deserved whatever bad thing happened to them. Don’t get yourself all tense and sore. Note that if you’re "sore," your muscles can hurt, or you could be upset. Lot of characters come around unexpected. A good word for people in a movie, or just people in general, often who are so interesting or dangerous that they should be in a movie. Bourbon, on the rocks. A common way of saying with ice (Bourbon is a type of liquor). It’s unbelievable. What a dump. A widely used word for a house or building that is ugly, unpleasant or in very poor condition. OJ’s a great agent. He knows a terrific lot of phone numbers. In this case, a film agent, who helps actors get roles in the movies. Come on, lay off. A slangy way of telling a person to stop doing whatever it is they’re doing. Stop blushing Fred. You didn’t say you’re a genius, I did. If a person "blushes," their cheeks turn red because they are embarrassed. Quit stalling, O.J. Tell Fred what you’re going to do to make him rich and famous. "To stall" is to delay, or refuse to move forward (A car will stall if the engine is not working). Let me and Fred settle that. :: Remember, I’m the agent. He’s already got a decorator. In this case, to "settle" a problem is to come to an agreement. Is she or isn’t she what? :: A phony. A "phony" is a person who behaves in a fake or false manner, or who does not really believe in what they say. I sincerely like the kid, I do. Another word for honestly, or truly. It’s a streak of the poet. You know what I mean? This is OJ’s way of saying that he is a sensitive guy, since poet’s are considered sensitive people (A "streak" is a thin line or band, or in this case, a mark that identifies). I discovered her a couple years ago. She had a lot of class, but when she opened her mouth, you didn’t know whether she was a hillbilly or an Okie. "Class" is a good word for elegance, sophistication or grace in manners. A "hillbilly" is an uneducated person who usually lives in an isolated and rural area, and an "Okie" is a negative word for a person from the state of Oklahoma (many of whom fled to California during the 1930s). You know how long it took me to smooth out that accent? In this case, "to smooth out" an accent is to weaken or eliminate it. We figured once she could imitate French, she could imitate English. "To figure" is a colloquial way of saying to think or guess. We arranged for a little screen test. This is a test that hopeful actors take in which they perform a small role in front of a movie director to see how well they can act. Paul, baby, don’t tell me she isn’t a phony. Although this is now old fashioned, "cool" Hollywood types used to love addressing people as baby (just as women used the word darling). The answeri
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