Matt Rogers
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And then I had to do the audition on Zoom in my studio apartment in Long Island City. I have the worst lighting in American history.
And then I had to do the audition on Zoom in my studio apartment in Long Island City. I have the worst lighting in American history.
They need to put this in the textbooks. It is actually like you cannot get a light source. And I was doing it on Zoom for LA. So it was like it was like noon for them and like three for me in the winter, which obviously meant pitch black out at nighttime.
They need to put this in the textbooks. It is actually like you cannot get a light source. And I was doing it on Zoom for LA. So it was like it was like noon for them and like three for me in the winter, which obviously meant pitch black out at nighttime.
They need to put this in the textbooks. It is actually like you cannot get a light source. And I was doing it on Zoom for LA. So it was like it was like noon for them and like three for me in the winter, which obviously meant pitch black out at nighttime.
So I am doing the Zoom audition from my bathroom because that was where I could get the best lighting, that like horrible fluorescent, like linoleum ass environment. So I put the Zoom, the computer on my toilet, sat on a stool in front of my toilet and did this audition on Zoom with the creator of No Good Deed, Liz Feldman.
So I am doing the Zoom audition from my bathroom because that was where I could get the best lighting, that like horrible fluorescent, like linoleum ass environment. So I put the Zoom, the computer on my toilet, sat on a stool in front of my toilet and did this audition on Zoom with the creator of No Good Deed, Liz Feldman.
So I am doing the Zoom audition from my bathroom because that was where I could get the best lighting, that like horrible fluorescent, like linoleum ass environment. So I put the Zoom, the computer on my toilet, sat on a stool in front of my toilet and did this audition on Zoom with the creator of No Good Deed, Liz Feldman.
And I had to call it out because also the sound is bad because you're falling in the bathroom.
And I had to call it out because also the sound is bad because you're falling in the bathroom.
And I had to call it out because also the sound is bad because you're falling in the bathroom.
And they were like, are you in a, and I was like, bathroom. Yes. Hi, this is the only way I can make this work, et cetera. And like we did, this is a scene in the show where, spoiler alert, this is a scene in the show where I do a lot of cocaine. So like I'm like miming doing lines in my bathroom, like sniffing.
And they were like, are you in a, and I was like, bathroom. Yes. Hi, this is the only way I can make this work, et cetera. And like we did, this is a scene in the show where, spoiler alert, this is a scene in the show where I do a lot of cocaine. So like I'm like miming doing lines in my bathroom, like sniffing.
And they were like, are you in a, and I was like, bathroom. Yes. Hi, this is the only way I can make this work, et cetera. And like we did, this is a scene in the show where, spoiler alert, this is a scene in the show where I do a lot of cocaine. So like I'm like miming doing lines in my bathroom, like sniffing.
And you just, you never feel more insane than when you're like putting yourself on tape on Zoom, just like acting out actions. Mm-hmm. But you just have to let it go. And so I did it. I somehow booked. And then I get there and they're like, okay, you're playing this real estate agent. I know nothing about how to sell apartments. I'm scared to even go look at them because I'm so pedestrian.
And you just, you never feel more insane than when you're like putting yourself on tape on Zoom, just like acting out actions. Mm-hmm. But you just have to let it go. And so I did it. I somehow booked. And then I get there and they're like, okay, you're playing this real estate agent. I know nothing about how to sell apartments. I'm scared to even go look at them because I'm so pedestrian.
And you just, you never feel more insane than when you're like putting yourself on tape on Zoom, just like acting out actions. Mm-hmm. But you just have to let it go. And so I did it. I somehow booked. And then I get there and they're like, okay, you're playing this real estate agent. I know nothing about how to sell apartments. I'm scared to even go look at them because I'm so pedestrian.
I'm like, in my heart, I'm like always going to be like a poor 20 something New Yorker, like at UCB, like waiting tables, like trying to scrape enough money together to pay my like $800 in rent. Tipping culture. Literally, that's why.
I'm like, in my heart, I'm like always going to be like a poor 20 something New Yorker, like at UCB, like waiting tables, like trying to scrape enough money together to pay my like $800 in rent. Tipping culture. Literally, that's why.
I'm like, in my heart, I'm like always going to be like a poor 20 something New Yorker, like at UCB, like waiting tables, like trying to scrape enough money together to pay my like $800 in rent. Tipping culture. Literally, that's why.