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[woman] Monkeys, giraffes, tigers, lions...
[man] Yeah.
[woman] Keep me away from the reptiles; I'll get sick.
I only like snake jewelry. Love it.
[man] Exactly, and I like snake skin.
[woman] Well, we have a lot in common. We could get married.
- [man laughs] - The odd couple.
[man] The odd couple... not so odd, actually.
It's the rest of the world that's odd, Iris.
[Iris] You happen to be absolutely right.
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Where are we going? Let's see it.
[Duro] Tiger territory.
[Iris] Oh. You know, tigers are good swimmers.
[barks]
Do you feel sometimes that
people expect you to perform? - Oh yes.
[bird chirping]
People like you to be a trained monkey.
[Duro] What do you really think people think of you?
[Iris] I tell you the truth, I never think about it.
[Duro] Good.
[Iris] I do things because I love them, and
I don't want to do anything to displease Carl
or my mother when she was here.
- Yeah. - But if people don't like it,
it's their problem, not mine. - I know.
So I'm not going to stress about it.
But Carl gets you, and you get Carl.
Well, I hope so. It's 65 years;
I guess it's a good track record.
[Duro] When you think of Carl, what do you think of?
What word comes to your mind?
[Iris] Pussycat. Pussycat...
[lip smack]
[Duro] Do you love the chase or thrill of owning?
[Iris] Oh, the chase, the chase.
You really don't own anything, you just sort of...
You're only here for a short time
so you kind of rent it,
if you think about things that way.
[Duro] True.
Do you think you've always had to fight
for things you believed in aesthetically?
[Iris] Oh, absolutely. Nobody understands anything.
They just say it has to be like it was.
Oh look! He has fringe at the mound!
- I know, he has fringe. - How decorative he is!
- Beautiful, huh? - Snooty, snooty. Look at that!
Nose in the air. Maybe he's an aristocrat.
[Duro] Let's talk about mating rituals.
Love and sex.
[Iris] Well, love is wonderful.
I think it's mutuality,
liking the same things,
having respect for each other.
Sex has something to do with it,
but real love is not sex.
I don't think today...
young people don't seem to understand
anything about relationships.
They're so attached to buttons
and pressing buttons
that they have no time for anything human.
Oh, it's much easier to jump into somebody's
pants than to get into somebody's head.
[Duro] Yeah. You're right.
[Iris] Oh, what's that over there?
- Those are pigs. - That's what I thought.
I'll have to tell Miss Piggy.
[Duro laughs]
Are any one of you guys interested in Miss Piggy?
Are you related to Kermit?
[Duro chuckles]
Kermit lives with me in Palm Beach.
[Duro] Did you like zoos as a child?
[Iris] Oh, I always loved zoos.
Animals, I think, are much better than people.
[Duro] Why?
[Iris] Well, I think they're more honest,
you know, if they like you, or they don't like you.
Well, especially, I don't know
so much about these animals,
but I know a lot about dogs.
[Duro] Mmm. Porcupine.
[Iris] That's pretty stupid, spend your life digging.
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Oh, I love it! Aha!
Where are the penguins?
- They're on holiday, Iris. - Mmm.
[Duro] Are you religious?
[Iris] My own way. I don't observe.
I don't go to temple, but I
I believe in God, and I pray, and...
[Duro] What's your favorite thing to do on a Sunday morning?
[Iris] Sleep.
Where's Duro?
Most people, really, I find so boring,
I don't want to talk to them.
And sometimes I like to be left alone.
[Duro] What do you do when you're left alone?
[Iris] I like to sit and think.
I really enjoy thinking.
[Duro] Yes.
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[bird cawing]