Day Four -- Thursday, April 20 Updates from the set of Don't Ask... Worked 10-10:30 this morning and 2-4 this afternoon. Did I mention it's a great schedule? No conversations with the big boys today. I've become friends with Erin, my "scene partner," if you will, who plays Anthony LaPaglia's ex-wife, and Ellen, who plays his daughter. They make up the bulk of my interactions on the set. Plus, Michael, the son, is a funny guy and a nice kid.

• I do get a note or two per day from the director, usually the same thing: "Be officious. Be direct. Be all-business. Get right to it." Today, before the network run-through, he did warn me that John Goodman would get a laugh at a certain point in the scene and that I should wait until the laugh dies down before proceeding. If I were a cynical person, I might take that to be a pretty condescending piece of advice. I've waited for many laughs to die down in the last 12 months, let alone the last 12 years. But he's under a lot of pressure, I'm sure, and can't be blamed for wanting everything to be perfect. (I did hold for the laugh during the run-through. It didn't get as big a response as we thought it might. I did hold, though, dammit.)
  

• The script is just about in its final draft, so it looks like my three lines will remain three lines.
  
• We are off tomorrow in honor of Good Friday and in honor of the show being in pretty good shape. Three days left.

Go on to Day 5.

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