Paramount ConversationsSurrender (Reprise) [US 1994Musical "Sunset Boulevard"]

BETTY: Well, hello, Mr. Gillis
Where have you been keeping yourself?
JOE: Someone's been doing it for me
BETTY: And meanwhile "Blind Windows" is stuck on the shelf
You said we'd work together
JOE: New Year's crisis
What can I say?
BETTY: Always full of excuses
JOE: Promise I'll call you later today
BETTY: You said that last time
JOE: Look, Betty, I won't let you down
BETTY: I guess I'll just have to trust you
SHELDRAKE, spoken:
You're Miss Desmond's German shepherd.
I'm the one who's been calling.
The name is Sheldrake.
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking out of my office window and I saw you driving on to the lot.
And I said, "that's exactly the car I've been looking for".
Great for my new Crosby picture.
So, I made some inquiries and I've been calling for two weeks.
Doesn't she ever answer the phone?
It's so perfect. You can't find that kind of quality outside of a museum.
We're willing to pay a hundred dollars a week
MAX: It's outrageous
You insult her
How can you be so cruel?
I forbid you to approach her
SHELDRAKE: You're insane
MAX: Go away. Go away!
NORMA: Did you see
How they all came
Crowding around?
They still love me
And soon we'll be
Breaking new ground
Brave pioneers
DEMILLE: Those were the days
NORMA: Just like before
DEMILLE: We had such fun
NORMA: We gave the world
New ways to dream
NORMA and DEMILLE: We always found
New ways to dream
DEMILLE: Let's have a good long talk one day
NORMA: The old team will be back in business
DEMILLE: Sorry, my next shot's ready
MAX: Mr. Gillis!
JOE: What's the matter, Max?
MAX: I just found out the reason for all those phone calls from Paramount.
It's not Madame they want. It's her car
JOE: Oh, my God
NORMA: Now, you remember, don't you?
I don't work before 10 or after 4:30 in the afternoon
DEMILLE: It isn't entirely my decision, Norma, New York must be consulted
NORMA: That's fine. You ask any exhibitor in the country. I'm not forgotten
DEMILLE: Of course you're not
DEMILLE: Goodbye, young fellow. We'll see what we can do
NORMA: I'm not worried. It's so wonderful to be back
BETTY: Was that really Norma Desmond?
DEMILLE: It was
HEATHER: She must be about a million years old
DEMILLE: I hate to think where that puts me. I could be her father
HEATHER: Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. DeMille
DEMILLE: If you could have seen
her at seventeen
When all of her dreams were new
Beautiful and strong
Before it all went wrong
She's never known the meaning of surrender
Never known the meaning of surrender