They’ll eat up anything he does
NICHOLAS They would, and they will! You think people buy art because it's good?
AMANDA Yes, I do.
NICHOLAS You would.
YET EVERYONE ON PLANET EARTH
ASCERTAINS A PAINTING'S WORTH
BY LOOKING IN THE CORNER FOR A NAME.
THERE'S NO CAP TO WHAT THEY'LL PAY
FOR A PAINTING, DRAWING, SKETCH, EVEN ASH TRAY
BY AN ARTIST OF CELEBRITY AND FAME.
AND IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW,
GREGORY HAS BOTH. ERGO:
THEY'LL EAT UP ANYTHING HE DOES.
I PROMISE YOU THEY'LL LOVE HIS EARLY WORK.
SHOULD IT FAIL TO GENERATE A BUZZ.
WE'LL PRODUCE A SKETCHBOOK, FOR WHICH THEY'LL GO BERSERK.
THEY'LL EAT UP ANYTHING HE DOES.
SHOULD THEY SNUB THAT LITTLE SKETCHBOOK, GOD FORBID,
HIS NAPKIN DOODLES, THEN, WILL GIVE THEM PAUSE.
WELCOME BOYS, TO SOUTHEBY'S LET'S START WITH A HANDSOME BID.
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE,
SOLD! AT AN ASTRONOMICAL PRICE
TO THE STUNNER IN THE BACK, MY SALOMÉ.
(The music continues as NICHOLAS engages a reluctant AMANDA in a sexy dance.)
THEY'LL EAT UP ANYTHING HE DOES.
SHOULD THE NAPKIN DOODLES FAIL TO MAKE A SPLASH,
HIS CHILDHOOD DRAWINGS WILL, BECAUSE
CHILDRENS' ART CAN ALWAYS PART A FOOL AND HIS CASH.
IF THAT DOESN'T SELL, WE'VE GOT OTHER THINGS AS WELL:
HAIRCUT SNIPPINGS, TOENAIL CLIPPINGS— THE BEAUTY OF IT IS,
THEY'LL EAT IT UP BECAUSE IT'S HIS.
YOU SEE, WHAT MAN WANTS MORE THAN QUALITY
IS THE FAINTEST TASTE OF CELEBRITY.
AND FOR THAT, MY LOVE, YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE
HOW MUCH A MAN WILL PAY.
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