1 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:10,583 The showrunner just called. He's cutting your character from the show. 2 00:00:10,667 --> 00:00:12,375 You never let me in, Simon. 3 00:00:12,458 --> 00:00:13,667 Not really. 4 00:00:13,750 --> 00:00:16,000 What's this "big audition" you were talkin' about? 5 00:00:16,083 --> 00:00:17,625 I'm auditioning for Wonder Man. 6 00:00:18,208 --> 00:00:19,625 Anyway, nice meeting you. 7 00:00:20,333 --> 00:00:22,625 Wait. Someone's actually remaking Wonder Man? 8 00:00:22,708 --> 00:00:25,042 It's too late. Today was the last day of auditions. 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,958 You're a bloody mess. You can't go in like this. 10 00:00:33,042 --> 00:00:35,500 And then you ran into each other at the audition? 11 00:00:36,292 --> 00:00:37,292 Yes. 12 00:00:37,375 --> 00:00:39,167 Are you sure he's buying the act? 13 00:00:39,250 --> 00:00:41,625 He doesn't suspect a thing. 14 00:01:10,042 --> 00:01:13,125 I was ten when the acting bug first bit. 15 00:01:13,208 --> 00:01:16,167 My first audience was my dear old mum, Dorothy. 16 00:01:17,292 --> 00:01:19,708 I… I had to keep her spirits up. 17 00:01:19,792 --> 00:01:22,958 It was the least I could do, after all she gave to me. 18 00:01:23,042 --> 00:01:25,917 Hmm. You can see how much she loves you. 19 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,750 Oh, she was a saint. A true saint. 20 00:01:28,833 --> 00:01:31,667 She always believed in me, believed in my acting. 21 00:01:31,750 --> 00:01:33,542 I'd never have made it without her. 22 00:01:34,542 --> 00:01:38,417 Wait… Were you in a hospital show? 23 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:41,417 South Shore Hospital, yeah. The first three episodes. 24 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:46,167 Yes! With Joe Pantoliano. I love him. 25 00:01:46,250 --> 00:01:47,250 Yeah. 26 00:01:48,958 --> 00:01:51,167 - No, yeah. People do. - Mmm. 27 00:01:53,042 --> 00:01:54,042 Yeah. 28 00:01:56,875 --> 00:01:59,667 Yeah, it's true. I've had some low points, 29 00:01:59,750 --> 00:02:03,417 some bits I'd rather forget… but that's all behind me now. 30 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:08,750 Thirteen years sober, back in Hollywood, ready to make my mum proud. 31 00:02:10,208 --> 00:02:15,417 You know, she always said my acting could be important, vital, 32 00:02:16,500 --> 00:02:17,875 and I'm gonna prove her right. 33 00:02:17,958 --> 00:02:19,083 Oh, that's wonderful. 34 00:02:19,167 --> 00:02:21,042 Your mother would be so happy for you. 35 00:02:21,125 --> 00:02:22,458 Stay down! 36 00:02:22,542 --> 00:02:24,000 Stay down! Do not move! 37 00:02:24,083 --> 00:02:26,583 Trevor Slattery, you're under arrest. 38 00:02:26,667 --> 00:02:27,792 I'm not resisting. 39 00:02:28,958 --> 00:02:31,125 - Step back. Step back. - We're not together. 40 00:02:31,792 --> 00:02:34,000 Some people call me a terrorist. 41 00:02:35,417 --> 00:02:37,125 I consider myself a teacher. 42 00:02:39,583 --> 00:02:44,750 America, ready for another lesson? 43 00:02:44,833 --> 00:02:46,542 Thirty-nine hours ago, 44 00:02:46,625 --> 00:02:51,792 the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait was attacked. 45 00:02:51,875 --> 00:02:53,792 I, I, I did that. 46 00:02:56,542 --> 00:02:57,542 Pretty scary stuff. 47 00:02:57,625 --> 00:03:00,250 It's called acting. 48 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:05,792 I'm gonna shoot him in the head, 49 00:03:05,875 --> 00:03:07,625 live on your television. 50 00:03:10,833 --> 00:03:12,667 - Acting? - They're squibs. Blanks. 51 00:03:12,750 --> 00:03:15,458 - You sure about that? - Why are we going through all this again? 52 00:03:15,542 --> 00:03:17,792 - I had my trial. I went to jail. - And never finished your sentence. 53 00:03:17,875 --> 00:03:19,667 - Not my fault. - No one cares. 54 00:03:26,417 --> 00:03:28,625 You know, the way that I see this, 55 00:03:28,708 --> 00:03:30,500 you have two options. 56 00:03:30,583 --> 00:03:35,042 Option one, is that you go back to prison and finish your sentence. 57 00:03:35,125 --> 00:03:37,625 I like that option. And then you have option two, 58 00:03:37,708 --> 00:03:40,417 which is, you do a little work for the Department of Damage Contr... 59 00:03:40,500 --> 00:03:42,375 Two. Option two, thanks. 60 00:03:43,625 --> 00:03:44,625 Okay. 61 00:03:46,875 --> 00:03:50,458 This is Simon Williams. 62 00:03:50,542 --> 00:03:53,583 You're an actor. Do you think you can get close to him? 63 00:03:53,667 --> 00:03:54,958 I would need some bait. 64 00:03:55,833 --> 00:03:57,292 An audition could work. 65 00:03:57,375 --> 00:03:59,208 Shouldn't be hard to set up a fake one. 66 00:03:59,292 --> 00:04:00,625 No, he'd see through it. 67 00:04:00,708 --> 00:04:02,792 He's a… he's a working actor with an agent. 68 00:04:02,875 --> 00:04:05,208 This is a small town. He'll know what's real. 69 00:04:05,292 --> 00:04:08,917 You need to find out what projects are coming up, something juicy. 70 00:04:09,958 --> 00:04:14,583 Something Simon Williams would be particularly excited about. 71 00:04:31,833 --> 00:04:32,833 Yeah, one sec. 72 00:04:34,667 --> 00:04:37,375 - Hey. - How in the hell did Ruth Bakshi call me 73 00:04:37,458 --> 00:04:39,125 about your audition for Wonder Man? 74 00:04:39,208 --> 00:04:41,917 Yeah, see, that's kind of a funny thing. 75 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,458 No, no, it's actually not funny. 76 00:04:43,542 --> 00:04:45,917 I… I'm so mad, I don't even wanna hear it. 77 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,458 I'm sorry, Janelle, I had to. It's just... 78 00:04:49,625 --> 00:04:51,667 It's just something about this role. 79 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:54,125 It feel like… 80 00:04:54,208 --> 00:04:56,708 It feel like the one, like it was made for me, you know what I mean? 81 00:04:56,792 --> 00:04:59,000 Actually, I don't. Mmm-mmm. 82 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:03,292 - She loved me, didn't she? - Simon, stop. 83 00:05:03,375 --> 00:05:04,500 She loved me. 84 00:05:04,583 --> 00:05:07,792 She said somethin' about you showin' promise, maybe. 85 00:05:07,875 --> 00:05:08,875 I knew it! 86 00:05:08,958 --> 00:05:11,167 Yeah, but she's also realistic, like me. 87 00:05:11,250 --> 00:05:14,958 She's putting you up for an opportunity that you actually have a real shot at. 88 00:05:15,042 --> 00:05:17,583 It's a self-tape for a indie feature, The Carlyle. 89 00:05:17,667 --> 00:05:19,125 Get it to me as soon as you can. 90 00:05:19,208 --> 00:05:22,000 You better deliver for Ruth. You want her on your side. 91 00:05:22,083 --> 00:05:25,458 - 'Cause she tight with Von Kovak. - Because she's a great casting director! 92 00:05:25,542 --> 00:05:26,917 Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, I got you. 93 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,125 Do you? Do you got me? Bye. 94 00:05:41,875 --> 00:05:42,875 All right. 95 00:05:43,667 --> 00:05:45,958 "Poetry teacher I'm close with, you never judge?" 96 00:05:46,042 --> 00:05:48,125 "Who says? Who says what? That I don't judge?" 97 00:05:48,208 --> 00:05:50,875 "How is it that no matter who I bring in here, boy or girl, 98 00:05:50,958 --> 00:05:56,458 "my mother or that odd poetry teacher, you never judge?" 99 00:05:57,417 --> 00:05:58,417 Who says? 100 00:05:58,500 --> 00:05:59,708 Who says what? 101 00:05:59,792 --> 00:06:01,208 That I don't judge? 102 00:06:02,250 --> 00:06:03,250 That was bad. 103 00:06:03,333 --> 00:06:05,125 Zha! Zha! 104 00:06:05,417 --> 00:06:06,583 - Who says what? - Who say... 105 00:06:06,667 --> 00:06:08,542 - How is it that no ma... - What'd you... 106 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:12,083 How is it that no matter who I... 107 00:06:12,167 --> 00:06:14,000 - Shut up, not yet. - No matter who I... 108 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:17,958 Would you like to charge it to the room? 109 00:06:18,042 --> 00:06:20,500 How is it that no matter who I bring in here, boy or girl, 110 00:06:20,583 --> 00:06:25,083 or my mother or that odd poetry teacher, you never judge? 111 00:06:25,958 --> 00:06:26,958 Who says? 112 00:06:27,375 --> 00:06:28,375 Who says what? 113 00:06:29,125 --> 00:06:30,458 That I don't judge? 114 00:06:32,333 --> 00:06:34,000 Maybe I'm just good at hiding it. 115 00:06:50,750 --> 00:06:52,500 It's good. Maybe just… 116 00:06:52,583 --> 00:06:54,875 Maybe just, like, down in the back. 117 00:06:54,958 --> 00:06:56,833 - Okay. - And then, maybe this out. 118 00:06:56,917 --> 00:06:57,917 Okay. 119 00:06:59,750 --> 00:07:01,250 - Yeah, I like that. - Thank you. 120 00:07:01,333 --> 00:07:02,667 - Monetti. - Come here. 121 00:07:23,875 --> 00:07:25,208 No, no, no. 122 00:07:26,583 --> 00:07:28,750 No, no, no, no, no. 123 00:08:00,792 --> 00:08:03,500 Did you notice any signs of visible enhancement? 124 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,208 Like what, exactly? 125 00:08:05,292 --> 00:08:08,417 I don't know. Like a subtle glow, maybe? 126 00:08:09,667 --> 00:08:11,708 No, he was not glowing. 127 00:08:12,750 --> 00:08:13,750 I said subtle. 128 00:08:13,833 --> 00:08:17,042 Look, Trevor, the Department of Damage Control 129 00:08:17,125 --> 00:08:19,958 considers Simon Williams an extraordinary threat, 130 00:08:20,042 --> 00:08:22,917 and I just need some proof, and I need it fast, 131 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,458 and I think we've wasted enough time tryna search for this "perfect audition." 132 00:08:26,542 --> 00:08:29,792 - It was worth it. - I think we could've gone with M3GAN 3.0. 133 00:08:29,875 --> 00:08:31,250 That's why you hired me. 134 00:08:32,542 --> 00:08:33,917 Oh, will you look at that? 135 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,250 Simon Williams needs help with an audition, wants me to come over. 136 00:08:38,333 --> 00:08:40,917 You see, my friend? That is great news. 137 00:08:45,458 --> 00:08:46,667 I want you to wear this. 138 00:08:46,750 --> 00:08:49,542 When you enter his place, find his computer 139 00:08:49,625 --> 00:08:52,958 and place this right on top, and I'll handle the rest remotely. 140 00:08:53,042 --> 00:08:54,333 Got it. 141 00:08:55,333 --> 00:08:57,083 Why aren't you texting him back? 142 00:08:57,167 --> 00:09:00,208 I wouldn't want him to think I'm just sitting around all day 143 00:09:00,292 --> 00:09:01,917 waiting for someone to text me. 144 00:09:03,042 --> 00:09:04,042 Okay. 145 00:09:18,083 --> 00:09:19,917 I think we've waited long enough, maybe. 146 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,375 I'll handle the role of Trevor Slattery, if you don't mind. 147 00:09:25,292 --> 00:09:28,500 Okay. I've put down my book. 148 00:09:28,583 --> 00:09:32,083 I have crossed the room. I've reached my phone. 149 00:09:32,167 --> 00:09:35,042 "Intriguing. When were you thinking?" 150 00:09:37,083 --> 00:09:39,042 - He's thinking "now." - Is he? 151 00:09:39,125 --> 00:09:41,125 "That might be tricky. 152 00:09:41,208 --> 00:09:44,833 "I would have to move some things around, 153 00:09:44,917 --> 00:09:49,292 "but there might be a chance I could manage..." 154 00:09:49,375 --> 00:09:50,958 Just say, "See you in 20." 155 00:09:51,042 --> 00:09:53,833 I would never text a sentence fragment. 156 00:09:56,250 --> 00:09:57,625 Meeting is set. 157 00:09:57,708 --> 00:09:59,042 Great. 158 00:10:00,875 --> 00:10:03,125 "How far that little candle throws his beams! 159 00:10:03,208 --> 00:10:05,500 "So shines a good deed in a naughty world." 160 00:10:08,583 --> 00:10:09,583 Yeah. 161 00:10:09,667 --> 00:10:10,875 Shakespeare. 162 00:10:10,958 --> 00:10:12,000 Right. 163 00:10:12,083 --> 00:10:13,208 Merchant of Venice. 164 00:10:14,042 --> 00:10:15,042 Sure. 165 00:10:16,083 --> 00:10:17,708 Don't mess this up, Trevor. 166 00:10:17,792 --> 00:10:19,000 - Yeah. - Yeah. 167 00:10:31,625 --> 00:10:35,083 - Yeah? - Yeah, it's Trev. Trevor Slattery. 168 00:10:37,375 --> 00:10:38,375 Cool, be right down. 169 00:10:39,167 --> 00:10:41,083 Wait… aren't I coming up? 170 00:10:47,542 --> 00:10:48,542 Hey. 171 00:10:50,375 --> 00:10:51,458 Thanks for comin'. 172 00:10:51,542 --> 00:10:54,417 - Let's go shoot this thing. - Aren't we using your apartment? 173 00:10:54,500 --> 00:10:56,167 Nah, it's got bad energy. 174 00:10:58,583 --> 00:11:01,958 Look, I just went through a breakup, so it's kinda hard to focus in there. 175 00:11:02,042 --> 00:11:04,292 I gotta be centered for this. It's gotta be good. 176 00:11:05,250 --> 00:11:07,708 Okay. Okay, so where do we go? 177 00:11:07,792 --> 00:11:09,917 There's a self-tape studio not far from here. 178 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,583 And what, pray tell, is a self-tape studio? 179 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:17,917 They sprang up over the last few years. 180 00:11:18,542 --> 00:11:21,500 You rent the room by the minute. It helps. 181 00:11:21,583 --> 00:11:23,833 Since almost everything these days is a self-tape. 182 00:11:23,917 --> 00:11:25,875 It's tragic how the industry's changed. 183 00:11:25,958 --> 00:11:27,417 Oh. 184 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:29,125 Sorry, I've… I've gotta take this. 185 00:11:29,750 --> 00:11:30,750 I'll sign us up. 186 00:11:35,042 --> 00:11:36,583 I couldn't get into his apartment. 187 00:11:36,667 --> 00:11:38,292 How did you already screw this up? 188 00:11:38,375 --> 00:11:41,875 Editing and upload are included, and there are no hidden fees. 189 00:11:41,958 --> 00:11:45,458 Sign right there, and I can fit you in right now, if that works? 190 00:11:45,542 --> 00:11:47,125 Nice. 191 00:11:47,208 --> 00:11:48,500 Okay, fine. 192 00:11:48,583 --> 00:11:50,708 Just stay close and keep an eye out for anything suspicious. 193 00:11:50,792 --> 00:11:51,875 I think I can handle that. 194 00:11:51,958 --> 00:11:53,083 - Trevor, we're up. - Oh. 195 00:11:53,167 --> 00:11:56,292 Oh. Gotta go, Uncle… Vanya. 196 00:12:00,083 --> 00:12:04,000 So, it's an indie feature in the vein of Igby Goes Down 197 00:12:04,083 --> 00:12:06,292 or The Only Living Boy in New York, 198 00:12:06,375 --> 00:12:09,500 and I play a waiter who the man-boy protagonist 199 00:12:09,583 --> 00:12:11,542 has a unexpected emotional connection with. 200 00:12:11,625 --> 00:12:14,042 Sounds rich and textured. This could be good for you. 201 00:12:14,125 --> 00:12:16,292 Right, so, I'm thinkin'… 202 00:12:18,333 --> 00:12:23,292 The waiter character is third-generation from the Bronx. 203 00:12:23,375 --> 00:12:26,042 His father always wanted to own his own restaurant. 204 00:12:26,125 --> 00:12:27,125 He was a great cook, 205 00:12:27,208 --> 00:12:30,667 and he took Corey to The Carlyle when he was a little boy for tea once, 206 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:33,625 so he's always had this emotional attachment to it. 207 00:12:34,333 --> 00:12:36,708 Not sure how you'll convey all this with 208 00:12:36,792 --> 00:12:38,917 "Would you like to charge it to your room?" 209 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,208 May I see the sides? 210 00:12:40,292 --> 00:12:42,708 I'd like to prepare before we start. 211 00:12:42,792 --> 00:12:44,083 Oh. Uh… 212 00:12:44,167 --> 00:12:47,000 No, sorry, the two of us, we can handle it. That's why we came together. 213 00:12:47,083 --> 00:12:49,292 Well, you should have read the waiver you signed, 214 00:12:49,375 --> 00:12:52,083 because it stipulates that I read all off-camera lines. 215 00:12:58,292 --> 00:13:00,167 Would you like to charge it to your room? 216 00:13:03,875 --> 00:13:04,875 Oh, sorry, is that me? 217 00:13:04,958 --> 00:13:06,250 Yes, Marcy, indeed it is. 218 00:13:08,792 --> 00:13:11,000 Okay. Let's start again. 219 00:13:11,083 --> 00:13:12,958 Pick up the pace. 220 00:13:18,708 --> 00:13:20,583 Would you like to charge it to your room? 221 00:13:22,250 --> 00:13:23,250 How is it that… 222 00:13:27,875 --> 00:13:30,250 "Is it that?" That sounds weird. 223 00:13:30,333 --> 00:13:32,375 I think we're good. Thank you, Marcy. 224 00:13:32,458 --> 00:13:34,417 "Is it that?" That sounds weird, right? 225 00:13:34,500 --> 00:13:36,000 - Thank you. - Thank you, Marcy. 226 00:13:43,167 --> 00:13:45,833 How do you still have a place in LA after all these years? 227 00:13:45,917 --> 00:13:48,917 Bought it, with the South Shore Hospital money. 228 00:13:51,583 --> 00:13:54,500 - Oh, yeah! - Wow. I had a really great time. 229 00:13:54,583 --> 00:13:57,125 I know! Right? I know. 230 00:14:00,375 --> 00:14:01,583 Make yourself at home. 231 00:14:05,292 --> 00:14:07,333 Wow. This place is crazy. 232 00:14:07,417 --> 00:14:09,417 Sure beats the ol' dungeon. 233 00:14:14,042 --> 00:14:18,333 "Turtle Diary. Directed by… John Irvin." 234 00:14:18,417 --> 00:14:19,583 You've seen Turtle Diary? 235 00:14:19,667 --> 00:14:22,500 Of course. You and Glenda Jackson free a couple of sea turtles 236 00:14:22,583 --> 00:14:25,583 from the London Zoo, but you really free yourselves along the way. 237 00:14:25,667 --> 00:14:29,542 Yeah. No, yeah. How am I just realizing that now? 238 00:14:30,875 --> 00:14:33,958 Coronation Street. You played Ron Jenkins, right? 239 00:14:34,042 --> 00:14:35,375 Well done! 240 00:14:35,458 --> 00:14:37,833 A pint of bitter, please, and one for my friend. 241 00:14:37,917 --> 00:14:40,250 Every Brit did their stint. 242 00:14:40,333 --> 00:14:43,500 The producers were thrilled to get me after my run as Lear. 243 00:14:43,583 --> 00:14:45,042 Oh, careful with that. 244 00:14:48,542 --> 00:14:51,958 There's a tradition in the theater of handing down your prop 245 00:14:52,042 --> 00:14:53,917 to the next generation. 246 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,542 This particular skull's had quite the journey. 247 00:14:56,625 --> 00:14:59,875 It was used by David Garrick when he played Hamlet. 248 00:14:59,958 --> 00:15:02,958 He gave it to Kean, who passed it to Irving, 249 00:15:03,042 --> 00:15:06,292 who passed it to Burton, who left it in a bar, and I nicked it. 250 00:15:10,708 --> 00:15:11,875 Is this you? 251 00:15:11,958 --> 00:15:15,833 Yeah. My mother, Dorothy. She was a nurse. 252 00:15:15,917 --> 00:15:19,417 She always believed I'd make a great performer one day, 253 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:22,333 have a positive impact on the world. 254 00:15:25,792 --> 00:15:29,042 Max Factor's grandson used to live in that apartment. 255 00:15:29,125 --> 00:15:30,208 Now we've got this. 256 00:15:30,292 --> 00:15:33,458 When I ask him to stop, he just plays it louder. 257 00:15:34,292 --> 00:15:35,458 Shall we get to work? 258 00:15:39,667 --> 00:15:41,625 "Would you like to charge it to the room?" 259 00:15:41,708 --> 00:15:43,917 "How is it that no matter who I bring in here..." 260 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:45,625 That should be "whom," by the way. 261 00:15:45,708 --> 00:15:47,333 "Whom I bring in here, boy or girl, 262 00:15:47,417 --> 00:15:50,208 "my mother or that odd poetry teacher I'm close with, you never judge?" 263 00:15:50,292 --> 00:15:51,792 - "Who says?" - "Who says what?" 264 00:15:52,500 --> 00:15:54,500 "That I don't judge? Maybe I'm just good at hiding it." 265 00:15:54,583 --> 00:15:56,292 He stopped. 266 00:15:56,375 --> 00:15:58,167 - Oh! - All right, let's, let's set up. 267 00:15:58,250 --> 00:16:00,458 Uh, before we record, I had a thought. 268 00:16:00,542 --> 00:16:03,875 I think, uh, the key to this role is finding what's not being said. 269 00:16:03,958 --> 00:16:06,583 Think about what you're doing between your lines. 270 00:16:06,667 --> 00:16:08,917 That's where the character... 271 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,542 Oh, bloody hell. 272 00:16:11,458 --> 00:16:13,417 It's never been this hard to do a tape in my life. 273 00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:15,292 Ruth Bakshi is never gonna work with me again. 274 00:16:15,375 --> 00:16:16,542 - Ruth Bakshi? - Yes. 275 00:16:16,625 --> 00:16:18,292 - Casting director on Wonder Man. - Yes. 276 00:16:18,375 --> 00:16:20,375 - You better not mess this up. - I know! 277 00:16:20,458 --> 00:16:22,750 We could shoot on the street or in your car. 278 00:16:22,833 --> 00:16:25,458 What? No, it's… it's too weird. It's a waiter scene. 279 00:16:25,542 --> 00:16:27,875 - You have any friends we could ask? - No. 280 00:16:27,958 --> 00:16:29,833 - You've been out here for how long now? - Eight years. 281 00:16:29,917 --> 00:16:31,792 Eight years? You don't have any friends? 282 00:16:31,875 --> 00:16:34,125 What about you? You've been here for decades. Where are all your friends? 283 00:16:34,208 --> 00:16:36,125 Used to have plenty. 284 00:16:36,208 --> 00:16:39,000 Oh, there is someone I could ask. 285 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:45,208 We were both in South Shore Hospital together. I played the lead. 286 00:16:46,250 --> 00:16:48,833 Somehow, he managed to get in the showrunner's ear. 287 00:16:48,917 --> 00:16:50,500 He had my character killed off, 288 00:16:50,583 --> 00:16:52,458 walked away with the lead role, 289 00:16:52,542 --> 00:16:55,875 and the People's Choice Award for "Most Promising Newcomer." 290 00:16:55,958 --> 00:16:57,417 Damn, that's cold. 291 00:16:57,500 --> 00:16:59,042 He owes me. 292 00:17:07,833 --> 00:17:09,833 Trevor Slattery! 293 00:17:11,292 --> 00:17:12,917 I can't freaking believe it! 294 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,708 Oh! Oh! 295 00:17:15,792 --> 00:17:16,958 Get in here. 296 00:17:20,875 --> 00:17:24,208 Simon, Joe Pantoliano. Joe Pantoliano, Simon Williams. 297 00:17:24,292 --> 00:17:27,167 - Everybody calls me Joey Pants. - Yeah, of course. It's a pleasure. 298 00:17:27,250 --> 00:17:30,000 You know, I never eat a steak without thinkin' about you in The Matrix. 299 00:17:30,083 --> 00:17:31,625 - Come on. - Everybody always go on and on 300 00:17:31,708 --> 00:17:33,750 about Grodin and De Niro in Midnight Run, 301 00:17:33,833 --> 00:17:36,083 but you were the third side of that triangle, man. 302 00:17:36,167 --> 00:17:38,167 - I like this guy. - Wow… 303 00:17:38,250 --> 00:17:41,167 You've done well for yourself, man. That's a lotta marble. 304 00:17:41,250 --> 00:17:44,333 Yeah, well, my wife, she designed the place. 305 00:17:44,417 --> 00:17:46,500 Uh, hang on a sec. 306 00:17:47,417 --> 00:17:49,042 Gotta give the tree some light. 307 00:17:50,375 --> 00:17:55,167 You know, Art Linkletter taught me a crucial lesson about show business. 308 00:17:55,250 --> 00:17:57,875 It's not enough to make a living. 309 00:17:57,958 --> 00:17:59,875 You gotta make a killing. 310 00:17:59,958 --> 00:18:05,708 So, I got into real estate early on, bought in Venice way before Arnold. 311 00:18:05,792 --> 00:18:08,500 Made a disgusting amount of money. 312 00:18:08,583 --> 00:18:10,333 Just disgusting. 313 00:18:10,417 --> 00:18:13,458 So, you guys hungry? My chef'd be happy to make you somethin'. 314 00:18:13,542 --> 00:18:16,458 Well, we're not really here to socialize. We're on a tight schedule. 315 00:18:16,542 --> 00:18:19,250 Oh, come on, Trev! Nestor's the best. 316 00:18:19,333 --> 00:18:21,042 I just stole him from McConaughey. 317 00:18:22,292 --> 00:18:23,958 Thank you, Nestor. 318 00:18:24,875 --> 00:18:28,208 Ah, my favorite. We've got some duck prosciutto, 319 00:18:28,292 --> 00:18:30,875 some roasted peppers from my garden, 320 00:18:30,958 --> 00:18:35,917 and we just flew in the mozz fresh from Hoboken. 321 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,333 You can't audition on an empty stomach. 322 00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:39,750 Here, sit down. 323 00:18:39,833 --> 00:18:40,833 Okay. 324 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,458 You know, people don't appreciate 325 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:48,083 all the work that goes into the audition process. 326 00:18:48,917 --> 00:18:51,875 I'm offer-only, so it's hard for me to relate. 327 00:18:56,958 --> 00:18:57,958 Hmm. 328 00:18:59,292 --> 00:19:02,333 Man, I'm so glad all that 329 00:19:02,417 --> 00:19:04,125 Mandarin business is behind you. 330 00:19:04,208 --> 00:19:08,583 I mean, the performance was good, but… 331 00:19:09,458 --> 00:19:13,333 I was worried about you, man. That was some dark shit. 332 00:19:17,125 --> 00:19:19,375 Simon, where the hell is this damn audition? 333 00:19:19,458 --> 00:19:22,083 I'm sorry. I'm at Joe Pantoliano's house right now. 334 00:19:22,167 --> 00:19:25,083 He just offered me mozz from Hoboken, he got a tree in the foyer. 335 00:19:25,167 --> 00:19:28,250 I'm just tryna be polite. I'm in here code-switchin' and everything. 336 00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:31,125 I don't give a damn if you was havin' sloppy joes with Sarah Paulson. 337 00:19:31,208 --> 00:19:34,333 - You need to hurry the hell up. - No, that's why I'm here, to do the tape. 338 00:19:34,417 --> 00:19:37,083 I'm just tryna stroke the man ego a little bit. Let me play this. 339 00:19:37,167 --> 00:19:40,583 Just put your face sayin' the lines on a tape and get it to me. 340 00:19:40,667 --> 00:19:42,625 - Okay! - Okay. All right, 341 00:19:42,708 --> 00:19:44,333 and don't do what you always do, Simon, okay? 342 00:19:44,417 --> 00:19:46,375 I know you're already overthinkin' and doin' that bullshit. 343 00:19:46,458 --> 00:19:51,250 Just be normal, okay? Can you play that? Normal man! The breakdown is "go method." 344 00:20:01,250 --> 00:20:03,625 You know, I don't think we've crossed swords 345 00:20:03,708 --> 00:20:06,292 since we wrapped South Shore Hospital. 346 00:20:06,375 --> 00:20:07,708 Sounds about right. 347 00:20:07,792 --> 00:20:09,542 Well, I miss you, Dr. Jack. 348 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:11,083 What's that supposed to mean? 349 00:20:11,167 --> 00:20:13,542 Dr. Jack Kronk, that was your character. 350 00:20:13,625 --> 00:20:17,833 Oh, right. Lovely. Before you stole the lead from me. 351 00:20:20,625 --> 00:20:22,292 What the hell are you talking about? 352 00:20:22,375 --> 00:20:25,917 I'm surprised you'd bring that up, Joe Pantoliano. Right to my face. 353 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:31,125 Trevor, you were high, outta your mind. 354 00:20:31,792 --> 00:20:34,292 You weren't showin' up to set, and… and when you did, 355 00:20:34,375 --> 00:20:38,375 you were screaming white worms were coming out of your skin. 356 00:20:38,458 --> 00:20:43,292 You told me that you couldn't handle the pressure of being the lead. 357 00:20:43,375 --> 00:20:46,458 The showrunner had to rewrite to work around you, 358 00:20:46,542 --> 00:20:49,625 until finally, the network had enough, killed you off. 359 00:20:49,708 --> 00:20:55,167 Can we please tape this audition already, already? 360 00:21:01,417 --> 00:21:05,875 So, let's shoot this, gentlemen, shall we? 361 00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:09,417 That's quite a career. 362 00:21:09,958 --> 00:21:12,000 Well, yeah. I've been lucky. 363 00:21:12,083 --> 00:21:16,250 Hell, if I was British, they would've knighted me by now. 364 00:21:16,333 --> 00:21:19,208 Can I, uh, can I give you some free advice? 365 00:21:19,292 --> 00:21:22,958 Louis B. Mayer… He had a saying. 366 00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:30,667 "The most important thing about acting is sincerity. 367 00:21:32,875 --> 00:21:35,458 "Once you learn to fake that, you've got it made." 368 00:21:37,458 --> 00:21:41,458 No, look, look… Show business, it's crazy. 369 00:21:41,542 --> 00:21:44,000 It… It's built on a foundation of insanity, 370 00:21:44,083 --> 00:21:50,375 so success is the collateral you use to build something real for yourself. 371 00:21:50,458 --> 00:21:52,667 Remember this, acting… 372 00:21:52,750 --> 00:21:54,875 it's just a job. 373 00:21:54,958 --> 00:21:58,750 I mean, yeah, it's a great way to make a buck. 374 00:21:58,833 --> 00:22:00,875 It's better than any other job out there, 375 00:22:00,958 --> 00:22:03,583 but the minute you try to get somethin' else out of it, 376 00:22:03,667 --> 00:22:05,792 fame, validation, 377 00:22:05,875 --> 00:22:09,833 getting even with your parents, whatever… you're screwed. 378 00:22:09,917 --> 00:22:14,125 You keep diggin' that hole, and you'll never get out. 379 00:22:17,167 --> 00:22:18,750 I gotta say, Trev… 380 00:22:19,667 --> 00:22:20,958 Oh, I envy you. 381 00:22:22,083 --> 00:22:24,167 To finally be done with it all. 382 00:22:24,875 --> 00:22:26,542 Must be nice, huh, 383 00:22:27,250 --> 00:22:31,125 not to have to worry about your weight… or your appearance. 384 00:22:31,208 --> 00:22:33,958 I mean, you can ignore the stupid trades. 385 00:22:35,667 --> 00:22:37,583 Actually, he's not done with actin'. 386 00:22:38,875 --> 00:22:39,875 Really? 387 00:22:41,208 --> 00:22:45,000 He just had a huge audition for a lead role in a Von Kovak movie. 388 00:22:45,583 --> 00:22:48,083 Well, holy shit, that's terrific! 389 00:22:50,167 --> 00:22:53,167 Don't pretend to be happy for him, Joe Pantoliano. 390 00:22:53,833 --> 00:22:55,500 - What? - You think you're bein' nice, 391 00:22:55,583 --> 00:22:57,625 but you're actually condescendin' as shit. 392 00:22:57,708 --> 00:22:58,708 Do you know that? 393 00:23:00,542 --> 00:23:04,208 That speech was the dumbest, most patronizing thing I've ever heard! 394 00:23:04,292 --> 00:23:06,292 - Amen. - Fellas… 395 00:23:06,375 --> 00:23:10,500 You suck, Joe Pantoliano. Baby's Day Out is garbage. 396 00:23:10,583 --> 00:23:12,792 Even that dumb baby couldn't make you funny. 397 00:23:17,292 --> 00:23:19,042 Let's get the hell outta here, man. 398 00:23:19,792 --> 00:23:21,917 Uh… Come on, guys. 399 00:23:24,458 --> 00:23:26,417 Acting isn't a job. 400 00:23:27,375 --> 00:23:28,375 It's a calling. 401 00:23:29,583 --> 00:23:35,167 It's the single most consequential thing anyone could ever do with their life. 402 00:23:51,208 --> 00:23:52,208 Barry! 403 00:23:53,542 --> 00:23:57,167 What's this I'm hearing about a new Von Kovak movie, 404 00:23:57,250 --> 00:23:59,375 and why am I not meeting on it? 405 00:24:01,375 --> 00:24:02,875 Can you believe that guy? 406 00:24:06,667 --> 00:24:07,667 You okay? 407 00:24:09,042 --> 00:24:11,125 Sorry, that didn't quite work out. 408 00:24:12,333 --> 00:24:13,333 It's all right, man. 409 00:24:17,750 --> 00:24:19,125 I know a place we can go. 410 00:24:29,792 --> 00:24:31,167 Just ignore the mess, okay? 411 00:24:39,125 --> 00:24:41,458 I've been thinkin' about what you said earlier. 412 00:24:43,208 --> 00:24:47,167 About how the key to this scene is… is findin' what's not bein' said. 413 00:24:48,708 --> 00:24:50,750 All this time I've been assumin' the line, 414 00:24:50,833 --> 00:24:52,417 "Maybe I'm just good at hiding it" 415 00:24:52,500 --> 00:24:55,250 was like a general rebuff, tellin' the kid to watch himself. 416 00:24:55,333 --> 00:24:56,500 Right. 417 00:24:56,583 --> 00:25:01,083 But I'm wonderin' if the waiter's actually feeling some type of connection. 418 00:25:02,250 --> 00:25:04,000 Like, maybe it's an invitation. 419 00:25:04,083 --> 00:25:05,708 "Maybe I'm just good at hidin' it. 420 00:25:05,792 --> 00:25:07,833 "You can trust me with your secrets. 421 00:25:07,917 --> 00:25:10,125 "Feel free to tell me more." That kind of thing. 422 00:25:10,208 --> 00:25:11,667 Might be worth a shot. 423 00:25:13,458 --> 00:25:14,458 Yeah. 424 00:25:30,417 --> 00:25:32,833 Would you like to charge it your room? 425 00:25:32,917 --> 00:25:35,333 How is it that no matter whom I bring in here, 426 00:25:36,292 --> 00:25:39,542 boy, girl, my mother, 427 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,583 or that odd poetry teacher I'm too close with… 428 00:25:46,333 --> 00:25:47,583 you never judge? 429 00:25:51,167 --> 00:25:52,167 Who says? 430 00:25:52,250 --> 00:25:54,375 Who says what? 431 00:25:55,250 --> 00:25:56,500 That I don't judge? 432 00:25:57,375 --> 00:26:00,875 Maybe I'm just… good at hidin' it. 433 00:26:07,333 --> 00:26:08,333 Who says? 434 00:26:09,083 --> 00:26:10,917 Who says what? 435 00:26:12,167 --> 00:26:13,167 That I don't judge? 436 00:26:14,833 --> 00:26:16,792 Maybe I'm just good at hidin' it. 437 00:26:22,792 --> 00:26:23,792 Do I send it? 438 00:26:23,875 --> 00:26:25,625 You'd be crazy not to. 439 00:26:26,167 --> 00:26:27,167 You think it's good? 440 00:26:27,250 --> 00:26:28,792 It's transcendent. 441 00:26:33,667 --> 00:26:34,667 Cool. 442 00:26:42,125 --> 00:26:43,375 I gotta pee. 443 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:08,417 Yo, Trev, should I order a pizza? 444 00:27:09,208 --> 00:27:10,208 Splendid. 445 00:27:12,333 --> 00:27:14,417 All that runnin' around today, I'm starvin'. 446 00:27:15,833 --> 00:27:18,583 Never had duck prosciutto before. It's not bad. 447 00:27:21,708 --> 00:27:23,458 Yo, Trev, you like pepperoni? 448 00:27:48,417 --> 00:27:49,417 Yeah. 449 00:27:51,708 --> 00:27:52,708 Pepperoni. 450 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,458 No doubt. 451 00:27:59,458 --> 00:28:00,458 I'll call it in.