Paul Mazursky Biography
Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), An Unmarried Woman (1978), Harry and Tonto (1974), and Enemies, A Love Story (1989).
He is also known for directing such films as Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Moon over Parador (1988), and Scenes from a Mall (1991). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Mazursky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Classroom Dynamics and Student Interaction
Richard Dadier:
There will be no calling out. You have any questions to ask, just raise your hand. You hear that, Miller?
Gregory W. Miller:
Sure, teach. You coming in strong. I can't tune you out.
Artie West:
His name ain't "teach".
Belazi:
It's "Daddy-O!
Artie West:
Hey, don't you know his name, jerk?
Belazi:
Excuse me, Mr. Jerk.
Richard Dadier:
All right, West, since you're so cooperative, suppose you stay after class and help me out.
Artie West:
I'm busy.
Belazi:
Oh, go on, Artie. Help him out.
Emmanuel Stoker:
Then you could be together, "alone".
Pete V. Morales: [in a effeminate manner]
Oh, "Daddy-O!
Richard Dadier:
All right, all right, fine. We had a few laughs. In a minute, the bell's gonna ring out there. That means you go to your civics class. Tomorrow morning when you come into this class...
Artie West: [interrupts Dadier]
Hey, teach, you're coming back here tomorrow?
Richard Dadier:
Sure, I'm coming back tomorrow.You know why? Because I'll "miss" you, West.
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Morning Routines and Frustrations Among Friends
Pete V. Morales: [talking into a recorder in front of the class]
I get up at 7:30, go wash. But my stinking sister, she's still in the bathroom, so I can't get in.
Richard Dadier:
That's fine, boy. keep on talking.
Pete V. Morales:
So then I go to the stinking bathroom. I wash my stinking face. Then I eat some stinking sausages.
Artie West:
Louder, come on!
Emmanuel Stoker:
We can't hear you in the balcony.
Pete V. Morales:
So then I go down the stinking street with my stinking books, and then I meet this stink-face who lives near me. And he says: "You go to school, Pete?" I say, "You stinking right, boy!" So we walked to the stinking El, and wait for the stinking train. What do you think? The stinking train is late. So I gotta get into the stinking crowd. And that's why I'm stinking late to school, teach. How was I? Okay?
De Lica:
You sure stunk up that record, boy!
Richard Dadier:
That'll be enough for the day.
Artie West:
You gonna play it?
Richard Dadier:
No. Thanks for picking Morales. I'm sure you're his "friend".
Gregory W. Miller:
Sure enough, chief. Too bad you can't say the same.
Richard Dadier:
And just what does that mean?
Artie West:
Morales is a spic, that's what it means. Maybe you don't like spics.
Richard Dadier:
That will be enough of that, West.
Pete V. Morales:
What did I do, anyhow?
Artie West:
All right, sit down... spic.
Belazi:
You heard him, greaseball.
Pete V. Morales:
At least I'm no Irish Mick!
Richard Dadier:
I said, that will be enough! Now, you pick up that magazine, Belazi. Pick it up! I wanna get one thing very clear in this classroom.There's not gonna be any name calling here. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. Now you understand that? All of ya!
Pete V. Morales:
I was just kidding.
Richard Dadier:
Yeah, I know you're just kidding. That's how things start. Like a street fight. Somebody pushes somebody in fun. Somebody pushes back, and soon you got a street fight with no kidding. That's the same way with name-calling. All right, West, look. You're of Irish descent. So is Murphy over there. You call him a Mick. He calls you a Mick. Suppose Miller called you a Mick. Is that all right? Then you call him a nigger.
Pete V. Morales:
I was just kidding.
Richard Dadier:
Well, stop kidding!
Artie West:
Sure, sure. Come on, Morales. Tell me all about your stinking sister!
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