“I’d like to travel.”
“To work?”
“I want to be an actor. I have the talent to succeed.” He repeated himself once more to the despairing careers advisor.
She looked up from her computer screen. “What impeccable timing!” A look of mock surprise. “Here’s a role in a movie alongside Kate Winslett. The salary is astronomical, the hours are short. You get to play the hero with all the sex scenes and your agent gets to pitch for the sequel.
“You’re kidding” he enthused.
“Well, you started it.” She told him.