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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Great stuff, Bucky, love the details. I am 6-2, as well, and I'm a giant whenever I'm involved in any Hollywood business. The same in the book world, too. There are group photos of me with YA writers and I look like the Dad chaperoning a field trip.

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Bucky Sinister's avatar

The guy who's taller than I thought is Vince Vaughn. My first thought when I saw him up close was "he looks just like Vince Vaughn, but taller." I don't know how he acts around the shorties. Camera tricks!

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Puma's avatar

Another entry I can relate to and not just because my daughter played a very convincing Gemma one Halloween, or because I have shit balance and fell of a bike 3 times in one day when I tried to learn because I was tired of bitch riding - truth is I can't even ride a bicycle anymore, or of course because of that other drug that's worse than the first drug. Let's solve a problem with a bigger problem, great idea. Also great writing, again.

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Tara's avatar

Bucky, this is so good. Obviously I’d love to hear more about your sister, and how fortuitous that this gig brought you together. Siblings and families are true mysteries in my world.

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Bucky Sinister's avatar

I would gladly tell you everything in person. I rarely write about my family for public consumption

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Tara's avatar

Let’s grab tacos and talk family turkey!

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Keith Knight's avatar

Good stuff! One of the things I learned when I made my show is if an extra says something, you gotta pay him more. And if they say more than 12 words, you gotta pay em even more!

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Bucky Sinister's avatar

Yep. that's why they don't want everyone doing it--it would be quite the racket of everyone trying to bump their pay. Also it makes you SAG eligible in some cases. So when the lead brushes by you and ad libs "get the fuck out of my way!" you can't be in character and tell him to fuck off!

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Tim Lieder's avatar

I knew a guy who got into SAG because they wanted him to yell at Queen Latifa to shut up, because he looked the part. They asked a couple others to try it, chose him and paid his SAG dues. Of course, he was a little annoying since he was talking about all the extra money that he was making at that shoot for it being cold and rainy and "golden hour is coming up..." but he was still a cool guy.

(also at that shoot was a dude with a Hitler mustache. I do not know if that was for the gig or something he did all the time. I didn't want to ask.)

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A. Razor's avatar

When I got to the popcorn guy I laughed out loud, being I was raised by a guy who did that on a regular, then I had the feeling I was gonna know ‘Seth’ & sure enough, sad biz that was, but, I gotta say, the ending with your sis was heartfelt, way to bring it home…

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Bucky Sinister's avatar

Thanks man! I should comment more on your stuff. I really like where your substack has been going.

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Tim Lieder's avatar

I usually say background only because Extra invites an Abbot & Costello routine of "I got an extra job" "Doing what?" "An extra!" "An extra what!" Especially important when I do a lot of things. For the most part, I like extra gigs for the socializing and the excuse to get out of my house (so those strikes really sucked. And now I don't have enough money to keep my casting networks subscription current so that's fun)

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