Acting

We watched "Sideways" last night, and there was a scene where the main characters order dinner, and they cut to the waitress for about five seconds as she recites the specials.

I suddenly thought that, if you're playing a waitress on-screen for five seconds, you probably have to have a regular job to support you. And what is the stereotypical job for struggling actors? Yup. Waiting tables.

So, theoretically, here's a woman who has been waiting tables in L.A., maybe doing some TV spots or whatnot, and she finally gets a break in a big Oscar-caliber production. And what role does she land? A waitress.

By the way, "Sideways" was okay. Thomas Haden Church was hilarious as the hell-raising buddy, but I never, never warmed to the main character, who was just whiny and depressing and unsympathetic for the whole movie. There is some great dialogue. It is kind of like a Woody Allen movie, but the endearing qualities of Woody Allen himself. Yeah. Like that.