Vivian Vander
actress in "Thems the Rainbows, Kid" and "Being Fucked in the Country"
Highlight Bits & Quotes
10Beef at Buca di Beppo
Basil Basil reveals her intense hatred for Margot Robbie, stemming from an incident where Robbie stole her table at the exclusive warehouse restaurant 'Buca di Beppo' in Venice.
"I hate Margot Robbie. She takes my tables at restaurants."
"It's dot pizza, it's not a dot com."
"In Louisiana you can become a cop at 15 years old so he had a work permit to work."
"I saw him having sex with the secretary and he said don't be me and i ran out."
The Acting Process: Empty Brains and Color-Coded Anger
Vivian explains her 'zoopy zooby zoo' method for line memorization, while Dex describes his confusing experience on a Marvel set wearing a morph suit and using different colors of anger for his four characters.
"I don't have a damn thought in my brain when I step on set."
"Brother three is yellow anger, kind of piss anger."
"I'm covered in blue dots just going for it."
Billy Bell's Mirror-Filled Safe Space
Billy Bell describes his mental process of retreating to 'Billy's Place,' a psychological sanctuary constructed entirely of mirrors where he can stare at himself for a million years before emerging to perform.
"Every single surface made of mirrors because I'm looking at myself."
"Cameras are actually different ways to use mirrors."
"You got a TV in the hall of mirrors?"
Vivian Vander's Problematic Scouting Story
Vivian recounts being scouted at age 13 in a dive bar by a director who told her she looked like someone who 'gets fucked a lot,' a role he waited until she was 30 to actually cast her in.
"The director walks up and says you are going to play someone who gets fucked a lot."
"He waited to put me in that show until I was 30."
"I caught a little kid in my trash the other day."
The Riverdale Act-Off
The actors engage in a competitive 'act-off' using a script from Riverdale, specifically a scene involving the alternate reality of 'Rivervale' where characters talk to themselves in mirrors.
"I always carry a Riverdale script."
"Rivervale's energy is slowly absorbing the energy of Riverdale."
"Why do I look like you?"
Roundtable Roll-Call: The Actors and Their Absurd Projects
The panel introduces themselves, including Vivian Vander (star of 'Them's the Rainbows Kid'), Billy Bell, Dex Brogan (playing 4 villains in a Marvel film), and Basil Basil (star of a raunchy Wiggles biopic).
"Zoopy zooby zoo, I'm Vivian Vander."
"I play four out of the five villains."
The First Story: Rattlesnakes and Three-Act Eggs
The actors share their first memories of storytelling. Billy recalls his father killing a rattlesnake given to him by his mother, while Basil finds a three-act structure in her mother's drunken warning about cracking eggs.
"The rattlesnake was given to me as a gift by my mother."
"The idea of something becoming something else... boom, three-act structure."
Vivian's Bolivian Dancing Aunts
Vivian describes being raised by three aunts who were 'farmers of stories' while her parents were off dancing in Bolivia during the winter to keep others warm as human blankets.
"They were off dancing in Bolivia."
"They dance to keep warm."
Dex Brogan's Devout Turn and Danny DeVito's Christian List
Dex reveals he is a devoutly religious man and discusses Danny DeVito's exclusive Christmas party list, which ranks guests based on their level of Christianity.
"I'm a devout religious man. You got to give it up to God because he has the answers."
"Danny DeVito publishes a list at the Christmas party of who he invited first based on how Christian they are."
Vivian's Global Farming Advice
Vivian Vander advises young actors to gain life experience by farming in Idaho, Paris, and China, eventually devolving into rhythmic gibberish.
"Go to China and start farming."
"You got a zoopy zoopy zip zap zombie get about a scooby dabby."