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Alternate Self in 6 years if I had gone to work on Wallstreet and remained hooked on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy:
BATEMAN (V.0.)
I believe in taking care of
myself, in a balanced diet, in a
rigorous exercise routine. In the
morning, if my face is a little
puffy, I'll put on an ice
pack while doing my stomach
crunches. I can do a thousand
now.
Bateman ties a plastic ice pack around his face.
Bateman does his morning stretching exercises in the living room wearing the ice pack.
CUT TO:
A mirror-lined bathroom. Bateman is luxuriating in the shower steam, scrubbing his body, admiring his muscles.
BATEMAN (V.O.)
After I remove the icepack, I use
a deep pore-cleanser lotion. In
the shower, I use a water-
activated gel cleanser, then a
honey-almond body scrub, and on
the face an exfoliating gel scrub.
Bateman stands in front of a massive marble sink applying a gel facial masque.
BATEMAN (V.O.)
Then I apply an herb mint facial
masque which I leave on for ten
minutes while I prepare the rest
of my routine.
Bateman opens the door of a mirrored cabinet, which is stocked with immaculate rows of skin care products. He begins selecting bottles jars and brushes, laying them in readiness on the marble counter.
BATEMAN (V.O.)
I always use an after-shave
lotion with little or no alcohol
because alcohol dries your face
out and makes you look older.
Then moisturizer, then an anti-
aging eye balm, followed by a
final moisturizing "protective"
lotion...
Bateman stares into the mirror. The masque has dried,
giving his face a strange distorted look as if it has been wrapped in plastic. He begins slowly peeling the gel masque off his face.
BATEMAN (V.O.)
There is an idea of a Patrick
Bateman, some kind of abstraction,
hut there is no real me, only an
entity, something illusory, and
though I can hide my cold
gaze and you can shake my hand
and feel flesh gripping you
and maybe you can even sense our
lifestyles are probably
comparable: I simply am not there.
BATEMAN (V.0.)
I believe in taking care of
myself, in a balanced diet, in a
rigorous exercise routine. In the
morning, if my face is a little
puffy, I'll put on an ice
pack while doing my stomach
crunches. I can do a thousand
now.
Bateman ties a plastic ice pack around his face.
Bateman does his morning stretching exercises in the living room wearing the ice pack.
CUT TO:
A mirror-lined bathroom. Bateman is luxuriating in the shower steam, scrubbing his body, admiring his muscles.
BATEMAN (V.O.)
After I remove the icepack, I use
a deep pore-cleanser lotion. In
the shower, I use a water-
activated gel cleanser, then a
honey-almond body scrub, and on
the face an exfoliating gel scrub.
Bateman stands in front of a massive marble sink applying a gel facial masque.
BATEMAN (V.O.)
Then I apply an herb mint facial
masque which I leave on for ten
minutes while I prepare the rest
of my routine.
Bateman opens the door of a mirrored cabinet, which is stocked with immaculate rows of skin care products. He begins selecting bottles jars and brushes, laying them in readiness on the marble counter.
BATEMAN (V.O.)
I always use an after-shave
lotion with little or no alcohol
because alcohol dries your face
out and makes you look older.
Then moisturizer, then an anti-
aging eye balm, followed by a
final moisturizing "protective"
lotion...
Bateman stares into the mirror. The masque has dried,
giving his face a strange distorted look as if it has been wrapped in plastic. He begins slowly peeling the gel masque off his face.
BATEMAN (V.O.)
There is an idea of a Patrick
Bateman, some kind of abstraction,
hut there is no real me, only an
entity, something illusory, and
though I can hide my cold
gaze and you can shake my hand
and feel flesh gripping you
and maybe you can even sense our
lifestyles are probably
comparable: I simply am not there.