Smash (TV Series)
The Dramaturg (2013)
Jack Davenport: Derek Wills
Quotes
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Derek Wills : [after her performance] It's a good song, so what?
[gets up]
Derek Wills : All their songs are good. If they had an album, I'd buy it. Maybe. But I'm a director of musicals, and there's no musical there.
Karen Cartwright : Oh, that's because I'm only playing you the songs.
Derek Wills : Which you did last week, as well.
Karen Cartwright : And you liked them. I thought you'd wanna hear more.
Derek Wills : With you conveniently singing the demo this time?
Karen Cartwright : [chuckles] Well, it is a song my character would sing. She's an aspiring pop star.
Derek Wills : Oh, there are characters, are there? Is there a plot as well?
Karen Cartwright : Of course. And the writers would love to tell you about it themselves.
[smiles]
Derek Wills : Can't I just read the book?
Karen Cartwright : They're still working on it. Meet with them. Let them explain their vision to you.
Derek Wills : [comes to her] Look...
[leaning over her, looking into her eyes]
Derek Wills : I think it's great that you're hustling while Bombshell sorts itself out, but new musicals take years to develop. I need something right now. Something big.
Karen Cartwright : This is big.
[gets up]
Karen Cartwright : I promise.
[he sits down on couch]
Karen Cartwright : How about later today?
Derek Wills : [busy with cell phone] No, I've got a meeting. The producers of The Wiz can't find my replacement yet. Surprise, surprise. I've convinced Ronnie to hear me out. It's been a while since I've got something to prove. It's quite refreshing.
[smiles]
Karen Cartwright : Then you know how these guys feel?
Derek Wills : All right! I will meet them.
Karen Cartwright : Yay!
[claps hands, then jumps joyously]
Karen Cartwright : Yes, yes!
[jumps onto couch next to him]
Karen Cartwright : So, tomorrow then?
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Karen Cartwright : [entering] Hello.
Derek Wills : Hey.
Karen Cartwright : I can't believe Bombshell's back in rehearsal. So what are we working on?
Derek Wills : Moving the Line.
Karen Cartwright : Just as long as we're done by dinner.
Derek Wills : Hmm?
Karen Cartwright : Kyle Bishop and Jimmy Collins? We're meeting them tonight.
Derek Wills : Oh, no, yeah, we'd be done in plenty of time.
[she moves on, then stops]
Derek Wills : What is it?
Karen Cartwright : I was starting to think I was never gonna be Marilyn again.
Derek Wills : I wouldn't let that happen.
[smiles]