[ Swinton ] Did you get any sleep? Your light's been on all night.
[ Lesra ] l can't stop reading.
This book's about my life.
Jeez, Lisa, you gotta smoke for breakfast?
Whew.
Doyou know when we met in Brooklyn?
Yeah.
Why'd you take me home?
You know, you met my folks, man,
you brought me up here, you did all this stufffor me.
Yeah?
No, l mean why?
Why'd you do all that?
'Causeyou were smart and funny.
And short.
We figured it'd be good foryou...
to spend a little time with some tall white people.
Yeah, absolutely.
What, did you do it 'cause l'm black?
You thought l couldn't do it myself?
'Cause Rubin,
Rubin did it all himself. you know.
Hey, Les, we didn't feel sory foryou.
We metyou, got to knowyou and realized you could accomplish some things...
and, like a lot ofus, you could use some help.
l'm sure that Hurricane Carter had some help along the way.
- None ofus does it alone. - Hey.
As faras doing it for yourselfgoes, nobodycan Iearn anything foryou.
Trust me.
Everything you're doing now, _ou're doing for yoursetf.
[ Phone Rings ]
l'll get it.
[ Phone Rings ]
- You know, l been thinkin'. - Yeah?
About what?
[ lisa ] No, no, he's here. Hejust--
Think l wanna put up a heavy bag. You know, like a big punching bag.
[ lisa ] Uh, those renovations? The end ofthe month.
- Any special reason? - No, man. l just feel like punchin' somethin', you know.
