An Imaginary Interview Between Me and Paul Thomas Anderson
by Matt Wolpert
Here's a transcript of the recent interview between me and Paul Thomas Anderson that happened in my mind.
ME: Let's get down to brass tacks.
PTA: Ok ....
ME: When you were writing "Magnolia", how many times did you consider calling it "Vadge-nolia"? Was it: A) 1 time, B) --
PTA: What?? Never.
ME: Hold on, Pal. Let me finish the question. When you were writing "Magnolia", how many --
PTA: Did you just call me "Pal"?
ME: No. I said "Hold on, Paul. Let me finish the question."
PTA: Whatever.
ME: When you were writing "Magnolia", how many times did you consider calling it "Vadge-nolia"? Was it: A) 1 time, B) 2 to 5 times, or C) 6 or more?
PTA: I never once considered calling it "Vadge-nolia".
ME: So .... which letter is that?
PTA: It's none of them! I considered calling it "Vadge-nolia" exactly ZERO times and that wasn't one of your choices.
ME: My mistake. Let me re-phrase: When you were writing "Magnolia", how many times did you consider calling it "Vadge-nolia"? Was it: A) 1 time, B) 2 to 5 times, C) 6 or more, or D) zero?
PTA: What the fuck, man?!?! I told you already: ZERO!!!
ME: Ok, so just to clarify, which letter are you choosing?
PTA: "D" -- ZERO!!!
ME: Pal Thomas Anderson. Thanks for your time.
Labels: Matt, Paul Thomas Anderson, Vadge-nolia
posted by dusted21 at 3:24 PM
2 Comments:
i really love this song
Finally, somewhere I can read interviews with insanely creative people we don't know and we'd never like. More from Matty please!
Matty should get a show on NPR, right before Prairie Home Companion. His breed of hate would scare the last dimes of those seniors living on fixed income.
Then we can eat them.
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