Amelia: [After mixing drink] All right. He's ready for you. [Walking upstairs leading The Ghost] How's your hotel? Quiet?
The Ghost: Monastic.
Amelia: That's nice. No distractions.
Adam Lang: [Amelia hands him drink] Thanks, love. [To The Ghost] Hi, man. You ready to start?
The Ghost: Absolutely. [Amelia produces box on desk, opens it to reveal manuscript and holds up USB stick] Is the manuscript loaded on this?
Amelia: It is.
The Ghost: Can I have it?
Amelia: I'm sorry, that would be a security risk.
The Ghost: You mean I've got to retype the whole manuscript?
Adam Lang: Have you really got my entire book on that little thing?
Amelia: We can get 100 books on it, Adam. And it can be copied in a flash. That's the trouble.
Adam Lang: Amazing. You know the worst thing about my life? You get so out of touch. Everything's done for you. You don't drive, you don't carry money. If I need cash, I have to borrow it from the protection boys. This is the kind of details we need in the memoirs. I couldn't put that in. People would think I was a complete idiot.
The Ghost: No, not at all. No, this shows what it's like being Prime Minister. That's exactly what the readers want to know. How does it feel to run a country? How does it feel to be so cut off? How does it feel to be so hated?
Adam Lang: Thanks a lot.
The Ghost: [Stammers] And so loved.
Adam Lang: Amelia, what do you think?
Amelia: I think I should leave you two alone.
Adam Lang: So, how do we go about this?
The Ghost: I interview you. I turn your answers into prose. Here and there, I'll add linking passages, imitating your voice.
Adam Lang: Okay. You heard about Mike?
The Ghost: Yes. I'm sorry.
Adam Lang: We should put in something nice about him. I think his mother would like that.
The Ghost: Of course.
Adam Lang: Well, um, the first thing that struck me was, you became such a successful politician precisely because you didn't appear to be a politician. It's certainly not something I wanted to do when I was younger. I thought most student politicians were complete nerds.
The Ghost: Well, I'm with you there. So, what turned you on to politics?
Adam Lang: Turned me on, indeed. Let's see, I was 23, something like that, a couple of years out of Cambridge. And I remember it was a Sunday afternoon, it was raining. I was still in bed. And someone starts knocking at the door. And, you know, I'd been out the night before and had a few drinks and what have you. So, I get the pillow and I put it over my head, and it starts up again. Knock, knock, knock, knock! And I get up, I'm swearing, I go to the door and there's this girl. She's soaking wet, but she just launches into this speech about the local elections. And that's it. I'm in love.
The Ghost: And this is Ruth?
Adam Lang: This is Ruth. And the only way I can see her again is to join the party and hand out leaflets.
The Ghost: This is great.
Adam Lang: You want to use this?
The Ghost: Use it? I think we should open the whole book like this. "I went into politics out of love, not love for a party or an ideology, but out of love for a woman."
The Ghost: Monastic.
Amelia: That's nice. No distractions.
Adam Lang: [Amelia hands him drink] Thanks, love. [To The Ghost] Hi, man. You ready to start?
The Ghost: Absolutely. [Amelia produces box on desk, opens it to reveal manuscript and holds up USB stick] Is the manuscript loaded on this?
Amelia: It is.
The Ghost: Can I have it?
Amelia: I'm sorry, that would be a security risk.
The Ghost: You mean I've got to retype the whole manuscript?
Adam Lang: Have you really got my entire book on that little thing?
Amelia: We can get 100 books on it, Adam. And it can be copied in a flash. That's the trouble.
Adam Lang: Amazing. You know the worst thing about my life? You get so out of touch. Everything's done for you. You don't drive, you don't carry money. If I need cash, I have to borrow it from the protection boys. This is the kind of details we need in the memoirs. I couldn't put that in. People would think I was a complete idiot.
The Ghost: No, not at all. No, this shows what it's like being Prime Minister. That's exactly what the readers want to know. How does it feel to run a country? How does it feel to be so cut off? How does it feel to be so hated?
Adam Lang: Thanks a lot.
The Ghost: [Stammers] And so loved.
Adam Lang: Amelia, what do you think?
Amelia: I think I should leave you two alone.
Adam Lang: So, how do we go about this?
The Ghost: I interview you. I turn your answers into prose. Here and there, I'll add linking passages, imitating your voice.
Adam Lang: Okay. You heard about Mike?
The Ghost: Yes. I'm sorry.
Adam Lang: We should put in something nice about him. I think his mother would like that.
The Ghost: Of course.
Adam Lang: Well, um, the first thing that struck me was, you became such a successful politician precisely because you didn't appear to be a politician. It's certainly not something I wanted to do when I was younger. I thought most student politicians were complete nerds.
The Ghost: Well, I'm with you there. So, what turned you on to politics?
Adam Lang: Turned me on, indeed. Let's see, I was 23, something like that, a couple of years out of Cambridge. And I remember it was a Sunday afternoon, it was raining. I was still in bed. And someone starts knocking at the door. And, you know, I'd been out the night before and had a few drinks and what have you. So, I get the pillow and I put it over my head, and it starts up again. Knock, knock, knock, knock! And I get up, I'm swearing, I go to the door and there's this girl. She's soaking wet, but she just launches into this speech about the local elections. And that's it. I'm in love.
The Ghost: And this is Ruth?
Adam Lang: This is Ruth. And the only way I can see her again is to join the party and hand out leaflets.
The Ghost: This is great.
Adam Lang: You want to use this?
The Ghost: Use it? I think we should open the whole book like this. "I went into politics out of love, not love for a party or an ideology, but out of love for a woman."
Amelia : [ After mixing drink ] All right. He's ready for you. [ Walking upstairs leading The Ghost ] How's your hotel? Quiet?
The Ghost : Monastic.
Amelia : That's nice. No distractions.
Adam Lang : [ Amelia hands him drink ] Thanks, love. [ To The Ghost ] Hi, man. You ready to start?
The Ghost : Absolutely. [ Amelia produces box on desk, opens it to reveal manuscript and holds up USB stick ] Is the manuscript loaded on this?
Amelia : It is.
The Ghost : Can I have it?
Amelia : I'm sorry, that would be a security risk.
The Ghost : You mean I've got to retype the whole manuscript?
Adam Lang : Have you really got my entire book on that little thing?
Amelia : We can get 100 books on it, Adam. And it can be copied in a flash. That's the trouble.
Adam Lang : Amazing. You know the worst thing about my life? You get so out of touch. Everything's done for you. You don't drive, you don't carry money. If I need cash, I have to borrow it from the protection boys. This is the kind of details we need in the memoirs. I couldn't put that in. People would think I was a complete idiot.
The Ghost : No, not at all. No, this shows what it's like being Prime Minister. That's exactly what the readers want to know. How does it feel to run a country? How does it feel to be so cut off? How does it feel to be so hated?
Adam Lang : Thanks a lot.
The Ghost : [ Stammers ] And so loved.
Adam Lang : Amelia, what do you think?
Amelia : I think I should leave you two alone.
Adam Lang : So, how do we go about this?
The Ghost : I interview you. I turn your answers into prose. Here and there, I'll add linking passages, imitating your voice.
Adam Lang : Okay. You heard about Mike?
The Ghost : Yes. I'm sorry.
Adam Lang : We should put in something nice about him. I think his mother would like that.
The Ghost : Of course.
Adam Lang : Well, um, the first thing that struck me was, you became such a successful politician precisely because you didn't appear to be a politician. It's certainly not something I wanted to do when I was younger. I thought most student politicians were complete nerds.
The Ghost : Well, I'm with you there. So, what turned you on to politics?
Adam Lang : Turned me on, indeed. Let's see, I was 23, something like that, a couple of years out of Cambridge. And I remember it was a Sunday afternoon, it was raining. I was still in bed. And someone starts knocking at the door. And, you know, I'd been out the night before and had a few drinks and what have you. So, I get the pillow and I put it over my head, and it starts up again. Knock, knock, knock, knock! And I get up, I'm swearing, I go to the door and there's this girl. She's soaking wet, but she just launches into this speech about the local elections. And that's it. I'm in love.
The Ghost : And this is Ruth?
Adam Lang : This is Ruth. And the only way I can see her again is to join the party and hand out leaflets.
The Ghost : This is great.
Adam Lang : You want to use this?
The Ghost : Use it? I think we should open the whole book like this. "I went into politics out of love, not love for a party or an ideology, but out of love for a woman."
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