The.Words.2012 Subtitles

00:00:29,530 --> 00:00:32,[♪♪♪]

00:01:27,838 --> 00:01:30,[APPLAUSE]

00:01:37,639 --> 00:01:39,The Words,

00:01:40,517 --> 00:01:41,by me.

00:01:41,977 --> 00:01:43,[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

00:01:43,812 --> 00:01:44,Part one.

00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:51,"The old man stood in the rain.

00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:54,[♪♪♪]

00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:59,He watched as Rory and Dora Jansen
made their way to the limo.

00:02:00,329 --> 00:02:03,Somehow it seemed as if
the raindrops missed them."

00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:06,Thank you.
Good night.

00:02:34,279 --> 00:02:35,Ah...

00:02:41,245 --> 00:02:45,No, no, tell Mom not to worry.
Look, we just want her
to feel better, okay?

00:02:45,958 --> 00:02:46,All right?

00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:50,Yeah. No, no. She brought her
camera. They're gonna take
a lot of pictures.

00:02:50,796 --> 00:02:53,There's a lot of photographers there.
It's an event, Dad.

00:02:53,757 --> 00:02:55,Okay, all right, we g***t-- Yes, yes.

00:02:56,051 --> 00:02:57,We love you too.
Love you, Chuckles.

00:02:58,053 --> 00:02:59,Bye.

00:03:00,055 --> 00:03:01,[GROANS]

00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:03,Ha-ha-ha.
My parents are very excited.

00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,And they love you very much.

00:03:06,478 --> 00:03:08,Are you excited?

00:03:09,481 --> 00:03:12,Yeah, sure, it's a big night, right?

00:03:12,526 --> 00:03:14,DORA:
It's a big honor.

00:03:14,653 --> 00:03:16,[RORY SIGHS]

00:03:16,405 --> 00:03:18,Baby, it's-- You're just nervous.
It's normal.

00:03:18,907 --> 00:03:20,I'm just a little overwhelmed,
you know?

00:03:21,076 --> 00:03:23,I didn't expect any of this.

00:03:27,457 --> 00:03:30,Where are you? Hm?

00:03:36,925 --> 00:03:40,It was supposed to be a little book,
you know?

00:03:41,096 --> 00:03:42,I know.

00:03:43,140 --> 00:03:46,[♪♪♪]

00:03:47,019 --> 00:03:49,So nice that you could make time
for our little award.

00:03:49,688 --> 00:03:51,We know you're busy.
The pleasure's all ours.

00:03:51,815 --> 00:03:55,No. Come now. Your book is fabulous.
But, of course, you know that.

00:03:55,444 --> 00:03:57,You've read all the reviews.
Ha, ha, ha!

00:03:58,071 --> 00:04:01,NELSON:
The Window Tears has introduced us
to the one of the most exciting

00:04:01,950 --> 00:04:03,and sensitive young writers

00:04:03,827 --> 00:04:06,to appear on the literary horizon
in a very long time.

00:04:07,039 --> 00:04:09,We are privileged
to have with us here tonight

00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:14,the winner of this year's
American Fellowship
of Arts and Letters Award,

00:04:15,005 --> 00:04:17,Mr. Rory Jansen.

00:04:17,591 --> 00:04:19,[APPLAUSE]

00:04:30,729 --> 00:04:31,[EXHALES SHARPLY]

00:04:34,149 --> 00:04:35,Thank you.

00:04:49,498 --> 00:04:52,RORY:
I simply tried to set down the truth
as I imagined it.

00:04:52,834 --> 00:04:56,The story of one man,
his wife and child.

00:04:56,380 --> 00:05:01,I never thought a little book like this
would affect so many different people.

00:05:01,510 --> 00:05:04,I only wish I had an idea
for my second book.

00:05:04,262 --> 00:05:05,[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

00:05:05,931 --> 00:05:08,I don't want to take up
any more of your time.

00:05:08,225 --> 00:05:09,I'll just end by saying

00:05:09,601 --> 00:05:13,that the honor this evening
is truly all mine. Thank you.

00:05:14,064 --> 00:05:15,[APPLAUSE]

00:05:18,860 --> 00:05:20,[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

00:05:23,782 --> 00:05:27,[♪♪♪]

00:05:30,414 --> 00:05:34,CLAY: Rory Jansen had everything
he had ever dreamed of.

00:05:35,377 --> 00:05:39,But somewhere,
the old man was waiting.

00:05:41,091 --> 00:05:45,And he would change everything.

00:05:56,690 --> 00:06:00,"Right after college,
they moved to Brooklyn.

00:06:00,444 --> 00:06:03,They found a first floor loft
in an old factory.

00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:07,It was five years before the book
and the awards,

00:06:07,951 --> 00:06:11,but Rory already knew what his life
was supposed to look like."

00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:13,RORY: So straight back there.
That's it.

00:06:13,623 --> 00:06:15,Keep going?
Like two more feet.

00:06:15,250 --> 00:06:17,Okay, here?
Yeah.

00:06:17,419 --> 00:06:19,Let it go.
Just let go?

00:06:20,088 --> 00:06:21,[GASPS]

00:06:21,423 --> 00:06:23,[♪♪♪]

00:06:26,970 --> 00:06:28,[BOTH GRUNT]

00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:29,CLAY:
He loved her.

00:06:29,723 --> 00:06:30,RORY:
Dora?

00:06:30,932 --> 00:06:32,[DORA LAUGHS]

00:06:32,267 --> 00:06:34,CLAY: He loved New York.
You're gonna drop me. Heh-heh-heh.

00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:40,He loved fighting to make the rent.

00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:43,Fighting to make his art.

00:06:44,696 --> 00:06:48,Living like all the great writers
he had idolized.

00:06:49,159 --> 00:06:51,Okay, I think we should
put pictures up there.

00:06:52,079 --> 00:06:53,RORY:
Mm-hm.

00:06:53,455 --> 00:06:58,And I think your desk is fine
where it's at over there.

00:07:03,256 --> 00:07:05,And I think we should paint
the bathroom pink.

00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:08,RORY: Never.
Ha-ha-ha.

00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:15,CLAY:
"A young, struggling writer,
fighting to make his voice heard.

00:07:17,729 --> 00:07:20,He liked cheap bottles of wine.

00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,How much is it?
VENDOR: It's 20 dollars.

00:07:24,653 --> 00:07:28,CLAY: And nothing to do with his days
but wander the streets.

00:07:28,406 --> 00:07:29,Oh.

00:07:29,699 --> 00:07:31,It matches my eyes.
What do you want me to do?

00:07:31,701 --> 00:07:32,[DORA GIGGLES]

00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,CLAY: But at night,
when the rest of the city slept,

00:07:38,041 --> 00:07:39,he wrote."

00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,Thanks, babe.

00:07:49,719 --> 00:07:52,Just doing a final pass. Ahem.

00:07:52,389 --> 00:07:53,And then what?

00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:58,And then I'm gonna head into an agent
that Professor Waller recommended.

00:07:58,728 --> 00:08:00,And then what?

00:08:00,814 --> 00:08:01,And then we're gonna
celebrate.

00:08:01,982 --> 00:08:03,[RORY SIGHS]

00:08:03,608 --> 00:08:04,[WHISPERING]
But we don't have any money.

00:08:05,068 --> 00:08:07,Shh. Then we're gonna celebrate.

00:08:08,071 --> 00:08:10,Just gotta finish this.

00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:14,Babe.
Mm?

00:08:14,369 --> 00:08:16,Babe.

00:08:16,246 --> 00:08:18,Babe. Come on, I gotta finish this.

00:08:19,457 --> 00:08:23,Okay, I gotta finish this. Heh.
Heh-heh. Fine.

00:08:24,296 --> 00:08:26,But you're missing out.

00:08:29,801 --> 00:08:31,[GROANS]

00:08:37,142 --> 00:08:38,Finished.

00:08:39,227 --> 00:08:41,JANSEN:
Well, if he doesn't want to do it,
he doesn't want to do it.

00:08:41,980 --> 00:08:44,Listen, I said I'll try.

00:08:45,567 --> 00:08:48,What do you mean?
Of course that's my word.

00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:53,I gotta know by Wednesday,
that's when I place the orders.

00:08:53,658 --> 00:08:55,I'll call you back. Goodbye.
Working hard?

00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:57,All I do is put out fires.
It never stops.

00:08:58,163 --> 00:09:02,Listen, I know you're busy,
so, uh, I'm gonna come at you
straight, okay?

00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:04,Let's go into my office.

00:09:04,586 --> 00:09:05,How much?

00:09:05,795 --> 00:09:08,Just enough
for the next month
to cover us.

00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:11,And then what?
You show up again here next month?

00:09:11,635 --> 00:09:14,I g***t my book into an agent,
says it's g***t potential.

00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:15,Did they give you any money?

00:09:15,805 --> 00:09:19,No, but, Dad,
it doesn't work like that.
It's not like your business, okay?

00:09:19,517 --> 00:09:22,It's not like you do work,
you get paid for it, okay?

00:09:22,354 --> 00:09:26,I gotta pay my dues.
No, I gotta pay your dues, right?

00:09:27,150 --> 00:09:30,Look, I wouldn't ask you
if I didn't need it.

00:09:30,487 --> 00:09:32,You think I like coming down here
like this?

00:09:32,697 --> 00:09:34,You think I like saying no?

00:09:35,742 --> 00:09:38,I feel like I'm hurting you
more than helping you.

00:09:38,411 --> 00:09:40,You gotta take responsibility
for your life.

00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:42,I've been taking responsibility
for my life.

00:09:42,832 --> 00:09:45,I've had a job since I was 15.
I was a busboy.

00:09:45,293 --> 00:09:47,Okay, we decided two years ago

00:09:47,170 --> 00:09:49,I was gonna dedicate myself
to being a writer.

00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,We had this conversation
in the living room.

00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:54,Mom was...