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more afraid of what comes after death than the shit they go through here. Everyone has those thoughts at some points. But then they don't follow through. They're scared of what comes after.”
    Lisa: “You're saying that everyone is a coward.”
    Archer: “Yes! Every life has shit in it. It has more shit than good things. Much more. As soon as you realize that, you should fix it or you're pretty much a coward. And we all realize that when we're young. In our teens, at the latest.”
    Lisa's turn, but I couldn't make it out.
    Archer: “Everyone who's an adult. Let me ask you this: Do you even like this world we live in?”
    Lisa: “I like some things about it.”
    Archer: “We were born into this world with no choice. Your parents know only that you will have to take a shit-ton of crap in your life from everyone who feels that they have power over you. That's all they can guarantee you. Everyone who gets the chance to hurt you will do it as soon and as hard as they can. If not, it's because they are waiting for a better opportunity to hurt you even more.”
    Lisa: “You know that's not true.”
    Archer: “What if you knew for a fact that there was nothing after this? Just nothing, and you also know that you will be going there anyway, after a life filled to beyond capacity with humiliation and heartache and worry and trouble? Would you not just get it done and over with? Anything we do in this world is worthless and useless anyway. Nothing matters.”
    Lisa: “Don't talk like that. It makes me afraid.”
    Archer: “Like I said. We're all afraid.”
    Hector yelled “cut”, and Lisa marched off set and outside, I guessed to her trailer.
    Archer exchanged some words with Hector and a man I guessed was a producer, because he wore a suit and seemed to not have much to do.
    Then he came over to me again. I noticed that everyone in the huge hall had their eyes on him. I felt a little dizzy again. The huge and internationally famous Hollywood star came straight for me while everyone was looking. It was a little overwhelming, and I noticed a pressure in my chest. I was breathing shallow. I had to compose myself, but I still smiled at him when he approached. He kept his face neutral.
    “So,” he said. “Got it now?”
    “Maybe,” I said. “I think I do. How many guesses do I get?”
    He took a swig of his water bottle.
    “What is this, kindergarten? You get one .”
    “So then I guess I better make it count. I'll tell you when I'm sure.”
    He lifted his eyebrows.
    “Oooh, Princess Blue is secretive. Getting infected with the mood here. Okay. You have until we break for lunch. Still a couple of hours.”
    “It's a little like the original, with the topic and all, but they changed the scene a lot , right?”
    He looked at me with interest.
    “I think your guess is probably going to turn out to be right. And I'm not sure you will get any more clues from watching the actual takes.”
    “Maybe not. But I'll still keep it to myself for now.”
    “Very secretive. I like that. Okay, I have to go to get the makeup touched up before the first take. Medium shots first, that means not much emotion in the acting. We save that for the close-ups. And by the way, the costume lady was furious about the rip in the jacket. It was okay, though! I just said you did it. She said she wants to talk to you.” He was very serious.
    I felt the blood draining from my face, but before I could react, he just winked impishly, turned his back and walked with theatrical nonchalance to where the makeup department had set up shop inside the sound stage. It had been a joke. He was really putting on a show for me.
    I was pretty sure I knew which play they had adapted for a modern setting. The scene was very famous and very old. The words were different, but the topic was the same. One thing was completely different: In the original, there's no Lisa.
    The whole set got ready for the first real take. The sound boom, which looked like a huge, black