(people chattering) (car horn honking) - Life is what you choose it to be.

(upbeat drum music) You have a million stars in you, a million realities, a million futures, and a million pasts.

And the truth of them all lies in the book.

(people chattering) (light upbeat music) That's a good book, my friend.

They're all good books, but that one is a very good book.

- I'm just looking around.

- Yes, you are.

But for what?

Riches, power, love?

A new life.

The answers are in there, my brother.

(light upbeat music) Now all you have to do is read.

Between the lines, books and literature.

Educate yourself, my people, educate yourself.

(light upbeat music continues) - They're leveling a 97-year-old library.

Knowledge is power, books are power.

Reading in a library is power.

They, hey, we're having a rally.

They wanna tear down this library.

I'll see you there.

Knowledge is power.

- Oh, what you got here, man?

What's this?

Oh, it's a book, huh?

What is that?

Oh, you an intellectual motherfucker, huh?

What you got going on here, man?

Ooh, mid-century shit.

- Emilio.

- That's nice, man.

(Emilio laughing) Come on man.

Why you so pissy, bro?

Yo, come on, teach me something, man.

I wanna learn from you.

(Emilio laughing) ♪ Water in the sky ♪ (smooth upbeat music) - Cool book, man.

I like that, cute.

It's your light.

(siren wailing) (car horn honking) (footsteps pattering) - [Agent] Samuel.

(light upbeat music) Happy Tuesday, cash cow.

I got some exciting news for you.

Wallaby Pictures bought "The Spec."

So, say goodbye to those night shifts, to the hoping, the scrapping, the praying, because you, my man, are skyrocketing straight to Hollywood.

Your life is about to change.

(light upbeat music continues) (birds tweeting) (light upbeat music continues) (car horn honking) (dog barking) (pages rustling) - [Book Vendor] You live a million lives.

You have a million stars in you, a million realities, a million futures and a million pasts.

The question is now.

(Samuel sniffing) (light suspenseful music) (phone vibrating) - [Agent] Samuel, I got some rough news for you.

Wallaby Pictures called.

They aren't buying "The Spec."

Something fell apart the last minute.

Honestly, don't know what happened, but I will find out.

And until then, we're just gonna do what we do, okay?

We're gonna hit the pavement and we're gonna grind.

(light suspenseful music) All right, cash cow?

(water sloshing) (light suspenseful music continues) (footsteps pattering) (shoe thudding) (keys jangling) (footsteps pattering) (footsteps pattering) (light suspenseful music) (footsteps pattering) (footsteps pattering) - Right?

So I think it's getting pretty good.

- [Person In Plaid] Are you good at it?

- I think I might try and like get like a little tar.

- [Samuel] Emilio.

- Tar this.

- Hey.

- Right, exactly.

Can I help you?

That's nice, man!

(Emilio laughing) Can't you see we're in the middle of a conversation, buddy?

I mean.

(light suspenseful music) - [Samuel Voiceover] You live a million lives.

You have a million stars in you, a million realities, a million futures and a million pasts.

And the truth of them all.

(engine revving) - [Bystander] Man, yo, get out of the street!

(car crashing) (bubbles whooshing) (Samuel yelling) (water sloshing) (Samuel gasping) (water sloshing) (Samuel grunting) (Samuel panting) - You done swimming around, baby?

Knowledge is power.

(light suspenseful music) - It's you.

- It's me, Sammy.

Sit down, Mr.

Hollywood.

I wanna read you your horoscope, (bird cawing) (bird cawing) Okay, Aries.

It says right here that all your hard work and that all your struggles, all your pain, it brought you here.

(light suspenseful music) (water sloshing) (light suspenseful music continues) (footsteps pattering) - [Emilio] Hey, buddy.

(Samuel gasping) - Emilio?

- Who else would it fuckin' be?

Where's my money?

- I. What?

(Emilio chuckling) - You know, you should have stayed right where you were, you know, selling you little make-believe stories.

I mean, that would've been good enough for most people, but not you, huh, buddy?

Nah, you had to go and put your hands in my shit too.

And now look at you, huh?

You got no money and you sure as hell ain't got no power.

But I bet you made your mama proud, right?

I'll give you one thing, though.

You are a fuckin' good writer.

I loved your movies, bro.

They were so, um, what's the word?

(light suspenseful music) Real.

(Samuel gasping) (gun firing) - Samuel, Samuel?

Samuel!

You haven't listened to a word I said?

Girls, sit down for breakfast, (footsteps pattering) Eat fast, baby.

I need you to take Roger to practice, okay?

Don't start, Samuel, all right?

I have an interview at 10 and I cannot be late.

(silverware clanking) Hurry up, eat.

I need you to talk to your father about that money today.

That was a loan, that was not a gift.

- Okay.

I will.

- Okay.

One more thing, okay?

You finish up with work, and I want you to find someplace quiet and write, okay, baby?

All day and all night if you want to, I'm gonna tell you something.

I had a dream, and I dreamed that this was the script you finally sold.

- [Child] Naomi, stop!

- Naomi, Naomi, no!

- [Naomi] What?

- [Samuel's Wife] Let go of your sister.

What did I tell you?

No, ma'am, no.

That's your baby sister, you take care of her.

- [Naomi] Mom.

- [Samuel's Wife] I don't wanna hear it.

We'll talk about it later, put your shoes on.

Put your shoes on right now.

(Naomi whining) (Samuel sighing) (Samuel laughing) Anyways.

You have a good day, okay, babe?

(dish thudding) - Hey.

- [Samuel's Wife] Hey.

(light suspenseful music) (phone vibrating) (light suspenseful music continues) (light switch clicking) (light switch clicking) (dog barking) (siren wailing) (blanket rustling) (footsteps pattering) - Morning, Sammy.

(light suspenseful music) Did you not sleep again?

These night shifts are killing you.

It's not healthy, you need to talk to somebody.

- [Samuel] How did you get in here?

- You gave me keys last week, crazy.

(pages rustling) Oh, oh, I'm gonna read you your horoscope before you go to work.

Okay, Aries.

You alone are the master of your destiny.

You alone are in full control of all the beautiful futures this life has given you.

You are infinite.

(light dramatic music) It's nice, Sammy.

I like it here.

I like this life with you.

Is something wrong?

- I gotta go.

- I know.

(light dramatic music continues) I love you.

- [Book Vendor] Life is what you choose it to be.

You have a million stars in you, a million realities, a million futures, a million pasts.

And the truth of them all lies in the book.

(light dramatic music continues) It lies in the space between.

(light dramatic music continues) You live a million lives.

The question is now, which will you choose?

(light dramatic music continues) (light dramatic music continues)