For Your Consideration

Can you hear them?

The night noises.

Mockingbird in the magnolia.

See the moss hanging

from the moonlight.

Fairly taste the night, can't you?

You're part of it, Pres,

and it's part of you.

Like I am.

You can't get away from us, Pres,

we're both in your blood.

This is the country you were born to,

the country you know and trust.

Your country, Pres.

Amy wouldn't understand.

- She'd think there would be snakes.

- Julie, please.

Oh, it isn't tame. It isn't like the North.

It's quick and dangerous,

but you trust it.

Remember how the fever mist smells

in the bottoms, rank and rotten...

...but you trust that, too,

because it's part of you...

...just as I'm part of you

and will never let you go.

Yes, ma'am?

Hello. Where's Richard?

Oh, he's not in today.

Could I have your name, please?

Hack, Marilyn Hack. Stage 11.

I'm sorry, I-- You look familiar.

Are you an actor?

Thirty-two years.

Yeah. You were in that prison movie

with Sharon Stone.

No.

And you had that scene where you

punched that little girl in the face.

- Not me.

- That was a good movie.

You should have been in that movie.

I'm sure I should have been.

May I go in?

Sure. And you're all set.

Have a good one.

Yes.

- Got a chair open.

- Oh, Sandy, am I late?

- Oh, you're fine.

- Oh, I'm so sorry.

Per our conversation yesterday,

I think steer clear of the Sephardic tones.

Go for the A-one or the A-two,

the Ashkenazi palette.

I didn't mean to make

such a big deal out of it.

Oh, it's nothing.

I just thought I could look a little younger,

couldn't I?

- But it's okay.

- You are playing an older woman.

But I could be a woman

who's taken good care of herself.

Who has a terminal illness.

Up until then, I--

You're right. You're right.

Liz said I should get

my face stonewashed like her--

Oh, honey, are we aware of

what was on cable last night?

Song for Reuben.

Honey, you killed me.

When was the last time you saw that?

- I've never seen it.

- I was a total puddle.

I mean, complete waterworks.

They had to resuscitate me.

I'm never gonna watch it again unless my

wife takes up CPR or paramedics move in.

I was dying.

We were babies then, weren't we?

- Yes, we were.

- Babies.

You have such a gift,

you shouldn't just keep it to yourself.

- You should teach.

- Teach?

Teach acting.

I wouldn't dare.

You gotta give it away to keep it.

You can't just hold on to this.

Sandy, now you're mocking me.

You might as well say,

"Why don't you save the world?"

Well, maybe you could

with what you have to give.

Victor. Victor.

- Hey.

- Oh, Morley.

- Yeah.

- What the hell are you doing here?

- What am I doing here?

- Yeah.

- You wanted to have a meeting?

- Yes. Yesterday.

We had a meeting scheduled.

You didn't show.

Yesterday? No, no, no.

No, no. What the hell are you talking--?

I was in the office all day.

Why didn't you call--?

I called you.

You didn't return my message.

- Well, you got a minute now, because--?

- No, I have to go to the stage.

What did you wanna talk about?

A lot of things. But, look...

...I'm working for scale.

An actor of my stature,

There's no excuse for me

working for scale.

That's exactly what

I've been telling people.

- You should not be working for scale.

- Good.

But you know these producers,

they have their own take on things.

I'm on your side, all right? I'm your agent.

You are my number-one priority.

There is nothing more important to me

in my life than--

Than you. Excuse me.

Yeah.

Stranger, what do you say?

Nothing important. I'm here with a client.

- I gotta go.

- Hang on.

Good, because I gotta take this, Victor.

Look, stop by the office any time.

You know, we moved.

Yeah, talk.

I've done all my homework

on this guy.

I've established everything

there is to know...

...as far as his short-term objectives go.

I know that I wanna defend my sister,

console my father...

...and, ultimately, I feel a sense of guilt...

...for having abandoned my shipmates in

the Galpagos Islands to come home, but--

I think you're making this

too complicated.

This is not about,

"What is the actor thinking?"

You go and see a movie, you don't say,

"I wonder what he's thinking."

You gotta know.

Can you see the difference?

That's exactly my problem...

I wanna show you what I'm thinking...

...but there are certain things

that I'm not sure about.

- I love the fact that you did all this work.

- Yeah.

I think it will help you later,

but not on this movie...

...if you know what I mean.

Oh, my God. Doesn't he know about

her allergies? Here's what you have to do...

...you have to call me tomorrow--

Give me two secs.

--as soon as they get back

and let me know exactly what happened.

Bye. I'm so excited for you. Bye.

Hey. Sorry about that.

Miss Campanella, this publicity campaign

is to be run with military precision.

It is to be timely, quantifiable

and orotund.

- Do you know what that means?

- No.

I warn you. These are actors.

In every actor there lives a tiger, a pig,

an ass and a nightingale.

You never know

which one's gonna show up.

Don't make assumptions about the talent.

Don't assume that the talent can hear well.

Don't assume they know the plot.

Don't assume that they have living parents.

Don't assume that

they don't have a drop of Indian blood.

Question, do I look like

I have Indian blood?

- Not at all--

- Question...

...would it surprise you to learn

that I am one-eighth mighty Choctaw?

- It would--

- Question...

...would it astound you to learn

that here on the set, I am Corey Taft...

...but when I'm at home, I'm Jo-Jo?

Picture's up.

- Roll sound.

- Sound speed.

And dolly.

And action.

She's not coming.

She's not coming home

to see her sick mother.

She'll be home.

And you, Shmuel?

How long do you think you can stay?

I don't rightly know, Daddy.

Long as it takes, I expect.

The Navy's pretty accommodating

about things like illness...

...and death.

Your mama was so happy

to see you today.

Oh, I know she couldn't show it...

...but she was kvelling in her own way.

She smiled,

but I don't know if she knew who I was.

Your coming home today

was a dang mitzvah, is what it was.

It ain't no mitzvah, Daddy.

It's family.

It's what a son does for his mama.

And what does a daughter do

for her mama?

Your sister ain't been home

in nigh onto 12 years.

I don't give two hoots

what Doc Silverstein says.

It was your sister

that put your mama on her deathbed.

I know Rachel, Daddy.

And she'll come home to see Mama.

And she'll come home

because it's Purim.

We all know what that means to Mama...

...or meant.

Was that Rachel's voice I heard...

...or am I just going meshuga?

Mama!

And cut.

Okay, everybody,

stay where you are, please.

That's a cut.

I thought it was great.

It's fantastic.

I just have a couple of suggestions.

You guys were great.

Simon, the move is too fast,

so we're gonna have to slow it down...

...and I wanna add one thing,

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