Today was probably the saddest day on set for me. Not because the day didn’t go right. Not because the performances weren’t coming through. It’s simply because we had to say goodbye to not one, but two of our amazing actors.
The first, Zoie Palmer. What can I say about Zoie. She’s a delight. She took a role that could have been such a cliché and breathed beautiful life into it in a way that was exactly what I wanted, and yet so much her own. The scene we shot with her was an intense scene both emotionally and technically and she just gave and gave and gave. The scene will be a tough one to cut because there’s so many great choices. These are the kind of problems that you want to have.
And the second we say goodbye to – Alex Poch-Goldin. It was hard to say goodbye to Alex. I can’t even begin to describe what he brought to the role of Ray. He has a fantastic dry wit, and one of the best smiles I’ve ever come across in my entire life. He has a tremendous talent both in terms of what he brings to his own performances, but even more so in what he brings to the whole. Alex is the kind of performer who pays attention to everything, and if he can offer a note or suggestion he does, and he’s right when he does so. In short, Alex makes a scene better – even if he’s not in it. A man with no ego, he has helped to elevate this film. His presence will be missed.
So one day of rest before we begin our last four-day-stretch. Next week we are re-joined by Mary Krohnert as the new girlfriend-of-the-week. We’re in the home stretch, and the mixed emotions that come with it.
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