(bright music)
- Sweater vest swag.
(bright music)
♪ I'll cruise with you ♪
♪ Baby, I'm down for you ♪
♪ Anything you want me to do ♪
♪ I'll do it with you ♪
♪ I'll cruise with you ♪
♪ Baby, I'll ride for you ♪
♪ Anything you want me to do ♪
♪ I'll cruise ♪
♪ With you ♪
♪ I'll cruise ♪
♪ And only with you ♪
♪ I'll cruise ♪ ♪ I'll cruise ♪
♪ With you ♪
♪ Down for whatever ♪
♪ You want me to do ♪
♪ You're the queen of my heart ♪
♪ Though not just a card ♪
♪ But you be my ace of tranquility ♪
♪ Your touch keep me calm just like folk I won't harm ♪
♪ Or hurt you, baby ♪
♪ You could be wrong ♪
♪ It'll still be all right ♪
♪ I'm gonna be there all day, all night ♪
- Sister, I'm so proud of you.
- Thank you.
Hey, everybody.
(gentle music)
So, before everyone else gets here,
I just wanted to let my family and closest friends know
that I have a really big surprise.
So, I know that the original plan was
that I was supposed to stay here, go to grad school,
be a nurse like my mom and my grandma,
my great grandma but instead
I've decided to move to Atlanta to be an actress.
- Let's just go outside.
Come on.
- In six months, she'll be stripping.
- [Alexis] I can't believe that they weren't happy for me.
- Just give 'em some time, Alexis.
- Are you happy for me?
- What, yes.
You got in Matt Turner's class.
Watch out, let me hit my dance.
Hey.
- All right, Stanley, thank you.
- Hey, wait up.
(gentle music)
This is kind of a big deal.
Matt Turner is one of the greatest actors
of this generation.
- Uh huh. - And you're moving to Atlanta, the Hollywood of the south.
- Yeah.
- And there's movies being filmed there everyday
and there's probably a set on every block.
- What are you getting at there, Stanley?
- Look I'm saying, I'm the only one
that knows how you feel about acting.
Wait, hold on.
Here. - Thank you.
- No problem.
So no matter what they think about decision,
I feel like you're making the right one.
- Stanley, what am I gonna do in Atlanta without you?
You always know all the things to say.
- And there's one more thing.
- Can you make one more black friend while you down there?
- Stanley.
- What? I'm just saying.
It's whiter than rice in a blizzard in there.
- Oh my god.
Wait.
Do you think that they're still gonna let me have the party?
- I'm pretty sure.
Besides, the bartender don't look like the type
to give his deposit back if you know what I mean.
- I do.
- Come on, let's go back in.
(soft music)
Hey.
You on the pursuit.
- Pursuit?
- The pursuit of happiness.
- Oh my god, you're so corny.
(gentle music)
♪ I'm gonna make it no matter how hard it seems ♪
♪ You just know one thing ♪
♪ If it's there I'm a take it ♪
♪ 'Cause above all these things ♪
♪ I got big dreams ♪
♪ Have you ever thought that you couldn't make it ♪
♪ Debated whether to fake it ♪
♪ Success is right in your face ♪
♪ But you couldn't grasp it or take it ♪
♪ Well I have while screaming fuck it to the traffic ♪
♪ I worked hard to get better ♪
♪ Product of practice, no magic ♪
♪ Failures through basketball ♪
♪ So I Shaq pack it ♪
♪ I charge my Russ sync on ♪
♪ Attack it and Bernie Mac it ♪
♪ Rapping this milk and cookies ♪
♪ I'm laughing eating the rookies ♪
♪ I'm bred for this hip hop ♪
♪ My blood truer than Sookie's ♪
♪ Locked into the game like the dread of whoopie ♪
♪ Navigate through the storm ♪
♪ But misunderstood like a Wookiee ♪
♪ Now looky at what the pain of the world has created ♪
♪ Revelated the greatness of what I would is debated ♪
♪ Know you hate it ♪ ♪ But there is nothing you can don to evade it ♪
♪ My advice to you is to listen to me and relate it ♪
♪ To any action you can think against me couldn't make it ♪
♪ 'Cause any dream that I have ♪
♪ I'm a seize it and take it ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm a make it no matter how hard it seems ♪
♪ You just know one thing ♪
♪ If it's there, I'm a take it ♪
♪ 'Cause above all these things ♪
♪ I got big dreams ♪
♪ But I'm a make it no matter how hard it seems ♪
♪ You just know one thing ♪
♪ If it's there, I'm a take it ♪
- [Man] So, where you coming from?
- From South Carolina.
I'm an actress.
- [Man] Oh, well you definitely in the right place for that.
So you coming to stay with some family and friends or what?
- No, I'm moving here.
- [Man] Moving here?
To East Point?
- Yeah, the ad on Craigslist said
it's a very homely environment
and I'm really excited to be surrounded by the love
that I've heard so much about this city.
- [Man] Are you strapped?
- Am I what?
- Nothing. Nothing at all.
♪ You can do anything ♪
- And we're here.
(men chattering)
All right good luck and don't become a statistic.
- Wait, I don't think I'm in the right.
- [Man] You ain't 'bout shoot.
- [Guy] Shoot me?
Shoot me then.
(gun firing)
- [Man] Fuck wrong with y'all niggas?
This what I'm talking about. You already know what it is.
- [Alexis] Oh no.
- You gotta be Alexis.
You look just how you sound on the phone.
- Hey, Karina?
- Yup, come on in.
- Wait, do you think you can help me with my stuff?
- Girl, there's just one suitcase.
- No, I mean.
- Oh.
Oh they got your ass.
Welcome to East Point.
Okay.
Your room is there to the left.
There's only one bathroom, so after you shower, clean it.
After you shit, clean it.
Matter fact, that goes for everything you use.
I keep this house clean and it's gonna stay that way.
Rent is due five days before the first
'cause I don't know you and I don't trust you.
Now, I know you say you're an actor,
but I'm actually a working actor,
so my schedule's pretty hectic.
When I come home, I want peace and quiet.
So, no weird white people stuff.
Any questions?
- Yeah.
You said on the ad that this was an homely environment
and I just heard two gunshots outside
and all of my stuff is missing.
- Homely?
No. I meant homie as in surrounded by the homies.
One false move and you'll go missing like your luggage.
- Oh shit.
Fuck Karina, those enchiladas with the fiesta.
- Roommate.
- Oh.
Hey, what's happening? How you doing?
How's it going?
- I'd rather not.
- Oh yeah, 'cause I just came...
- Yeah. - You right.
That might be for the best.
That might be for the best 'cause we got
that cheap toilet paper.
Yeah so.
Real thin. So you might wanna be cautious.
I test it out twice. It's like.
It's like you coming in with a hand full of tissue right
and just coming out like just shit.
- Okay, okay, okay.
Quincy, this is Alexis.
Alexis, Quincy.
He's our third roommate.
- Third roommate?
No. No, you didn't say anything about a third roommate.
This is a two bedroom and you said it was just gonna be us.
Not a guy.
- Relax. He sleeps on the couch.
Besides, we're all actors.
We need to save some damn money.
- [Quincy] Right.
- Anyway, I have an audition to get ready for.
I leave you.
- She didn't tell you you was moving to the hood, huh?
Yeah.
All you hear on the news about how big Atlanta's becoming.
Hollywood of the south.
The next big thing.
But what they don't tell you is about all of Atlanta.
Nah.
What you know about College Park?
Kallem Road.
Simpson Road.
What you know about Bankhead?
Four Seasons.
Boulevard.
What you know about Cascade?
Huh?
What you know about Cascade?
I said what you know about Cascade?
- I don't know anything about... - That's right you don't know nothing 'bout Cascade
'cause they don't tell you about Cascade
and they damn sure don't put this block
or this house on the brochure.
You hear me?
So, Alexis, that's your name right?
I don't wanna get it wrong.
How long you been acting?
- Not very long.
I actually I have my first acting class tomorrow.
- Oh word, with who?
- [Alexis] Matt Turner.
- Wait.
You just said. You just said Matt Turner?
Yo, Karina.
Aye.
Shorty said she got into Matt Turner's class.
- How?
- I auditioned.
- Damn, you just auditioned?
Hey man, she auditioned three times
and still can't get in that bitch.
Hey Karina, ain't that's like your dream school?
- Thank you. - No, no, no, no.
I'm saying like ain't that like... - [Karina] Thank you, thank you.
- You're welcome. - I'm sure it's like a charity case or something.
Besides, I have an audition for "Stranger Things".
- [Quincy] That's my shit. - [Karina] So there's that.
- Oh, that's awesome. Actually, I have my first audition tomorrow.
Would you help me run over...
- Huh, I don't have time for that.
- Oh, I'm a love this shit.
Hell yeah.
This 'bout to be a fun time for your boy.
(gentle music)
- Alexis Johnson. Alexis Johnson.
You're up.
This is Alexis Johnson.
Just stand right here.
- How you doing, Alexis?
- I'm fine. I'm just a little nervous.
- Yeah, you should be.
Don't fuck up.
Where's your headshots?
Is this it? 'Cause this don't look like you.
- No, I actually I just moved here yesterday,
so I didn't have the time to...
- That's no excuse. - It's fine.
- You're fucking up. - It's fine.
You're fine. How long have you been acting?
- Actually this is my first audition.
- Yeah, it shows.
- Well congratulations.
We are so honored that we could be your first.
- [Man] We are not, no.
- You have a monologue prepared.
Correct? - Yes, ma'am.
- Whenever you're ready.
- Okay.
Mama, how could you?
How could you give up your own child like a piece of meat?
So disconnected from something
that you took the time to create.
No.
I could never be like you.
You're a piece of shit.
Get away from me.
And scene.
- What was that?
- The fuck was that?
- It was.
It was a monologue.
- [Man] Technically.
- Well, yes.
But we needed a comedic monologue.
- Oh.
Well, the online ad just said monologue.
- Well, yes.
But the synopsis of the movie is about a man
who has uncontrollable farts.
- He literally can't stop farting.
- You thought that was a serious subject?
- Yeah. - [Man] No.
- No. - [Man] No.
No.
- Can I be honest with you?
I didn't have time to read the synopsis.
- What?
What?
- [Alexis] I know, I'm sorry. - You didn't read the script?
- [Alexis] No. - [Man] You know who wrote the script?
- Who? - I did.
- [Alexis] You did? - Yeah.
- I'm sure it's really good.
- It's really good.
What are you even doing here? - I don't know.
- Are you here to waste my time?
- No. - There's one thing in this world I hate the most
that's actors who waste my goddamn time.
- Yeah, so. - [Man] What's your name?
- Alexis Johnson. - Alexis Johnson who wasted my fucking time.
In case it's not obvious by now,
you are definitely fucking up.
- Oh no.
- Be on the lookout for a phone call
or an email from us within the next two weeks, okay.
- Yeah. - Yeah. - What?
No. You should leave now.
- [Woman] Yeah. - Thank you for your time.
- [Woman] Don't worry about it. - [Man] The time you wasted?
- I'm sorry.
- [Assistant] Have a great day.
(bright music)
- Next. - Next.
Let's go.
(bright music)
- Okay, so.
Read between the lines
for casting calls.
And.
Get headshots.
A movie about uncontrollable farts.
I mean, how far could that go anyway?
- [Woman] Samuel where?
- [Friend] Yes, Shaft.
- [Woman] Really? - [Friend] Yes.
- Network, network, network.
- [Women] He's like honey, where's my super suit?
- I love that movie.
I just wanted to come and introduce myself.
I couldn't help but overhear that you guys
are on the set of "Shaft".
- Yeah, we were there yesterday.
- That is so cool.
Are you guys actors?
- Indeed, we are actors.
- Oh, well so am I.
I actually am an actress, too.
I just moved here from South Carolina.
- Uh huh.
And?
- And.
I just wanted to come say hi and introduce myself.
- Yeah, see there's not really a need for that.
I'm sure you won't be here long anyway.
So, on the set of "Shaft".
So Samuel?
- [Friend] Girl, yes.
He gave me his jacket.
- Hey.
Hey. I'm sorry about those guys.
- I was just trying to meet new people.
- I know, I know.
It's just Atlanta actors can be very territorial.
A lot of people have been moving here for work,
so it's just a competitive thing.
I'm Tommie.
- Alexis.
- And that's Dani and Kendra.
I promise they're a lot cooler once you get to know them,
but hey I can give you a couple
of sites we use for extras casting.
- Hey, why don't you recommend her to Casting 360?
- No, and don't listen to that.
I'll give you a list of everything you need to know.
- Thank you so much.
Can I also get your number?
- For?
- Not like that. I just, no.
I just I don't really know anybody here
except for my roommates and I would really
like to change that.
- Sure, just don't be a weirdo.
- I won't.
Thanks for coming up to me, by the way.
That was really, really nice of you.
Okay, there you go.
Oh my gosh.
I'm gonna be late for class.
- You're in school?
- Acting class.
- [Tommie] Oh, well who's the instructor?
- Matt Turner.
- Matt Turner?
Well, save my number.
Matt Turner?
(bright music)
- [Alexis] Hey, I'm sorry... - You're Alexis.
- [Alexis] How did you know? - Well, when you're the last one to show up,
you put two and two together.
Follow me.
All right everyone, when Mr. Turner,
which is what you'll refer to him as.
When he gets in, don't say a word.
I'm Joia, his assistant.
♪ Joia ♪
- Shut up.
♪ Joia ♪ - Shut up.
You six were chosen out of thousands who auditioned.
This opportunity alone can land you with an agent,
a star role in a feature, or even in a TV series.
Mr. Turner has a long list of connections that.
(phone ringing)
And that's him.
Brace yourselves.
(upbeat music)
♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪
- Tom Ford.
- Hey Matt, I just really wanna say thanks
for choosing me, man, like I won't let you down, big dog.
Promise.
- Get out.
- Why?
Okay, okay.
Please. Listen.
Please, can I just stay?
Come on, can't I just stay please, man?
Come on, I'm sorry.
Damn.
- Acting.
Acting is the ability to make someone believe a situation.
Not just in the mental but in physical as well.
You become so engulfed into the character
that you don't even know who you are anymore.
Yes, everyone says they want to be an actor.
That happened 'til you have to be
a school teacher in the 1950s.
That's racist.
Or an autistic figure skater in the winter Olympics.
No, this is not for the romantic comedy, buddy cop actors.
This is preserved for the future DiCaprio's.
Meryl Streep's and Elba's and my good friend Mr. Washington.
Yes, I know Denzel.
At the end of this course there will be a showcase
and each of you will be there in your own right.
Joia's passing out a monologue.
You need to have this memorized before the next class.
- But that's in two days.
How...
- Heel.
If you can't do it, don't come back.
Silly bitch.
(upbeat music)
- [Alexis] It's unbelievable.
- [Stanley] Damn.
You ain't got a lick of hood in you.
How you expect to survive out there?
- I don't know, Stanley.
There's a whole part of Atlanta
I didn't even realize existed.
Like, what you know about Cascade?
- Wait, what the hell is Cascade?
- I don't know.
You should see this monologue that I have to memorize, too.
I can't even pronounce half the words.
- All right look, just relax.
Relax.
Take a deep breath breath.
- I don't have time to breathe, Stanley.
I have a page full of spelling bee words
to memorize in 46 hours.
Oh my god.
- Alexis, this is what you wanted, right?
- Yes.
- All right well, you wouldn't be in that class
unless you deserved to be there,
so show them you deserve to be there.
- You're right.
- Remember you're on the pursuit.
- Yeah, well I'll be fine once I get it.
- Won't we all.
All right, gotta go.
"This is Us" is about to come on.
- Oh crap, like tell me what happens.
- And why can't you watch it?
- We don't have cable.
- (laughs) Wait, wait, Lex.
Lex.
Damn, she hung up.
- [Karina] Slow down.
Oh my god.
Slow down. - [Man] Oh my god, I can feel everything.
Oh my god. - [Karina] Slower.
Just shut up.
- [Man] Ah, ah, ah, ah.
- [Karina] Oh my god, oh my god.
Oh si, si, si, si, si, si.
Faster, faster.
Faster. Faster.
- [Man] Give it to me. Give it to me, girl.
- [Karina] Oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh.
- Juicy motherfucker.
- [Karina] Okay go faster.
Go faster, go faster.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Oh my god, oh my god.
Okay wait.
- Hey, sunshine.
- [Karina] You turn around.
- Want some fruit?
- [Man] Oh wait a minute.
- [Karina] Right there, right there, right there.
Okay, okay.
- Yeah.
That happens like three to four times out the week.
Might wanna get used to that.
It's like a morning coffee.
You feel me like? She gotta have that beef in the taco.
- [Karina] Keep going, keep going. - So, she has a boyfriend?
- [Karina] Oh god (speaks in foreign language).
- She ain't got one of them,
but hey, get dressed 'cause I'm a take you
on a tour of all of ATL
'cause that right there might take 'em
like a couple more hours.
Feel me? 'Cause she's like a Caprice classic.
You heard me? Just crank it in, crank that thing up
and press the brake just a little bit.
Let it run. Tell you that girl will go.
She nasty like that.
Nasty.
She's good.
She is good. - [Man] Hey, now you put it in my ass.
- [Karina] What? - [Man] No, just keep going, just keep going.
♪ Killa, killa, Allen, Allen ♪
♪ Killa, kiila, Allen ♪
♪ Killa, killa, Allen, Allen ♪
♪ Killa, killa, Allen ♪
- [Alexis] Thanks for showing me the city.
- Oh, it's no problem.
I'm saying this is my city.
You feel me? So I gotta show you the ins and out and skits and skirts.
You know what I'm talking 'bout? Anyway look, tell me.
How in the hell did you build the confidence
to make a major leap like this?
- Well, I guess 'cause your 20s are the time
that you're supposed to really make these decisions.
You know? So you don't have regrets later in life.
- Well damn. That makes sense.
- But what about you?
I mean, what has been like trying to make it in Atlanta?
- All right, since we getting to know each other.
I actually wanna be a director.
You know what I'm saying? Like the Cohen brothers, John Singleton, Spike Lee.
Them folks my inspiration.
You know what I'm saying?
But thing about my situation is,
I don't have the equipment or the crew,
so I'm using this acting thing you know
to get around and network.
You know what I'm talking 'bout? - But how?
I mean, it is so hard to network.
- Aye, you ain't lying about that, shorty.
You ain't lying.
But see the thing about that is
all it takes for you is to meet the one right person
and after that the ball gets to rolling.
I'm telling you.
It don't stop either.
- You know, I really should be practicing my monologue right now.
I don't really see the point
considering I don't understand any of it.
- Wait, wait, wait, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up.
I think I know some people that can
help you out with your monologue though.
- Really?
- Yeah, I do.
All right, bet. Come on, let's get it.
- [Man] That girl from last night.
- Stokes. - Aw.
- Nigga. - What's going on, fool?
- Stokes. - Quincy, what's going on?
- Hey man, sorry 'bout Dennis, bro.
He was a good cat, bro. - It's fine.
He was you know feline age whatever.
Relax. - [Quincy] I'm sorry, bro.
- Wait. You both are named Stokes?
- Yeah Stokes. - Yup.
Come on now. When you find somebody with the same name,
you gotta stick together.
And don't hurt me again, bro.
I told you 'bout that shit.
- Yo man, what's happening with y'all, bro?
What y'all been up to, man?
- Hey brother, you know.
Trying not to be broke as a joke.
- [Quincy] What you say?
Me and Karina made about $400, bro.
I'm broke right now.
- You like that?
- It's a Stoke joke.
- What the fuck was that?
- Yo, this is Alexis.
You feel me? From South Carolina.
And I was just wondering can y'all help a brother out
by helping her with her monologue?
'Cause y'all the A1. - [Black Stokes] I don't know about all that.
- What you mean? - It look like she got a stick up her ass.
- Oh well that stick in her ass is Matt Turner's class.
- Oh, brother why you ain't start off with that?
Come on. Everybody, come on in.
Peace and blessings, everybody. Come on in, baby girl.
Peace and blessings. Come on now.
Bean pies, everybody. Bean pies, everybody.
Damn.
The brother really outdid himself this time, didn't he?
- So, do you think you can help me?
I don't know.
It all depends on you.
Can you act?
- I think so.
- I think so?
Ooh, you're gonna get eaten alive out here.
Either you can or you can't.
Confidence.
- I can.
- Well, that was just as convincing
as Kim Kardashian saying her ass is real.
It's not.
- All right, all right, I gotta get ready to go to work.
Y'all just hold it down.
- Brother, brother.
- [Quincy] What's happening? - Don't use condoms.
You can't feel nothing.
- I think we should.
Thanks, bruh.
All right, Stokes.
What the fuck?
- So.
How many projects you been in?
- None.
- None? Theater?
- No.
- Modeling?
- Yeah, no.
- The fuck? How in the hell did you get in Matt Turner's class?
- Do you guys know him personally?
- No, but we've been in two of his movies.
- So, you guys must be like really good.
- Must be like really good.
- What the fuck?
- Yeah.
We the shit. And we got a bomb ass agent.
- Wait, you guys have an agent?
How?
- [White Stokes] Didn't you just hear him say we're the shit?
- [Black Stokes] Thank you.
- Okay, so how can I get an agent?
- Girl, you gotta get out here and network really.
Events, parties, stuff like that.
- Seems to be what everyone's saying nowadays.
- 'Cause it's the truth.
All right look, you're a friend of Quincy's,
so we're having a little get together tonight, okay.
Just a bunch of our actor friends.
They come over, play improv games.
You know, we drink some drank.
Eat some pizza.
- Take some cocaine. - Just a little bit.
- Just kidding. - If that's what you want.
Stuff like that.
- I don't know.
- This is the networking part, woman.
- Okay fine, but I really can't stay long.
I have to get this monologue down.
- Okay, that's cool.
I do suggest changing 'cause you look like a prick.
And an idiot.
And those pearls is fake.
Don't sit on my couch.
♪ So you telling me if I go see wizard ♪
♪ He gon' do magic then abracadabra ♪
♪ Put swag on me ♪ ♪ Yeah all of them niggas gon' start with the jokes ♪
♪ And them chickens will no longer laugh at me ♪
♪ Laugh at me ♪ ♪ You mean to tell me they gon' brag on me ♪
- Background life is like my life.
Like I've been doing this for three years now.
Like I've been in "The Resident".
I've been in "Shaft".
I've been in "Stranger Things".
Like I'm practically famous.
- So I am a true thespian.
I live and breathe for the spotlight and on the stage.
I've been on Broadway.
I've toured the world.
See, I don't dibble and dabble in film.
Those are amateurs. Those are peasants.
- Zip. - Zap.
- Zip.
- Zap.
- Zip.
- Zap. - Zap.
- Zip. - Zap.
Damn. - You're out. - Get out of here.
- You're out.
Boom. - All we have to do.
We need all the girls to put their number in my phone.
Skip all dudes.
- [Man] What a loser.
Nobody wants your number.
- He did things I don't even wanna talk about with me.
I just.
The only thing I can do is wait 'til he was sleep
and then as soon as he was sleep,
I just watched and waited for the perfect moment.
- [Man] You suck.
- It is so hard out here, girl,
but you gotta keep your hopes up.
I mean, I been to acting class after acting class.
The networking is just amazing.
I mean, you meet so many great people
and it's just the inspiration that you need
to just keep your dreams moving.
I mean, I've met so many great people.
I've done a lot of extra work.
It's just been great.
You just have to stay inspired and stay encouraged.
I mean, that is an actor's life.
- All right guys, I'm gonna do a little performance for you.
Hey you, what's your name?
- [Barney] Barney.
♪ Barney, Barney, Bo-Barney ♪
♪ Manoni noni so sorry ♪
♪ Fe fi fofarney ♪
- [Group] Boo.
- Hey what's up? How's it going?
- Hey.
Honestly, I'm just in so much awe right now.
Like, everyone is so talented.
And they all have these really cool stories
that you know how they got there.
I feel like I'm where I need to be.
- All right, all right, calm down, calm down.
Relax.
Hey, back home did you happen to have like a boyfriend?
Anything like that?
- No, it's actually really hard
to find somebody that understands your dreams.
- I agree.
I agree.
(bright music)
- So I say to you as a rebuttal to your soliloquy,
your fascination with my opposite rising
is rather disturbing and quite confusing.
It will be wise for you to never question the disposition
of my forefathers as well as myself.
- Mm.
Mm mm.
You might wanna quit.
That truly was the worse thing I've ever seen.
All honesty, complete truth.
Horrible.
That was horrible.
I mean, that was terrible.
You gotta understand.
My son's left testicle could do better than that
and he's nine years old.
I really thought I was watching a third grade play.
(whistles) You suck.
You might wanna go home, take a long look in the mirror,
then call a psychic and then call your mom
and see if this is something you really wanna do
because this shit is not for you.
Or maybe you're just having a bad day.
No, it's not for you.
At any rate, could you get the fuck out my face?
- [Alexis] Are you okay?
- [Matt] Alexis Johnson.
- Yes, that's me.
Hi, I'm coming.
- Are you gonna go or waste more
of my fucking time, young lady?
- I'm sorry.
Okay.
The stipulations of this conversation shall not be repeated.
I did kill him.
I destroyed him the same way that he destroyed me.
Joyfully.
I felt an excursion of happiness in the inside of my loins.
I firmly believe.
- Stop, stop.
Please stop.
- Is there something wrong?
- I don't believe you for one second.
There was absolutely no authenticity.
You're not living in the moment.
- What do you mean by that?
- You need to find out, dear girl.
Please find out.
Class dismissed.
(gentle music)
- Like what does that mean?
Living in the moment?
- Geez, you don't think about actors
and how they are in real life.
He sound like a complete dickhead if you ask me.
- Yeah, well this dickhead
is a three time Oscar award winner
and I need to impress him.
- But relax.
Just relax.
- I can't relax, Stanley.
Don't you understand?
This is it. This is my chance to prove that I can do this.
If I don't do well in this showcase,
it's just like being blacklisted.
- No, I'm saying it's not that big of a deal, Lex.
- It is a big deal, Stanley.
You know what? If you're not gonna help me, then just forget it.
Bye.
- No, no, no, Lex.
Lex.
(gentle music)
- Hm.
Huh.
- Can you shut the fuck up?
- Karina.
Do you know what living in the moment means?
- What the hell are you talking about?
- Well, at acting class Matt Turner said
I wasn't living in the moment.
- And yet you still got accepted.
I don't know what it means.
Maybe it means you shouldn't be there.
- [Quincy] Ladies, what's happening?
What's going on?
What y'all got? - The chosen one here doesn't know
what living in the moment means.
- What you mean like with acting?
It's easy, look.
When you're in the scene.
You heard me? All you gotta do...
- Ugh.
Take it to the kitchen.
I don't wanna hear all that.
I know y'all see me reading.
- Come on, Alexis.
We're not wanted.
All right.
Living in the moment can have different definitions.
You feel me?
- IE you don't really know what it means either?
- Stop.
Listen. Pay attention before you be lost in the sauce.
All right, when you in the scene, Alexis Johnson,
you have to disappear.
Facial expressions, your body movements.
Like now.
You should be loosened up.
Come on, get butterflies out your system.
And you trust the words.
Whatever happens in that particular moment,
you have to go with it.
- Okay.
But I don't know.
I feel like that's just too simple.
Like duh of an explanation.
- Okay look, let's just say I want you
and I'll do anything, anything to have you.
This is a scene.
What you gonna do?
Gonna be the character or you gonna live in the moment?
(doorbell ringing)
Who the fuck is it?
Hold on real quick.
Karina, go get the door.
- [Karina] No.
- You sitting right there.
Go open the door.
- [Karina] I don't care. I don't feel like getting up.
- You ain't doing shit.
Wait, Alexis, Alexis.
Fuck.
Shit, I was this close.
- Stanley.
- Alexis. - [Alexis] What?
Hi. - Stanley?
- Guys, this is Stanley.
He's my best friend from back home.
- Yeah, what's up, everybody?
Y'all must be Karina and Quincy.
- Well, yes, yes.
I am Karina and I can be your ballerina.
- All right.
Whew. Just skip all the steps and get straight to the point.
That's how we do around here?
- What's up, man? - What's up, brother?
All right, I heard a lot about you too, man.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's all good.
So, what's this?
Y'all just friends?
- Yeah, absolutely.
What are you doing here?
- Well, see the girl I talked to on the phone last night
didn't quite sound like my Alexis,
so I took a flight and came down here
to help out in any way that I can.
- Oh Stanley, you're the best.
- That's so sweet.
- Come on. - Wait, wait, wait, Lex.
I left my suitcase and cable box on the curb.
Let me go get that real quick.
- That shit's gone.
- Shit been gone.
- Oh no.
- Mm-hm.
Stanley staying here, right?
- Shut up, whore.
- Whoa.
(gentle music)
- I'm sorry.
My bad.
That was pretty harsh.
How 'bout let's go get some ice cream?
Some ice cream.
- I mean, damn.
(gentle music)
- Sorry about your stuff, Stanley.
- It's all right.
It's just material things, you know.
- I guess.
- Right.
So back to you.
I know I'm not an actor,
but let's just put things into perspective.
You don't have that much experience acting, Lex.
- Uh huh.
- Okay like, for instance.
With anything you wanna do in life,
in order to fully understand you must what?
- Make it your bitch.
- Yeah, yeah.
I was gon' say practice but that's cool, too.
- Oh.
But how do I practice acting?
- Start acting.
Go on auditions.
Get your headshots done.
Build a resume up.
I don't know it all, but maybe once you do more,
your in the moment definition will come.
(upbeat music)
♪ West ♪
♪ Limits ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
- [Group] Red, leather, yellow, leather.
Red, leather, yellow, leather.
- And cut.
So, before we get started, are there any updates?
Any new news?
Any roles booked?
- Mr. Turner.
I booked a role in a Georgia lottery commercial.
- What's you have to do for that?
Show up.
Anyone else?
- I'm actually gonna be in your next movie.
- Really?
Well, one phone call can change all that.
Joia.
- But why would you do that?
- You guys are fresh.
Not a lot in your catalog at all.
Do you really think it's fair for you to be booked
over someone who has worked in this industry for years?
- Well maybe not, but how is that on us?
You've taken away three major roles
from the people in this class
since we started two months ago.
And didn't we all get picked because we're good?
- Fuck no.
I never looked at those hideous auditions tapes.
I have Joia pick you sons of bitches at random.
Besides, what if you got it too easily or too early?
Would you not appreciate it if the road
was a little harder or longer?
You guys haven't suffered enough.
You need to get inside the indie world.
Do the grind work.
Working for free.
Long hours.
No pay.
Unprofessional people.
I'm not here just to make successful actors.
I'm here to make successful actors who are smart
who can remain successful.
Then when you finally get your big break,
you'll know how to keep it and stay there.
- Well, I booked a role.
It's in an indie short film.
- Well, you don't say.
- Yeah, yeah, and I think I actually
also found the definition to living in the moment.
- Hm, enlighten us.
- Okay.
So, living in the moment is
when you disappear into a character
and you become one with each moment
as it unfolds in the scene.
And when you breathe out each word well
that's living in a moment.
- Wrong as fuck.
Now class, the showcase is in two weeks
and since I'm completely sure you're going to embarrass me,
why not go for gold?
Instead of finding a scene to write,
you'll be in charge of writing your own.
So, Powell, Shaun, Tanya, you guys are in a group.
- I quit.
All you do is torture us and tell us we're terrible
and then you get us fired.
Fuck you, Matt Turner.
Pink shirt wearing bitch.
- It's bubblegum, whore.
So, you two niggas are together now.
That's how it goes down in this industry.
And you two felines.
Joia, pass out the sides for the rest of the class.
They're falling like flies.
(upbeat music)
- Hey, girl.
- [Alexis] Hey.
- Girl, don't let that man get to you.
Don't none of us know what that shit mean anyway.
- Really?
- Hell nah. Like what the hell is living in the moment supposed to mean?
I'm not with all this technical stuff.
A sister is just trying to act.
- Yeah. That's what I'm saying, sister.
That's what I'm saying.
- All right.
You wanna meet up tomorrow to go over some ideas?
- Yeah, yeah, that'll be cool.
- All right. I'll see you tomorrow, okay.
- [Alexis] Okay.
- And all I know is if that motherfucker
take a role from me, I'm a cut his dick off.
Chop, chop.
All right girl, see you tomorrow.
(bright music)
♪ Aye ♪
♪ This is Big Daddy D ♪
♪ And I know why they don't know ♪
♪ Did a lot ♪
♪ Said a lot ♪
♪ But I got a lot more to say ♪
♪ This that new sound for y'all youngsters ♪
♪ Check it out ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Aye I done started from the bottom ♪
♪ But I'm on my way up to the top ♪
♪ How so hard to make a mill ♪
♪ And we gonna stop ♪
♪ I'm just trying to make it ♪
♪ I'm the greatest and I know it ♪
♪ It's only you ♪
♪ And forever man ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ I want you to say my name forever ♪
- Oh, hey sorry, man.
Was the music too loud?
- Nah, just trash.
You a dub ass nigga.
- Okay.
- Hey Stanley, let's grab a taste, brother.
Just me and you. Just me and you.
- Sure, man.
- So, you came all the way down here for her as a friend?
- Between me and you, man.
I don't think I'm gonna be her friend much longer.
- I don't know about that, bro.
It's pretty hard to get out that friend zone.
- Oh.
Friend zone? - Yeah, friend zone.
- Well, let me ask you something, Quincy.
- Yeah, sure.
- You wouldn't happen to like Alexis, would you?
'Cause I mean, you guys are roommates
and that just wouldn't be ethical, right?
- Ethical.
- [Stanley] Hey Alexis, I got you Waffle House.
I got you the scrambled eggs... - I can't eat, I'm late.
I gotta go.
- Oh my god, it smells so good.
Oh look at all this food.
I love Waffle House.
Can I have some? - No.
Actually, I was about to throw it away.
It's stale now.
- Wait but I can still see the grease popping.
- I'm going for a light jog.
Excuse me.
- What just happened?
Huh?
I haven't had a hot meal in months.
I am so tired of Ramen noodles and Doritos.
(speaking in foreign language)
- The fuck ethical means?
(doorbell ringing)
- Hey. - [Cindy] Hi.
- I'm sorry I'm late.
- Girl, you're 10 minutes early.
- Oh, well I was just raised on the saying
if you're not 15 minutes early, you're late.
- I was raised on a different saying then.
- [Alexis] Oh, what was that?
- I show up when the fuck I want.
- Oh.
Cool.
- All right well, come on in.
- All right.
Wow.
So, you're a struggling actor, huh?
Do you need a roommate?
- Relax, okay.
My dad helps me with the rent.
- Oh, so your parents supports your dream then.
- They don't technically support the dream,
but they support me so.
Support's kind of hard to find,
especially with what we're doing,
so you just gotta have faith.
- Yeah, I mean, I don't know.
I feel like everyone supports me.
At least I know everyone's gonna be there for the showcase.
- Wanna sit down? - [Alexis] Yeah.
- All right.
So, why you wanna be an actor?
- I guess because when I'm acting,
I can be whoever I wanna be.
What about you?
- Well, "Love and Basketball" is my favorite movie.
So when I saw Sanaa Lathan how she acted
when she was losing her virginity
and comparing it to how I was when I lost my virginity,
I was like well goddamn I wanna be able
to act just like that.
- Oh.
So, do you wanna start writing?
- Yeah, yeah, sure.
- So, I jotted down a few ideas.
I didn't know if you did or not.
- I didn't.
- Okay so, if they suck, we can totally redo them.
Start from scratch.
- And damn right we will.
All right.
Well goddamn, Alexis, this is actually kind of good.
- [Alexis] Really?
- Yeah, have you ever thought about writing?
- No, no, I haven't.
- Well, you should.
I think we should do this one.
- Okay.
So, I was thinking that you could be the therapist.
Then I could be the patient that goes into your office.
- I'm seeing a psychologist.
I can pull that off.
(gentle music)
- Alexis. - [Quincy] Alexis.
- Guys, I had the longest day.
- It's gon' be all right.
I'm gonna give you this massage.
Make you feel a little bit... - Nah man, maybe she need something to eat.
- Dude, she would've ate earlier
if you weren't tripping, dude.
- Bruh, bruh, bruh, bruh. That was eight o'clock this morning, man.
- And yeah breakfast is an important part of the day.
- Yeah maybe it is for a friend.
- Oh you son of a...
- Hey.
I just wanna go and take a nap.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait, hold up, hold up.
I got you something.
- Huh?
- Yeah, I know your showcase is in a couple days.
I was thinking you could celebrate the night before
by you going to a independent film screening.
- Oh my gosh.
- Yeah.
Figured that you never been to a premiere,
so got you some tickets.
- Wow.
Thank you.
I would love to.
- Word?
- Yeah.
Stanley, do you wanna be my date?
- Ha, I'd love to.
- All right.
I have to find something to wear.
(gentle music)
- Ah.
(gentle music)
It's just been so long since you know.
I just don't know where I'm gonna find someone right now.
This time of night I just.
Ah.
- [Stanley] 'Bout to take another jog.
- What was that?
(soft music)
- Hey, how the fuck do you spell ethical?
- Hey, yeah, no, no, no.
Everything's fine.
But I do have a showcase coming up
and I was wondering if you wanted to.
Oh. Oh, you can't?
That's fine.
It's fine. I'm sure I'll find tons of people to come.
Hey, I just I wanted to see
if you were gonna be able to make it.
Oh yeah, no, I understand.
You have to make that money.
Yeah, there's like a flyer and everything.
I actually posted it on my Instagram.
Oh.
Oh, you unfollowed me?
Yeah, I guess that would explain why you didn't see it.
Yeah, I've been actually acting for a couple months now.
I know that not everyone makes it.
That's why you have to try, right?
Katie.
Christina.
Andrea? Alicia.
Hey, this is Alexis.
Yeah, no, it's with an A not an E.
Yeah, yeah, I'm white.
Hey mom and dad.
Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how thankful I am
that you guys are coming to the showcase.
It's been.
Oh.
Really?
Well, you can't pass up a free cruise.
Oh, this isn't Martin?
Oh.
Sorry, wrong number.
Wait, wait, wait.
Actually, do you have any interest in coming to a showcase?
It's an actors thing and.
Hello.
Man.
(bright music)
- And cut.
All right cool.
Maybe we can make an actor out of you after all.
- Oh, is that right?
- Well, miracles do happen.
- So, where's Black Stokes?
- That is so racist.
- Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
- I'm just messing with you.
He calls himself that.
We actually call him Blokes.
He's at a callback actually.
- Cool.
So are you guys gonna come to my showcase on Saturday?
- Maybe.
- Maybe? - Maybe.
- [Alexis] Maybe you could get bring your agent.
- Bring my agent.
- Maybe there's something you can do for me.
- Do what?
- I think we can think of some things.
- I'm a just go.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
This is how the industry works.
You know?
I scratch your back and you scratch mine.
- But you don't want me to scratch your back.
- Nah, I think we can think of some other things.
- It is guys like you that make it hard
for women like me to succeed in this industry.
You're sick.
- Woo.
If we ain't got it by now, we just ain't gonna get it.
Are you okay?
I ain't wanna say nothing because you was a little off.
I ain't wanna say nothing though.
- No, I'm fine.
I really am. I'm fine.
- Well clearly you don't wanna talk about it.
So I ain't gonna push it.
I'm 'bout to go get me some wings.
All right.
(bright music)
♪ Can I be your supernova ♪
♪ I know you can't wish upon me ♪
♪ But when there's no stars in the sky ♪
♪ You believe and I know why ♪
♪ So can I be your one and only ♪
♪ I shine bright ♪
♪ But I know you miss the old me ♪
♪ Boy I have so much to offer now ♪
♪ Forget the when, where, and how ♪
♪ 'Cause you know ♪
♪ Do you feel that this is love ♪
♪ Do you feel that this is trust ♪
♪ Do you feel the hope I give you ♪
♪ When you close your eyes ♪
♪ Tell me how to live ♪
♪ Tell me how to give ♪
♪ 'Cause I gave you all I had ♪
♪ And boy I save the best part for tonight ♪
♪ I'm all right ♪
♪ It's crazy how you shut me out ♪
♪ I did what I had to do ♪
♪ I played my part ♪
♪ I played my role ♪
♪ I stayed in that one spot for you ♪
♪ And I know you trust in me with all ♪
♪ Your heart still tired ♪
♪ Reality can prove with time ♪
♪ But I'll make sure you prosper ♪
♪ You see ♪
♪ Everything ♪
♪ In the new life ♪
♪ You believe ♪
♪ In love ♪
♪ At first sight ♪
- Wow, that was amazing.
- Yeah, yeah, it was dope.
- Just dope?
No, no, it was amazing.
I can't wait to be in something like that one day.
- Speaking of that.
How's your time going out here in Atlanta?
You know, in your opinion.
- Well, I feel like Atlanta.
There's just a big reason why people keep on moving here.
It's like a big bucket of talent.
It's all about who gets picked for the opportunities.
- Wow.
Pretty much seen that you've become a deep individual.
- Yeah, I might know a little something now.
- Right, right.
I was wondering.
What you think about me moving down here?
- What? Stanley, why would you do that?
- It's just I miss my Alexis, you know.
I was just home all alone.
Had nobody to talk to.
- Well, you would do that for me?
- Well, no, no, no.
Not just for you but for us.
Think it's time that we should take this relationship
to the next step, you know.
- Stanley, what?
What are you?
- You know.
You know.
- Whoa, okay.
Stanley.
- What the hell, Lex?
- I know that you probably don't wanna hear this right now.
- Please, please don't say it.
Please, please don't say it.
Don't say it. - You're like my brother.
- Goddammit, I told you not to say it.
You think I drove down here on some friend shit?
I love you, bitch.
Bitch, I love you.
Got me doing all this shit for your crusty ass.
Got me getting my cable box stole.
Getting you breakfast and shit
and you done gave me the brother speech.
Bitch, do you hear you?
- Okay.
Clearly you need sometime to process this.
- Get the fuck on, man.
Get the fuck on. I thought I was gonna finally get up in them guts tonight
and you on that bullshit.
And since I'm your brother,
you be ready for some fucking incest.
Man, what the fuck you looking at?
♪ Said you know, you know, you know ♪
♪ You know ♪ ♪ You know, you know, you know ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ That I don't need no help ♪
♪ I'm a do everything by myself yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Said you know, you know, you know ♪
♪ You know ♪
♪ You know, you know, you know ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ That I don't need no help ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'm a do everything by myself yeah ♪
♪ I ain't got a thing to lose ♪
♪ Family gone and so are you ♪
♪ And if you try to come ♪
- Hey.
- [Karina] Hey.
♪ I'm out looking for revenge ♪
- Big day for you tomorrow, huh?
- [Alexis] Yeah.
- Nervous?
- Just like a lot.
- Yeah, you should be.
People would kill to be in that spot.
- Right.
Hey, can I ask you a question?
- Nope.
- How do you deal with the guys in this industry?
- What do you mean?
- I mean, you're a beautiful, confident woman.
- [Karina] I am.
- And you've got guys coming at you left and right.
No pun intended.
Do they ever try to get you to
do like sexual favors?
- All the time.
- Do you do it?
- Hell no.
Look, this is a looks base, male dominated industry.
The better you look, the more opportunities you'll have.
I use my my looks to get roles,
but never let it go further than just little flirting.
You have to make them feel like they can have sex with you.
- But don't you think that's selling
ourselves a little short?
Why can't it just be about our talent?
- Nothing in this world is ever
just about talent unfortunately.
But all right, enough of that.
You go get some sleep.
I'm ready to see what the hell talent you got that I don't.
- You're coming? - Of course.
- Karina, thank you.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Hey.
If it makes you feel any better,
Matt Turner doesn't even look at those audition tapes.
He just has his assistant pick at random.
- Yes.
Yes, that does make me feel better.
Bye.
(upbeat music)
- Good evening, everyone, and thank you so much
for joining us for the annual Turner showcase.
We are so happy to have you here
and especially our special guests in the front row.
I have the pleasure tonight to introduce Mr. Matt Turner.
As you know, Mr. Matt is a phenomenal actor
who has been nominated 37 times for an Academy Award
and has won three of them.
So please give a big round of applause for Matt Turner.
(audience clapping)
- [Man] You the man.
- Good evening, everyone.
I am Matt Turner and this is the Turner Acting Showcase.
(audience clapping)
- [Woman] Oh, I wanna suck your dick, Matt Turner.
- Ooh, get up.
Dammit.
Joia, take her to the back.
Doesn't make any sense.
I love a good dick sucker.
All right.
For the past three months I've had the privilege
of working with these students
and watching them turn into phenomenal actors.
Acting is not just
how you say words.
It's about how you make every word a moment.
So, without any further ado,
let's please welcome our first group.
Come on out, Shaun and Powell.
(audience clapping)
- I'm gonna ask you this one time, man.
What happened?
- Not sure if it was my daughter or my wife,
but it was magnificent.
- [Powell] Fucking sick, man.
- I've never been more sane actually.
Have you ever felt the feeling of warm blood?
- Hey, excuse me.
Can I talk to Alexis alone for a moment?
- Stanley, not right now.
- Please, just as a friend.
- Look, I don't give a damn, okay.
I don't care, but if you mess up on that stage, Alexis,
I'm a cut the throat off that ass.
All right.
- Look.
I lost it.
- [Alexis] Clearly.
- It's just I had those feelings inside for so long
and I didn't know how you was gonna feel.
Look, I understand that you don't feel the same way about me
but we been friends for 16 years
and dammit I'm not giving that up.
I'm in this until the end.
- I am glad you came.
- I wouldn't miss it for anything in the world.
Now, I would tell you to go break a leg,
but I want you to do a little more than that.
Murder them.
- That was a little dark but okay.
(audience clapping)
- Yes, yes, yes.
Give it up again for Powell and Shaun.
(audience clapping)
Now get the fuck off the stage.
For our next group, these girls have worked very hard
these past three months.
Cindy and Alexis.
Come on up, guys.
(audience clapping)
- You ready?
- Let's do this.
- We have to talk about this.
- No.
No, we don't.
- Yes, we do.
It will help you.
- Nothing can help.
My brother is gone.
Never coming back.
So unless you have a time machine or something,
then I don't see how the hell
I'm supposed to get through this.
- Listen, you can get through this, Penny.
This is life.
This is a part of life.
You live and you...
- [Alexis] Don't say it.
- You die.
You die, okay.
You die. - Stop it.
- Okay, listen.
This is our third session together
and I still see no progress.
Do you think this is what your brother would have wanted?
For you to stop living your life
at the same time he stopped living his?
Listen, life hits us any type of way,
but no matter how hard the hit, we have to keep going.
We have to move with it.
- I was almost home.
Then I was hungry so I stopped to get something to eat.
That took an extra 10 minutes.
If I hadn't have gone,
then he would still be here right now.
- It's not your fault.
Health took his life and it was his time to go.
Listen, your brother lived every single day with no regrets.
He put smiles on countless of faces.
We have nothing but delightful memories of him.
Nothing but.
- But how?
How am I supposed to get through it?
I wake up and he's not there.
I call him and he's not there.
I go home and he's not there.
And you want me to talk?
I'll start talking when you start
giving me some real answers.
Like how do I deal with this?
- Pray.
(audience clapping)
- All right everybody, back to the stage.
Great job, great job.
Would you give these guys another round of applause?
You deserve it.
I'm so proud to be their instructor today.
It is our job to invest back into them.
Basically require and attain the information
that they need to learn.
So much they don't know.
Without commitment, they're never gonna start.
Without consistency, they will never finish.
So congratulations, you all were living in the moment.
So go out.
Enjoy yourselves.
Be with your friends and your family.
And tomorrow.
I'll see you at work.
(audience clapping) (bright music)
- Well, the show was great.
Your performance was interesting.
- [Shaun] That's what I was going for.
- You know, just keep working on your craft
and yeah just all right.
Yeah okay.
- [Alexis] Hey. - [Tommie] Hey.
- Hi. It's so good to see you.
- You were amazing.
- [Alexis] Really? - I'm speechless.
- Thank you. Wow.
That means a lot to me coming from another actor.
- Oh well, actually I have a confession.
I'm not an actor.
I'm an agent.
- Really?
- Yes and I have to go,
but you should give me a call sometime.
We could have a chat.
- Absolutely.
Thank you.
- Stanley, what's happening?
- How you doing, brother?
- Look man, about Alexis, bruh.
I ain't really tripping.
- Dude, dude, dude.
Shoot your shot.
- Say what now?
- Shoot your shot.
Take her out.
She don't want me.
- You sure?
- [Stanley] Positive.
- Shit, all right.
What I'm talking 'bout.
- It's so good to hear because I was scared for a minute.
I mean, Matt Turner's intimidating as anything.
That girl literally left and was like...
- Hey, Kadesha. Yo, Kadesha.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Girl, did you see the craft table?
- Uh uh. - Girl, they got pizza rolls.
- Pizza rolls? - Pizza rolls.
Pepperoni kind, the pepperoni kind.
Give me a plate.
Hey, Alexis.
- Hey. - So, I was thinking maybe tomorrow we could go on a date.
You know what I'm saying? Grab us some lemon pepper wings.
Hit the movies. You feel me?
At the Atlanta station. - Quincy.
We're roommates, you know.
Just wouldn't be ethical.
- Yeah, but I mean I know you felt the connection.
You feel me?
We just can't ignore that shit.
- All I feel right now is a whole lot of awkwardness.
So, let's just pretend like this never happened.
I'll see you at home.
Mr. Turner.
- Yes, Miss Johnson.
- Hey.
I have the correct answer.
- Hm.
Enlighten me.
- So, living in the moment.
It's not about just acting out a scene
and making it believable.
It's about completely submerging
yourself into the character.
Being at mercy to their instincts.
And it's those instincts that separate us from other actors.
So, develop good instincts
and you'll be living in the moment.
- Hm.
Very well, Miss Johnson.
Best of luck to you and your career.
- Thank you.
You too.
I mean, not that you need it. - Bye, Miss Johnson.
Catch the door, bitch.
- You don't need good luck 'cause you're already famous.
(gentle music)
Karina.
- You good or whatever.
- Really?
- Ow, okay, okay, all right.
You gon' break my neck, girl.
- I'm sorry. - Anybody wanna go to Waffle House with me
'cause a bitch is hungry?
- Hell yeah. I am with it.
- All right. - I love Waffle House.
- Let's go.
Hey, I'm Cindy.
What's your name? - Karina.
- Oh, so this the little mean whore you said you live with?
- No.
- Yeah, you did. You said she was a bitch.
She was a thot thot.
- No. - Said she had niggas coming in and out.
- I definitely didn't say thot thot 'cause I don't say that.
- Okay. - Anyway, don't you guys think
that we're a little bit closer to the pursuit after today?
- [Karina] Mm hm.
What you talking about?
- [Alexis] The pursuit of happiness.
(gentle music)
- [Karina] You're a corny little white girl.
- [Cindy] Yeah, what the hell was that?
Sometimes I don't even know what you're talking about.
- [Alexis] Dammit, Stanley.
(gentle music)
♪ Have you ever thought that you couldn't make it ♪
♪ Debated whether to fake it ♪
♪ Success is right in your face ♪
♪ But you couldn't grasp it or take it ♪
♪ Well I have ♪
♪ While screaming fuck it to the traffic ♪
♪ I work hard to get better ♪
♪ Product of practice, no magic ♪
♪ Failures to basketball so I Shaq pack it ♪
♪ I charge my Russ sync on ♪
♪ Attack it and Bernie Mac it ♪
♪ Rapping this milk and cookies ♪
♪ I'm laughing eating the rookies ♪
♪ I'm bred for this hip hop ♪
♪ My blood truer than Sookie's ♪
♪ Locked into the game like the dread of a whoopie ♪
♪ Navigate through the storm ♪
♪ But misunderstood like a Wookiee ♪
♪ Now looky at what the pain of the world has created ♪
♪ Revelated to greatness of what I would do is debated ♪
♪ Know you hate it ♪
♪ But there is nothing you can do ♪
- My bad, bruh. I wasn't, for chasing you and shit like that.
You know, I thought I was gonna get in them draws.
- It's all good, brother. - Hey brothers, hey brothers.
Real quick, real quick. - Yeah, what's up?
- Was y'all fighting over that white girl?
- Yeah. - Yeah, I mean.
- Okay, okay.
No, no, no, no. Just hold that thought there, brother.
Have you seen the movie "Get Out"?
- Get what?
- Brothers, we need to have a movie night, all right,
and we gon' pray for y'all.
- Is it a scary movie?
- [Black Stokes] Yeah, come on.
(upbeat music)
♪ Dirty Costello ♪
♪ So you telling me ♪
♪ Yo, so you telling me ♪
♪ If I don't see wizard he gon' do magic ♪
♪ Then abracadabra put swag on me ♪
♪ Then all of them niggas gon' stop with the jokes ♪
♪ And them chickens will no longer laugh at me ♪
♪ Laugh at me ♪ ♪ You mean to tell me they gonna brag on me ♪
♪ Treat me just like I'm an athlete ♪
♪ Won't stop 'til they call me they majesty ♪
♪ Oh Lord ♪
♪ So I'm about to be a popping nigga ♪
♪ I'm a see the wizard ♪
♪ He say nice to meet you ♪
♪ Blow me off for me to ball like Derek Jeter ♪
♪ Nigga pull the trigger ooh ♪
♪ Always been a coward but I'm a lion at heart though ♪
♪ Got the tin man and the scarecrow ♪
♪ And you know Dorothy gon' be my ho ♪
♪ Yo feeling like a slave ♪
♪ We broke up off the chain ♪
♪ Me and Harriet just hopped up on a train ♪
♪ No more getting whooped ♪
♪ Got the whip today ♪
♪ When I start to balling, master gon' be calling ♪
♪ He can't keep up, we be playing fish and hopping ♪
♪ I'm about to have the whole world bopping ♪
♪ Once I get started but now nigga stop it ♪
♪ All of my life ♪
♪ Waiting for people to acknowledge and do me right ♪
♪ Put me up in the spotlight ♪
♪ Take me to the wizard ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Take me to the wizard yeah ♪
♪ Oh yeah yeah ♪
♪ All of my life ♪
♪ Waiting for people to acknowledge and do me right ♪
♪ Put me up in the spotlight ♪
♪ Take me to the wizard yeah ♪
♪ Yo what you trying to say ♪
♪ Damn my life about to sway today ♪
♪ Fuck it I'm gon' change my name to Trey ♪
♪ And park and go run silence far away ♪
♪ Never see the light of day ♪
♪ Oh I'm 'bout to blow ♪
♪ Ho say there he go ♪
♪ There be that nigga whose niggas always call ♪
♪ 'Bout to go super saiyan nigga ♪
♪ Man don't know what hit 'em nigga ♪
♪ Oh my daddy gon' be so proud ♪
♪ Everywhere I go they got crowd ♪
♪ Screaming out my name super loud ♪
♪ Dammit it's about to go down ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm tiptoeing ♪
♪ All of my Jordans down to get low ♪
♪ Brick rolling ♪
♪ Ain't got a care in the world 'cause right now ♪
♪ I'm on it ♪
♪ And it ain't nothing you can tell me ♪
♪ Said it ain't nothing you can tell me ♪
♪ I know the wizard ain't gonna fail me ♪
♪ I can't wait to be the man ♪
♪ Waited my whole life to stand out ♪
♪ You gonna make me be the man ♪
♪ Damn right I got both my hands out ♪
♪ Yo all of my life ♪
♪ All of my life ♪
♪ Waiting for people to acknowledge and do me right ♪
♪ Put me up in the spotlight ♪
♪ Take me to the wizard yeah ♪
♪ Oh yeah, yeah ♪
♪ All of my life ♪
♪ Waiting for people to acknowledge and do me right ♪
♪ Put me up in the spotlight ♪
♪ Take me to the wizard yeah ♪