Acting Coach Pillows

"OK darling think gracious ... you don't care that you didn't win ...it's beneath you ... and keep clapping ..."

Acting lessons.

Star and drama coach confer on the set of "Jaws XI."

"I like you kid, but you're really just a work in progress!"

Acting in Progress

"I..I've forgotten my line! Please read forward and return to me later!"

Tom Hanks

'Oh, he doesn't NEED to know how to talk - I'm his agent.'

"The 'Ho ho ho' thing—we get it. By Act II, I'm looking for it to have evolved."

Methodone actor - "I could have been a contender, but I seam to be having trouble remembering my lines."

'Who I played in Summer Stock.'

"What else have I seen you in?"

"Just be yourself."

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

'I think you are taking this elevator pitch way too literally'.

'He really wanted to get into the zombie role, so he became a Meth-Head actor.'

"Good game."

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

They hated me.

I hope a starting salary of 80 and a severance of 12 is acceptable....

'This job is for a 30 hour week. . .but to achieve that you need to work 60 hours a week.'

'And remember to emphasize we're giving them the opportunity to find a better job.'

"Those aren't coconuts, they're tennis balls." "Sweet mother of Novak Djokovic!" The island of lost tennis balls.

Benedict Cumberbatch

Others will fight for you

Business books - Who's Who & Who's Downsized sections.

Reach for the Star.

'Believing any filming experience may help launch acting careers, some even stage their appearances before closed circuit cameras.'

"Just another 50 decibels on your grunt and we can start to think about letting you hit a few balls!"

'Don't think of it as being a yes man, think of it as being an employed man.'

How leaders fail

'They all want to play the star.'

"I'll do the movie but I want to be highly compensated and highly acclaimed."