Today To follow up the commercial aud for the Homeless guy.
its always funny ya get an audition rite after you shave and ya need a beard. it went very well i think.i always like to go very early at the Top of the Sesson if i can. i like to be first to set the tone and tempo for other actors to match. it was a homeless guy panhandling. and no one giving him anything until a young college boy gives him his coat instead of money . it was a cold day. The Directions of the casting Dir. "The same casting Dir Alison Horn who i just love. she was the one i got the BOOST MOBILE "Bill from Hell Job with'  her direction  was  to not  make it comic or  scary but real. I chose my homeless guy to be emotionally destitute having reached the end of his resolve and rope. almost to the point of tears. at his lack of promise iin life and the state of his existence As the scene started. i remembered thinking " No one Loves me, No one cares, no one will help me" im alone in the world.. the emotions washed over me and well it was intense.

The hard part is not letting a tear fall. once the emotion is released it is very hard to get back there for a second take.  we did 3 takes. i dont think the casting director expected my choice of emotion. the room got very still and ya can feel the energy and focus drop to another level.

the other actor after just looked at me and said "Dam dood"
casting Dir and camera man said shit Frankie You almost made me cry also.

I dont know if that is the choice they wanted. it was a serious commercial for a college that is selling themselves as one that wants To instill morality/ compassion in there students as well as  Information.
so that was my choice.

 I felt it, they felt it , so i did my job.  . . those feelings are always hard to turn off. That was my day. Climbing the HOLLYWOOD LADDER