Naked Lunch (1991)

Nicholas Campbell: Hank

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• Hank : See, you can't rewrite, 'cause to rewrite is to deceive and lie, and you betray your own thoughts. To rethink the flow and the rhythm, the tumbling out of the words, is a betrayal, and it's a sin, Martin, it's a sin.

• Hank : This stuff's gonna get published under your name - and you'll have a career.

  Martin : Yeah, you'll probably get into print before we will. For God's sake, Bill, play ball with this conspiracy.

  Bill Lee : You're patronizing me, boys. But I don't mind, 'cause you're so sweet to me, too.

• Hank : Could the guy be any more vague?

• Bill Lee : I gave up writing when I was ten. Too dangerous.

  Hank : Only if someone reads what you write. So far we haven't had that problem.

• Hank : I'm being serious!

  Martin : So is he.

• Hank : You'll probably make it into print before we do.

• Bill Lee : Somebody's stealing my roach powder. Somebody's got it in for me.

  Hank : Well, Bill, maybe you should take it as a sign. Maybe you ought to try your hand at writing pornography.

• Bill Lee : Wait a minute, where are we going? Oh, man.

  Martin : How about back to your place?

  Bill Lee : Nope.

  Hank : Why not.

  Bill Lee : I'm not safe there. I'm a dead duck there.

• Hank : We thought it was important for us to help you get your book together.

  Martin : Yeah, I've sent sections of it to my publisher, and they're interested. All you gotta do is finish it, man.

  Hank : You've already done the hard part.

  Bill Lee : Book? My book?

  Hank : Yeah. The one you've been calling 'Naked Lunch'.