Billy became a complete threat to the acting world. That was the first thing Cameron Crowe considered as he watched Billy dominate the set. There was nothing left of Jerry Maguire; what remained was the speed of a young man who was beginning to land good roles. With less effort and without giving much away, Billy was what every director wanted: he dominated the scene, he dominated it like a rock star, and for his supporting role, he stole the scene, using what is called hooking the audience, leaving the people around him moved by his talent.
Some were already working with him. He had performances on his mind and considered that, while he was outstanding, there was still plenty of room to grow. None of that compared to the outcome he was delivering, and every single one of them watched closely as the cameras focused on Billy, how the rocker image was only a sample of his talent, how every scene left them speechless, and eventually made them refuse to accept the obvious facts. Billy had a true gift for acting, but that gift seemed to be traveling down a long road that was beginning to be noticed by others. The skill had taken a leap, and as he concentrated on the character, it came to Billy with complete ease.
Billy only used what he had spent an entire lifetime keeping to himself. His use of memory, of reason, and his use of activities filled him with abilities that a fifty-year-old actor would achieve, filling his deck with different ways of approaching acting. From mimicry and imitation, becoming the character itself. To understand the character and imitate figures, copying those parts of others. Then he moved on to combination, and finally to the spark of creating someone who embodied the role; only when someone embodies the role can they be taken as a true member of it. And then he simply brought it to life by filling himself with the substance of the character, gaining a new trait, an acting ability built upon an entire library of roles.
-Cut. We'll prepare for the next takes. - Cameron commented.
Billy simply nodded. He winked at Kate Hudson, who was now, at the very least, one of those young, charming actresses with that sensuality that lies within certain people.
-I don't think any of them know what they're doing. - Kate commented.
Together with Anna Paquin, the girls were extremely charming and cheerful, especially around Patrick Fugit, who played William Miller, that is, a young Cameron.
Billy could not deny it. The screen illuminated his consciousness. There was the change. He felt like the author of thousands of roles, each one more intense than the last, filled with so many works that he considered that over the next five years his performances would dominate campaigns, and now it was easy for him to bring a role to life, easy to carry an entire scene through his work, leaving others anxious about maintaining a level of professionalism equal to Billy's.
Billy Carson:
Drawing: 42.389900
Literature: 41.25150
Acting: 43, …. ---à45.944950
Points: 0]
Scene 10. Take 1. -
31 EXT. BACKSTAGE -- NIGHT -- LATER 31
Suitcases are being closed and loaded onto trucks. Stillwater heads
toward their bus. Jeff, the singer, says goodbye to Star Starr,
like a sailor setting sail. Russell stays behind, saying goodbye
to William while carrying his own gear. Black Sabbath
passes by with their entourage, heading toward the stage.
RUSSELL
(in private)
So. If you want to come to Los Angeles, we'll be
at the "Riot House" all week.
WILLIAM
The Riot House?
RUSSELL
The Continental Hyatt House! It's on
the Sunset Strip.
WILLIAM
(trying to look cool)
Sure. Sure.
Meanwhile, just over the boy's shoulder, Russell scans the
crowd of hangers-on backstage. Perhaps looking for Penny Lane.
DICK
Let's get out of here!
RUSSELL
(leaving)
Well, tell your friend Penny Lane
to call me. Tell her: "It's not
California without her. We want
her back like last summer." Say it
just like that.
WILLIAM
Got it.
RUSSELL
(returns, whispers)
Oh, I'm Harry Houdini.
JEFF
(leaving, to William)
The enemy! Yes! Come to Los Angeles,
we'll get into even more trouble.
Russell joins Jeff, leaving and laughing. The atmosphere remains good.
WILLIAM
See you later, Jeff! See you, Dick, Larry,
Ed.
(and now the sound crew)
Mick, Gregg, Red Dog, Scully, Frosty,
Star, The Wheel!
SENSATION TECHNICIANS DICK
See you later! We'll catch up further down the road.
William is euphoric, his hands raised high. He turns to see
Penny.
...
The scene continues and comes alive, but time is running; it is possible that over the next ten minutes, the scene will be repeated at least two more times. To give clear and concise responses about the mistakes. The second take then began, and Billy performed his role just as he always did.
***
The Billy clothing brand was beginning production from registration, from factories, from animals, to teachings cultivated through generations; they then used the rhythm of a company to bring to life those structures that gave birth to the finest brands.
-I want us to make only evening dresses. - Monica commented.
That was the first vision: evening dresses, daytime dresses, and matching outfits for every person. I will begin wearing them. It was a daring dilemma of fashion sense. A slim brand where quality was the priority of a small boutique, with the faces of the most beautiful models in Italy, seeking to take over the Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Swiss markets.
Nothing more and nothing less than through beauty. She devoted herself to creating a true fashion empire.
-Dear, it's lovely to see you. - Monica commented, embracing a beautiful Cindy Crawford, her own age, beautiful, and at this moment, discovering some of the main problems of aging, which were beginning to appear alongside the new beautiful women who flooded the fashion scene.
-Well, an opportunity is an opportunity. - Cindy commented.
-Perfect.
The women whispered among themselves, and the more she got to know the fashion world, the more excited she became by what was being produced; the reign of different designers, the reign of taste itself, was exalted by that magic.
The ambitious project had something magnificent about it. Brands that created a kind of credit, a kind of form, while allowing production to become a bottleneck. So much, so very much, for such high value. What beauty.