A few weeks ago, I called seventies icon Elliott Gould to discuss his new film The Caller, and it turns out the man is a conversational pirate, boarding and plundering any question asked in order to say whatever was on his mind at the time. I had admired Gould’s work since I first discovered his collaborations with New Hollywood pioneer Robert Altman, and upon viewing The Caller, I couldn't help but be reminded of another film in which he played a private eye -- Phillip Marlowe in Altman's The Long Goodbye. We discussed this film and other projects from Gould’s past, and during our conversation, there were instances in which I'd get lost in his philosophical meanderings on the artistic process and nature's beauty. But, if you follow his logic, some grand truth might just reveal itself.