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You have this kind of fast family bonding thing that dissipates when filming ends. There's a feeling of anxiety, now what, what's next?
Jon Hamm, Actor
When it's finished, everyone scatters. Your system is craving for that next high, that next job. Drug abuse, alcoholism, all of that stuff comes into play.”
Liza Huget, Actor
Cyanoacrylate, or Super Glue, adheres to moisture in your nose. A props artist wouldn't give up her glue - she had to be the fastest. Today she’s disabled --occupational asthma.
Katy Moore-Kozachik, Scenic Artist
When they did the take again, the stunt performer hit his head again. They realized he couldn't go on when he was throwing up in a garbage can.
Lori Stewart, Stunt Performer
Lenny Manzo, Location Sound, Boston, MA recalls, “Many nights … I didn't make it home. I had to pull over 15 minutes before my house. … You get in the car. And then after 15 to 20 minutes, you just, the whole 12, 14 hour day just kind of settles in. And you're just like opening up the window. You put on the radio, chewing gum, all these tricks to try to stay awake. And you still nodding out at the wheel.”
Lenny Manzo, Location Sound, Boston, MA
Actor John Malkovich has noticed his workdays lengthen over the years. “When I started making movies, movies were three or four months... now they're three or four days. … The less days it takes to shoot a movie, the less money you spend.”
John Malkovich, Actor
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