871 Or writing full stop. 663 01:10:50,497 --> 01:10:52,541 No, I don't imagine there is. 664 01:10:55,294 --> 01:10:59,298 But is it really just about the money for you? 665 01:11:02,426 --> 01:11:03,927 Erm... 666 01:11:05,137 --> 01:11:07,055 No. 667 01:11:08,682 --> 01:11:11,560 It's not that simple. 668 01:11:21,570 --> 01:11:25,324 We met in California in the early nineties. 669 01:11:26,199 --> 01:11:28,827 I still wasn't out. 670 01:11:29,036 --> 01:11:33,540 The only time I plucked up courage to meet anyone was on work trips. 671 01:11:34,291 --> 01:11:37,586 That too became a frightening business because of Aids. 672 01:11:37,794 --> 01:11:39,963 Yeah, of course. 673 01:11:44,676 --> 01:11:47,971 So how did you meet? 674 01:11:49,222 --> 01:11:52,976 I had the afternoon off from my conference 675 01:11:53,185 --> 01:11:56,480 and had gone to spend it at the Getty Villa. 676 01:11:56,605 --> 01:12:00,817 It really is a marvellous place. You should go if you haven't been. 677 01:12:02,235 --> 01:12:08,241 I was looking at this sculpture, the Victorious Youth, 678 01:12:08,450 --> 01:12:10,744 lost in admiration, 679 01:12:10,869 --> 01:12:13,372 when suddenly I heard, 680 01:12:13,580 --> 01:12:15,832 "Cute ass, isn't it?" 681 01:12:16,500 --> 01:12:18,460 Turning round, 682 01:12:18,627 --> 01:12:20,754 I saw David for the first time. 683 01:12:21,505 --> 01:12:26,134 Smiling his cheeky smile. So handsome. 684 01:12:27,260 --> 01:12:30,097 We got into conversation, 685 01:12:30,972 --> 01:12:33,892 went for lunch, had drinks, 686 01:12:34,768 --> 01:12:37,521 an unforgettable night in my hotel. 687 01:12:40,607 --> 01:12:42,901 Three days later, 688 01:12:43,026 --> 01:12:47,489 I flew back to London and David came with me, 689 01:12:47,656 --> 01:12:49,658 and never left. 690 01:12:50,534 --> 01:12:54,621 Until one day, twenty-nine years later, 691 01:12:55,163 --> 01:12:57,249 he was taken away. 692 01:13:00,919 --> 01:13:04,798 It'll be three years next month. 693 01:13:06,383 --> 01:13:08,635 A stroke. 694 01:13:09,803 --> 01:13:13,390 He went as suddenly as he had appeared. 695 01:13:24,526 --> 01:13:28,697 Oh... Our time is almost over. 696 01:13:34,161 --> 01:13:36,037 I'd like to stay. 697 01:13:36,288 --> 01:13:40,333 Well, you know I'd love that, but really I can't afford... 698 01:13:46,840 --> 01:13:48,967 Not him. 699 01:13:50,594 --> 01:13:52,429 Me. 700 01:14:12,949 --> 01:14:15,452 I've seen the proofs from the Evening Standard piece. 701 01:14:15,619 --> 01:14:17,120 Really good shots, don't you think? 702 01:14:17,245 --> 01:14:19,706 They're great. I'll see if we can get one for the dust jacket. 703 01:14:19,873 --> 01:14:21,708 The interview's good too. 704 01:14:21,875 --> 01:14:23,877 I love that thing you said... What was it? 705 01:14:24,002 --> 01:14:26,880 "I carve out my existence in the world using words. They are..." 706 01:14:27,005 --> 01:14:29,132 They are the footsteps I leave in my wake. 707 01:14:29,508 --> 01:14:30,759 Beautiful. - Yeah. 708 01:14:31,760 --> 01:14:34,638 It's not too lyrical? 709 01:14:34,846 --> 01:14:37,015 No, it's just what we needed. 710 01:14:37,641 --> 01:14:39,392 Fingers crossed it gets the review it deserves. 711 01:14:39,601 --> 01:14:42,020 Shouldn't be a problem. Larry is doing it. 712 01:14:42,145 --> 01:14:45,148 I think he'll have a real appreciation for your style. 713 01:14:46,733 --> 01:14:49,528 So have you read the draft? - Yes. 714 01:14:50,028 --> 01:14:51,404 Ben's had a look at it too. 715 01:14:54,658 --> 01:14:57,661 I'm gonna be honest because we want to get this out as soon as possible 716 01:14:57,869 --> 01:15:01,665 after the short stories while you're still fresh in everybody's mind. 717 01:15:02,290 --> 01:15:07,128 This erm... whole new thread with... 718 01:15:07,295 --> 01:15:10,423 Oh, what's the character's name? The older gentleman. 719 01:15:10,632 --> 01:15:12,425 Jonathan. 720 01:15:13,552 --> 01:15:15,679 I'm not sure about it. 721 01:15:17,013 --> 01:15:19,057 But it's the heart... - Don't you think it's... 722 01:15:19,182 --> 01:15:22,519 somehow too romantic in a way? 723 01:15:22,686 --> 01:15:28,191 Is Sebastian, who has been so consumed by sex until now, 724 01:15:28,400 --> 01:15:31,945 really suddenly about to become all Harold and Maude with this guy? 725 01:15:32,070 --> 01:15:37,951 I'm trying to show that he's moved beyond that initial, more superficial interest 726 01:15:38,159 --> 01:15:42,956 in sex work to... to this deeper appreciation of its meaning. 727 01:15:43,164 --> 01:15:45,917 I can see that's what you're trying to do. 728 01:15:46,084 --> 01:15:49,713 But you spend so much time now on this one relationship, 729 01:15:49,921 --> 01:15:52,215 I fear it's losing focus. 730 01:15:53,174 --> 01:15:55,844 Don't get me wrong. It started off brilliantly. 731 01:15:56,052 --> 01:15:57,304 Really exciting stuff. 732 01:15:57,470 --> 01:16:00,473 I'd just like you to continue in that vein. 733 01:16:00,599 --> 01:16:05,312 It's just, I really feel like I'm discovering... 734 01:16:06,855 --> 01:16:09,357 something deeper here. 735 01:16:09,566 --> 01:16:13,695 These exchanges between escorts and their clients. 736 01:16:13,862 --> 01:16:17,490 They are really important, connecting generations of gay men 737 01:16:17,616 --> 01:16:22,621 that might have not had much to do with each other 738 01:16:22,829 --> 01:16:26,958 and thus they're transmitting queer history and culture and... 739 01:16:27,584 --> 01:16:29,502 That's something I want to talk about. 740 01:16:29,628 --> 01:16:32,380 But that's not what we discussed originally, is it? 741 01:16:32,964 --> 01:16:34,883 You've veered from your proposal. 742 01:16:35,258 --> 01:16:37,594 An authentic portrait of contemporary sex work. 743 01:16:37,761 --> 01:16:39,262 The reality of what life is like... 744 01:16:39,471 --> 01:16:43,224 But it's grounded in reality. It's all based on research. 745 01:16:45,352 --> 01:16:46,895 From my interviews. 746 01:16:47,103 --> 01:16:52,025 I'm sorry. I just don't think our audiences will like it. 747 01:16:53,652 --> 01:16:56,237 You need to bring something more to it, Max. 748 01:16:56,655 --> 01:16:58,156 Find a way to raise the stakes. 749 01:16:58,365 --> 01:17:03,745 I don't want it to be just another tragic sex worker's story. Not at all. 750 01:17:03,912 --> 01:17:05,872 And nobody is asking you to do that. 751 01:17:08,124 --> 01:17:12,629 Look, we already know that you've mastered the short story. 752 01:17:12,796 --> 01:17:15,507 But this is a novel. You have to remember that. 753 01:17:16,007 --> 01:17:18,301 It is a different beast entirely. 754 01:17:20,178 --> 01:17:24,140 As it is, I'm afraid it's not working. 755 01:17:24,516 --> 01:17:28,561 It scares me. I don't know... 756 01:17:28,687 --> 01:17:31,189 It's as if I have a cold heart. 757 01:17:33,441 --> 01:17:35,652 Have you never fallen in love with a boy? 758 01:17:35,819 --> 01:17:36,945 Yes. 759 01:17:37,070 --> 01:17:39,072 Then why aren't you with him? 760 01:17:39,197 --> 01:17:43,451 I don't know. It's my fault. I didn't know what I was doing. 761 01:17:45,161 --> 01:17:46,830 Think of him a lot? 762 01:17:46,955 --> 01:17:50,291 Sometimes. I don't want to talk about it. 763 01:17:50,583 --> 01:17:53,545 If I were you, I'd listen to the people who've done this 100 times before 764 01:17:53,712 --> 01:17:56,214 and are giving you this opportunity. 765 01:17:56,840 --> 01:17:59,926 Yeah, but I don't think that she actually gets it. 766 01:18:00,093 --> 01:18:04,597 They're drawn to totally different aspects, to this more superficial version. 767 01:18:04,723 --> 01:18:07,475 Sure, but it really doesn't matter how amazing your version is 768 01:18:07,684 --> 01:18:09,185 if no one gets to read it. 769 01:18:24,951 --> 01:18:27,495 That'll be 28 pounds when you're ready. 770 01:18:45,138 --> 01:18:47,140 Sorry. 771 01:18:49,976 --> 01:18:51,603 Thanks. 772 01:19:15,293 --> 01:19:19,297 There's something I really think we should see, erm... 773 01:19:19,506 --> 01:19:22,050 The week after next it's coming on. 774 01:19:22,175 --> 01:19:25,428 I think it... 775 01:19:49,786 --> 01:19:52,163 The inside pocket of your jacket. 776 01:19:54,833 --> 01:19:57,210 I'll see you again next Thursday. 777 01:20:01,214 --> 01:20:03,591 Next week erm... 778 01:20:04,342 --> 01:20:05,969 may be a bit tricky. 779 01:20:08,471 --> 01:20:12,934 I've got a lot of work on at the moment with the writing, so... 780 01:20:15,353 --> 01:20:17,605 Of course. 781 01:20:20,441 --> 01:20:21,860 But I'll let you know though. 782 01:20:22,986 --> 01:20:25,613 Whenever it suits. 783 01:20:36,875 --> 01:20:39,627 Welcome aboard the 10:45 Eurostar 784 01:20:39,836 --> 01:20:42,213 to Brussels Midi. 785 01:20:42,380 --> 01:20:44,966 The restaurant-bar is located in carriage 4. 786 01:20:45,216 --> 01:20:48,261 We will arrive at our destination at 1:45 p.m. 787 01:20:48,595 --> 01:20:51,014 We wish you a pleasant journey. 788 01:21:05,278 --> 01:21:07,989 It's really good to see you. 789 01:21:20,919 --> 01:21:23,671 Ah, Mr Larson. Nice to see you again. 790 01:21:24,172 --> 01:21:26,549 Just follow me, please. 791 01:21:26,758 --> 01:21:30,803 How are you? - Very good. Thank you. 792 01:21:55,161 --> 01:21:56,829 So they all know you here. 793 01:21:58,331 --> 01:21:59,916 Yeah. 794 01:22:03,461 --> 01:22:06,089 I like to come here whenever I'm in town. 795 01:22:07,090 --> 01:22:09,092 Yeah, I love their food. 796 01:22:09,717 --> 01:22:15,098 Though I always seem to have the same meal. Yeah. 797 01:22:18,101 --> 01:22:20,812 But never the same company. 798 01:22:22,063 --> 01:22:23,856 No, erm... 799 01:22:24,065 --> 01:22:25,858 Well... 800 01:22:26,859 --> 01:22:29,195 If I find something I like, 801 01:22:30,196 --> 01:22:31,864 I want to have it again. 802 01:22:41,874 --> 01:22:44,585 So what are your family doing this weekend? 803 01:22:46,254 --> 01:22:47,714 Just... 804 01:22:48,840 --> 01:22:51,009 keeping themselves company, I suppose. 805 01:22:52,510 --> 01:22:54,721 Have they ever been to Brussels? 806 01:22:58,016 --> 01:23:00,018 Well... 807 01:23:01,853 --> 01:23:05,606 I don't think they're very interested. 808 01:23:05,773 --> 01:23:07,400 Would you like some more wine? 809 01:23:07,525 --> 01:23:09,652 Yes, please. 810 01:23:12,905 --> 01:23:14,115 Thank you. 811 01:23:14,282 --> 01:23:16,409 Perhaps another bottle? 812 01:23:16,534 --> 01:23:18,911 Erm... 813 01:23:19,620 --> 01:23:21,289 Why not. 814 01:23:53,946 --> 01:23:56,532 Sorry, I'm not feeling too well. 815 01:23:57,033 --> 01:24:00,078 I think I had a bit too much to drink. 816 01:24:00,286 --> 01:24:04,707 Go get some water then. 817 01:25:04,100 --> 01:25:07,478 I'm tired. 818 01:25:10,982 --> 01:25:14,610 It's okay. It's okay. 819 01:25:22,660 --> 01:25:25,371 Can we just wait until morning? 820 01:25:30,668 --> 01:25:33,796 Do I have to remind you who is paying for this? 821 01:25:49,937 --> 01:25:51,939 Can you at least get a condom? 822 01:25:53,441 --> 01:25:55,318 Please. 823 01:27:11,227 --> 01:27:12,895 Max? 824 01:27:13,229 --> 01:27:14,522 Max! 825 01:27:18,776 --> 01:27:20,778 We haven't got all day. 826 01:28:44,820 --> 01:28:46,822 Can you at least get a condom? 827 01:29:24,151 --> 01:29:26,529 What the fuck is this? 828 01:29:31,867 --> 01:29:33,869 Oh fuck. Erm... 829 01:29:34,495 --> 01:29:39,542 "And in that moment, Sebastian realised that to try to fight back 830 01:29:39,750 --> 01:29:43,504 would have been fruitless, or dangerous even." 831 01:29:44,797 --> 01:29:47,925 That is not what happened! What the fuck is this? 832 01:29:48,050 --> 01:29:49,802 It's just for myself. It's nothing. 833 01:29:49,927 --> 01:29:52,430 I should have known. Never trust a whore. 834 01:29:52,555 --> 01:29:53,931 Sorry. Give my laptop. - Get out. 835 01:29:54,056 --> 01:29:55,307 It's nothing. - Please. Get out. 836 01:29:55,516 --> 01:29:57,643 Give my laptop back. - Get the fuck out. 837 01:29:57,810 --> 01:29:59,562 Can I have my laptop? - Get the fuck out. 838 01:29:59,770 --> 01:30:02,022 Just give it. - Now! 839 01:30:03,065 --> 01:30:06,444 - Get... out! 840 01:30:06,819 --> 01:30:10,156 - Okay, well, give me my stuff. - I'll give you your stuff. 841 01:30:11,198 --> 01:30:14,034 - Out. Now. 842 01:30:16,662 --> 01:30:19,290 Fucking whore! 843 01:30:43,230 --> 01:30:44,857 Fuck. 844 01:30:56,327 --> 01:30:58,746 Do you have my wallet? I need it. 845 01:31:05,586 --> 01:31:07,338 Daniel! 846 01:31:13,219 --> 01:31:15,262 Sir? Sir, please. 847 01:31:15,471 --> 01:31:17,765 You need to stop. You are disturbing the guests. 848 01:31:17,973 --> 01:31:19,892 I left my wallet. - Sir, please. 849 01:31:20,100 --> 01:31:22,645 I want you to leave. Reception can sort it out. 850 01:31:22,853 --> 01:31:23,646 I need to get in... 851 01:31:26,398 --> 01:31:29,026 Good afternoon, Mr Larson. I'm sorry to disturb you. 852 01:31:29,151 --> 01:31:32,613 I have a young man in front of me who wants access to your room. 853 01:31:32,780 --> 01:31:37,535 He's looking for his wallet. He says his name is Sebastian. Do you know him? 854 01:31:39,411 --> 01:31:41,038 No? 855 01:31:41,789 --> 01:31:44,500 No, he's lying. - Okay. Thank you very much. 856 01:31:44,667 --> 01:31:48,254 I'm so sorry to have disturbed you. Thank you. Bye. 857 01:31:48,546 --> 01:31:50,673 There's nothing more I can do. - He's a liar. 858 01:31:50,798 --> 01:31:53,425 Your colleagues have literally seen me here before. 859 01:31:53,551 --> 01:31:56,804 I'm sorry. If you're not booking a room, I have to ask you to leave. 860 01:31:56,929 --> 01:31:59,306 Are you kidding? That's fucking ridiculous. 861 01:31:59,431 --> 01:32:02,059 I've been here before! - Please, sir, calm down. 862 01:32:02,268 --> 01:32:05,771 Sorry. I can't do anything. - Call him again. 863 01:32:06,188 --> 01:32:09,149 I can't do that. I'm sorry. 864 01:32:57,364 --> 01:32:59,074 Hi, Mum. 865 01:32:59,241 --> 01:33:01,452 Hi, Max. Why are you not picking up? 866 01:33:01,619 --> 01:33:04,121 I've been trying to get through to you. 867 01:33:05,122 --> 01:33:07,458 I was just in the cinema. 868 01:33:08,626 --> 01:33:11,754 Why am I getting a strange dialling tone? 869 01:33:12,379 --> 01:33:14,131 Where are you? 870 01:33:15,341 --> 01:33:19,762 Erm... I'm in Brussels, with Amna. 871 01:33:20,638 --> 01:33:22,598 In Brussels? 872 01:33:24,642 --> 01:33:31,357 Sorry, I didn't get the chance to tell you. It was so last minute. Erm... 873 01:33:31,523 --> 01:33:34,902 Amna got a deal on Eurostar tickets, so... erm... 874 01:33:35,986 --> 01:33:38,280 She took me here for the weekend. 875 01:33:38,906 --> 01:33:40,908 A late birthday present. 876 01:33:41,116 --> 01:33:43,410 That was really nice of her. 877 01:33:44,870 --> 01:33:47,665 Listen, your dad and I were just calling to say 878 01:33:47,873 --> 01:33:51,168 that we had read that piece in the Evening Standard. 879 01:33:52,419 --> 01:33:56,131 You came across really, really well. 880 01:33:58,384 --> 01:34:01,679 I am so proud of you, Max. 881 01:34:03,514 --> 01:34:05,182 Yeah. 882 01:34:06,558 --> 01:34:08,268 That's great. 883 01:34:08,435 --> 01:34:10,896 You spoke so beautifully. 884 01:34:13,023 --> 01:34:14,692 Bye. - Bye, darling. 885 01:34:19,446 --> 01:34:21,573 Closing time. 886 01:34:25,452 --> 01:34:27,454 Closing time. 887 01:34:30,708 --> 01:34:32,960 Get going. We are closing up. 888 01:34:44,847 --> 01:34:46,724 Move along. We're closing. 889 01:35:17,713 --> 01:35:21,258 How much longer can you last? 890 01:35:21,633 --> 01:35:25,220 Push it to the limit Over in a minute 891 01:35:25,387 --> 01:35:28,766 Burning up until you crash 892 01:35:29,224 --> 01:35:32,770 Oh, oh 893 01:35:32,978 --> 01:35:36,398 How much longer can you last? 894 01:35:36,899 --> 01:35:40,402 Oh, oh 895 01:35:40,611 --> 01:35:43,739 Burning up until you crash 896 01:35:43,906 --> 01:35:47,242 Make you sweat Dripping down your neck 897 01:35:47,409 --> 01:35:50,788 Let's get together Gonna make you sweat 898 01:35:50,913 --> 01:35:54,792 My silhouette running round your head 899 01:35:55,000 --> 01:35:57,669 Let's get together Gonna make you sweat 900 01:36:00,672 --> 01:36:02,049 Thank you. 901 01:36:02,925 --> 01:36:04,885 - Thank you. - No problem. 902 01:36:06,553 --> 01:36:10,057 A handsome guy like you should never be thirsty. 903 01:36:18,315 --> 01:36:21,068 Are you here on holiday? 904 01:36:23,529 --> 01:36:26,156 Yes. Something like that. 905 01:36:31,203 --> 01:36:34,414 Everything was mine 906 01:36:34,581 --> 01:36:39,461 I knew it when I saw you that night 907 01:36:39,670 --> 01:36:41,922 My heart, it felt complete and 908 01:36:42,089 --> 01:36:46,844 Everything was perfectly aligned 909 01:36:47,052 --> 01:36:49,721 It happened just like that 910 01:36:51,223 --> 01:36:53,475 Want to go to my place? 911 01:36:53,684 --> 01:36:55,686 It's not far. 912 01:36:57,479 --> 01:37:00,732 Yes. I'd like that. 913 01:37:15,455 --> 01:37:17,958 But that'll be 200. 914 01:37:19,376 --> 01:37:21,378 What? 915 01:37:21,587 --> 01:37:23,964 It's 200. 916 01:37:41,899 --> 01:37:45,736 Hey, this is Amna. I can't pick up now, but please leave a message 917 01:37:45,903 --> 01:37:49,281 and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks. 918 01:38:17,809 --> 01:38:19,645 Hello? 919 01:38:21,772 --> 01:38:23,941 Sebastian? 920 01:38:25,817 --> 01:38:27,694 Are you there? 921 01:38:28,779 --> 01:38:30,656 Is everything all right? 922 01:39:55,157 --> 01:40:00,537 I've always been rather fond of the name Jonathan. 923 01:40:00,996 --> 01:40:05,042 I'm going to tell my publisher that I'm scrapping the whole project. 924 01:40:09,796 --> 01:40:12,049 They never even liked that section anyway. 925 01:40:24,770 --> 01:40:27,022 Do you not hate me? 926 01:40:27,564 --> 01:40:30,317 For using you like that? 927 01:40:32,277 --> 01:40:33,945 No, I don't. 928 01:40:38,158 --> 01:40:41,453 You need to carry on and finish it. 929 01:40:43,955 --> 01:40:47,918 What I would hate you for is not publishing it. 930 01:40:48,668 --> 01:40:50,337 And... 931 01:40:51,338 --> 01:40:55,717 if I can help in any way, and heaven forbid, 932 01:40:57,469 --> 01:40:59,846 be an inspiration to you, 933 01:41:00,847 --> 01:41:03,600 I couldn't be more thrilled. 934 01:41:07,354 --> 01:41:09,815 It's good. 935 01:43:31,081 --> 01:43:33,833 There are fresh towels in the bathroom. 936 01:44:06,032 --> 01:44:09,786 Really nice to meet you, Max. - You too. 937 01:44:18,044 --> 01:44:20,130 Have a good rest of the day. 938 01:45:32,077 --> 01:45:34,579 I'm really excited about our conversation. 939 01:45:34,746 --> 01:45:37,999 Your book is one of my favourites of this year. 940 01:45:38,124 --> 01:45:40,835 Thank you. 941 01:45:41,002 --> 01:45:44,631 I'll begin by introducing and welcoming everyone 942 01:45:44,756 --> 01:45:48,385 and then if you just want to follow out after me and get seated 943 01:45:48,510 --> 01:45:50,720 once I introduce you. - Yeah. 944 01:45:50,887 --> 01:45:53,390 Did you get a chance to look at the questions? 945 01:45:53,515 --> 01:45:57,477 I did, yeah. - And did they all seem okay? 946 01:45:57,644 --> 01:46:01,272 I mean, if there is anything you don't feel comfortable discussing... 947 01:46:03,358 --> 01:46:06,653 or if anything feels too personal, please tell me. 948 01:46:17,247 --> 01:46:19,165 You can ask me anything. 949 01:46:59,706 --> 01:47:03,835 I work all night 950 01:47:03,960 --> 01:47:08,214 I do my thing 951 01:47:08,339 --> 01:47:12,719 Just killin' time 952 01:47:12,844 --> 01:47:16,973 Need a friend 953 01:47:17,098 --> 01:47:20,852 Is this my life? 954 01:47:20,977 --> 01:47:25,857 Beginning or end? 955 01:47:25,982 --> 01:47:30,236 Can I start again? 956 01:47:30,361 --> 01:47:34,824 Can we start again? 957 01:47:34,991 --> 01:47:38,870 There's a new moon on the rise 958 01:47:39,078 --> 01:47:43,458 Turn the tide, turn the tide 959 01:47:43,625 --> 01:47:47,504 I've been walking a thin line 960 01:47:47,712 --> 01:47:52,759 Between the Earth and the sky 961 01:47:52,884 --> 01:47:57,096 Why do my realities take over all my dreams? 962 01:47:57,263 --> 01:48:01,392 Why does all the purest love get filtered through machines? 963 01:48:01,601 --> 01:48:05,855 Gimme something good that's even better than it seems 964 01:48:06,022 --> 01:48:09,400 Why does all the purest love get filtered through machines? 965 01:48:09,526 --> 01:48:13,863 I work all night 966 01:48:14,030 --> 01:48:18,117 I do my thing 967 01:48:18,284 --> 01:48:22,622 Just killin' time 968 01:48:22,789 --> 01:48:26,918 Need a friend 969 01:48:27,043 --> 01:48:30,672 Is this my life? 970 01:48:30,880 --> 01:48:35,677 Beginning or end? 971 01:48:35,802 --> 01:48:40,056 Can I start again? 972 01:48:40,265 --> 01:48:45,520 Can we start again? 973 01:49:02,203 --> 01:49:06,332 There's a new sun in the sky 974 01:49:06,457 --> 01:49:10,461 Where are you? Where am I? 975 01:49:10,670 --> 01:49:17,427 Have you been looking, like I've been looking for a reason or a sign? 976 01:49:17,594 --> 01:49:20,221 Oh, why? Oh, why? 977 01:49:20,346 --> 01:49:24,475 Why do my realities take over all my dreams? 978 01:49:24,684 --> 01:49:28,730 Why does all the purest love get filtered through machines? 979 01:49:28,938 --> 01:49:33,109 Gimme something good that's even better than it seems 980 01:49:33,318 --> 01:49:36,863 Why does all the purest love get filtered through machines? 981 01:49:36,988 --> 01:49:41,117 I work all night 982 01:49:41,242 --> 01:49:45,496 I do my thing 983 01:49:45,705 --> 01:49:50,001 Just killin' time 984 01:49:50,209 --> 01:49:54,339 Need a friend 985 01:49:54,505 --> 01:49:58,009 Is this my life? 986 01:49:58,134 --> 01:50:03,097 Beginning or end? 987 01:50:03,264 --> 01:50:07,518 Can I start again? 988 01:50:07,644 --> 01:50:12,774 Can we start again? 989 01:50:13,483 --> 01:50:16,778 Can we begin again? 990 01:50:17,779 --> 01:50:20,907 Can we begin again?