1 00:00:45,275 --> 00:00:48,439 Before we start, uh, tonight's scene work, 2 00:00:49,070 --> 00:00:53,531 I just want to take a moment to talk about our craft. 3 00:00:53,866 --> 00:00:55,232 Acting. 4 00:00:57,078 --> 00:00:58,489 So what is acting? 5 00:00:58,580 --> 00:00:59,946 I mean, when an actor acts, 6 00:01:00,039 --> 00:01:02,907 what is he or she... 7 00:01:04,377 --> 00:01:05,788 or they... 8 00:01:07,630 --> 00:01:08,871 actually doing? 9 00:01:11,050 --> 00:01:13,212 Well, on one level, the answer is simple. 10 00:01:13,303 --> 00:01:16,796 They're making believe. They are pretending. 11 00:01:17,765 --> 00:01:23,102 But on a... on a much deeper level we need to ask ourselves 12 00:01:23,187 --> 00:01:24,803 what is really happening. 13 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:26,647 Well, you need to ask me, 14 00:01:26,733 --> 00:01:27,876 because I think I'm the only one here 15 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:29,186 who doesn't have a roommate. 16 00:01:29,277 --> 00:01:31,860 What's really happening... 17 00:01:31,946 --> 00:01:34,529 and I want you to listen carefully. 18 00:01:35,575 --> 00:01:40,821 What's really happening is that the actor is playing... 19 00:01:40,913 --> 00:01:42,245 God. 20 00:01:42,999 --> 00:01:46,288 Because, after all, what does God do? 21 00:01:46,377 --> 00:01:47,788 God creates. 22 00:01:47,879 --> 00:01:50,587 God says, "Here is a world," and bam! 23 00:01:51,007 --> 00:01:52,464 That world exists. 24 00:01:52,550 --> 00:01:55,759 God says, "Here's life," and bam again! 25 00:01:56,554 --> 00:01:58,341 Life happens. 26 00:01:58,431 --> 00:02:01,344 God says, "Here's death," and boom! 27 00:02:03,227 --> 00:02:04,513 Darkness. 28 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,767 The darkness returns. 29 00:02:15,948 --> 00:02:17,735 So what does this mean to us? 30 00:02:19,077 --> 00:02:20,989 How do we take this information 31 00:02:21,079 --> 00:02:23,992 and bring it into our work? 32 00:02:25,792 --> 00:02:30,537 The answer, my dear colleagues, is that like God, 33 00:02:30,630 --> 00:02:32,917 we must love our creations. 34 00:02:33,007 --> 00:02:35,340 We must imbue them with life, with character, 35 00:02:35,426 --> 00:02:38,544 with hope and dreams and fatal flaws 36 00:02:38,638 --> 00:02:39,799 and then... 37 00:02:43,601 --> 00:02:44,762 Then... 38 00:02:46,521 --> 00:02:48,308 we must let them go. 39 00:02:50,858 --> 00:02:52,690 Because in the end... 40 00:02:53,695 --> 00:02:55,652 true love... 41 00:02:55,738 --> 00:02:57,104 God's love... 42 00:02:58,366 --> 00:02:59,823 is letting go. 43 00:03:01,244 --> 00:03:02,951 Yeah, uh, Sandy? 44 00:03:03,037 --> 00:03:06,747 Uh, I have an audition tomorrow for a shampoo commercial. 45 00:03:07,542 --> 00:03:09,329 How do I love that? 46 00:03:09,419 --> 00:03:11,206 Wash your hair before you go. 47 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,337 Okay, love of character, 48 00:03:14,424 --> 00:03:16,632 not the pursuit of fame or money 49 00:03:16,718 --> 00:03:20,337 is what separates the great actor, the true artist... 50 00:03:20,430 --> 00:03:23,468 Yeah, uh, Sandy, one more question. Uh, it's for Pantene. 51 00:03:23,558 --> 00:03:26,596 It doesn't matter what the shampoo is, okay? 52 00:03:26,686 --> 00:03:28,643 - Just wash your hair. - Thank you. 53 00:03:29,230 --> 00:03:31,187 That's why he's Sandy Kominsky 54 00:03:31,274 --> 00:03:33,231 and we are not. 55 00:03:34,527 --> 00:03:36,985 Ah, fuck it. Let's get started. 56 00:04:05,475 --> 00:04:07,091 Congratulations. 57 00:04:22,450 --> 00:04:24,316 Sorry I'm late. 58 00:04:24,410 --> 00:04:27,153 I assume you had a hard time picking out the scarf. 59 00:04:27,246 --> 00:04:28,532 Oh, really? Really, huh? 60 00:04:28,623 --> 00:04:30,706 Right out of the gate, you wanna bust my balls. 61 00:04:30,792 --> 00:04:32,499 They are a low-hanging fruit. 62 00:04:32,585 --> 00:04:34,668 Hello, Alex. 63 00:04:34,754 --> 00:04:37,497 Um, I'm gonna have a Jack Daniels on the rocks 64 00:04:37,590 --> 00:04:39,547 and a diet Dr Pepper 65 00:04:39,634 --> 00:04:41,466 with a straw. 66 00:04:41,552 --> 00:04:43,760 I absolutely loathe the way you drink. 67 00:04:43,846 --> 00:04:45,929 Well, the Jack keeps me from killing myself 68 00:04:46,015 --> 00:04:48,553 and the Pepper keeps me regular. 69 00:04:49,435 --> 00:04:50,676 So, how we doin' on the sitcom? 70 00:04:50,770 --> 00:04:52,932 Forget it. You do not wanna be in the sitcom. 71 00:04:53,022 --> 00:04:54,638 What are you talkin' about? I mean... 72 00:04:54,732 --> 00:04:56,835 Those little pishers on the... on The Big Bang Theory, 73 00:04:56,859 --> 00:04:58,253 they're making a million bucks a week. 74 00:04:58,277 --> 00:04:59,859 Sandy, it's pablum. It's crap. 75 00:04:59,946 --> 00:05:02,359 You're one of the all-time great acting coaches. 76 00:05:02,448 --> 00:05:05,191 What's it gonna look like, you doin' a network sitcom? 77 00:05:05,284 --> 00:05:06,491 So I didn't get the part? 78 00:05:07,078 --> 00:05:10,321 No. CBS wanted to go more ethnic. 79 00:05:10,414 --> 00:05:13,828 But look at this profile. Who's more ethnic than I am? 80 00:05:13,918 --> 00:05:15,659 - Black people. - Wait a minute. 81 00:05:15,753 --> 00:05:17,119 They're casting a black guy 82 00:05:17,213 --> 00:05:19,125 to play Josh Gad's grandfather? 83 00:05:19,215 --> 00:05:22,674 They dumped Josh. They got some rapper, Ludacris. 84 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,877 Ludicrous, my ass. It's bullshit. 85 00:05:25,221 --> 00:05:27,213 No, that's his name. Ludacris. 86 00:05:27,306 --> 00:05:28,717 - What's his name? - Ludacris. 87 00:05:29,100 --> 00:05:31,183 - I said ludicrous. - No, the rapper. 88 00:05:31,269 --> 00:05:32,851 - What about the rapper? - Jesus Christ! 89 00:05:32,937 --> 00:05:34,678 You didn't get the sitcom. 90 00:05:34,772 --> 00:05:36,934 - Shit. - Yeah. 91 00:05:38,359 --> 00:05:40,476 Look at this. For you, he runs. 92 00:05:43,739 --> 00:05:45,275 Thank you, Alex. 93 00:05:46,075 --> 00:05:48,095 They said they'd keep you in mind for a recurring role 94 00:05:48,119 --> 00:05:49,610 or maybe a guest spot. 95 00:05:49,704 --> 00:05:51,696 Please don't sugarcoat it. I'm a grown man. 96 00:05:51,789 --> 00:05:54,247 I'm not sugarcoating. I'm, uh... 97 00:05:54,333 --> 00:05:55,369 I'm lying. 98 00:06:00,756 --> 00:06:03,999 - How's Mindy? - She's great. You know, she's... 99 00:06:04,093 --> 00:06:05,425 She's a terrific kid. 100 00:06:05,511 --> 00:06:07,197 I don't know how I'd run that school without her. 101 00:06:07,221 --> 00:06:09,508 Well, yeah. Her mother did a wonderful job raising her. 102 00:06:10,016 --> 00:06:11,723 Don't forget, I raised her, too, Norman. 103 00:06:11,809 --> 00:06:13,266 Does she know that? 104 00:06:17,607 --> 00:06:18,643 How's Eileen? 105 00:06:20,735 --> 00:06:23,478 She... She's, uh... 106 00:06:24,530 --> 00:06:25,530 Not that great. 107 00:06:26,741 --> 00:06:28,107 So this last round of treatment... 108 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,364 Didn't really... didn't really have an effect. 109 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:34,571 I'm so sorry, Norman. 110 00:06:37,668 --> 00:06:39,204 Sandy, she'd, uh... 111 00:06:39,295 --> 00:06:41,412 really love to see you. 112 00:06:41,756 --> 00:06:43,998 Well, I-I'd love to see her if-if I could, 113 00:06:44,091 --> 00:06:45,332 if that's all right, you know? 114 00:06:45,426 --> 00:06:47,338 Of course you can. Any time. You know that. 115 00:06:47,428 --> 00:06:49,044 - Great. I'll do it. - When? 116 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,797 Uh, I don't know. I'll-I'll figure it out. 117 00:06:51,891 --> 00:06:54,053 - There's nothin' to figure out. - There's things. 118 00:06:54,143 --> 00:06:56,351 There's things. I mean, I'll let you know. 119 00:06:58,314 --> 00:06:59,646 Fine. 120 00:07:00,358 --> 00:07:02,600 - It is fine. - Which is what I said. 121 00:07:02,693 --> 00:07:06,107 No, no. You said it with an attitude. No, you said, "Fine." 122 00:07:06,489 --> 00:07:08,856 Forgive me. Fine. 123 00:07:08,950 --> 00:07:10,816 Jesus, let's just order. 124 00:07:11,452 --> 00:07:12,568 Fine. 125 00:07:16,332 --> 00:07:19,040 So how's your love life? Are you still seeing, uh... 126 00:07:19,126 --> 00:07:22,665 - What's her name? Triscuit? - Tristin. And no. 127 00:07:22,755 --> 00:07:24,917 Oh, that's too bad. She was kind of cute. 128 00:07:25,007 --> 00:07:26,360 Well, we didn't have much to talk about. 129 00:07:26,384 --> 00:07:27,795 You know, she was half my age. 130 00:07:27,885 --> 00:07:30,172 Listen, half your age is still an old woman. 131 00:07:30,262 --> 00:07:31,469 Fuck you, Norman. 132 00:07:31,973 --> 00:07:33,384 Do the math. 133 00:07:34,517 --> 00:07:36,119 All right, a couple of quick announcements 134 00:07:36,143 --> 00:07:37,759 before we get started tonight. 135 00:07:37,853 --> 00:07:41,767 For the 100th time, I am an actor. I'm not a plumber. 136 00:07:41,857 --> 00:07:43,519 So please, please do not put 137 00:07:43,609 --> 00:07:47,193 any feminine hygiene products down in the toilet. 138 00:07:47,279 --> 00:07:49,111 Come on, fellas. Just help me out here. 139 00:07:50,408 --> 00:07:52,775 Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. 140 00:07:52,868 --> 00:07:54,325 Mystery solved. 141 00:07:54,412 --> 00:07:56,074 Uh, second thing, I am canceling 142 00:07:56,163 --> 00:07:58,371 my Tuesday night sitcom workshop. 143 00:07:58,457 --> 00:08:01,120 You guys did not take my class to become 144 00:08:01,210 --> 00:08:03,748 a bunch of pandering, overpaid clowns 145 00:08:03,838 --> 00:08:05,295 suckin' up for canned laughter 146 00:08:05,381 --> 00:08:07,122 and a People's fuckin' Choice Award. 147 00:08:08,676 --> 00:08:10,338 I'd like a People's Choice Award. 148 00:08:10,428 --> 00:08:11,635 - Yeah. - All right. 149 00:08:12,138 --> 00:08:13,470 Let's get our scenes up, 150 00:08:13,556 --> 00:08:15,639 see if we can prove your parents wrong. 151 00:08:17,226 --> 00:08:19,684 Why don't we start with one of our new students tonight? 152 00:08:19,770 --> 00:08:21,136 Um... 153 00:08:21,564 --> 00:08:23,726 What is your name? 154 00:08:23,816 --> 00:08:25,023 Um... 155 00:08:25,109 --> 00:08:27,522 - Uh, Theresa. - Theresa, come on down. 156 00:08:28,696 --> 00:08:30,062 Oh, uh, okay. 157 00:08:32,533 --> 00:08:33,899 What do you got? 158 00:08:33,993 --> 00:08:36,280 Um, I've been working on the eulogy speech 159 00:08:36,370 --> 00:08:37,486 from Steel Magnolias. 160 00:08:37,580 --> 00:08:38,912 Great. 161 00:08:39,415 --> 00:08:40,781 Please. 162 00:08:41,375 --> 00:08:42,536 Is standing okay? 163 00:08:42,626 --> 00:08:45,460 Have you ever seen anybody sit while giving a eulogy? 164 00:08:46,130 --> 00:08:47,996 Um, I've never been to a funeral. 165 00:08:48,090 --> 00:08:49,126 They stand. 166 00:08:49,216 --> 00:08:50,332 Okay. 167 00:08:50,426 --> 00:08:51,778 - So I should stand? - You should stand. 168 00:08:51,802 --> 00:08:53,009 Okay. 169 00:08:53,596 --> 00:08:55,178 I'm gonna use the stool as a gravestone. 170 00:08:55,514 --> 00:08:56,514 Why not? 171 00:08:58,517 --> 00:08:59,678 Hey, welcome back. 172 00:09:02,730 --> 00:09:04,471 Whenever you're ready. 173 00:09:07,860 --> 00:09:09,396 I'm fine. 174 00:09:09,862 --> 00:09:12,900 I'm fine! I'm fine! I'm fine! 175 00:09:13,491 --> 00:09:16,359 I can jog all the way to Texas and back... 176 00:09:16,452 --> 00:09:18,239 but my daughter can't. 177 00:09:18,579 --> 00:09:20,195 Oh, she never could. 178 00:09:20,289 --> 00:09:24,283 Oh, God, I am so mad, I don't know what to do! 179 00:09:24,376 --> 00:09:26,413 I wanna know why. 180 00:09:26,504 --> 00:09:29,417 I wanna know why Shelby's life is over. 181 00:09:29,507 --> 00:09:31,373 I wanna know how that baby will ever know 182 00:09:31,467 --> 00:09:33,584 how wonderful his mother was. 183 00:09:34,261 --> 00:09:37,129 Will he ever know what she went through for him? 184 00:09:37,223 --> 00:09:40,216 Oh, God. I wanna know why! 185 00:09:41,352 --> 00:09:42,468 Why? 186 00:09:46,315 --> 00:09:47,431 Wow. 187 00:09:47,525 --> 00:09:49,517 - Yeah? - Yeah. Yeah. 188 00:09:51,070 --> 00:09:53,653 Um, Sally Field did that in the movie, right? 189 00:09:53,739 --> 00:09:54,980 Mm-hm. 190 00:09:55,324 --> 00:09:57,816 And if memory serves me... 191 00:09:57,910 --> 00:10:00,573 that was pretty much the way she did it. 192 00:10:02,623 --> 00:10:04,615 Guess who her acting coach was. 193 00:10:04,959 --> 00:10:06,325 Oh, my God. Really? 194 00:10:08,212 --> 00:10:09,328 Wow. 195 00:10:09,421 --> 00:10:14,416 So... what I want you to do is to try it again, 196 00:10:14,510 --> 00:10:16,092 but this time... 197 00:10:16,178 --> 00:10:18,135 show me how you would do it. 198 00:10:19,265 --> 00:10:20,381 I don't understand. 199 00:10:20,474 --> 00:10:22,841 Um, Sally did her thing with it, 200 00:10:22,935 --> 00:10:26,428 and now you do yours. 201 00:10:26,522 --> 00:10:28,684 You just lost your daughter 202 00:10:28,774 --> 00:10:30,686 after she had a baby. 203 00:10:30,776 --> 00:10:32,358 Same words. 204 00:10:46,333 --> 00:10:47,699 Okay. 205 00:10:48,335 --> 00:10:49,871 Theresa... 206 00:10:49,962 --> 00:10:50,962 trust. 207 00:10:51,046 --> 00:10:52,162 Okay. 208 00:11:01,056 --> 00:11:02,718 I'm fine. 209 00:11:02,808 --> 00:11:06,722 I'm fine! I'm fine! I'm fine! 210 00:11:06,812 --> 00:11:09,930 I can jog all the way to Texas and back... 211 00:11:10,733 --> 00:11:12,190 but my daughter can't. 212 00:11:12,985 --> 00:11:14,817 Oh, she never could. 213 00:11:15,571 --> 00:11:18,609 Oh, God, I am so mad, I don't know what to do. 214 00:11:20,743 --> 00:11:22,359 I wanna know why. 215 00:11:22,453 --> 00:11:25,287 I wanna know why Shelby's life is over. 216 00:11:25,372 --> 00:11:27,910 I wanna know how that baby will ever know 217 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,912 how wonderful her mother was. 218 00:11:31,837 --> 00:11:34,250 Will he ever know what she went through for him? 219 00:11:36,008 --> 00:11:37,874 Oh, God. I wanna know why. 220 00:11:39,011 --> 00:11:40,468 Why? 221 00:11:50,814 --> 00:11:52,771 - How'd that feel? - Um, I don't know. 222 00:11:52,858 --> 00:11:54,850 - More honest, I guess. - Honest? 223 00:11:54,944 --> 00:11:57,903 Well, we certainly want to avoid that. 224 00:11:57,988 --> 00:12:00,071 Any thoughts, opinions? 225 00:12:00,157 --> 00:12:03,116 Come on, don't be shy. There are no wrong answers here. 226 00:12:03,202 --> 00:12:05,114 I liked it better when she cried. 227 00:12:05,204 --> 00:12:07,116 - Yeah, that's wrong. - Oh. 228 00:12:09,333 --> 00:12:12,246 I thought the s-second time was better. 229 00:12:12,336 --> 00:12:14,077 - Because? - Um... 230 00:12:14,964 --> 00:12:16,125 ..you gave her a note. 231 00:12:16,215 --> 00:12:18,081 It was better because I gave her a note? 232 00:12:18,175 --> 00:12:19,711 No, not-not just the note. 233 00:12:19,802 --> 00:12:21,418 Just that you obviously wanted her... 234 00:12:22,471 --> 00:12:24,007 Could you pick someone else? 235 00:12:24,098 --> 00:12:25,698 Come on, don't tell me what I wanna hear. 236 00:12:25,724 --> 00:12:27,681 Tell me what you feel. 237 00:12:27,768 --> 00:12:30,055 What you think. Anybody. Come on. 238 00:12:30,145 --> 00:12:31,681 Yes. 239 00:12:32,064 --> 00:12:33,475 I thought the second way 240 00:12:33,565 --> 00:12:35,043 she did the speech was more interesting. 241 00:12:35,067 --> 00:12:36,067 Okay. Why? 242 00:12:36,151 --> 00:12:39,519 Well, crying is a socially acceptable way to express grief. 243 00:12:39,613 --> 00:12:41,104 It's what you're expected to do. 244 00:12:41,198 --> 00:12:42,985 But people feel all sorts of things 245 00:12:43,075 --> 00:12:44,486 when they lose a loved one. 246 00:12:44,576 --> 00:12:46,533 It's just not okay to show them. 247 00:12:46,620 --> 00:12:48,737 So venting her anger was, uh, was more interesting. 248 00:12:48,831 --> 00:12:50,788 Yes. Yes, and the writer knew it. 249 00:12:50,874 --> 00:12:52,957 It was right there in the speech. 250 00:12:53,043 --> 00:12:55,035 She says she's mad. 251 00:12:55,629 --> 00:12:57,746 Thank you... um... 252 00:12:58,382 --> 00:13:00,795 - Lisa. - Thank you, Lisa. 253 00:13:00,884 --> 00:13:02,716 You're welcome, Sandy. 254 00:13:05,347 --> 00:13:07,634 So I did good? 255 00:13:07,725 --> 00:13:10,308 Yeah, sure. Yeah. Yeah. 256 00:13:12,313 --> 00:13:15,556 So, uh... so what other great actresses did you coach? 257 00:13:15,649 --> 00:13:17,686 Nah. I don't like to talk about it. 258 00:13:17,776 --> 00:13:19,212 'Cause you know, it's like name-dropping. 259 00:13:19,236 --> 00:13:20,602 Oh, come on! 260 00:13:20,696 --> 00:13:21,903 Faye Dunaway... 261 00:13:22,406 --> 00:13:25,774 ...um, Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange. 262 00:13:25,868 --> 00:13:28,201 Wow. That's some lineup. 263 00:13:28,996 --> 00:13:32,205 Did you, uh... Did you sleep with any of them? 264 00:13:33,917 --> 00:13:37,081 No. No, I never mix business with pleasure. 265 00:13:37,171 --> 00:13:39,208 Oh, wow. 266 00:13:39,298 --> 00:13:41,961 - You are a good actor. - What? I'm serious. 267 00:13:42,051 --> 00:13:44,759 - Ugh. - I-I didn't! 268 00:13:45,179 --> 00:13:47,762 Don't look at me like that. I'm telling you the truth. 269 00:13:48,265 --> 00:13:51,599 Come on. I swear I won't think less of you if you did. 270 00:13:55,439 --> 00:13:57,897 No, this is a trap. This is a trap, right? 271 00:13:57,983 --> 00:13:59,645 Let's just... let's just talk about you. 272 00:13:59,735 --> 00:14:01,852 What made you want to study acting? 273 00:14:01,945 --> 00:14:03,857 Uh, let's see. 274 00:14:05,491 --> 00:14:08,484 I was a theater minor in college 275 00:14:08,577 --> 00:14:10,534 and absolutely loved it. 276 00:14:11,246 --> 00:14:13,488 Probably the happiest time in my life. 277 00:14:13,582 --> 00:14:15,619 Honestly, I, uh, I don't know why I quit. 278 00:14:15,709 --> 00:14:18,122 I do. Fear of failure. 279 00:14:18,212 --> 00:14:19,669 Oh, about me, you tell the truth? 280 00:14:21,548 --> 00:14:24,165 Well, uh, anyway, long story short, 281 00:14:24,259 --> 00:14:26,797 when my husband of many years 282 00:14:26,887 --> 00:14:29,846 turned out to be balls deep in his dental hygienist... 283 00:14:29,932 --> 00:14:32,470 Sorry, still a little bitter. 284 00:14:32,559 --> 00:14:35,768 I decided to spend some of my divorce settlement 285 00:14:35,854 --> 00:14:37,686 on acting classes. 286 00:14:37,773 --> 00:14:38,773 And a Porsche Cayenne. 287 00:14:39,233 --> 00:14:41,020 - It's a nice car. - Mm. 288 00:14:41,110 --> 00:14:43,230 - Sorry about the marriage. - Well, it all worked out. 289 00:14:43,278 --> 00:14:44,894 I mean, I got the house 290 00:14:44,988 --> 00:14:47,196 and he got a Samoan mother-in-law. 291 00:14:49,451 --> 00:14:50,451 Yeah. 292 00:14:55,582 --> 00:14:56,582 Are you okay? 293 00:15:01,964 --> 00:15:04,798 Uh... Yeah. Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. I'm just... 294 00:15:08,929 --> 00:15:10,511 Twenty-nine years. 295 00:15:11,390 --> 00:15:12,597 I just... 296 00:15:14,017 --> 00:15:16,634 I thought we'd grow old together. 297 00:15:16,728 --> 00:15:19,596 You know, uh... retire... 298 00:15:19,690 --> 00:15:21,602 drive around the country in an RV... 299 00:15:23,026 --> 00:15:25,018 babysit the grandkids. 300 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:30,115 A whole fucking bullshit fantasy. 301 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,034 Lisa, Lisa, it's gonna be okay. You'll see. 302 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,488 New doors are gonna open, new challenges, 303 00:15:36,582 --> 00:15:37,582 new people. 304 00:15:37,666 --> 00:15:40,283 I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. 305 00:15:40,377 --> 00:15:42,744 No, no, no, there-there's nothing to be sorry about. 306 00:15:42,838 --> 00:15:45,421 - Everything okay here? - Yeah, we just... It's fine. 307 00:15:45,507 --> 00:15:46,748 We just need the check, please. 308 00:15:46,842 --> 00:15:48,128 Hmm. 309 00:15:56,226 --> 00:15:58,309 Oh, man. 310 00:15:58,395 --> 00:16:01,138 I'm a good actor, too. 311 00:16:01,231 --> 00:16:03,894 Seriously, why would you do that? 312 00:16:22,085 --> 00:16:24,042 Come on, you bastard. 313 00:16:26,423 --> 00:16:27,959 I made the speech, I put up a sign. 314 00:16:28,050 --> 00:16:30,417 - What the hell else can I do? - I don't know, Dad. 315 00:16:30,511 --> 00:16:33,003 Maybe hire a fucking plumber? 316 00:16:35,516 --> 00:16:38,099 - Ah, yes. - See that? Who needs a plumber? 317 00:16:38,685 --> 00:16:39,892 Thanks. 318 00:16:40,771 --> 00:16:43,184 Sorry I missed class last night. How'd it go? 319 00:16:43,273 --> 00:16:46,391 Good. Some of the new kids are good. Where were you? 320 00:16:46,485 --> 00:16:48,272 Went to see Eileen. 321 00:16:48,362 --> 00:16:51,150 Oh, shit. Been meaning to get over there. 322 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:52,356 How's she doing? 323 00:16:52,449 --> 00:16:53,690 It's awful. 324 00:16:53,784 --> 00:16:55,195 She can barely get out of bed. 325 00:16:55,285 --> 00:16:57,368 I'll call Norman and figure out a time. 326 00:16:58,288 --> 00:16:59,495 No, you won't. 327 00:17:00,874 --> 00:17:02,456 What? What is that supposed to mean? 328 00:17:02,543 --> 00:17:05,035 - Nothing. Never mind. - No, no, tell me. Wha... 329 00:17:05,128 --> 00:17:06,835 When Uncle Jimmy was in the hospital 330 00:17:06,922 --> 00:17:09,164 you couldn't visit because you had a cold. 331 00:17:09,258 --> 00:17:10,465 And your friend, Barry... 332 00:17:10,551 --> 00:17:12,133 - What's his name? - Melman, yeah. 333 00:17:12,219 --> 00:17:13,530 When Barry Melman was in that hospice place 334 00:17:13,554 --> 00:17:15,136 you had a cold. 335 00:17:15,222 --> 00:17:17,805 I did, both times. I did not want to get them sicker. 336 00:17:17,891 --> 00:17:20,258 You were worried you might give the guy with brain cancer 337 00:17:20,352 --> 00:17:21,559 a case of the sniffles? 338 00:17:21,645 --> 00:17:24,228 Yes. It's called common courtesy. 339 00:17:24,314 --> 00:17:26,397 Okay, fine. Whatever you need to believe. 340 00:17:26,483 --> 00:17:28,145 Oh, no, no, no. Wait, wait. 341 00:17:28,235 --> 00:17:30,067 What do you believe? 342 00:17:30,779 --> 00:17:33,112 - You're afraid. - Afraid? Oh... 343 00:17:33,198 --> 00:17:34,564 I mean, it's understandable. 344 00:17:34,658 --> 00:17:37,651 You're getting older. You don't want to be... reminded. 345 00:17:37,744 --> 00:17:39,201 Reminded of what? 346 00:17:39,288 --> 00:17:40,699 - Really? - Yeah. 347 00:17:40,789 --> 00:17:43,452 - You're gonna make me say it? - Yeah. Come on, say it. 348 00:17:46,044 --> 00:17:47,205 - Death. - Wrong. 349 00:17:47,296 --> 00:17:48,332 - Oh. - That is so wrong. 350 00:17:48,422 --> 00:17:49,833 Okay, I'm walking away from you. 351 00:17:49,923 --> 00:17:51,915 Yes, I'll admit to fearing a violent death, 352 00:17:52,009 --> 00:17:54,717 terrorism, tsunamis, what have you, 353 00:17:54,803 --> 00:17:57,170 but natural death from old age? 354 00:17:57,264 --> 00:17:59,096 No. No, not at all. 355 00:17:59,182 --> 00:18:01,925 I see that as my next great adventure. 356 00:18:02,019 --> 00:18:03,760 Tsunamis? Really? 357 00:18:03,854 --> 00:18:05,766 I've never been a strong swimmer. 358 00:18:06,315 --> 00:18:09,058 Okay. Well, you know what? I'm wrong. You're right. 359 00:18:09,151 --> 00:18:11,234 So, sorry I brought it up. 360 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,061 I'll see you later, Dad. 361 00:18:13,155 --> 00:18:16,774 And let us not forget that I will live on in my work... 362 00:18:16,867 --> 00:18:18,654 ...in my students. 363 00:18:18,744 --> 00:18:21,077 That's how... I cheat death. 364 00:18:29,504 --> 00:18:30,836 - Hey. - Hmm? 365 00:18:30,922 --> 00:18:32,834 Good news. I got the shampoo commercial. 366 00:18:33,342 --> 00:18:34,503 - What? - Yeah. 367 00:18:34,593 --> 00:18:36,112 I did just like you told me and nailed the audition. 368 00:18:36,136 --> 00:18:37,752 Oh, great. Congratulations. 369 00:18:37,846 --> 00:18:40,384 I'm gonna cash the check, buy Bitcoin. 370 00:18:40,474 --> 00:18:41,681 It's the money of the future. 371 00:18:45,729 --> 00:18:47,140 Okay. 372 00:19:31,316 --> 00:19:32,316 Hey. 373 00:19:32,401 --> 00:19:34,643 - Goddamnit. - What? 374 00:19:34,736 --> 00:19:37,194 I bet Eileen a hundred bucks you wouldn't show up. 375 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,647 Very nice. Insult a guest. 376 00:19:40,283 --> 00:19:42,240 You want a warmer welcome? 377 00:19:42,327 --> 00:19:43,738 Give me a hundred bucks. 378 00:19:44,996 --> 00:19:46,487 What kind of flowers are those? 379 00:19:46,581 --> 00:19:48,243 I have no idea. Hm. 380 00:19:48,333 --> 00:19:50,950 Uh-huh. So your daughter bought them. 381 00:19:51,044 --> 00:19:52,876 - Yeah. - A-ha. 382 00:19:56,341 --> 00:19:58,082 You have a visitor. 383 00:19:58,176 --> 00:20:00,919 Oh, Sandy. 384 00:20:01,012 --> 00:20:02,012 Great. 385 00:20:03,682 --> 00:20:04,682 Pay me. 386 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,768 Hey, kiddo. How you feelin'? 387 00:20:08,854 --> 00:20:11,141 - Shit on a shingle. - Mm. 388 00:20:11,231 --> 00:20:12,392 - Come here. - Ah. 389 00:20:12,482 --> 00:20:14,519 - Oh, Sandy. - Oh. 390 00:20:14,609 --> 00:20:16,601 Oh. Look at you. 391 00:20:16,695 --> 00:20:18,937 - These are for you. - Oh, daffodils. 392 00:20:19,030 --> 00:20:20,191 I love daffodils. 393 00:20:22,534 --> 00:20:23,775 Daffodils. 394 00:20:26,121 --> 00:20:27,612 So, um... 395 00:20:29,124 --> 00:20:30,831 This is nice and comfy, you know? 396 00:20:30,917 --> 00:20:32,124 Mm. 397 00:20:32,961 --> 00:20:34,953 - Who sleeps over there? - I do. 398 00:20:35,046 --> 00:20:38,414 I keep telling him to sleep upstairs, but he doesn't listen. 399 00:20:38,508 --> 00:20:40,966 What can I say? I like sleeping in the same room as my wife. 400 00:20:41,052 --> 00:20:44,341 Ah, after all these years, look at you, Mr. Romantic. 401 00:20:44,431 --> 00:20:45,763 Oh, romantic, my ass. 402 00:20:45,849 --> 00:20:48,136 He's just lookin' for a little late-night action. 403 00:20:48,226 --> 00:20:50,309 Or the morning. Morning's all right. 404 00:20:50,395 --> 00:20:52,728 - Oh, boy. - You guys are kidding, right? 405 00:20:55,692 --> 00:20:57,183 So, listen... 406 00:20:57,819 --> 00:20:59,276 Sit down. 407 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:06,777 - I need you to do me a favor. - Sure. Anything, yeah. 408 00:21:06,870 --> 00:21:08,031 - When I'm gone... - No, no. 409 00:21:08,121 --> 00:21:09,601 - Now, don't say that... - No, listen. 410 00:21:10,499 --> 00:21:11,785 Listen. Don't talk. 411 00:21:11,875 --> 00:21:13,082 Sorry. 412 00:21:13,168 --> 00:21:16,081 When I'm gone, I want you to look after Norman. 413 00:21:18,006 --> 00:21:20,214 - Me? - Yeah, you. 414 00:21:20,300 --> 00:21:21,632 You're his best friend, right? 415 00:21:22,177 --> 00:21:24,840 Oh. Um, I don't know. Am I? 416 00:21:24,930 --> 00:21:26,842 No, but don't argue with her. 417 00:21:27,641 --> 00:21:28,848 Yougotit. 418 00:21:29,476 --> 00:21:30,476 Thank you. 419 00:21:31,895 --> 00:21:33,727 Now, how about you? 420 00:21:33,814 --> 00:21:34,975 You seeing anybody? 421 00:21:35,398 --> 00:21:36,934 No, not really. 422 00:21:37,025 --> 00:21:39,233 I had coffee the other night with one of my students. 423 00:21:39,319 --> 00:21:40,435 Oh, Sandy. 424 00:21:40,529 --> 00:21:41,895 Not another one of your 425 00:21:41,988 --> 00:21:44,401 25-year-old Nebraska spinners? 426 00:21:44,491 --> 00:21:46,949 No, no. This one is more age-appropriate. 427 00:21:47,035 --> 00:21:48,367 How age-appropriate? 428 00:21:48,995 --> 00:21:51,032 Probably 50-ish? 429 00:21:51,122 --> 00:21:53,455 Really? Wow. 430 00:21:53,542 --> 00:21:55,909 - Original boobs? - Eileen, it was just coffee. 431 00:21:56,002 --> 00:21:57,743 - Widowed? Divorced? - Divorced. 432 00:21:57,838 --> 00:21:59,124 - Kids? - Grown. 433 00:21:59,214 --> 00:22:00,671 - Money? - Doesn't need mine. 434 00:22:00,757 --> 00:22:03,625 - Not like you have much. - No, no. 435 00:22:04,010 --> 00:22:05,342 All right. 436 00:22:06,179 --> 00:22:08,466 - I approve. - You approve? 437 00:22:08,557 --> 00:22:10,277 - When did you get to approve? - Yeah, yeah. 438 00:22:10,350 --> 00:22:12,467 - Just, I want to meet her. - We just had coffee... 439 00:22:12,561 --> 00:22:15,679 I have a good vibe about this one. Set it up. 440 00:22:15,772 --> 00:22:17,013 Okay, fine, fine. Jesus. 441 00:22:17,107 --> 00:22:18,835 How do you... how do you put up with this one? 442 00:22:18,859 --> 00:22:21,146 - Ooh, the nonstop sex. - Oh, God. 443 00:22:21,236 --> 00:22:23,478 Okay. That's it. 444 00:22:23,572 --> 00:22:25,564 - Get out. - Uh, that's it? 445 00:22:25,657 --> 00:22:27,068 That's it. Visit's over. 446 00:22:27,158 --> 00:22:28,990 Okay. All right. 447 00:22:30,495 --> 00:22:33,329 - Feel better. - Oh, you're hilarious. 448 00:22:34,833 --> 00:22:36,199 Bye. 449 00:22:38,503 --> 00:22:39,960 Hey, Sandy. 450 00:22:41,965 --> 00:22:44,753 - I never said thank you. - For what? 451 00:22:44,843 --> 00:22:47,631 Forty-seven years ago, you introduced me to that guy. 452 00:22:48,054 --> 00:22:49,920 Oh, yeah. I did, didn't I? 453 00:22:50,015 --> 00:22:51,551 Yeah, you did. 454 00:22:51,641 --> 00:22:53,974 Norman, say thank you to Sandy. 455 00:22:54,060 --> 00:22:56,427 Ah, do I have to? 456 00:22:56,521 --> 00:22:57,637 You wanna get laid? 457 00:22:58,398 --> 00:23:00,185 Thank you, Sandy. 458 00:23:10,660 --> 00:23:11,901 Thanks for coming. 459 00:23:34,559 --> 00:23:36,050 Good! 460 00:23:36,144 --> 00:23:37,510 Let it out. 461 00:23:38,021 --> 00:23:40,729 This is all about relaxation. 462 00:23:41,399 --> 00:23:44,517 You cannot be present with what's happening onstage 463 00:23:44,611 --> 00:23:47,354 unless you are relaxed. 464 00:23:47,739 --> 00:23:49,105 Tension... 465 00:23:49,199 --> 00:23:51,441 is the performance killer. 466 00:23:54,913 --> 00:23:57,075 - Stop. - Am I doing it wrong? 467 00:23:57,165 --> 00:23:59,157 You look like you're havin' a seizure. 468 00:23:59,250 --> 00:24:01,958 Sorry. Relaxing is hard for me. 469 00:24:02,045 --> 00:24:03,911 I had an emotionally abusive childhood. 470 00:24:04,255 --> 00:24:06,087 - How old are you? - Twenty-eight. 471 00:24:06,508 --> 00:24:08,465 Childhood's over. Relax. 472 00:24:10,428 --> 00:24:11,589 No. 473 00:24:12,514 --> 00:24:14,801 How's it goin'? 474 00:24:14,891 --> 00:24:16,883 This is bullshit. I want my money back. 475 00:24:16,977 --> 00:24:20,095 - Sorry. No refunds. - Okay, then take me to dinner. 476 00:24:20,814 --> 00:24:23,181 - You asking me on a date? - I am. 477 00:24:23,274 --> 00:24:25,186 Now, you realize that coffee and the pie 478 00:24:25,276 --> 00:24:27,438 at the diner was a teacher-student thing? 479 00:24:27,529 --> 00:24:28,861 Okay. If you say so. 480 00:24:28,947 --> 00:24:30,688 I do. It's a whole new world out there. 481 00:24:30,782 --> 00:24:33,365 I can't be using my position as a teacher, as a mentor... 482 00:24:33,451 --> 00:24:35,408 For God's sake, it's just dinner! 483 00:24:37,664 --> 00:24:39,030 I'd be honored. 484 00:24:40,208 --> 00:24:43,451 You're all witnesses. She asked me. 485 00:24:49,718 --> 00:24:51,675 - Yeah? - Yeah, how you doin'? 486 00:24:54,597 --> 00:24:55,713 Uh, your mother. 487 00:24:56,141 --> 00:24:58,224 Mom, he's here. 488 00:24:58,309 --> 00:24:59,925 Invite him in! 489 00:25:03,982 --> 00:25:05,473 Thank you. 490 00:25:08,570 --> 00:25:11,483 Hm. It's very nice. 491 00:25:12,198 --> 00:25:15,737 - What is? - Your house, it's... it's nice. 492 00:25:18,121 --> 00:25:19,532 Sandy. 493 00:25:21,708 --> 00:25:23,199 And you are? 494 00:25:23,835 --> 00:25:25,451 - Mathew. - Mathew. 495 00:25:25,545 --> 00:25:28,083 That's a... that's a pretty good name. 496 00:25:28,173 --> 00:25:30,335 - People call you Mat? - No. 497 00:25:30,884 --> 00:25:32,625 And why would they? 498 00:25:32,719 --> 00:25:34,426 Be right there, Sandy! 499 00:25:34,512 --> 00:25:36,094 No hurry! 500 00:25:36,181 --> 00:25:38,673 Just getting to know Mat... thew. 501 00:25:41,770 --> 00:25:43,887 Yeah, making friends wherever I go. 502 00:25:46,483 --> 00:25:49,726 - Sorry. - Wow. You look great. 503 00:25:49,819 --> 00:25:51,981 Thanks. So, uh, so do you. 504 00:25:52,072 --> 00:25:54,029 So... shall we? 505 00:25:54,115 --> 00:25:55,593 You know, you didn't have to come all this way. 506 00:25:55,617 --> 00:25:57,654 - I could've met you. - No, I'm old school. 507 00:25:57,744 --> 00:26:01,033 You pick a lady up for dinner and you return her safely home. 508 00:26:01,122 --> 00:26:03,956 That is so wonderfully archaic. 509 00:26:04,042 --> 00:26:06,250 Well, that's my rap name, Wonderfully Archaic. 510 00:26:06,336 --> 00:26:08,578 Oh. See you later, Mathew! 511 00:26:12,175 --> 00:26:13,916 So you met my son. 512 00:26:14,010 --> 00:26:15,251 - I did. - Yeah. 513 00:26:15,345 --> 00:26:17,507 - Kind of a dick, isn't he? - Well, he's young. 514 00:26:17,597 --> 00:26:19,742 His mother's going out to dinner with some strange guy. 515 00:26:19,766 --> 00:26:22,600 - Hm. - Gotta cut him some slack. 516 00:26:23,061 --> 00:26:24,552 You are a very kind man. 517 00:26:39,410 --> 00:26:42,198 In 200 feet, turn right on Oakdale Avenue. 518 00:26:42,288 --> 00:26:44,405 This is a real classic Mercedes, isn't it? 519 00:26:44,499 --> 00:26:46,832 Oh, yeah. I bought it from Heinrich Himmler. 520 00:26:47,293 --> 00:26:49,330 He only drove it to work. 521 00:26:49,420 --> 00:26:52,254 In 500 feet, turn right on Ventura Boulevard. 522 00:26:52,340 --> 00:26:54,172 I know! Stop hounding me! 523 00:26:55,468 --> 00:26:57,676 - You know, I miss getting lost. - Hm. 524 00:26:57,762 --> 00:27:00,049 - Remember the Thomas Guide? - Oh, yeah. 525 00:27:00,140 --> 00:27:02,052 I used to live on the crease. 526 00:27:02,142 --> 00:27:03,599 Nobody could ever find my house. 527 00:27:05,979 --> 00:27:07,686 Now what? 528 00:27:07,772 --> 00:27:09,809 - Can you see who that is? - Oh. Yeah. 529 00:27:10,567 --> 00:27:12,604 Ooh, Mindy. 530 00:27:12,694 --> 00:27:14,401 That is my daughter. 531 00:27:15,196 --> 00:27:16,196 Excuse me. 532 00:27:20,577 --> 00:27:22,614 Hey, sweetie. Everything okay? 533 00:27:24,455 --> 00:27:25,946 When? 534 00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:30,493 Oh, God. No, all right. I'll meet you there. 535 00:27:31,796 --> 00:27:34,038 Mindy, I said I'm coming. I'm coming. 536 00:27:35,258 --> 00:27:37,124 What's wrong? 537 00:27:37,218 --> 00:27:39,460 They just rushed a friend of mine to the hospital. 538 00:27:39,554 --> 00:27:41,136 Is it serious? 539 00:27:41,222 --> 00:27:43,555 - I think so, yeah. - Aw. 540 00:27:43,641 --> 00:27:45,257 I gotta go over there. 541 00:27:45,351 --> 00:27:46,887 Um... 542 00:27:46,978 --> 00:27:48,514 Could I please have a rain check? 543 00:27:48,605 --> 00:27:50,312 - Oh, of course. - I'm really sorry. 544 00:27:50,398 --> 00:27:54,187 No, no, no. Don't be ridiculous. We'll do this another time. Hm. 545 00:27:54,277 --> 00:27:55,984 Thank you, thank you. 546 00:28:02,660 --> 00:28:03,946 This is gonna sound weird, 547 00:28:04,037 --> 00:28:07,201 but I told her about you, and she wants to meet you. 548 00:28:07,290 --> 00:28:09,748 - Who? - My... my sick friend. 549 00:28:09,834 --> 00:28:11,700 You told her about me? 550 00:28:12,420 --> 00:28:16,790 Yeah. You know, we were... we were talking and... and it came up. 551 00:28:19,761 --> 00:28:21,127 Let's go. 552 00:28:21,846 --> 00:28:24,680 - You sure? - I wanna meet her, too. 553 00:28:27,185 --> 00:28:28,517 Thank you. 554 00:28:46,371 --> 00:28:47,657 Mindy! 555 00:28:48,998 --> 00:28:49,998 Is she okay? 556 00:29:01,302 --> 00:29:03,510 You have to talk to him. He won't leave her. 557 00:29:03,596 --> 00:29:05,132 Okay. 558 00:29:07,934 --> 00:29:10,051 - Dad. - I'm going, all right? 559 00:29:15,525 --> 00:29:18,233 Lisa, this is my daughter, Mindy. 560 00:29:19,195 --> 00:29:22,029 Mindy, this is my date, Lisa. 561 00:29:25,618 --> 00:29:26,699 You're on a date? 562 00:29:43,970 --> 00:29:45,427 Norman... 563 00:29:49,976 --> 00:29:51,433 Yep. 564 00:29:56,983 --> 00:29:58,815 She wanted to die at home. I panicked. 565 00:29:58,901 --> 00:30:00,267 I called an ambulance. 566 00:30:00,361 --> 00:30:01,602 I'm so sorry. 567 00:30:01,696 --> 00:30:03,779 She got terr-terribly... 568 00:30:05,575 --> 00:30:06,736 angry at me. 569 00:30:08,494 --> 00:30:11,487 She was in extraordinary pain. What could I do? 570 00:30:13,374 --> 00:30:15,331 It's all right. Let-let's go, Norman. 571 00:30:15,418 --> 00:30:17,910 No. I'm staying here. I don't want to leave her. 572 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,382 You're not leaving her. 573 00:30:28,806 --> 00:30:31,344 She's always gonna be right here. 574 00:30:33,353 --> 00:30:35,936 You're always gonna remember her right here. 575 00:30:39,150 --> 00:30:41,813 - She's gonna be right here. - Thanks. 576 00:30:41,903 --> 00:30:44,441 Thank you. Well... well, it's a nice thought. 577 00:30:44,530 --> 00:30:46,442 I appreciate that. Thank you. 578 00:30:48,034 --> 00:30:49,491 Come on. Let's go. 579 00:31:05,426 --> 00:31:08,965 Is that your line, or did you hear it in a movie somewhere? 580 00:31:09,055 --> 00:31:10,671 I'm really not sure. 581 00:31:15,103 --> 00:31:17,060 - Who-who is, who... - Oh, this is Lisa. 582 00:31:17,146 --> 00:31:19,308 Um, I... I mentioned her to Eileen 583 00:31:19,399 --> 00:31:22,437 and Eileen wanted to meet her and... 584 00:31:22,527 --> 00:31:24,439 I don't understand. Uh, Eileen... 585 00:31:24,529 --> 00:31:27,522 Well, we didn't, we didn't know that when we came down here. 586 00:31:27,615 --> 00:31:28,822 Oh, yeah. 587 00:31:29,951 --> 00:31:31,658 How are you? Nice to meet you. 588 00:31:32,036 --> 00:31:34,244 - I'm sorry for your loss. - Thank you. 589 00:31:35,456 --> 00:31:37,413 You can do better than him. 590 00:31:40,211 --> 00:31:43,875 Mindy, can you take Lisa home, and, uh, I'll take Norman? 591 00:31:43,965 --> 00:31:45,297 - Yeah. - Okay? 592 00:31:45,383 --> 00:31:46,624 Thanks, sweetie. 593 00:31:54,475 --> 00:31:56,262 When was the last time you ate? 594 00:31:56,978 --> 00:31:58,344 I don't know. 595 00:31:59,939 --> 00:32:02,397 What do you say we go find some takeout? 596 00:32:02,483 --> 00:32:03,644 Uh-huh. 597 00:32:10,158 --> 00:32:11,820 How do you get out of here? 598 00:32:12,660 --> 00:32:14,117 Not a clue.