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Roll cameras!

Take 1.

Locations and Film Titles

Cyprus - Moonshine Howl
Turkey - Deflowering a Virgin in a Cotton Castle
China - Oriental Interlude

Critical Reflection and Introspection

The life of an actress is fast-paced, demanding and interesting. There’s always a new challenge; You're never so damn sure of yourself, because each role will require you to explore a new facet of yourself; a facet that you’re not even sure exists. There’s always an element of surprise in the realm of the unknown. That’s the opium of a good artist - an addiction to questions like: ‘What if’ and ‘Dare I go there’. And yea, of course you dare. Not, not giving a fuck, but giving the appearance of...

Being inventive is a must; being an introvert will enable you to exhume fresh perspective and ideas, which is essential. Nobody wants to watch a boring movie, nobody wants to be a part of a dull production, especially not ‘moi’.

And now... On With The Show!

Leading Men

Shai

Stag Man who dances your nerves away,
Sexy seducer,
King of Coaxing.
What a Man, What a Man, What a Mighty Good Man!
Yes, he is!
A drink, a drink...a smoke and a Rollercoaster Ride
Of Bump and Grind!...Let’s Unwind...

Costos

Greek god. Merciless Cupid. Distant, Luscious Lover
Of muscular proportions worthy of Michelangelo and me!

Barry

The Joker in an alcoholic pack of (oil) rigged cards.
Comedy of persistent errors. Huggy Bear with flair.
Your Queen of Hearts and your Ace of Diamonds.
Dancing with a platinum card, which he plays with such
Applaudable aplomb! You’ve gotta love him...!

Henry

Cocktail in a palace. Songs in our hearts. Dinner
Atop. Goose liver paté and The Bible Code.
A prediction made. Hilarious jokes cracked
With a bottle of bubbly. A Farewell.
Thunder, lightning! and the prediction rings true!!
God Lives!!! Admit it, Royal Rascal!

Remember, the Show isn’t over until the fat lady sings...

...Get The Picture?

Life moulds us into the people
We become,
Not entirely, but it plays a part
As do we all.
There’s genes and dreams
There’s destinies and fate

We are the sculptors
And the carved masterpieces
We are the painters
And the portraits
We are the writers
And the books
We are the poets
And the poems
We are the photographers
And the photos
We are the musicians
And the instruments
We are the composers
And the composition
We are the singers
And the songs

Get the picture?

I sculpt you
You paint me
She writes about us
And they act in the movie
Made from the script
Written from the book.
She sings the song in the movie
Which he films
And you recite this poem
And he paints a picture of it all
Which is captured on film...

We all play our parts.

It’s all:
• active and interactive
• input and output
• change and interchange
• connections and interconnections
• communication and intercommunication
• weaving and interweaving
• unlocking and interlocking
• fusing and interfusing

And then there’s,
• of course, intercourse
and reproduction
and sweat and juices...
But let’s not be side-tracked.
This is not that kind of poem.

It’s all:
• bullets and barrels
• locks and keys
• trains and tunnels
• bananas and cherries?

No; that doesn’t go!
No?
No!

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