Untitled Numbers/ Entourage part 1 of ?
The Eppes' were having bagels and lox when suddenly Mr. Eppes said "I'm sorry, Charlie. I forgot to tell you.Somebody from Vincent Chase's office called while you were in class yesterday. A nice young man. Eric Something."
"Who?"Charlie looked as vague as if his dad had begun speaking in tongues.
"You do this just to fuck with me, don't you?" Don asked. "Admit it...we went to Aguaman together. Remember?"
"Don't get started on that movie again...the human brain's completely incompatible with that kind of sonar...that kind of bad science makes me insane."
"Compared to what? C'mon, I know you do the hermity-genius thing, and you're great at it, but that was one of the biggest movies of the decade..."
"Okay, so, Dad, what would a guy like that want with someone like me..."
"I don't know...maybe he wants you to check some math for him."
"I'm not H&R Block."
"I hope you won't be this dismissive when you talk to him on the phone." Alan Eppes said. "I raised you better than that."
"Ok, but I hope he's not too Hollywoody...you know, all about macrobiotics and botox."
"I take it back," Don said. "You weren't holding out on me at all.",br>
A FEW MONTHS EARLIER
"Wouldn't this article make an interesting script? Vinny Chase asked. "I can totally see myself playing this guy."
"Okay?" Eric Murphy said, a quizzical frown wrinkling his forehead. "But that guy does theoretical mathematics, and you? Count on your fingers sometimes."
"But he's so into it, E. That's the part I think I could play...the passion behind the pocket protector."
"You're serious...you're not just fucking with me?
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"The critics are driving me crazy, calling me just a pretty-boy actor...I want to play someone substantial."
"Let me see what he looks like,"E offered." because we've already seen substantial mean ugly."