Martini Shot
Smoke 'Em
Rob Long talks about smoking, which is a deadly and cancer causing habit, of course, but does make bad dialogue seem more interesting.
By Rob Long • • 3m ListenThere's an old Hollywood story, which may or may not be true, about Humphrey Bogart. He was about to film an "explainer" scene – one of those dialogue-heavy set-pieces, where one character drones on for a page or two of crucial, but eye-glazing, exposition...