1 00:00:01,543 --> 00:00:02,335 Casting Director: Name? 2 00:00:02,669 --> 00:00:03,461 I’m Mike. 3 00:00:04,754 --> 00:00:06,715 Acting’s what I live and breathe for. 4 00:00:07,757 --> 00:00:09,551 And I gotta have faith in myself. 5 00:00:10,552 --> 00:00:11,678 You need to show everyone 6 00:00:11,678 --> 00:00:12,595 who you are. 7 00:00:13,054 --> 00:00:14,889 I like this girl, Sylvester. 8 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:16,516 Sylvester? 9 00:00:16,975 --> 00:00:18,435 That’s right, his real name. 10 00:00:18,727 --> 00:00:19,686 It’s got a nice ring to it, 11 00:00:19,686 --> 00:00:20,770 Sylvester Stallone. 12 00:00:21,521 --> 00:00:22,564 It’s like Peter Parker. 13 00:00:26,609 --> 00:00:27,861 Are you delusional? 14 00:00:28,445 --> 00:00:29,362 You don’t got the looks 15 00:00:29,362 --> 00:00:30,447 to be a movie star. 16 00:00:31,448 --> 00:00:32,365 Not to mention, 17 00:00:32,407 --> 00:00:33,491 you talk like you got 18 00:00:33,491 --> 00:00:34,492 rocks in your mouth. 19 00:00:36,411 --> 00:00:37,120 Yeah, I know, I don’t 20 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:38,371 look like Einstein, but... 21 00:00:38,371 --> 00:00:39,539 but I got a brain. 22 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:40,623 The only way I’m ever gonna 23 00:00:40,623 --> 00:00:41,541 get to show people is I’m 24 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:42,333 gonna have to write a script 25 00:00:42,333 --> 00:00:42,917 for myself. 26 00:00:43,168 --> 00:00:44,044 Yeah, so do that. 27 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:46,254 Write a script. 28 00:00:48,965 --> 00:00:50,216 And give yourself the best part. 29 00:00:54,095 --> 00:00:55,096 There’s something big here. 30 00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:57,474 You wrote this 31 00:00:57,474 --> 00:00:58,558 in three and a half days? 32 00:00:58,808 --> 00:00:59,809 This is freaking good. 33 00:01:00,351 --> 00:01:01,770 We’ll test someone like Chuck Bronson, 34 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:02,812 or we could do Eastwood. 35 00:01:02,812 --> 00:01:03,396 Guys. 36 00:01:04,022 --> 00:01:05,106 I play Rocky. 37 00:01:05,607 --> 00:01:06,775 I have no idea what that means. 38 00:01:08,359 --> 00:01:09,944 So, the writer wants to be in it... 39 00:01:09,944 --> 00:01:10,904 ...as the lead. 40 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:12,197 No, absolutely not. 41 00:01:13,615 --> 00:01:14,532 Throw some money at him. 42 00:01:14,783 --> 00:01:15,617 $25k. 43 00:01:16,034 --> 00:01:16,534 No. 44 00:01:16,659 --> 00:01:17,619 Raise the offer, 45 00:01:17,619 --> 00:01:18,495 try seventy-five. 46 00:01:18,703 --> 00:01:20,455 You’re parking cars for Christ’s sake, 47 00:01:20,455 --> 00:01:21,289 Sylvester. 48 00:01:21,539 --> 00:01:22,082 No. 49 00:01:22,082 --> 00:01:23,291 One hundred seventy-five. 50 00:01:23,291 --> 00:01:24,042 Go to two hundred. 51 00:01:24,042 --> 00:01:24,709 No? 52 00:01:25,043 --> 00:01:26,044 I’m not giving this up. 53 00:01:26,628 --> 00:01:27,879 Not for a million bucks. 54 00:01:28,296 --> 00:01:29,130 Not for ten. 55 00:01:32,717 --> 00:01:33,384 Hey. 56 00:01:34,677 --> 00:01:35,929 Alright, if you do this... 57 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:37,013 It comes with some strings. 58 00:01:37,472 --> 00:01:38,223 If you ever fall 59 00:01:38,223 --> 00:01:39,432 one day behind schedule... 60 00:01:39,974 --> 00:01:40,391 Ah! 61 00:01:40,558 --> 00:01:41,851 The meat’s frozen solid! 62 00:01:41,976 --> 00:01:43,186 ...they’re gonna kick you to the curb... 63 00:01:43,186 --> 00:01:44,187 You broke your hand. 64 00:01:44,187 --> 00:01:45,021 ...and they can replace you 65 00:01:45,021 --> 00:01:45,730 with a real actor. 66 00:01:47,607 --> 00:01:48,358 How do I even know what I’m doing 67 00:01:48,358 --> 00:01:48,983 is any good? 68 00:01:49,317 --> 00:01:50,735 Just do the best acting of your life 69 00:01:50,735 --> 00:01:51,903 and everything will be fine. 70 00:01:58,409 --> 00:01:59,869 How far behind schedule are they? 71 00:02:00,245 --> 00:02:00,787 They’re not. 72 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:05,959 This movie 73 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:07,585 is about having a belief in yourself. 74 00:02:09,003 --> 00:02:10,713 It’s about going the distance. 75 00:02:12,090 --> 00:02:14,175 I put my heart and soul on the page. 76 00:02:15,635 --> 00:02:16,511 If I’m not willing to 77 00:02:16,511 --> 00:02:17,554 live up to what I wrote... 78 00:02:19,097 --> 00:02:20,014 ...then what’s the point? 79 00:02:21,766 --> 00:02:23,017 So, do you believe in me... 80 00:02:25,854 --> 00:02:26,521 or not? 81 00:02:32,569 --> 00:02:33,945 I thought you said you could box? 82 00:02:34,154 --> 00:02:34,904 I lied. 83 00:02:36,030 --> 00:02:37,448 Let go of the head! 84 00:02:37,615 --> 00:02:38,575 I’m an actor, goddammit... 85 00:02:39,117 --> 00:02:39,784 ...you always lie. 86 00:02:40,451 --> 00:02:40,910 Yeah.