Four days out of sixteen. That's all I've worked. I continue to make more money in a single day of work than I have in entire seasons.
Jayden, the boy playing my son Jimmy in the film, chastised me yesterday for not being on set the previous two days. "Where have you been?!? You're lazy." Oh Jayden. It's not due to laziness, it's the oft-changing schedule with my work days spread far apart resulting in chunks of down time. Financially lucrative, but it leaves me isolated and bored. My days primarily revolve around when I work out, which isn't a bad life, but I could be doing more if I was home in New York.
And that's my major complaint. I have a wonderful life in New York that I haven't lead in about three months. I've been attempting to make a trip home, but every window I've had open closes on me just as quick. One day the schedule is Set, then next day it's in flux again. For some reason "I miss Thea and want to see her" doesn't sway the production schedule nor that of it's numerous name actors. Huh.
Filming yesterday went great. It was a happily falling action scene in the movie. Abigail and I playing keep away from Jimmy with a soccer ball on the porch. Basking in the rays of the long missed sun. The mailman comes and Jimmy plops down on my lap as I teach him how to throw a curve. He's enwrapped one take, bored the next. I try to teach him about continuity from take to take in movie making. He tries to teach me about a store named Mynards his friend told him about.
"My brother and I used to joke about that store too. 'Save big money at my narrrrds.'"
Teaching a six year old kid that and you feel like Jerry Seinfeld. He cracked up every time. I think he even guffawed one time. Guffawed!
This was Scene 160, the final scene of the movie that culminates with The End. A sliver of a scene in the script and again it takes three hours. I'm not complaining, but the pace of film making still amazes me.
I've been looking for a window where I can observe on set a bit more. I've been a bit tentative to ask, but I think I just need to head over from base camp when I have down time. I met Chris Moroney that way yesterday. His scene was up next so he was over early and that gave me a chance to meet him. I haven't been star struck yet, not even with JT, and I wasn't overwhelmed when I met Chris either. This is due to careful mental manipulation and preparation.
Chris seemed just like a normal guy waiting to do his job. I wanted to say "love your work", which I might have done it if it hadn't been for the fact I would be referring to was his three episode cameo on Scrubs rather than his more recent and well-known work in Law & Order: SVU.
I'm trying to find a place of relaxation. Live in the moment and enjoy myself. It would be more fun if I had Thea with me. Then this would feel like vacation....well, more like vacation. Ultimately, I'm incredibly lucky to be doing this movie. Lucky to be acting as my career. It's not always easy, but then nothing in life ever is. It's about living in the moment and not moving the goal posts. I can't say I do it every day, but I'm getting better at it.
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