Analisa "Ana" Witford
Highlight Bits & Quotes
13IMDb Star Meters and Local Hires
The actors share their credits, ranging from 'Dentist 3' on Grey's Anatomy to a 'neighbor waiter' on Mike & Molly. Chance reveals he is a local hire out of Albuquerque who specializes in saying 'What was that?'
"I'm a local hire out of Albuquerque."
"I was a neighbor and I said, 'Here is your mail.' So like a waiter, but a neighbor waiter."
"I asked Leo DiCaprio if he wanted his top off."
The Albuquerque SAG (ASAG) Experience
Chance Mulrony describes the unique benefits of the Albuquerque SAG union, including casino vouchers, breakfast burritos, and 'dust mitigation' insurance, while revealing he was once slapped by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
"I'm part of the Albuquerque zag. ASAG."
"We get sunburn insurance and we get dust mitigation."
"My ASAG number is four. I'm number four."
The Hell of Monologue Monday
Cole and Ana explain the grueling social media schedule for modern actors, including Self-Tape Tuesday and the mysterious Free-Day Friday, which Chance completely fails to understand.
"You guys don't know the hell that is monologue Monday."
"Friday's a free day but you have to post free day."
"Usually I'm getting hit up by people that support Trump and just comment use kind of my videos to use it almost as a pulpit."
Linda Arnoff's Trauma-Based Method
Cole demonstrates his acting process taught by Linda Arnoff, which involves staring at a wall for two hours to find the 'soul' of a one-line waiter role, resulting in a spit-filled delivery.
"Linda teaches Albuquerque equals drug addict."
"I'm Jim. My brother just died in Iraq."
"Here's your steak."
The 'Here's Your Steak' Masterclass
Cole challenges the group to demonstrate their process for the line 'Here's your steak.' Ana reveals her secondhand training via her mother's GoPro, while Franco describes walking on bricks to simulate waitress fatigue.
"I'll say 'cut' when I'm doing the process and 'action' when I'm doing the actual performance."
"My mother goes to Leslie Kahn and then she reports back to me."
Yearbook Plagiarism and the Farm Monologue
Ana reveals her hobby of picking random women from old yearbooks and 'plagiarizing' their lives, leading to a dramatic monologue about wanting to leave a farm.
"I feel like I am plagiarizing from these women because I know their story so deeply."
"Mother please let me off this farm. I want to go. I want to leave."
Hard Nipples as Emotional Truth
Franco and Cole bond over the physical manifestation of 'truth' in acting, specifically identifying hard nipples as the ultimate sign of being in the moment.
"I feel like my nipples are hard."
"A telltale sign of you being in the moment and feeling the emotion: hard nipples."
Ageism and the Princess Age Range
Ana laments that she is too old to play a princess at 25, while Franco is physically pained by the sexual tension between the younger actors.
"Leslie Khan told my mom that her age range is probably like 40 and above."
"He's imagining you two having sex I can't do it."
The Real Estate Pivot and Final Sign-Off
Ana reveals her manager became a real estate agent as the panel concludes their discussion on why they call it 'Show Biz.'
"My manager just became a real estate agent so that's where I'm at."
"Good night Hollywood."
The 'Here's Your Steak' Masterclass (Part 2)
Cole challenges the group to demonstrate their process for the line 'Here's your steak.' Ana reveals her secondhand training via her mother's GoPro, while Franco describes walking on bricks to simulate waitress fatigue.
"I would tie bricks that I get from my neighbor's yard to my feet."
The Trauma-Based Acting Pedagogy of Linda Forehead
Cole Hendricks describes his acting teacher's brutal method of 'regurgitating trauma' by physically grabbing students' foreheads until they cry.
"She grabs your forehead with her thumb and her pinky and she just presses against you and goes look at me and you just start crying."
The Unique Bravery of Disliking Donald Trump
The panel bonds over their 'refreshing' and 'unique' shared hatred of Donald Trump, comparing their dynamic to the HBO show Hacks.
"If you don't like Trump and I don't like Trump I feel like we can talk about that because that's like such a unique thing."
The Art of the One-Line Waiter
Four actors who specialize in 'co-star' roles—specifically waiters with exactly one line—gather to discuss the profound artistic weight of being 'living furniture' for stars like Leonardo DiCaprio.
"A good co-star isn't invisible, I'd say, but I'd say is barely there so that Leo DiCaprio can be there."
"We're living furniture, you know what I mean? In so many words."
"One line is the most powerful thing you could do."