:23:00
She's auditioning for a TV commercial.
She said she'd be late.
:23:03
- How's she doing?
- When she's depressed, she's manic.
:23:08
l think it was a good idea
to invite her to lunch.
:23:10
l hope you say it was your idea. Every
time l try to help, she gets so defensive.
:23:16
She's just embarrassed
in front of you, that's all.
:23:19
- So how are you?
- Me? l'm OK.
:23:21
- Do you miss Frederick?
- No.
:23:23
Elliot and l can't think of anyone
for you to go out with...
:23:26
How are you? Are you doing OK?
How's Frederick? l mean, Elliot?
:23:30
l guess he's fine. l don't know. He's been
kinda moody lately, the last few months.
:23:35
l don't know what's wrong.
He's distant and difficult.
:23:39
When l try to talk to him,
he says everything's fine.
:23:41
l just leap to the worst conclusion,
that he's seeing someone else or...
:23:45
Oh, no. Everyone thinks things like that.
:23:48
Well, l just came from an audition
which l did not get. So what's new?
:23:53
- They said l was too offbeat-looking.
- What the hell do they know?
:23:57
- And guess who's there, auditioning.
- April?
:23:59
- Oh, gosh.
- You got it. l was very polite.
:24:02
l maintained my poise. l said hello.
:24:05
l never trusted April.
She has eyes in the back of her head.
:24:09
She and the architect are now a very
definite item, which l still cannot believe,
:24:14
although it's put an end to the
Stanislavski Catering Company.
:24:17
l have to speak to you,
and you're gonna get impatient,
:24:20
but l have to borrow some more money.
:24:22
- Well, that's fine...
- What l've decided to do is some writing.
:24:26
l've had it with acting. These
meaningless auditions are cattle-calls.
:24:30
l can't handle another rejection.
You know, let's face it here.
:24:34
l've gotta latch onto something in my life.
:24:37
Something with a future.
l'm not 16 any more. lt's just... crazy.
:24:43
But l've got an idea for a story,
more than one,
:24:47
and l just need a few months,
or a year, even.
:24:51
l've picked up a lot about
dramatic structure from acting class.
:24:55
That's good. lt just seems to me
that... six months or a year,