THR Classic: Agent would love to read script, but can’t
“I’d love to read your script,” a UTA agent told screenwriter Paul Boden at a party in the Hollywood hills last weekend. “I just can’t.”
When asked to clarify exactly what’s stopping her, the agent hedged.
“Oh, I know how to read. I just can’t accept any new material right now. I’d love to, but it’s simply not a possibility for the foreseeable future. I’m sure you understand.”
But Boden didn’t understand. A few hours later, he bumped into the UTA rep outside by the pool. The conversation eventually meandered back around to Boden’s script.
“So it’s about a teenage master thief whose father is a police detective?” asked the agent. “Wow, I like that so much I almost want to read it. But, as you know, I just can’t. Ooh, they have brie cheese.”
The agent then scooped a nice dollop of cheese onto a cracker and changed the subject to all the scripts she actually has read recently.
** This THR Classic was first published in November 2008 **
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