Well, That's Didn't Go Over Well

They were having interviews for a Reality TV pilot today searching for a film student to interview famous directors. I missed my spot early in the day, but stopped by at the end and got squeezed in.

They were working at a fast pace and so they laid out the instructions quickly to me...

"Can I go over what I'm supposed to say?"

"Sure."

"Okay, you want my name, my three favorite directors and two questions I would ask one of the directors?"

"Yes. And I'll play the director."

"Okay, I can ask anything I want?"

"Yeah."

"Ok. My name is Greg Johnson," a sudden wave of nervousness hit me, "My three favorite living directors are Michael Mann, Quentin Tarantino, and Alex Payne. I'd like to ask Alexander Payne a question. So Alex, I know you went to film school back in the day and I have a theory that a lot of young men go to film school to increase their chances at getting women. My question is whether being a successful filmmaker has gotten you more women?"

The girl interviewer slumps over in her chair, apparently it's been a long day.

"This isn't entertainment tonight. It's supposed to be filmmaker to filmmaker."

"Oh. I thought you said anything I wanted."

"Yeah, but about the filmmaking process."

"Well, that screws up the second question, too."

Shrug. I pause uncomfortably trying to think of a non-lame question.

"Okay, how many times during the week do you read something or hear about something you think would make a good movie?"

"All right, thanks for coming in."