[ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A BOTTLEIN THE REFRIGERATOR. WE'LL BE AT THE MacGREGORLIBRARY READING ROOM. THE NUMBER'S BY THE PHONE. OKAY, MOM. DON'T WORRYABOUT ANYTHING. WE'LL BE FINE. IT'S GREAT HOW YOU AND DADARE TAKING THIS CLASS TOGETHER. I'M SURPRISED HE'S WILLINGTO GIVE UP MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALLFOR THIS. OH, NO.HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT'S REALLY A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. A WEEKLY SEMINARIN GREAT WORKS OF LITERATURE. IT'S THE KIND OF THINGYOUR FATHER LOVES. BAD NEWS, HONEY. I DON'T THINK I CANMAKE IT TONIGHT. WHAT IS THIS, STEVEN? I DON'T THINKIT'S SERIOUS. JUST A-A SLIGHT FEVEROF 135. DROP THE ACT, STEVEN! YOU'RE GOINGTO THE BOOK CLUB. OH, COME ON, ELYSE! YOU LET JENNIFERSTAY HOME LAST WEEK! HER FEVER WAS ONLY 101! HEY, DON'T DRAG ME INTO THIS, DAD. COME ON, ANDREW.YOU'RE TOO MATURE TO SEE THIS. OH, ELYSE, HAVE A HEART. THE LIONS ARE PLAYINGTHE RAIDERS! I CAN READ "CRIMEAND PUNISHMENT" AT HALFTIME. OKAY. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO,DON'T GO, BUT THE MARRIAGE IS OFF. I'M COMING! I'M COMING! WHAT A GYP! IT'S GONNA BREAK ALEX'S HEART,YOU KNOW. I WAS GONNA WATCH THE GAMEWITH HIM TONIGHT. OH, GET OFF IT, STEVEN. ALEX IS AT A BERGMANFILM FESTIVAL WITH ELLENAND HER FRIENDS. WELL, I THOUGHTHE HATED INGMAR BERGMAN. WELL, HE'S THERE. YOU COULD TAKE A LESSONFROM YOUR SON, STEVEN. AT LEAST HE'S TRYINGTO BROADEN HIS HORIZONS. BERGMAN IS A FRAUD! HE'S A COMPLETE FRAUD. ALEX, INGMAR BERGMANIS A GENIUS. YOU WANT TO KNOWWHO'S A GENIUS? DID YOU EVER SEE RONALD REAGANIN "BEDTIME FOR BONZO"? THERE'S PLENTY OF FOODIN THE FRIDGE. MAKE YOURSELVESCOMFORTABLE. WE'LL BE BACKIN ABOUT THREE HOURS. DON'T HESITATE TO CALL IFYOU NEED US TO COME HOME SOONER. THAT WAS A REALLYFABULOUS MOVIE. IT GAVE ME THE CHILLS. OH, ARE WE BACKON THIS AGAIN? BERGMAN REALLY IS A GENIUS. I THINK THIS ISTHE BEST WORK HE'S EVER DONE. WITH ONE VISUAL IMAGE, HE MANAGES TO CONVEYALL OF THE EMOTIONAL CONFUSION OF A CHARACTER. YEAH, THE CHARACTERHE CONFUSED WAS ME. SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYSWANT TO DO NOW? WELL, A FEW PEOPLE ARE GONNA GETTOGETHER AT PAM'S APARTMENT FOR SOME MUSIC AND CAPPUCCINO.SHE SAID WE SHOULD STOP OVER. OH, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.YOU WANT TO GO, ALEX? WELL, GEE,I DON'T KNOW, ELLEN. I HAVE THIS FUNNY REACTIONTO CAPPUCCINO. IT MAKES ME COUGH...IN ITALIAN. COME ON.THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING. PROFESSOR MARWIL IS GONNA BRINGHIS SIBELIUS RECORDS OVER, AND MAXINE'S GONNA READFROM HER WORKS IN PROGRESS. OOH, IT'S TEMPTING. WHAT DO YOU SAY? I CAN'T MAKE IT, ELLEN.I GOT A PIE IN THE OVEN. I GUESSWE'LL TAKE A RAIN CHECK. WELL, MAYBE NEXT TIME.SEE YOU AROUND.BYE, ALEX. Alex: BYE-BYE.BYE-BYE. DID YOU [CLEARS THROAT]DID YOU WANT TO GO TO PAM'S? OH, NO, NO.COME ON, DON'T BE SILLY. YOU SURE? OF COURSE, ALEX, I WOULDN'TWANT TO GO WITHOUT YOU. OH, WELL, YOU WOULD HAVE WANTEDTO GO IF I HAD WANTED TO GO? WELL, YEAH, I SUPPOSE. BUT YOU DON'T, SO THAT'S FINE.WE'LL JUST STAY HERE. WELL, ELLEN, YOU SHOULD. YOU KNOW,DON'T LET THE FACT THAT I DON'T WANT TO GOSTOP YOU FROM GOING. ARE YOU SURE?GO. YOU DON'T MIND?GO. ONLY IF YOU WANT ME TO. GO! OKAY.I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE WENT. ELYSE,YOU'RE OVER-REACTING. OH, STEVEN,I AM NOT OVER-REACTING. WHAT YOU DIDWAS INEXCUSABLE. WHAT DID I DOTHAT WAS SO TERRIBLE? YOU STOOD UP AND YELLED,"FIRE! HEAD FOR THE NEAREST TV!" ELYSE,WE HAD BEEN IN THAT ROOM, TALKING ABOUT DOSTOYEVSKY, FOR ALMOST 10 MINUTESWITHOUT A BREAK. LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO DROPTHE CLASS, JUST SAY SO. I WANT TO DROPTHE CLASS. NO! HEY, DID YOU GUYSHAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT? YEAH, GREAT. YEAH,CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK. YOU GUYS ARE REALLY SOMETHING,YOU KNOW THAT? YOU'RE A VERY SPECIAL COUPLE. YOU DO THINGS TOGETHER.YOU -- YOU LEARN FROM EACH OTHER,SHARE THINGS. COMMON INTERESTS.YOU LIKE BEING WITH EACH OTHER. WHAT'S YOUR SECRET? I NEVER GET MY WAY. I KNOW THE FEELING. I'M HAVINGTHE SAME PROBLEM WITH ELLEN. YOU WEREN'T ALLOWED TO WATCHTHE GAME, EITHER? STEVEN, THAT'S ENOUGH.WILL YOU PLEASE JUST DROP IT? SEE, LOOK AT YOU TWO. THE LOVE! IT'S GREAT. I'M NEVER GONNA HAVE THATKIND OF RAPPORT WITH ELLEN. WHAT'S THE MATTER?YOU HAVE A FIGHT WITH HER? NO. NO. SHE JUST WENT OVERTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE WITH SOME OF HER OTHER FRIENDS,YOU KNOW. SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUTA LOT OF PEOPLE BEING THERE, MUSIC, CAPPUCCINO. WHY DIDN'T YOU GO? BECAUSE I HAVE BETTER THINGSTO DO WITH MY TIME THAN SIT AROUND SIPPINGPRETENTIOUS LITTLE DRINKS, LISTENING TO SOME HEP CATPLAY THE BONGOS. COULD BE WORSE.COULD'VE BEEN AT THE BOOK CLUB. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I MEAN, THIS RELATIONSHIP IS NOTGOING THE WAY I PLANNED IT. I ALWAYS DREAMED THATI'D FALL IN LOVE WITH A GIRL WHO'D PUT MEAT THE CENTER OF HER LIFE. YOU KNOW,WHO WOULD REVOLVE AROUND ME, THE WAY THE PLANETSREVOLVE AROUND THE SUN. A GIRL SO SINGLE-MINDED IN HER DEVOTION TO ME THAT...IT BECAME ALMOST SICKENING. IF THIS GIRLIS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, I HOPE I NEVER MEET HER. WELL, ELLEN'S NOT THAT GIRL. SHE'S GOT HER OWN LIFE. SHE'S GOT HER ART.SHE'S GOT HER DANCE. SHE'S GOT HER OWN INTERESTS. SHE'S COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT. IT'S UNNATURAL. ALEX, YOU CAN'T EXPECT ELLENTO GIVE UP HER LIFE JUST BECAUSE THE TWO OF YOUARE A COUPLE. WHY DO I HAVE TO SHARE ELLENWITH ALL THOSE OTHER PEOPLE? LIKE THAT GUY, DAVID. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HIM?HE SEEMS NICE. NICE? MOM, HE'S A DANCER. HE WEARS TIGHTS, USES FRENCH TERMINOLOGY TO DESCRIBE SIMPLEBODY MOVEMENTS. ALEX, LET ME TELL YOUA LITTLE STORY. WHEN I STARTED GOING OUTWITH YOUR MOTHER, MOST OF HER FRIENDS TOOKAN INSTANT DISLIKE TO ME. THANKS FOR PASSINGTHAT TRAIT ALONG, DAD. HOW DID YOU HANDLE IT? FIRST I MADE AN EFFORTTO GET COMFORTABLE WITH THEM. THEN WE MOVEDTO ANOTHER STATE. BUT YOUR MOTHER APPRECIATEDTHE FACT THAT I TRIED. WELL, I CAN'T CHANGE. I AM WHAT I AM. THIS, UH,THIS IS AS GOOD AS I GET. THIS IS ME IN MY FINAL FORM. STATE-OF-THE-ART ALEX. IF ONLY YOU WEREN'T SO INSECURE. WELL, LET'S FACE IT, MOM. ELLEN AND IHAVE NOTHING IN COMMON. ALEX, YOU HAVE ONE VERYIMPORTANT THING IN COMMON. YOU LOVE EACH OTHER. PPBBTT!ONE LITTLE THING. HOW FAR CAN THAT TAKE US? WELL, THAT AND A LITTLEFLEXIBILITY ON YOUR PART CAN TAKE YOU A LONG WAY. ALEX, LOOK, EITHER YOU WORKTHINGS OUT WITH ELLEN, OR YOU HAVE TO SIT AROUNDAND WAIT FOR SOME CLINGING, FAWNINGSHELL OF A GIRL WHO'S JUST GONNAACCEPT YOU BLINDLY AND WORSHIP THE GROUNDYOU WALK ON. MM. THERE'S AN ARGUMENTTO BE MADE BOTH WAYS. [ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING,INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ] GUESS WHO. I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE,MOM. BOY, DO YOU LOOK GREATIN THAT OUTFIT. HOW COME YOU DON'T WEARTHAT MORE OFTEN? IT'S NOT THE KIND OF THINGYOU WEAR WHEN YOU GO OUTTO DINNER, ALEX. SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. HOW WAS YOUR DAY?OH, IT WAS NOTHING SPECIAL. GOT UP THIS MORNING.I WENT TO A COUPLE CLASSES. COUPLE PROFESSORSTOLD ME I WAS BRILLIANT. THE USUAL, YOU KNOW. LISTEN, UH,HOW ABOUT, UH, THE TWO OF US DOING SOMETHINGALONE TONIGHT? TONIGHT? YEAH, I WAS THINKINGMAYBE WE GO AND, UH, CATCH A QUIET DINNERAT GUIDO'S, COUPLE ROUNDSOF MINIATURE GOLF. YOU COULD WEARTHE LEOTARD. WHAT DO YOU SAY? I CAN'T TONIGHT, ALEX. I'M TRYING OUT FOR THEIMPROVISATIONAL DANCE GROUP THIS TERM,AND WE'RE REHEARSING TONIGHT. OH. UH, IT'S OKAY. HOW ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT?I'M FREE THEN. WELL, NO, NO, SEE,TONIGHT'S THE LAST NIGHT THE MINIATURE GOLFIS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AFTER TONIGHT,IT'S ALL PROS. I'D CHANGE IF I COULD,BUT THIS IS THE ONLY NIGHT DAVID IS FREE TO REHEARSE. OH, DANCING WITH DAVID. I SEE. ALEX, HE'S MY PARTNER. HEY, HEY, I UNDERSTAND. LOOK, YOU WOULD RATHERDANCE WITH DAVID THAN PUTT WITH ME. ALEX, I'M SORRYI CAN'T GO TONIGHT. YOU KNOW HOW I LOVECARRYING YOUR CLUBS. BUT THIS IS REALLYVERY IMPORTANT TO ME. DAVID AND I REALLY NEEDTO GO OVER THIS ROUTINE. IT'S VERY COMPLICATED. THE PART WHERE HE LIFTS ME,FOR EXAMPLE, IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. OF COURSE.WHY IS DAVID LIFTING YOU? ALEX, COME ON.DAVID IS JUST MY DANCE PARTNER. I DON'T KNOWWHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT. ELLEN, ELLEN. I KNOW WHAT THESE LIFTSLEAD TO. SEE,FIRST HE'S GONNA LIFT YOU AND THEN HE'S GOT TOPUT YOU DOWN AGAIN. AND THEN HE'S JUST GONNAWANT TO LIFT YOU UP AGAIN. WHERE DOES IT END, ELLEN? HI, ALEX.HOW ARE YOU? UH, HI, DAVID.I'M -- I'M FINE. HOW ARE YOU? FINE. YOURSELF? STILL FINE. [ YAWNS ] I'M SOR--DID YOU WANT THAT THERE? [ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ] WE BETTER GET GOING.CLASS IS ABOUT TO START. WELL, IT WAS NICESEEING YOU, ALEX. ELLEN? OH, JUST A MINUTE,DAVID. ALEX, ARE YOU OKAY?YOU SEEM A LITTLE STRANGE. IT'S JUST THAT I HARDLYGET TO SEE YOU ANYMORE, ELLEN. I MISS YOU. WELL, I MISS YOU, TOO, ALEX.I REALLY DO. BUT THIS IS JUST AN INCREDIBLYBUSY TIME FOR ME. LOOK, I NEED AFFECTION. I NEED ATTENTION. I CAN'T HELP IT.I'M THE KIND OF GUY WHO LIKES TO BE PUTON A PEDESTAL. ALEX, I PROMISE TO PUT YOUUP ON A PEDESTAL AS SOON AS MY SCHEDULELETS UP. [ PIANO PLAYING ] ELLEN, LET'S GO. I'LL SEE YOU LATER, OKAY? [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ] OKAY.OKAY. OKAY. ANDREW'S ASLEEP.THERE'S A BOTTLE INTHE REFRIGERATOR. WE'LL BE AT THE LIBRARY,AND YOU KNOW THE NUMBER. MOM, I CAN'T BELIEVEYOU GOT DAD TO GO TONIGHT. I MEAN,THE RAMS ARE PLAYING THE BROWNS. OH, HE'S CHANGED HIS ATTITUDEABOUT THE BOOK CLUB. I MENTIONED IT TO HIMTHIS MORNING, AND HE WAS VERY EXCITED. ALL RIGHT!LET'S HIT THAT LIBRARY! THAT TELEVISION IS NOT GOINGTO THE BOOK CLUB. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.YOU WIN. NO TV. I'M, UH,I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE, DEAR. [ HUMMING ] ALEX.Mallory: HI. WHAT'S ALL THAT STUFF? IT'S CULTURE, MALLORY.I GOT PAINTINGS, ART BOOKS, CLASSICAL MUSIC RECORDS,LITERARY ANTHOLOGIES. IF IT'S PRETENTIOUS, I GOT IT. WHAT'S ALL THIS CULTUREDOING HERE, ALEX? JUST TRYING TO BE FLEXIBLE, DAD. YOU TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD, UH,BE MORE WILLING TO CHANGE IF I WANT MY RELATIONSHIPWITH ELLEN TO WORK. YEAH, BUT I HAD NO IDEAIT WOULD LEAD TO SUCH A MESSIN THE KITCHEN. ALEX, READING A FEW BOOKSIS NOT GONNA CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIPWITH ELLEN. OH, I DISAGREE, MOM. SEE, IF I READ THESE BOOKSAND I LISTEN TO THESE RECORDS, I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO -- TO COMMUNICATEWITH ELLEN BETTER, WE'RE GOING TO BEMORE COMPATIBLE. I AM SO GLAD THAT NICKAND I ARE SO COMPATIBLE. WE LIKE THE SAME THINGS. WE LOVE SPENDINGEVERY MINUTE TOGETHER. IT'S LIKE... WE'RE ONE PERSON,YOU KNOW? LIKE WE HAVE ONE MIND. WHO'S USING IT TONIGHT? ALEX, I THOUGHT YOU SAIDYOU WEREN'T VERY GOOD AT CHANGE. I JUST REALIZEDTHAT SOONER OR LATER, ELLEN'S GONNA OPEN HER EYES AND SEE THAT I'M NOT THE GUYFOR HER, AND I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN. I GOTTA START MAKING MYSELF MOREATTRACTIVE TO HER RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE ASKING A LOTFROM THOSE BOOKS, ALEX. "INTERPRET PAINTINGSLIKE A PROFESSIONAL, BY LEO KORASCH, FORMER PROFESSIONALPAINTING INTERPRETER." "LEARN TO DANCEWHILE YOU SLEEP." "OPERA: WHY IT'S MORETHAN JUST ANNOYING." ALEX, AN APPRECIATIONOF ART AND LITERATUREIS NOT MERELY A QUESTION OF KNOWING SOME NAMESAND DATES. IT'S AN EMOTIONALRESPONSE. IT'S AN AESTHETIC VALUE. IT'S A LOVEAND APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY. OH, GET OFFYOUR HIGH HORSE, MOM. GET -- GET OFF ITAT YOUR OWN CONVENIENCE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.MY NAME IS DEBORAH HENLEY. I'LL BE RUNNINGTHE AUDITION FOR TODAY. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE VERYFEW SPACES OPEN IN THE COMPANY. SO ONLY A FEW OF YOUWILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT. EXCUSE ME, EXCUSEZ-MOI. OH, MY GOD. CAN I HELP YOU? YES, I'M, UH, HERE TO APPLYFOR THE DANCE COMPANY. YOUR NAME? UH, KEATON. UH... MIKHAIL KEATON. ARE YOU A DANCE MAJOR? UH, NO, NO. I'M AN ECONOMICSAND BUSINESS MAJOR. WITH A MINOR IN DANCE. I SEE. YOU CAN STARTTO WARM UP OVER THERE, AND WE'LL BEGIN. DAVID, I THINKYOU'RE GOING TO BE FIRST. [ PIANO PLAYING ] WHAT ARE YOUDOING HERE?! WARMING UP. FOR WHAT?FOR MY DANCE. YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS,ARE YOU? ALEX, SINCE WHEN DO YOUHAVE AN INTEREST IN DANCE? ELLEN... ...I'M SHOCKED AT YOU. YOU KNOW,THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN THE BUTTON-DOWN WORLDOF BIG BUSINESS. THERE'S ARTAND MUSIC AND DANCE. AND I'M GONNA BEA PART OF IT... JUST LIKE YOU ARE. WELL, THAT'S GREAT, ALEX, BUT THIS ISN'T THE TIMEOR PLACE FOR YOU TO JUMPINTO THE WORLD OF DANCE! YOU SHOULD STARTIN THE AUDIENCE. [ MUSIC CONCLUDES ] ARE YOU READY, MIKHAIL? DA. I'M READY. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'LL BEINTERPRETING FOR US? THIS, UH, PARTICULAR PIECEIS AN INTERPRETATION OF THE STOCK MARKET CRASHOF 1929. WHAT MUSIC WILL YOU BE USINGTO ACCOMPANY YOURSELF? UH, JUST, UH --JUST PLAY ANYTHING. THIS DANCEGOES WITH EVERYTHING. MAESTRO. [ PIANO PLAYING UP-TEMPO MUSIC ] [ DEBORAH CLAPS HANDS,MUSIC STOPS ] MR. KEATON,IS SOMETHING WRONG? UH, NO, NO. WHY DO YOU ASK? BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DANCING. WELL, YOU SEE,AT THIS POINT IN THE DANCE, THE ECONOMYIS STILL GOOD. IN, UH... IN A MINUTE THE CRASH COMES,INTEREST RATES RISE, AND THE DANCEREALLY TAKES OFF. [ PIANO PLAYING UP-TEMPO MUSIC ] [ MUSIC CONCLUDES ] ALEX, ARE YOU OKAY? I'M FINE. FOR MY NEXT NUMBER... MM. "TIGER, TIGER,BURNING BRIGHT, IN THE FORESTSOF THE NIGHT" -- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. HEY, HONEY.HOW WAS YOUR DAY? OH, FINE, FINE. [ GRUNTS ] PICTURE PERFECT. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? I, UH, HURT MYSELFAT THE DANCE AUDITIONS. WHAT HAPPENED? SOME BIGBALLERINA PUSH YOU AROUND? NO. I AUDITIONED. I...I WANTED TO SHOW ELLEN THAT I BELONGEDIN HER WORLD. INSTEAD I SHOWED HERI BELONG IN A CIRCUS. HONEY,WHAT DID YOU DO? OH, I... I EMBARRASSEDAND HUMILIATED MYSELF. I EMBARRASSEDAND HUMILIATED ELLEN. I EMBARRASSED,HUMILIATED, AND INSULTED HER FRIENDSAND TEACHERS. THESE THINGS HAPPEN,ALEX. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] OH, UH, HI, ELLEN. HI, MR. KEATON. HI, MRS. KEATON.HI. UH, ELYSE, MAYBE, UH,YOU AND I BETTER, UH, GO TO THE LIVING ROOMAND... AND DANCE! UH... [ EXHALES ] OW. SO... HOW'D THE RESTOF THE AUDITIONS GO? OKAY.I THINK I MADE THE COMPANY. GREAT. HOW ABOUT ME? YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT, ALEX. BUT NO ONE WILL FORGET YOU. UH, LISTEN, ELLEN, I KNOW WHAT I DIDTODAY WAS, UH, CRAZY, BUT I THOUGHT THERE WASA PROBLEM BETWEEN US, AND THAT'S THE WAY I DEALWITH THE PROBLEMS IN MY LIFE. I IDENTIFY THEM,ANALYZE THEM, STUDY THEM,AND...MAKE THEM BIGGER. IS THAT WHYYOU WERE THERE TODAY, BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT THERE WASA PROBLEM BETWEEN US? YES. SEE, ELLEN YOU HAVEYOUR FRIENDS AND ALL THE THINGSTHAT YOU DO, AND I JUST WANTED TO BEPART OF THAT. INSTEAD I MADE A MOCKERYOUT OF SOMETHING THAT YOU CAREVERY DEEPLY ABOUT. AND IF YOU WANT TO WALK OUTTHAT DOOR RIGHT NOW AND NEVER SPEAK TO ME AGAIN,I'LL UNDERSTAND. I LOVE WHAT YOU DID TODAY. YOU DO? I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODYCARE SO MUCH ABOUT ME THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO MAKEA COMPLETE FOOL OF THEMSELVES TO SHOW IT. DIDN'T YOU THINKTHE SOMERSAULT WAS GOOD? ALEX,THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS TO PUSH YOU TO BESOMETHING YOU'RE NOT. BE HONEST --YOU HATE DANCE. YOU HATED THAT PARTYI WENT TO THE OTHER NIGHT, AND YOU PROBABLYHATE MY FRIENDS. "HATE" IS A VERY STRONG WORD,ELLEN. YOU'RE RIGHT.I'M SORRY. YOU DON'T GET ALONGWITH MY FRIENDS. NO, NO, NO.I HATE THEM. LET'S FACE IT. WE ARE TWOVERY DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PARTSOF OUR LIVES THAT WILL ALWAYSBE SEPARATE. ALEX... I DON'T WANT YOUTO CHANGE FOR ME. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOUEXACTLY THE WAY YOU ARE. THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE IF I HAVE TO CHANGEFOR YOU AGAIN, ELLEN, I MAY REALLY HURT MYSELF.