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Ruth : Hey, Mallory. It's Ruth Wilder. I was hoping to get some feedback on my audition.
Mallory : Have you been hiding in here for an hour?
[Mallory exits the toilet stall]
Ruth : Can you at least tell me who got the part? Was it Jeanie Barton?
Mallory : She's... in the mix.
Ruth : You bring me in a lot. And you never cast me. If there something I need to change, I wanna change it.
Mallory : [sighs] Every director says, 'Bring me someone I don't know. Someone I haven't seen. I want a girl who's real.' So I bring you in so they can see that they don't actually want the thing they think they want.
[pause]
Mallory : Look, I do cast some experimental projects on the side, if you are open to that kind of thing.
Ruth : What kind of thing?
Mallory : Would you consider erotica?
Ruth : Porn? Like, in the Valley?
Mallory : Obviously, I'm not suggesting you go have sex on camera... unless that's something you're interested in.
Ruth : What I'm interested in are real parts. Not secretaries telling powerful men their wives are on line two.
Mallory : You read the man's part on purpose, didn't you?
Ruth : It's the better part.
Mallory : No shit. That's why we gave it to Steve Guttenberg.
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[Ruth plays message on answering machine]
Mallory : Is that... am I... Oh, I didn't... I didn't hear the beep. Ruth. Hi, it's Mallory. There's an audition. I'm not running it. They're looking for unconventional women, whatever the hell that means, and I thought of you. I'll have my girl follow up with the details. It's not porn. If you ever accost me in the bathroom again, you'll be blacklisted from every casting call in Los Angeles. Good luck!
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Ruth : In this world, there are good guys and there are bad guys. And we are the good guys. You see that name on my door? It's my father's name, son of a bitch. But this isn't about him. This is about justice. This is about holding on to what's ours. This is about my company and my name. And I will not be bullied into submission.
[pause]
Ruth : Whoo! Oh... I just wanna say thank you so much for bringing me in for this. There are not roles like this for women right now. It's really... ooh. It's really great.
Mallory : You were reading the man's part.
[pause]
Ruth : Oh, God. Uh... Sorry. That's... 'cause I just thought Mel was short for Melanie, and, and then the other part was...
Mallory : Would you like to start over?
Ruth : Yes, I would.
Mallory : Okay.
[Assistant turns on camera]
Casting Assistant : This is about my firm and my name, and I will not be bullied into submission.
Ruth : [knocks on table] Sorry to interrupt. Your wife is on line two.
Mallory : Okay. Thank you, Ruth.
