The Masked Man: A Memoir And Fantasy Of Hollywood by Tom Wilson

Author:Tom Wilson [Wilson, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2012-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

"First of all, it's called Back To The Future, not Back In The Future, and I don't talk about it, and I don't understand why you don't get it," I said, taking a chair on the patio outside the place.

"What did I call it?" he asked, unbuckling his guns.

"Back In The Future."

"That's not the name of it?"

"No, it's Back To The Future, but don't say it anymore either way, okay?"

"I just don't understand why," he said.

"It has nothing to do with me! It was twenty-some years ago! Get off it!" I yelled at him, as one of the girls waved to us from inside.

"Fair enough. You asked me not to and I did mention it and that was against your wishes. But let me tell you, it has everything to do with you! It's a great movie, and you're a major part of it."

"No I'm not," I said.

"People love that picture, so why do you run away from it?"

"I don't run away from it," I said, wiping a few leftover crumbs off the table to a couple of chirping sparrows, "I keep it in perspective."

"I'll tell you something," he said, "If this coffee had legs, it would jump off the table and walk out of here. It's strong stuff."

"Clayton," I said.

"Your daughter is a precious jewel, you're right!"

"Clayton!"

"Call me Rang--"

"Yes, fine, I'll call you whatever, but you have to admit to me that you're an actor. I know you're an actor, and you know you're an actor. Or were an actor, or whatever. Clayton Moore."

"Yes, that's true," he said.

"And you were great as the Lone Ranger."

"The One Ranger."

"YOU WERE THE LONE RANGER!!! YOU'RE THE ACTOR WHO PLAYED THE LONE RANGER!!"

"Yes."

"You were great at it."

"Thank you."

"But you don't have to be him. You don't embody him. You just decided to be him."

There was a long silence, as he looked at the sky, examining every cloud.

"Why do you wear that mask?" I asked.

"It's the outfit of the One Ranger," he said quickly.

"You don't know that! You could change the outfit right now! It's just a role you're playing, a role that you want to play! Maybe I don't want to play it!"

He stood up and pointed at me. "Listen, I'm not sure what in Sam Hill you're talking about with this, but you're some kind of actor, and you've got to get out there and tell them about it. You're great in that picture, I saw it myself!"

I collapsed in my chair, placing my cup on top of abstract coffee stains.

"It's not who I am," I said.

He counted clouds for a while, and tried again. "But they just want to talk to you about it. What's wrong with that?"

"Nothing is wrong with it except I don't want to do it."

"Why? Come on, it'll help your career!" he said.

"My career?" I shouted, smacking the table hard enough that my cup almost tipped over and the pile of newspaper somebody left fell on the ground. The people outside looked at me, so I lowered me voice and leaned toward him.

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