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“When I worked in LA, my agency had one client who was a pretty big deal in the ’80s but has since lost some star power. My boss didn’t like dealing with him, so when this guy would come in, I was basically instructed to distract him at all costs and read with him/psych him up for his auditions or whatever.”
“One of the days, I’m reading with him, and he bursts into tears. He really needed a shoulder to cry on, so I just sat with him in our conference room and sort of hugged him while he wept about fading stardom. Poor dude. He finally left after about an hour, and my boss poked his head into the room and was like, ‘He’s your problem now!’
Sure enough, I was always the one to deal with him. I see him on TV stints now and always think about how sad he was that day. But he’s doing OK now, professionally speaking.”