`` we are the walking dead , '' he said , huge eyes dark with anger . `` there are very few men who would be permitted to say that to me , and live . '' `` she seems to be ... overly involved with her characters . '' i tried to warn him , but he walked right under it . '' `` in fact , '' she added with a dry laugh , `` i 'm basically living on the stuff now . '' had she said the wrong thing ? 