Woman A, with big face (her words, not mine), about movie star on set: I was surprised she has such a small face! I mean not that it looks on screen like she has a big face, but I didn't expect it to be so small, you know? I mean I'm glad I have a big face, because big faces age better.
*crickets*
A: You know, because there's something for the skin to fall down on.
Polite woman: Oh yeah? I never heard that before.
A: Well, yeah... **gesturing *big face* ** because with a big face it can all fall down on bones, but with a small face it just... falls down onto air [trying to gesticulate this confusing face geography to us].
Polite woman: ....Huh.
A: Yeah. So I'll age well. And whenever I see people with big faces, they always look like they've aged better than people with small faces.
~~
Later, during a discussion about how some actor someone knows doesn't like theatre:
Woman C: I don't understand how he can want to act and not like theatre.
Woman B: Well I hate musicals.
Woman A: ...Ok?
B: I mean I detest them. Ugh **shudders** they're horrible. I won't go see one.
Everyone looks at her confusedly or expectantly.
B: I mean, no offense if you like them.
A: Well I love musicals.
B: Ugh, they make my skin crawl **shudders again** It's just not real acting to me.
~~
Later, I think out of nowhere, but maybe I missed the lead-in:
B: Did you know [actress I've never heard of] only takes home $400,000 a year?
A: No...??
B: I mean she only takes home $400K a year.
A: Yeah? **Looking very confused about why this is a big deal**
B: That shocks me. She only takes home $400 thousand a year. I mean not that that's bad. But I mean someone of her status. She just seems so larger than life. So big. You'd just think she'd make more.
A: I mean, I never even heard of her before. She's only "famous" because she married [a movie star]. So... that seems like it's about right.
B: Oh no. I've been following her forever. She's a wonderful actress. Just wonderful. I always said she'd be the next Scarlett Johansson.
A: Yeah but we've already got Scarlett Johansson. And she's still young. Soo.... why would we need the "next" Scarlett?
B: Well, I mean, she's so beautiful just like Scarlett but she's such a great actress.
A: And Scarlett's not? I mean, she's considered a great actress. She just happens to be beautiful. Her beauty actually sometimes overshadows her acting, unfortunately, but she's a great actress. I loved her in the movies she did as a child.
B: Oh, I hated her in the movies she did as a child.
A: [sigh] Okay.
B: Yeah and she's in big films. I hate big films. There's no real acting in big films.
So in conclusion, there's no real acting in either musicals or big films (and maybe by child actors), and only big-faced people will age well. Got it.
Incidentally (or not), the "small faced" star discussed in the first exchange -- who has worked on large films, small films, and everything in between -- not only looked absolutely lovely but seemed lovely on the inside as well. And she's a very good actor (I think it was "real acting," but I haven't quite figured out what the distinction is between "real acting" and I guess "fake acting," so you'd have to ask Woman B about that).
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