Always Shine Page #3

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I pushed him.

What? What would you do?

You wouldn't get involved

in the first place.

Just feel so out of control.

- No.

No, no, that's

really frustrating,

what happened to you.

- Yeah.

And now, Henry's shooting

a commercial in Singapore,

and he's letting me stay at

the house until he gets back,

but after that, I'm like.

No, you know what?

I don't know.

Henry's thinking was

like, career is important,

but if you're in a relationship,

then you have to put

that first, right?

But like I always knew that

i just wasn't gonna be happy

unless I accomplish

certain things first.

you have to establish

yourself before you're 30,

or else, you're f***ed.

Plus, I really need to focus

on finding good representation.

Especially, now,

before pilot season.

God, you're so lucky to get

paid to do what you love.

- Yeah, I mean,

the stuff that I do

isn't exactly Gibson, you know?

- Yeah, but, I mean, it

beats waiting tables.

I've spent so much

money on head shots

and stupid f***ing

invisible braces.

Stop, I'm fine.

Seriously, I feel good.

And hey, what the f***?

It will all be over soon

enough anyways, right?

- Give me the keys.

- Excuse me?

- Give me

the keys, b*tch.

- Because you almost

just killed us like five times.

Come on.

Sazerac,

and speaking in tongues.

- Thank you.

- Here, no I can get us--

- no, no, no.

I got it.

Can we keep it open?

- No, Beth.

I can get my own drink--

- I got it, I got it.

- I know you can, but that

stupid beer commercial I did

is playing like a

hundred times a day,

and I want to buy my best

friend a drink, okay?

- Okay, thank you.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

Mmm.

- Mmm.

I know that I haven't been

the greatest friend lately.

- Oh, Jesus, you're

as drunk as I am.

- No, I'm serious.

I've been a bad friend.

I mean, you broke

up with Henry, what,

like two months ago, and

i just found out today?

I really should have

been there for you.

You must hate me.

- I don't hate you.

- I really, I really

love you, Anna.

You know that, right?

And I'm really glad that we got

to have this weekend, alone.

I've really missed you.

- Yeah, I miss you too.

- And I know that like,

a lot has changed,

and you're going through

some hard stuff right now,

but I just, I think

you should know

that I think you are

such a beautiful,

wonderful person,

and you are so,

so, so talented, and I just know

that everything's gonna be fine.

What?

- No, don't look.

- The situation's pretty

sticky over there.

The Chinese actually held

me for a couple of days

on my last visit,

and, my translator

sort of was a double agent,

and kinda got me out of it.

- How?

- He just, sort of knew

what they wanted to hear.

- Um, cheers.

- Cheers.

- How did you get

the money over there?

- I delivered it in a suitcase.

- How much?

- I think it

was about 50 grand.

- Oh my god, that's amazing.

- Well, it's,

it's not like I,

I don't know, I've done this

kind of thing my whole life.

I mean, you'll

see, you get older.

- Oh, stop it, you're not old.

- Really?

How old do you think I am?

- I don't know.

- I'm 48.

- 48, you're a young boy.

- Please, I could

be your father.

- Well, I like men

with a little salt

and pepper in his hair.

- Really?

- Um, okay, well is that

like what you're doing here,

or is there a zendo

around here or something?

- Uh, well, tibetans

don't practice zen.

They belong to the

mahayana school.

Why? Do you practice zen?

- No, my ex had a phase.

- Oh.

Well, there is a zendo here.

It's, oh actually,

it's a monastery.

Tassajara, but,

I'm actually here for a

men's retreat at esalen.

- I know

what goes on there?

- You do? What?

- That's where you guys

like sit around a fire,

and like, bang drums, and thump

your chest, and everything,

right?

- Well, we do a little of

that, if stuff comes up.

- Stuff? If like stuff comes up?

What sort of stuff?

- Well, I don't know.

Competition.

- Competition?

What does that mean?

Like, what?

What sort of competition?

and maybe, spend a few

days in silent meditation.

- Shut up,

I'm just asking.

- Is she always like this?

- Excuse me.

- Your friend, is

she always so, um.

- So what?

- Curious?

- So curious?

I don't think that's

what you were gonna say.

- No, no, it's just

you're very inquisitive.

- I mean, I think

this is interesting.

You are in a group

with a bunch of guys

that if they get jealous

of you, you wrestle them.

Like, what?

- Can I get

some help over here?

- Oh, come on.

If I was in a woman's

group, you wouldn't be like,

hey, that's something I'd like

to know a little more about?

- Will you excuse

me for just a sec.

- Yeah.

- I should, I should

probably get going.

I have gotta get up at the

ass crack of dawn tomorrow

for a men's hike,

but, excuse me.

I am taking off.

I'd like to buy this

young lady a drink.

What were you drinking?

- Uh, I guess I'll

get another sazerac.

- Sazerac, and

what was Beth drinking?

I can't remember.

- Uh, it was like a

speaking in tongues.

- Speaking in tongues,

and a speaking in tongues.

That should be plenty.

Thank you.

But, it's really

nice meeting you.

- Mm-hmm.

Anna.

- Anna.

I'm sorry.

Very nice to meet you, Anna.

- Yeah, go, warm up.

- Good night.

- Bye.

- Hey, it's me.

I'm just checking in.

You're asleep.

Anyway, I wanted to tell you

that I really, really love you,

and I miss you.

There's no reception at the

house, so if I don't answer,

that's why, but I love you.

Okay.

I love you.

Bye.

- Hey, you.

I was wondering where

you snuck off to.

- Oh, I was just making a call.

- The reception

really sucks out here.

- Yeah.

- It's the mountains.

Listen, I was wondering

if, I don't know,

would you be interested in

maybe getting a drink sometime?

- Oh, uh.

I mean, I'm here with my friend.

- No, I mean, back in la.

- Oh, right. Obviously.

- Or, we could,

we can get dinner.

I have, a friend of mine, bill,

they just opened up this

place, in abakany, that,

it's nice, the chef's

kaiser michelin star.

Um, how would next Friday work?

- Um.

Sure.

- Okay.

Um, can I get your number?

- Oh, yeah.

Morning.

- What's that?

- Oh, it's just

this stupid script.

So stupid.

- What is it?

it's just a really

dumb horror movie.

- Another one?

- Yeah, I know.

This one is especially stupid.

It's embarrassing.

- What's it about?

- Um,

it's nothing.

It's just, um.

- It's about nothing?

- It's about stones.

It's set in Iceland, where,

i guess, they have this

whole mythology where

stones turn into trolls,

but it's a red herring,

because it's a serial killer,

only you think it's

trolls for a while.

- This is something

Adele gave you?

- Um, it's, yeah.

I mean, it's really terrible.

- Okay, but, she

wants you to do it?

- I think so.

- Why?

- Um, I don't know.

It's bigger.

- Yeah, but why

does she want you to do it?

- I guess, because

I'm in every scene.

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