Finishing The Game: The Search For A New Bruce Lee Page #4

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who in this group would you f*** sober?

Hm. Sober.

Yeah.

Ooh, him.

Him? A star?

Oh, yeah. Are you kidding?

Charisma, sensitivity, presence.

He's got that, you know,

refugee survivor grit. Yeah.

Oh, and I would...

I'd f*** him good.

I mean, look, I'm not saying he'd be

a Steve McQueen kind of movie star,

but, you know,

he's got Gene Hackman potential for sure.

Oh, yeah.

I'd f*** him.

- Right?

- All right.

So who would you f***,

unconditionally?

Unconditionally...

So is someone gonna say,

like, "action"?

- Would you like that?

- If you like it.

- Sure.

- I will.

This is Ronney, the director.

So he's gonna call "action."

- Thank you.

- OK.

Action.

You've offended me

and you've offended my family.

Cole, can I ask you to do it again?

Of course, sure.

Do you... I...

If you want me to change it around

or something, I can...

Could you wait one second?

I think

he needs to be more intense.

- Yeah. Yeah. Um, just...

- Maybe... Yeah, go ahead.

- Maybe a little more intensity.

- You seem happy that they offended you.

- You shouldn't...

- I'm happy to be here.

That's really nice

and we're thrilled to have you,

but, Cole, maybe a little, you know, anger.

Anger is hurt turned out.

I think...

I think maybe a little anger.

You've offended me

and you've offended my family.

- Oh...

- What?

Oh, come on. I mean, maybe if he had the

teensiest bit of confidence, but this guy?

No, wait a minute.

Wait a minute, no, I...

Yeah, I would still f*** him,

even without the confidence.

No, you think so,

but you wouldn't.

Oh, yes, I would.

I would. And...

he...

wouldn't have to

buy me dinner beforehand.

I would just... f*** him.

All right, Ronney, are you listening to

yourself? 'Cause now you just sound silly.

What? Who are you

to tell me who I wanna f***?

No, you're totally right.

You're right.

You can want to f*** whoever you please

'cause you're the director.

Absolutely. I'm sorry.

You're right.

- It's OK.

- Mm-hm.

Hi!

I am so sorry, everyone.

I know you've been so patient.

Thank you for waiting.

We are finally ready, and before I put the

list up, I just want to congratulate all of you.

We saw some really wonderful

auditions today.

Congratulations.

Have a good night.

Excuse me.

Yeah! Yes!

All right!

I told you! I told you.

- Look.

- We made it?

So, Raja,

how do you feel right now?

All I can say is I did my best.

Do you think that you'll return

to your career in the medical field?

Probably not.

I heard Warner's

is doing a musical about Geronimo.

Maybe I could pass for an Indian.

So, Breeze, how often

do you get to relax like this near the pool?

You know what most people don't realize?

Being an actor is a 24-hour job, man.

Like right now, I'm working.

I'm taking the time

to fine-tune my appearance

in order to be that image that's

on the screen that's bigger than life, baby.

See, Breeze Loo isn't just the cat that

you see sitting in front of you right now.

No. Breeze Loo is an idea.

He's a force of nature

that includes each individual out there

that keeps that Breeze Loo juggernaut

alive and pumping.

I work very hard

at what it is that I do.

All I ask is for those individuals out there to

do the exact same thing - pull their weight.

That's why I fired my agents.

So, then,

what's your next career move?

I got the Bruce Lee audition tomorrow.

But what about your refusal

to audition and your "offer-only" policy?

I realized it's a bit premature for me to be

considering any offers at this point in time,

mainly because the producer and director

really don't know how much they need me.

So, I'm gonna go through

this audition process,

they're gonna see firsthand

how much better I am than the competition,

and then they're gonna pay the full price

of what the Breezy Breeze is worth.

$500,

that's what we paid for Breezy.

- We couldn't have children of our own.

- Oh, we certainly tried, but, uh...

Well, we got Breezy when we lost Penny,

and that was horrible.

Yeah. Yeah, Penny was

our cocker spaniel and she died and...

my wife was so upset,

so, uh...

to make her feel better,

we got Clarence.

- Breeze.

- Breeze.

$500, that's what it cost.

- Tom, don't talk prices.

- Why not? That was a lot of money then.

Well, Breezy certainly is

generous with us.

He gave us this house

and a big Cadillac

and all this art.

Oh, yeah, we sure as hell won't forget

what he looks like, that's for sure.

My dad fought in the Korean War.

That's where he met my mom and me.

Yeah, most guys, they would

have made the women leave the babies,

but not Cole's dad.

If not for him,

I never would've met Cole.

Yeah, we grew up in Alabama

where I was the only Asiatic

and Saraghina

was the only Colombian in town.

Mm.

We weren't very popular.

Yeah, if I got hit in the head

with a bottle,

I knew it was the white kids.

If it was a rock,

it was the black kids.

It all hurt the same.

We dreamed of leaving the South.

We even tried

getting rid of our Southern accents.

We'd sit around for hours,

talking like our favorite movie stars.

Mm-hm.

Mine was Grace Kelly.

Mr. Rogers.

Buddha never bowled!

He won't be bought and sold!

Buddha never bowled!

He won't be bought and sold!

Buddha never bowled!

He won't be bought and sold!

Buddha never bowled!

He won't be bought and sold!

Buddha never bowled!

He won't be bought and sold!

Buddha never bowled!

He won't be bought and sold!

Tarrick's always been very active,

just like his dad.

Many men abandon their families with

all sorts of pathetic excuses, but Derrick,

Tarrick's dad,

was in his own league.

First of all, he was a real narcissist. He

named his sons Garrick, Tarrick and Erick.

If we had girls,

what would he have named them?

Anyway,

the marriage didn't work out,

mainly because Derrick

was an abusive drunk.

I can't believe

I put up with that sh*t.

He moved to Cincinnati after the divorce.

I was relieved, to tell you the truth,

but to completely cut off all contact

with the kids, his own sons,

I mean, who does that?

He wanted a new family, fine, but guess

what he had the balls to name the kids?

Garrick, Tarrick and Erick, same goddamn

names in the same goddamn order.

Who does that?

I used to have meaty roles

that any actor would kill for.

I was entrusted to play characters

well beyond my age range

and from various walks of life.

But that was college.

Hey, man,

have you seen my brownies?

I saw them.

And then I ate them.

You what?

That's my evidence!

I don't know what to tell you, man.

The more I ate,

the hungrier I got.

- That will be 14.39.

- Yeah!

You know what?

You're nothing but a big...

Now, that's what I call

saved by the bell.

- Hi.

- That'll be 11.76.

Well, the good news is,

I've been in 12 feature films

and 23 TV shows.

OK, that will be...

...9.69.

And the bad news is,

every role except for one

was a Chinese

food delivery boy.

Last week,

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