Крестный отец

           Thedirectorwasasquareguyandtreatedmeright.Myscenesaretooimportanttobeleftonthecutting-roomfloorjustforWoltztopaymeoff.Hecan’truinaten-million-dollarpicture.SonoweverythingdependsonhowgoodpeoplethinkIaminthemovie."

           Hagensaidcautiously,"IswinningthisAcademyAwardsoterriblyimportanttoanactor’scareer,orisitjusttheusualpublicitycrapthatreallydoesn’tmeananythingonewayortheother?"Hepausedandaddedhastily,"Exceptofcoursetheglory,everybodylikesglory."

           JohnnyFontanegrinnedathim."ExceptmyGodfather.Andyou.No,Tom,it’snotalotofcrap.AnAcademyAwardcanmakeanactorfortenyears.Hecangethispickofroles.Thepublicgoestoseehim.It’snoteverything,butforanactorit’sthemostimportantthinginthebusiness.I’mcountingonwinningit.NotbecauseI’msuchagreatactorbutbecauseI’mknownprimarilyasasingerandthepartisfoolproof.AndI’mprettygoodtoo,nokidding."

           TomHagenshruggedandsaid,"YourGodfathertellsmethatthewaythingsstandnow,youdon’thaveachanceofwinningtheaward."

           JohnnyFontanewasangry."Whatthehellareyoutalkingabout?Thepicturehasn’tevenbeencutyet,muchlessshown.AndtheDonisn’teveninthemoviebusiness.Whythehelldidyouflythethreethousandmilesjusttotellmethatshit?"Hewassoshakenhewasalmostintears.

           Hagensaidworriedly,"Johnny,Idon’tknowadamnthingaboutallthismoviestuff.