Chapter 27 (2007)

Judah Friedlander: Paul Goresh

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Quotes 

• Mark David Chapman : You were taking pictures.

  Paul : Right here.

  Mark David Chapman : Did you take one of me and John? Did you? *Did you*?

  Paul : I think I might have.

  Mark David Chapman : Oh my God. Oh my God. I'd do anything for that picture. I'll pay you fifty dollars for it.

  Paul : Okay man, relax.

• Jude : This is my friend. He's a Beatles fan from Hawaii.

  Paul : Oh, hey. Hawaii. Cool man. How's it hanging? Paul.

  Jude : Paul's a photographer.

  Paul : You trying to catch somebody?

  Mark David Chapman : That fellow over there is John Lennon's assistant.

  Paul : Oh, Freddy. He's, uh, you should meet him. Yeah.

  Mark David Chapman : I'm just here to get John Lennon's autograph.

  Jude : So, you gonna do any touristy stuff?

  Mark David Chapman : [chuckles]  Oh, no. No, no, no. I'm not gonna do that. No.

  Paul : Well, do you know why they call this building the Dakota? Because it was first built in the 1800s. There was nothing up here. it was just farm, and they were like well, if you lives up here you might as well be living out in Dakota. I don't even think Dakota was South or North Dakota yet. It was just like, a territory. They also shot Rosemary's Baby here.

  Mark David Chapman : The movie?

  Paul : No the baby.

  [pause] 

  Paul : Yeah, the movie. They shot it here in the Dakota.

  Mark David Chapman : Oh, wow. Really?

  Jude : Thought you didn't like movies?

  Mark David Chapman : No, some I like. Some are okay. The Wizard of Oz is wonderful. Rosemary's Baby is pretty good, I guess. It's not too phony.

  Jude : I didn't like that movie.

  Paul : Why? Because it says everyone who lives in the Dakota worships Satan?

  Jude : Well, yes. Also because it's very slow moving. Nothing happens until the end.

  Paul : Yeah, but Jude... that's Polanski!

  Mark David Chapman : [interrupts]  Wait a minute... that's the guy. Charles Manson killed his wife. Right?

  Jude : Sharon Tate.

  Paul : Yeah, she was pregnant too.

  Jude : And beautiful.

  Mark David Chapman : Helter Skelter. John Lennon lives in a building where a film about Satan coming to Earth, where a director's wife and child were killed because of a song that John Lennon... oh my God. This is not a coincidence. Today's the day. Today is the day. No coincidence.

• Paul : You don't sound like you're from Hawaii.

  Mark David Chapman : [inner monologue]  What? He knows. Get him!

  [to Paul] 

  Mark David Chapman : Why would you ask me that?

  Paul : Hey, take it easy. I was only asking.

  Mark David Chapman : Why would you ask me something like that? Like that!

  Paul : You don't sound like you're from Hawaii.

  Mark David Chapman : [yelling]  Why would you say that!

  Paul : Hey, man! Forget it! It's just a question, man!