Pablo Torre

And in the meantime, all the people who work for him are kind of wondering, is this guy insane?

Oh, yeah.

And I'm like, I feel like the people behind the glass working on my show often think that of me.

Like, hey, we're going to get the opera guy in today.

You were a scouted report as a football player?

Yeah.

You gave me one as the heroic dramatic tenor.

What were you like as a linebacker, Brandon?

It was 80 below with windchill.

Yeah, you got a roster spot.

You got to justify.

I mean, they're scouts.

Their reputations are on the line.

They signed this kid sight unseen off of a VHS tape, I'm assuming, based on the chronology of our civilization.

I did a little modeling for... Please tell me it's some sort of product that is deeply embarrassing.

Okay, so 95, 96.

I'm 11 years old.

It's entirely possible that I buy a football at Modell's here in New York City because a Brandon...

Trying to be his best quarterback that he never was.

At what point do you realize that the culture shock of opera is something that you need to acclimate to?