It's late in the afternoon, getting hot outside. Cut. Print. The scene is wrapped for the day. The front door is opened, the equipment is taken down and we begin the move back to the truck. Some crazed random notices the camera, comes into the store and starts asking to be in the movie, apparently he's a great actor. Since no one knows what to say to him, he starts asking Phil about getting an agent. He says that he found one that was supposed to find extra roles for him but he had to pay them a fee to get the listings. He already paid, and he's now upset that he hasn't found any work.
Me: The rule of thumb is that if you have to pay for it, it's not legitimate.
Man: But I already paid them. So when do I get to be an extra?
(In the tone that I owe him a role, as if everyone who makes a movie is in cahoots with everyone else who makes movies.)
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