The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

00:38:21,757 --> 00:38:23,551 -Your brother doesn't want to sell. -Brother? 789 00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:26,429 Half-brother, we have a different mother. That's a real shame for him, then. 790 00:38:26,512 --> 00:38:29,265 Danny stands the most to benefit. He doesn't work. 791 00:38:29,348 --> 00:38:32,226 -He and Karen have separated. -Really? 792 00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:35,062 I took him in, but now he's with Jean in Rochester. 793 00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:37,356 -Shit. -Apparently, his mother moved to Florida, 794 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:38,983 which I didn't know. Did you know that? 795 00:38:39,066 --> 00:38:41,986 -No. -She's still angry with me, apparently. 796 00:38:42,069 --> 00:38:46,282 You know your brother and sister helped organize a show for me up at Bard. 797 00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:49,827 -A retrospective? -A retrospective of the faculty, yes. 798 00:38:49,910 --> 00:38:51,495 Like a... group show. 799 00:38:51,579 --> 00:38:53,873 -I'll just sit here. -Well, there's other artists, yes, 800 00:38:53,956 --> 00:38:57,752 but... I was promised a very prominent place in the gallery. 801 00:38:58,419 --> 00:38:59,754 Sounds good, congratulations. 802 00:38:59,837 --> 00:39:03,632 You purchased the property in 1973 for $60,000, 803 00:39:03,716 --> 00:39:05,843 but since you've borrowed against the house a couple times, 804 00:39:05,926 --> 00:39:07,345 the net proceeds have diminished. 805 00:39:07,428 --> 00:39:08,721 Danny thinks that after the show, 806 00:39:08,804 --> 00:39:11,515 my work could appreciate considerably in value and that we should wait. 807 00:39:11,599 --> 00:39:13,726 You just told me Danny doesn't want to sell at all. 808 00:39:14,518 --> 00:39:17,146 Dad, whatever happens at Bard, you can't afford the real estate taxes. 809 00:39:17,229 --> 00:39:19,982 You're paying two grand a month in utilities. 810 00:39:20,066 --> 00:39:21,359 Things you wouldn't think: housekeepers... 811 00:39:21,442 --> 00:39:22,985 Mercedes has been with us for years, 812 00:39:23,069 --> 00:39:25,946 and though I deplore her politics, I'm not letting her go. 813 00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:27,990 -I'm giving examples. -Am I paying for him? 814 00:39:28,074 --> 00:39:31,619 No, he's doing this as a favor. Dad, Gabe's specialty is not my specialty. 815 00:39:31,702 --> 00:39:33,704 -I'm in personal wealth. -Something I wouldn't know about. 816 00:39:34,789 --> 00:39:37,625 -Gabe would only get paid when we sell. -I'm not giving Gabe anything. 817 00:39:37,708 --> 00:39:40,669 Absolutely not. And I'm not having this conversation with him. 818 00:39:40,753 --> 00:39:43,130 -This is a private family matter. -Okay, I understand. 819 00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:45,674 Normally, conspiracy is mounted by people close to you. 820 00:39:45,758 --> 00:39:47,385 I don't even know this asshole. 821 00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:52,098 -Can we get a check? -We didn't order anything. 822 00:39:52,181 --> 00:39:54,975 -I wanted to punch Gabe right in the nose. -The owner is a client. 823 00:39:55,059 --> 00:39:57,353 That's why we could get the table so last minute. 824 00:39:57,937 --> 00:39:59,772 That's why they gave us this bigger table. 825 00:40:00,523 --> 00:40:02,942 I imagine they'll send some complementary stuff, too. 826 00:40:04,318 --> 00:40:05,611 Is that baby aspirin? 827 00:40:05,694 --> 00:40:08,197 -Adult aspirin bothers my stomach. -Are you okay? 828 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:10,783 -I've had some headaches, it's fine. -Have you gone to a doctor? 829 00:40:10,866 --> 00:40:11,784 That's not necessary. 830 00:40:12,743 --> 00:40:14,870 You're so important, you need two phones. 831 00:40:14,954 --> 00:40:17,248 So, L.J. has a show at MoMA, thought I'd check it out. 832 00:40:17,331 --> 00:40:19,583 I was at the opening. I met Sigourney Weaver. 833 00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:21,127 -How is L.J.? -We chatted. 834 00:40:21,210 --> 00:40:25,005 She said to me, "My name is Sigourney." I said, "My name is Harold." 835 00:40:25,089 --> 00:40:26,006 Uh-huh. 836 00:40:26,090 --> 00:40:29,009 L.J. says he's gonna try to come to the show at Bard. 837 00:40:29,093 --> 00:40:31,429 -That's great. -I'm sure he'd like to see you there. 838 00:40:31,512 --> 00:40:32,471 Yeah, if I'm in town. 839 00:40:32,555 --> 00:40:34,598 I think I'm gonna show one of the bronzes. 840 00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:38,060 It's an early piece I made when you used to sit on the floor and watch me work. 841 00:40:38,144 --> 00:40:39,186 You remember that? 842 00:40:39,812 --> 00:40:42,106 You've told me this before, and I don't remember it. 843 00:40:42,189 --> 00:40:45,484 You would hand me tools and make suggestions as if you too were the artist. 844 00:40:45,568 --> 00:40:46,861 Well, I wasn't. 845 00:40:46,944 --> 00:40:49,196 It was originally untitled, but I'm gonna call it "Matthew." 846 00:40:50,072 --> 00:40:51,490 I'd like to see Eliza, too. 847 00:40:51,574 --> 00:40:54,785 She sent me her movie, which I thought ...