Fame
A one, two, three.
"O, pardon me,
"that I am meek
and gentle..."
Quiet! Quiet down, please!
You got big dreams.
You want fame?
Well, fame costs.
And right here is where
you start paying, in sweat.
Remember,
remember, remember
Remember, remember,
remember, remember
Fame!
Sorry!
Excuse me!
Sorry.
Oh! Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Hey, good luck, Victor.
Thanks, Papa.
You'll see my face on
the cover of a magazine one day
You'll hear my voice blaring
out your car radio
I'ma, I'ma, I'ma,
I'ma do big things
I'ma, I'ma do big things
I'ma, I'ma, I'ma,
I'ma do big things
I'ma, I'ma do big things
I'ma, I'ma, I'ma,
I'ma do big things
I'ma, I'ma do big things
Big, big, big,
big, big things
Hey! I'ma, I'ma, I'ma,
I'ma do big things
I'ma, I'ma do big things
Malik, is that you?
I'ma do big things
Group Six, you're up.
Where do you train?
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
My mom has a studio there.
You're a long way
from home.
Well, I'm hoping to get into
a professional ballet company.
We don't have a school like this
there, so my mom put me on a plane.
Well, don't worry.
You might be back in Iowa
sooner than you think.
All right, thank you.
That's enough.
I'ma, I'ma, I'ma,
I'ma do big things
I'ma, I'ma do big things
All right. Group
Eight, let's go. Right away.
"You cataracts and hurricanes,
"spout till you have drench'd
our steeples, drown'd the c*cks!"
"Chickity China the Chinese chicken
"You have a drumstick and
"Chickity China the Chinese chicken
"You have a drumstick and your brain..."
Okay. I'm sorry.
Actually, one more second.
"Chickity China the Chinese
chicken Chickity China the..." Okay.
You talking to me?
You talking to me?
There's nobody else here.
You talking to me?
Who the hell do you think
you're talking to?
Oh, yeah? Okay. Okay.
Uh-huh. Mmm-hmm.
Boom! And cut real wide,
like a, you know, a Scorsese wide shot.
I'm really, really angry.
Like, really angry.
And scene.
Well, Neil, I take it that
filmmaking is your number one passion.
Now, you wanna tell me why
you want to study acting?
Well, you know,
I'm a method director.
And I believe that actors
are the heart of any film.
And in order to speak
the language of an actor,
I must become an actor.
You'll do well.
Next group of
musicians, please.
That's enough.
I can play better.
I just need to...
I doubt it.
That was superb.
Next!
Five, six, seven, eight!
Okay, that was good. Group
Two on the floor, please.
My God, I can't stand
any more of this!
First, you spurned me for Eddie.
Then you throw him off like
an old overcoat for Rocky!
You chew people up and then
you spit them out again!
I loved you.
Do you hear me? I loved
you! And what did it get me?
Yeah, I'll tell you.
A big nothing!
You're like a sponge.
You take, take, take!
Come on, babe
why don't we paint the town
And all that jazz
and roll my stockings down
And all that jazz
Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
You've got to choose
between me or Rocky,
the rocks in his head!
Where there's a nightly brawl and all
that
jazz
That jazz
Wow.
You're fearless, aren't you?
Some say "annoying."
Well, you know,
it's possible to be both.
And you composed
this track as well?
Yep. I didn't get a chance to add the
guitar stuff yet, though. Let me show you...
No. No.
You've got talent.
Let's see what
we can do with it.
Nice.
Do you know
where Room 310 is?
If you have
already auditioned...
- Thanks.
- ...and have been cut,
please leave immediately. we
have a lot of people to see today.
- You lost?
- Thank you.
Uh, yeah, actually. I'm looking for
Room 310. Mr. Dowd's class. Acting?
Yeah. Actually,
I think they're that way.
I saw somebody with a wig
and cape going down the hall.
Okay. Thanks.
Yeah.
Good luck!
Hope you get in.
Yeah. Thanks.
You, too.
My theory is...
Um...
Parents are given a...
Jenny, Jenny, it's okay.
It's okay.
There are a lot of things in this
world to be nervous and afraid of.
And this isn't one of them.
So just relax, take a deep breath,
and then when you're ready,
I want you to talk to us
and not at us.
- Okay?
- Yes, sir.
My theory is that
when parents get divorced, they're
given some kind of a handout.
When my parents told me that they were
splitting, they told me three things.
One, "It's not your fault."
Two, "It's not your fault."
And three,
"It's not your fault."
Problem is,
I don't buy it.
No kid does.
I've seen the pictures
of when you got married.
When you were good-looking,
and you smiled at each other.
Hell, when you even
just looked at each other.
So what happened
between then and now?
Me.
I... I came along,
and I made you tired
and cranky and anxious
and I made you lose your hair
and gain 20 extra pounds and...
Somewhere in all of that, I...
You stopped loving each other.
So I have my own idea
for a handout.
Next time tell me,
"One, happiness is hard.
"Two, don't make the
same mistakes we did.
"And three, okay, so maybe
it is your fault a little."
You want me to be honest?
You go first.
"...death, destruction
around every corner
"Another dead body and
you wanna keep running"
I know I misbehaved
and you made your mistakes
and we both still
got room left to grow
"And all you could do
is stay alert
"and try to stay out
of the searchlight"
And we'll make
this thing work
But I think
we should take it slow
"No prison,
nobody make bail"
We don't know
which way to go
"Everybody gotta go,
but see..."
'Cause we're
ordinary people
"...it ain't no jail
"Think about death taking your
last breath Heart beating like a..."
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold it. Hold it.
And this time
we'll take it slow
This is the theater, Malik.
Not the street.
The theater.
Sacred.
This is not a place of anger.
Oh, yeah, you get to
play angry characters.
But there are
no angry actors.
And do you know the
difference between the two?
All righty.
- Marco.
- Yeah.
Uh, where have you trained?
Um, I sing at my dad's
restaurant every once in a while.
That's pretty much
about it.
Really?
Well, that's
pretty impressive.
Thank you.
So, did I get in?
Welcome.
This year we received
over 10,000 applications
for the 200 openings from
students all across New York City.
And you got in.
Congratulations!
For the next four years, you
have the unique opportunity
to immerse yourselves in the arts.
You can be spontaneous,
original, maybe even
a little outrageous.
You got it made, right?
Wrong.
You're gonna have it twice
as hard as everybody else.
In the mornings, you're gonna
have all your arts classes.
After lunch, you will cram
in a full day of academics.
you're out. No exceptions.
Now, let me
make this very clear.
We don't care
about your headshot.
Or your dress size.
Or your dreams of being
in OK! Magazine,
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