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[sighs]

Slowly becoming an alcoholic.

I can do this.

Huh.

-[librarian] How are you? -I'm doing OK, thank you.

-Returning? -Yes, I am returning.

Did you pass?

Did I pass?

Whatever you were studying for with these books.

Oh, uh, no, I did-- I did not pass.

That's too bad.

You're a little late. It's gonna be $27.

I... there's a late fee?

Well, you know, we're running these specials at the library,

so, if you wanna sign up for a newsletter,

I can probably waive the first month.

I'd rather not give out my email.

We're not gonna email you that much,

just probably once a month.

We've got great events you can come to

and hear authors speak.

[sighs] I'm gonna be honest with you.

I just--I rented these books to impress a girl, OK?

It didn't really work out and, uh,

yeah, I don't really wanna come back here again.

-So, you're single? -Yeah.

That's awesome, though. We've got date nights here.

You can meet a really great, nice girl.

You know what? I appreciate that.

I--I just...

I don't think it's gonna work out for me right now.

I don't--I don't seem to be working at any level

with any female at the moment.

So, I'm gonna probably just stick to being alone

for a little while and just see what that does for me.

OK, so that'll be $27, though.

[sighs]

Do you wanna join the newsletter?

No.

[Jason] I wish you would just commit to this.

It's not that big of a deal, man.

It's four weeks of your life!

I shouldn't have to talk you into this.

I mean, what's it gonna do, hurt your availability?

-[laughs] -No, I know. But I just, like,

I--I wasn't so sure about Shadowstabbers, and--and I took that.

-Didn't really go as planned. -Right.

And this kind of gives me that same feeling.

I'm just not really sure.

The way I was looking at it is that Phil was moving onto

more episodic stuff, bigger things, OK?

-Netflix, things like that. -That's the thing right there!

Phil! Phillip VanGilmore.

-Have you ever met him before? -No.

I mean, the guy made me fuck a pillow in a room.

Like, actually thrust a pillow.

-It is... -Isn't that a little suspect?

-It's a little weird. -And he wants me, suddenly,

to be, like, the lead of this play?

You said you wanted to do something

a little more fulfilling, right, OK?

And I think we're doing our part on filling it.

-Yes, no, and I'm, yeah, I'm grateful for you-- -Hold on, hold on.

Hold on--Bosh!

-What's good? -What do you think of Phillip VanGilmore?

[Bosh] VanGilmore? [scoffs]

He's brilliant. He's the nest Fincher.

Wait, the next Fincher? Really?

What, does he want Seth for something?

[laughs]

Uh, yeah, I just--he's, you know,

-wants me to do a play and-- -VanGilmore wants you, you go, all right?

This is a great director, it's a great opportunity.

Listen to your agent, we're here to make you money! [claps hands]

Maybe you should think about it.

I'm gonna take some time to think about it.

All right. It sounds like to me

that's what you want, anyway.

Yeah, I wanna think about it.

Think about it.

Get back to me over the weekend.

I think you're overthinking it.

-OK. All right. -All right?

Thank you for coming in.

Al right.

[printer working]

[woman in video] Hey, guys! Um, today I'm gonna

talk you through some tips

on how to look after your succulents.

A lot of people give these as gifts,

they receive them as gifts,

and they assume that they're just really easy to look after,

but they're actually not that easy.

Just lightly brush on the leaves

to remove any bugs.

Don't leave this too long, people,

-'cause those bloodsuckers... -[door opening]

-...will affect the livelihood of the plant. -Hey, what's up, man?

Ooh. Hey.

What's that?

[Jeremy] I'm just learning how to take care of Greg.

I'm not really into it, to be honest.

-Don't overdo it. -She's cute.

Yeah.

What's going on, man?

[groans]

Just got back from that meeting with Jason.

-Oh, yeah, how'd that go? -Hmm.

[exhales] He wants me to do the play.

I don't know, man.

Why are you having second thoughts?

Fuckin' Phil.

He made me fuck a pillow, dude.

How can I trust this guy?

He didn't make you, I mean...

-You--you agreed to do it. -It's like, I feel like

I'm not really sure about anything right now.

The movie I thought was gonna be all right.

That turned out to be a dud.

I thought Sarah was legit.

She's a fraud. I'm wounded.

I'm like a little wounded animal.

Sounds like you need to do some thinking.

Yeah. I'm probably thinking too much.

Well, I mean, look where you are.

This place is so noisy, man.

You can't even hear yourself think.

Maybe we should take a trip.

Take a little, I don't know, "clear our heads" trip.

You know what I mean?

I got a lot going on, you got a lot going on.

Where are you thinking?

Redwoods.

The Redwoods?

There's a grove up by Santa Cruz,

takes about five, six hours to get there.

-What do you think? -Now you're talkin'.

Ah, a little fresh air,

-smell of tree. -Mm.

Hey, we could stop in Ojai on the way.

We could see Judy and Frank.

-Yeah, come on. We could split up the drive. -No, man!

Why are we stopping in Ojai?

Because it's a long drive.

We could just drive a few hours up to your parents' place.

We could stay the night, and then we've only got

a couple of hours to go in the morning.

Why do you wanna go see my parents?

I haven't seen Judy and Frank in forever.

Mm, it's not that kind of trip, man.

What do you mean?

I'm trying to clear my head, not cloud it.

How long has it been since you even saw them?

-Six months. -Six months?

I've been working!

You haven't been working that hard.

I worked for a month out of state.

They live three hours away,

and you haven't seen them in six months.

Wow, dude.

They gave you life.

[Judy] Finally. I can't believe it's been six months...

[Jeremy] Your parents smoke weed, right?

-[Frank laughing] -[Jeremy] Oh, man!

[Frank] How was the drive? How was the traffic?

It was fine. Could've been worse, right?

-Yeah, for a weekend. -Look at you!

-Finally, it took you forever. -I know, I know!

Why does it take you so long?

[all talking]

-Please. -I'm here now. I'm here now.

-Good to see you. -Very handsome.

[Frank] You, look at you! Ha-ha!

Man, that beard's getting longer!

You get better looking every day.

Hey, hey, put that down.

-Put that down. -You're gonna carry mine, too?

[laughing]

-Your father! -Good to see you.

Great so see you.

[Frank] You guys, are you hungry?

-Hi, Judy. How are you? -I'm good.

-Good to see--oh! -You know, I've been a little under the weather.

-So, probably not a good time. -Oh, of course.

Yeah, totally.

Cool.

Are you doing this one by--65 by, uh,

uh, 75, or 65 by 95?

65 by 95. What do you think?

Man. And it's gonna be two stories?

Yes, two stories.

I think there's-- theres room on that stage

-to make it two stories. -Yeah. It gets tight there, though.

You're gonna run out of height up here.

We'll be able to make it work.

-Mm. -There you go.

And you know what else I'm gonna do?

-Mm. -Right here, for the shower scene,

I'm gonna have the lead actor be nude.

He's gonna shower nude. Just like they do in London.

-Seriously? -Seriously.

Just like they do in the West End.

You're--you're gonna show his dick?

-His penis. -Ok, so, you're gonna have it right here?

-Yes, right there! -You don't have--

-You know who sits right here, right? -I do.

-That's Mrs. Wilson's seat. -I know that.

-And you know what happened to Mr. Wilson, right? -I do.

-He's dead. -I know that.

-He died this year. -He did.

OK, so now she's gonna be sitting, possibly by herself,

or with another one of her lady friends from the home,

-in the front row... -I know where you're going with this.

...right in front of a dick.

-It's a penis. -I'm sorry, a penis.

Does Mrs. Wilson know she's gonna see a penis?

-'Cause she needs to know. -I think we need

to stop worrying about Mrs. Wilson.

It's not about Mrs. Wilson.

You know. You're an actor. You're an artist.

If you wanna be great, you gotta be bold.

Being bold means taking chances.

-That's-- -Taking chances means feeling alive.

I'm taking chances in this theater

with this production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

And, baby, it's gonna be hot.

Yeah. You know what?

You're afraid.

That's what this is about.

[chuckles] Wow!

-Oh, Jer! -Hey.

I was just taking in the, uh...

The hall of fame? [laughing]

The--the wall of fame, yeah.

This is--are these all the plays that he's done?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

-[chuckles] -Oh, the one you're looking at.

Midsummer Night's Dream. He played Puck four times.

Can he sing? Or he--is that--

-I mean, are these even-- -He can sing like a nightingale.

He's incredible.

That's--that's amazing, man.

Goes way back, huh?

Well, he's a...

He beats Danny Kaye, that's for sure.

-Who? -Danny Kaye.

-Song and dance man. -Oh, OK. Uh, sorry.

How are you doing, Frank? How's everything going?

-Doing well. Doing well. -Yeah?

How is the, uh, the class that you're teaching?

What's it called again? The, um...

-Well, thanks for taking interest! -About the primates?

Yeah, yeah. It's just "The Monkey in Me."

-"The Monkey in Me"! -Yeah, no, it's going great.

It's... it is the study of us.

-Hmm. Hmm. -You know?

'Cause I look at you, and I see...

like,

a howler monkey mixed with a spider monkey.

'Cause you're long,

you know, you're lithe.

I can see you...

just tearing through the treetops.

-You think? -Yeah, oh, yeah, yeah.

[laughing]

Swing from some trees, I guess.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -[chuckles]

Hey, you know what I've been doing?

Have you ever blown glass?

No. What?

I would love...

to teach you how to blow.

-Cool. -Yeah?

You know we got a glory hole?

-Really? -Yeah.

Is that... is that the sa--

is that what I think it is?

Yeah. Exactly.

It's real simple. You gather some glass on a rod,

-you stick it in the glory hole. -Mm-hmm.

You'll, uh, you wrap your lips around the pipe, and you blow.

You know how to whistle, don't you?

It's from an old movie.

-Yeah? -Come on with me.

I'll show you. Come on. Don't be afraid.

Right. So, we're definitely talking about glass?

[Seth] Why did you need to put the freckles on my face?

[Judy sighs] Because it was part of the character.

-And you braided my bro cut. -[laughing]

I'd go into school, it'd be like,

"What are the curls in your hair?"

And I had to say, "Oh, I slept on it weird."

I didn't wanna tell them that my mom was braiding my hair.

You were so good. You were so passionate.

-I still am. -I know you are.

So, what's going on with work?

-What are you up to? -It's the same as it always is.

Just, you know, trying to work more and more.

-Mm-hmm. -Trying to get more work, um...

What have you done?

Well, I--I did that movie in North Carolina.

-Which was good, yeah. -Yeah? OK.

-I, um-- -What'd you play?

First time playing a cop.

He comes back from Afghanistan...

-Mm-hmm. -...after two tours of duty.

And he's dealing with PTSD and the loss of his daughter,

and so he turns to alcohol and realizes he needs to fix up his life.

-Mm. -So, he tries to shift gears and--and do good.

-Doesn't, of course, come so easily. -What was the title?

-What? -What was the title?

It's called Shadowstabbers .

-Shadowstabbers. -Yeah.

It's a working title, though.

-It could change. -Oh, OK.

What about theater?

Have you had any theater auditions?

Thought about getting back on the stage?

Nope, I don't really get theater auditions.

-No, no, no. -How come?

I just--I don't have my agent looking out for them.

-It's not-- -What, does Jason--

-He's still your agent, right? -Jason is still my agent.

He doesn't help you find any auditions for stage?

Well, I, actually, I don't ask him to get any.

-How come? -Because I'm just kind of doing TV and--and--

I'm just doing TV and film.

I know, but why wouldn't you

wanna get back to where you started?

Get back to your roots. Something that's

really creative and challenging.

-Mom. Mom. -And fulfilling!

-Mom, everything-- -Get back on that stage!

What I'm doing is challenging and fulfilling.

I know, but it doesn't have to always be TV and film.

Right? You can do everything.

You can do film, TV, theater.

All the great actors do it.

Just keeps you alive. It keeps you fresh!

-Keeps you on your toes. -That's--that's what you feel.

-You know that. -That's how you feel. It's not how I feel.

-That's not-- -I know it's not how you feel.

But I know that you love it when you do it!

Can we not, like...

Every time I come up here, this is all we talk about.

-OK. All right. OK. -Like, every single time,

you're like, you have to get back on stage!

It's something that we have in common.

It's something that bonds us.

It's something that...

[whispers] I don't know.

I guess sometimes I just think about when you were little and...

Just brings me a lot of joy. [sniffs]

That's all.

I love you, Mom.

[sighs]

Thank you.

[Frank] OK. Here we go.

[Jeremy] Wow! Oh, it's dripping!

-Wow! -Oh! Yeah.

Well, that happens sometimes, and that's very, very hot.

-OK. -OK. You can see it's got a life of its own.

It's got its own little--

almost like a nipple at the end there, right?

Yeah, it does look like a nipple.

And then what you do with your hand here,

rolling it back and forth.

-Now we gotta heat it up a little more. -OK.

We gotta stick it in the glory hole.

[laughing]

You just rotate once the tip goes in?

Yeah. You just keep-- just kind of...

-Ahh. -...rolling the shaft.

Have a seat. Have a seat over there.

-OK. -'Kay, just let me pull it out.

-[Frank laughing] -All right.

What the fuck?

-Palm to fingertip. -OK.

You have the forearms of a glass blower.

-You know that? -Oh! Thanks, Frank.

-OK. [laughs] -Appreciate that.

OK. All right.

Oh, yeah.

-Whoa! -We gotta stick this baby

-back in the glory hole. -Get it in there!

Oh, this is fun, isn't it?

[Jeremy] It's really fun!

The lip just folds out there.

[laughing]

OK. All right!

-Here we go, here we go! -[Jeremy] Oh, no.

-Ooh! Ooh-hoo-hoo! -[laughing]

-Oh. -Your first job.

Was I gentle enough for you?

[laughing]

That's yours to take home.

Huh? [laughs]

Back, back to the corner, that way!

-What are you doing? -That way. That way.

-I'm going. -Just gonna--

It's photo time!

No, no, no. No, no, no!

I'm in my boxers, Dad.

No, you have to do one for your dad.

Damien and Luke!

Right. OK. Come on.

I'm gonna be Casey, all right? I'm gonna be Casey.

-It's--it's Cassidy. -Cassidy, oh.

Oh.

[laughing]

Hey!

Whoo! [laughing]

-There you go. -All right.

Good night, you two.

Oh, hey, good night.

Come on. Leave the guys alone.

-Love you, guys. -Sleep tight.

Have a good night.

-Take your camera. -Good night.

-Thanks for the sleeping bag. -You bet!

-That's nice. -[Frank] How do you close this thing?

That's silk?

[sighs] It's a sleeping bag, man.

-[groans] -What do you wanna do?

You wanna hang out?

What do you wanna do?

The glass...

menegg--menager--menageray.

[Seth] Oh, man.

"Animals have s--

secr--secretions

-in their stomachs." -Dude, will you stop, please?

-[continues reading] -Hey! Hey!

What are you doing?

Just go to sleep.

[sighs] I drank a Red Bull.

[reading in low voice]

Will you shut off the lights, please. Jeremy?

It's not a clapper.

[Jeremy claps]

[Jeremy claps]

[Seth] Ohh, this is bullshit.

[sniffs]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

What have you got there?

Mushrooms.

-Some magic mushrooms? -Some...

-Like mushroom mushrooms? -Magic mushrooms, yeah.

You were gonna put that in my sandwich?

Well, yeah.

You were gonna roofie me with mushrooms?

Come on. Just a little stem.

Um... Yeah, I don't know, man.

I don't--I don't know if that's such a good idea right now.

Why not?

Well, I've got, like, a lot of stuff going on, you know.

I've got, kind of like a lot of things clouding my brain.

I feel like that's a recipe for a bad trip.

No. That's the whole point of doing mushrooms,

so you could clear your head of all that stuff.

You know, I feel like you wanna clear your mind,

and then you take some mushrooms.

No. No. It's the other way around, isn't it?

-Cheers. -Have a nice trip.

Ugh.

-They're still gross. -They're still gross.

Can we put some more jelly on it?

Sure.

You feel it yet?

No.

[Seth] Are you feeling it, yet?

[surprised] No.

Hey.

I think we need some more.

Oh.

-That one? -OK.

Ugh.

Hmm.

You feeling it, yet?

No.

Hm. Me neither.

Hey, little buddy.

It's just you and me out here.

Banana.

You're Puck.

What?

You're on stage, dude.

You're Puck.

[musical sting]

[musical sting]

[footsteps approaching]

[drum beating]

If we shadows have offended,

think but this, and all is mended.

You have but slumbered here,

while these visions did appear.

This weak and idle theme, no more yielding but a dream.

Gentles, do not reprehend,

if you pardon, we will mend.

And, as I am an honest Puck,

if we have unearned luck

now to 'scape the serpent's tongue,

we will make amends ere long--

else the Puck a liar call.

So, good night unto you all.

Give me your hands, if we be friends,

and Robin shall restore amends!

[big applause]

[whistling and cheering]

Yes! Yes, man!

Oh, my God!

That was so good! That was so good!

-Uhh! -That was amazing!

-That was amazing! -I feel it, man!

-I feel it! -That was incredible!

-You're gonna do the play? -I'm gonna do it!

Do the play!

Do the play, man!

Phillip VanGilmore!

I'm coming!

Oh, shit! Oh, shit!

-[grunts] -You OK?

It's a little slippery.

[grunts] Whoo!

[Seth] Huh. Let's go this way.

We're in the furnace, too.

You know?

It's hot.

But that's how we...

shape ourselves.

You know, what we want to be.

Right?

I feel like I'm always looking for reasons to say no.

You know?

Like,

I need to quit being a little bitch.

I've been wallowing.

Feeling sorry for myself.

I should stop being such an asshole.

You're not an asshole, man.

Thank you, man.

You're not a little bitch.

Really?

No.

I'm gonna do the play.

And it's gonna be the best fuckin' play...

Los Angeles Small Theater has ever seen.

I'm gonna start auditioning again.

Yeah?

Jeremy Davis, back in the saddle.

Fuck, yeah.

Fuck, yeah.

It's getting dark.

We should go back to the car.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

All right.

[Seth grunting]

I don't think I can stand up.

[grunts]

I got it. Here, give me your glass.

[Jeremy] Whoa.

[both grunting]

[Jeremy] Just so, my legs are so weak.

[Seth] Oh, uphill. Fuck.

Did you eat that whole bag?

[Jeremy] No.

There's a couple left.

I used to be able to eat way more mushrooms than that.

-I don't know what happened. -Oh! Oh!!

[Jeremy] Uhh, shit, fuck.

[Seth] Is this what Vietnam felt like?

[Jeremy] Probably warmer.

[birds chirping]

Oh.

[in lowered voice] Dude. Hey, put the pipe away, put the pipe away.

[louder] Put the pipe away.

[clears throat, sniffs]

-Hey. -No overnight parking, gentlemen.

Two hundred and fifty dollar fine.

-Oh. -That's a nice tuque.

Have a great day.

[sighs]

-Ahh. -[yawning]

I told you, man.

We can't just park the car anywhere.

[Jeremy] Uh, then I owe you.

[Seth] No, don't worry about it.

You're driving home.

[upbeat music playing]

[coughing]

[car door closes]

Hey, good call on the trip, man.

Thank you.

I needed it.

You help me every day, man.

Least I could do.

Doesn't get much better than this.

[exhales]

[breathing deeply]

[loud crash]

Ahh.

-Mr. Stewart. -[Jeremy] Thank you, man. Saved us.

[clears throat]

I'm sorry, um...

-What? -It was an accident. I'm sorry.

I'm just glad you guys are OK.

Hey, what happened?

It was my fault. I forgot to put it in park.

And it just-- I left it in reverse.

Why am I not surprised?

-I'll pay for it, I'll take care of it. -[Judy] Yes, you will!

I got it, I got it.

I'm just glad you guys are OK, OK?

Look at you. Looks like you need a shower.

Right? You good?

Yeah, yeah. No, I'm good.

Go take a shower. I'll handle this.

-You sure? -Yeah. Go ahead.

I got it.

Ah...

[metal falling on ground]

[Andrea as Cassidy] What more could you possibly want from me?

[Seth as Damien] Same thing I've always wanted.

What Luke has. Your heart.

Your soul.

You're sick, Damien. I--

Never in my life have I met someone who is so, so--

-[Damien] Determined? -No, scared.

Excuse me?

I know that's what this is. It's not about me.

It's not about Luke. It's about you.

You've destroyed everything you've ever loved in your life.

And you've been alone for a thousand years,

and you're scared that you're gonna be alone

-for a thousand more. -This is nonsense.

I'm not the one to save you, Damien, OK?

I want you to find whatever it is you're looking for.

I do, I really do, but it's not here.

[footsteps receding]

Seth?

[sighs]

Mind if I join you?

Uh, no absolutely.

-Oh, you-- -Do you have a light?

I do. [chuckles]

Here you go.

Maybe you could light it for me?

-Of course I can. -Thank you.

-Sorry. -It's OK.

[chuckles]

How was your trip?

Uh, well, up until...

the thing with the car, it was--it was really good.

A little, uh, soul-searching?

-Exactly. -Yeah?

Soul-searching.

Did you guys take some mushrooms?

[laughing]

No. Yeah, no.

-Just fucking with you. -Oh, OK.

Oh, shit.

I don't know if I have you to thank,

but I am so grateful that Seth is back on stage.

-Yeah. -I'm so happy he is getting back to his roots.

-Yeah, it's inspiring. -You are, too.

Oh, well...

Thanks, but yeah.

Have you worked lately?

Um, not--not as much.

-No? -No, I...

-I've been-- -You've been dealing with your divorce, yeah?

-Yeah, I've got a lot on my plate. -Yeah.

So, I'm kind of just trying to do, you know, one thing

-right before I sort of tackle the rest of it. -Yeah.

-You know, um, but-- -How's Andrea?

-Andrea's good. -Yeah?

-Yeah, she's good, I think. She's-- -I like her.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

-She's lovely. -Yeah. She's really great.

She's a wonderful person. Um.

So, um...

I don't know, are you thinking maybe it's time for you

to make a move?

Get out of Seth's apartment?

-Uh, yeah. -Yeah?

-That's the goal. That's always been the goal. -Yeah.

-It's not supposed to be permanent. I'm just... -I know.

Don't wanna get too comfortable there.

No, no, just to get back on my feet.

I know people like you.

I mean,

you're lovable fuckups. [chuckles]

-[scoffs] -And they, uh, they just love Seth.

People with a purpose.

And they're parasitic, you know.

And if, uh, if you care about Seth the way you say you do,

and I know you do.

Yes, I do. I do.

I care about Seth...

al--a lot.

So, it's time you get out of his way.

Please don't leave the, uh, butts on the path.

[mournful vocal plays]