American Dream

Life is like the movies, Tony. — Michael

What? — Tony

What if I tell you that everything you do is already scripted — Michael

Are you smoking or something? — Tony

No, listen to me, Tony. Your life is like a movie; everything you do you can control: the lights, the scene, the actors you want to hire. — Michael

Tell me this then, why have I selected this stupid script? — Tony

Well, Tony, sometimes you are given the role and sometimes you create it yourself. I don’t know why your life is so miserable. — Michael

What an as.. — Tony

Wait, I haven’t finished. If you direct your movie, won’t you change the scene to make it beautiful or something? — Michael

Well…I guess so. — Tony

Then do it. I’ve seen big-budget movies being a piece of crap, and ones without money being a masterpiece. At the end, you decide, you choose your role, and you act. — Michael

Well, I’ve been acting my whole life, and this is where it has landed me this role. — Tony

Exactly, Tony. You have to act like the hero. You have to believe that act, as if your life depends on it, because you know it will. But first, you have to believe it yourself. — Michael

What is your point? — Tony

Act, and act as is the last thing you will produce, and make them believe that anything can happen. — Michael

…. — Tony thinks about while the smoke leaves through the window.

And at the end, if you are good enough to make them believe, you will be the one that gets all the attention, all the answers. The world is your movie set, Tony, and tonight the lead role is yours, so believe a little, you know. — Michael

Is this the life I have created? — Tony

Yes, but if you are not aware, it is created for you. — Michael

By who? — Tony

“The director, the actors. Take your pick. — Michael

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