Extra and the Weird Cop
01/25/2009
So at the scene where Seth walks near me, there were two actors dressed as cops standing nearby. They were also extras. One was old and one was young and cute. He kept staring. Then I suppose he got flirty. We chatted a bit until we had to move to a different area of the airport.
And…I told him he was being weird. He laughed but seemed surprised. I asked him if he was one of those weird actor types. You know the ones… He said he could be if I wanted.
He had that typical actor thing–holding eye contact far longer than normal. I don’t have a problem with it, but only actors (and Landmark Forum graduates) do it. They must learn it in acting classes–to be able to “be” with someone. I have done that exercise many times to the point where I can be with someone completely without distraction. However, real people don’t do that. If you notice, you will find that they look all around. They don’t gaze directly into someone’s eyes. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to talk to the guy again–not even to apologize if my comment left him weirded out. Heck, I’m weird too. No big deal.
One thing that was odd all evening for me was that I spoke to a lot of different people. Sometimes they initiated the conversation, but I always kept it going. When we moved or went back to holding, I was suddenly without someone to talk to. It seems that others paired up more. I always met someone else to talk to though. Yet, I never spoke to the same person twice. I think I spoke to eight different people. It was odd to me. I also noticed people staring. Weird.











