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Negative Creep Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Ask for credit
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I'm still translating that Eraserhead Documentary. So, here's a conversation between Catherine Coulson, Jack Nance's wife, and David Lynch. She tells him how difficult it was for Jack to have a hair like he did starring in Eraserhead:
CATHERINE: That was kind of hard on him. ‘Cause we'd go for long periods of time before we’d shoot again, and I’d have to cut it all over again, because cutting his hair was really… I think, it’s what destroyed the marriage ultimately. Because I had to keep teasing it, remember?
LYNCH: Jack had the most incredible hair!
CATHERINE: He did. He used to wear all these different hats, to try and kind of mush under his hat. And I remember my family never really knew him without that weird hair. When he would go to like family reunions, they would always see him with this, you know, kind of odd flattened hair. ‘Cause he didn’t like to tease it up when he wasn’t to star on the film.
LYNCH: I know.
CATHERINE: But I know I… I am really sorry that I didn’t ask for that credit. You know… Even with your design, I wanted that Mr. Nance’s hair.
LYNCH laughs.
Her "I didn't ask for that credit", what does she really mean there? I'm not sure, because I know that "give somebody credit" means approval for somebody's actions, but I haven't really found out anything about asking for one. I'd be very glad if somebody'd help me to get it right.
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I'm still translating that Eraserhead Documentary. So, here's a conversation between Catherine Coulson, Jack Nance's wife, and David Lynch. She tells him how difficult it was for Jack to have a hair like he did starring in Eraserhead:
CATHERINE: That was kind of hard on him. ‘Cause we'd go for long periods of time before we’d shoot again, and I’d have to cut it all over again, because cutting his hair was really… I think, it’s what destroyed the marriage ultimately. Because I had to keep teasing it, remember?
LYNCH: Jack had the most incredible hair!
CATHERINE: He did. He used to wear all these different hats, to try and kind of mush under his hat. And I remember my family never really knew him without that weird hair. When he would go to like family reunions, they would always see him with this, you know, kind of odd flattened hair. ‘Cause he didn’t like to tease it up when he wasn’t to star on the film.
LYNCH: I know.
CATHERINE: But I know I… I am really sorry that I didn’t ask for that credit. You know… Even with your design, I wanted that Mr. Nance’s hair.
LYNCH laughs.
Her "I didn't ask for that credit", what does she really mean there? I'm not sure, because I know that "give somebody credit" means approval for somebody's actions, but I haven't really found out anything about asking for one. I'd be very glad if somebody'd help me to get it right.
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Top answer
A credit is the listing of a name in a movie. Perhaps she wanted a different title.
- A credit is the listing of a name in a movie.
- Perhaps she wanted a different title.
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A credit is the listing of a name in a movie. Perhaps she wanted a different title.
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In other words, "I'm sorry I didn't want that title"?
That's kind of confusing, 'cause she just says it out of the blue when they're discussing the hair.
That's kind of confusing, 'cause she just says it out of the blue when they're discussing the hair.
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I'm not certain; this is just my guess.
"that credit" may be referring to a mention in the film credits that she did the hair-styling for that character.
"Even with your design, I wanted that Mr. Nance’s hair." does not make very much sense to me, however.
"that credit" may be referring to a mention in the film credits that she did the hair-styling for that character.
"Even with your design, I wanted that Mr. Nance’s hair." does not make very much sense to me, however.
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Yeah, this does make more sense though, it explains why he grins afterwards. Anyway, her line is around 0:39:19, just to make sure I didn't misheard something in the first place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-0c-y5aN_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-0c-y5aN_g
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try and kind of mush it up under his hat
he didn’t like to tease it and wear it up when he wasn’t just on the film (?? even though "just" doesn't seem to make total sense, this is what I'm hearing)
You know ... that ... even though it was your design ... that ... I, I wanted that Mr. Nance’s hair thing.
I don't really understand
he didn’t like to tease it and wear it up when he wasn’t just on the film (?? even though "just" doesn't seem to make total sense, this is what I'm hearing)
You know ... that ... even though it was your design ... that ... I, I wanted that Mr. Nance’s hair thing.
I don't really understand
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GPYI don't really understand the last line, even after ignoring some superfluous "that"s. I don't know what she means by "Mr. Nance’s hair thing".Oh, OK, I think by "that Mr. Nance’s hair thing" she means a credit saying:
"Mr. Nance’s hair -- " followed by her name.
This would confirm the interpretation of "that credit" too.
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Yaaaay! I got it. She really refers to a credit she obviously doesn't have. Thank ya'll a looot.
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Negative CreepShe really refers to a credit she obviously doesn't have.Right, she wishes that she had asked for it (but she didn't ask, and didn't receive it).
I listened again to the "when he wasn't just on the film" part, and my best guess is that she muddles up her words here. I think she inserts "just" thinking that she's saying he teased it up j
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By the way, what does it mean - "to hit marks completely together"?
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Negative CreepBy the way, what does it mean - "to hit marks completely together"?It is impossible to say without more context. If they are still talking about shooting a film, "marks" may be marks showing the positions where the actors have to stand. "hitting the marks together" would mean that everyone was in the right place on cue. This is just a complete g
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