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Well, thank you. Thank you so much

- and I'm sorry that I cut you off...

- Yeah.

Jeez.

What's going on with you lately?

Listen, Sarah,

Tater's girls are all family.

So, if one of you isn't on the ball

then that affects the whole family.

You would never want to hurt

your family now, would you, Sarah?

- I don't really have a family, Carl.

- I'm talking about your Big Tater's family,

the phone thing, all these

auditions that you're going on.

I know it's important to you but...

this is your job.

You got to prioritize.

- Yeah, maybe you're right.

- I know that I am.

I think I may have to quit.

No, I don't... You didn't understand

what I was trying to say.

This job is getting in the way, Carl.

I have a talent,

a real talent and I'm not going

to take that for granted anymore.

Now that's... You... You're twisting my

words around and that's not what I meant.

Let me... Let's... Let's start over.

You have a gift. No.

This. This place.

Sarah, there are a million other girls

who would beg for a steady job like this.

I am not a million other girls.

You can go right in.

Close the door behind you.

Step forward please.

Stand right on that pink mark.

It's so dark.

Lower your hand.

Thank you for seeing us again, Sarah.

Of course, yeah,

this is my top priority.

Today we'd like to try

something different with you.

Of course. Sure, I...

I didn't get any...

- Would you mind disrobing for us?

- Excuse me?

Would you mind disrobing, please?

The ad didn't say anything about nudity.

Does the role call for that?

It doesn't.

Sarah, you've already proven

that you can memorize lines.

Now we need to see you bare.

Let your inhibitions go.

Didn't I do that last time?

That's the reason you're here Sarah,

the only reason you got a call back.

Sarah, you know who we are.

You know the pictures we've made, yes?

Completely, Sarah.

It's okay, Sarah. I told you

this would be different.

Sarah,

relax yourself.

Sarah, if you can't

fully let yourself go,

how can you ever transform

into something else?

That's what we were

looking for, Sarah. Thank you.

Okay, okay. Here we go.

One, two, three.

If I have to take one more goddamn

photo of you two idiots jumping,

I swear to God I'm going to kill myself.

- Hey, Sarah.

- Hey.

Hey, how'd it go?

- Tracy told us that you had a callback.

- Oh, yeah, they wanted to see me again.

Yeah, I read the ad.

The role seemed a little silly though.

Yeah, but it's Astreus Pictures

so it's legit.

It's Astreus? Wow, that is legit.

They're the real deal.

- Yeah. Thank you.

- Good job.

Don't you think it's kind

of a long shot, though?

What's Extra, Extraneous...?

- Astre... Astreus Pictures.

- Astreus. It's stupid.

They're a production company.

They've been around forever.

Fell off a little last few years

but they're coming back?

Maybe you can put in

a word with production,

get a little PA work or something?

- What about our film?

- We're still going to make our film.

Well, I haven't gotten

the role yet. So...

That's true.

- Oh, Trace.

- Hey. Hey.

- How'd it go?

- Great. I think it went great.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

You didn't feel like they were

making fun of you this time?

No, you know what, I don't think they were

making fun of me the first time either.

- Oh, okay. Awesome.

- Yeah.

- Anyway, I don't want to jinx it.

- Of course.

- You and your superstitions.

- Yeah.

Hey, you should go throw on

a bathing suit and come join us.

Oh, sh*t.

Yo, Erin, Erin.

Sh*t.

Ashley, here.

Here, here. Here, you're okay.

You're okay. You're okay...

Sarah, if you can't really let yourself go

how can you transform into something else?

- Hello?

- I have some good news for you, Sarah.

He wants to meet you.

He, who?

The producer.

Oh, my God.

- ...this is your moment.

- Oh, man.

- I don't know what this is.

- Jesus Christ, can we not watch another one.

- Wait, wait, just...

- Do you know who wrote this?

Watch what he does.

I'm not trying to be rude

but this is f***ing stupid.

Oh, yeah.

That guy rocks.

Do you know how many times I've

wanted to do that? It's crazy.

Wow.

- That's right, you have that thing.

- What thing?

She's got a meeting with the producer.

- At Astreus?

- Yeah.

I told you you'd get it.

Don't you think

you're a little overdressed?

- This? This is nothing.

- It's a little much.

Look, you look amazing.

Go kick some ass.

Just remember to be yourself in here.

Sarah,

- thank you for coming.

- Thank you for having me.

You're just as beautiful in person

as you are on the audition tapes.

Thank you. I didn't realize

I was being taped.

Well, I am excited, Sarah.

We audition a lot of

young women in this building

but very, very few ever

make it to this room.

Wow, that's great.

Yes, we've had our share of winners,

some pretty big names have

passed right through here,

going way back.

So, did you like our little yarn?

Absolutely, I loved it.

I read it three times.

Good. I have high hopes

for this picture.

Yes. It's kind of my love letter

to this town.

Ambition, the blackest of human desires.

Everyone has it. But how many act on it?

That's what intrigues me.

That's what lights me up as they say.

There's something primal there

and that's why you're sitting

right here in this room.

- But I mean, it's a horror movie as well.

- Of course.

The two are not mutually exclusive.

This industry is a plague Sarah,

a plague of unoriginality,

hollow be thy name, shallow be thy name.

Yes, it's a plague alright.

And what does every

plague have a lot of?

- Rats?

- Precisely.

Yes, thousands of them,

hungry little rats,

hungry for the cheese.

You cut through the fog of this town

and you get desperation,

plastic parishioners worshiping

their deity of debauchery.

But that's what I find

interesting, Sarah.

That's what I want

to capture in this film,

the ugliness of the human spirit.

Yeah, okay, I mean, I can see that.

So why do you do it, darling?

Why, why do I do what?

Why do you pull your beautiful hair out?

I... It's just a habit.

I started doing it

when I was a little girl and...

it helps me focus on the moment.

The moment.

- Well, this is a moment.

- Yes, yes it is.

The role of Celeste is a really big deal

for a young actress with no

other credits to her name.

Your face will be on the poster.

The poster on a wall,

a wall in the lobby,

a lobby of a movie theater,

a theater with a marquee,

The Silver Scream.

Now you know that doesn't happen

very much anymore, right?

This is a great opportunity

for a young actress,

a great opportunity

for an actress with ambition.

That's me. I'm your girl. I will do

whatever it takes for this role.

Good, because we want

to offer it to you.

We think you could be great

in this role, Sarah.

I think you could be great in this role.

I agree. Truthfully,

I think I am this role.

I mean, this character has a dream

and she has so much potential.

Sarah, forget about all that.

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