Reflections on Graham Greene

And he goes, “Be on time, because we have to go through wardrobe, hair and makeup.” He goes, “Indian time is bullshit. Don’t let ’em stereotype us.”

“Oh, OK.”

He was adamant on that. And then he hated it when people would come to set and not be prepared for their lines. Because he was like,

“You knew we were doing this scene. You should have been prepared.”

And that’s what he always told me. He goes, “I like working with you because you know your lines. For someone that’s just starting.” He goes, “Keep that up. Don’t ever think you can get away with not knowing your lines. You play off whoever, like you’re working with me.

What I do, remember that. That’s a cue for your line.”

People always gave him hell and said he was a hardass, but he was a professional. He was on point.

Like, when we had to go an hour and a half out of Calgary to a cabin and sometimes Pedro didn’t know his lines, and Graham got mad. He goes, “It’s cold in here. I’m tired. I need something warm. I’m out of here. Call me when he gets his lines straight.”

Then he just got up and walked out. And then I looked at the director, and then I looked at Pedro. And then it’s crazy, because I didn’t even know Pedro! I kept looking at him and saying, “God, I know this guy from somewhere.” And I go, “Do you want to run your lines so we could get this done? I go, “It’s a five minute scene for shit’s sake.” He goes,” Yeah, OK, let’s run it.”

It took all day, but we got it done.

The next day we were leaving. I had breakfast with Uncle Graham and he goes, “People know you. They know you, and they talk about you because you’re always on time.”

I go, “Good, because I had a good teacher that taught me that.” And then he just smiled. Then he left, because we were flying back home. And my plane was later in the afternoon, and then Pedro had a late call, and then he seen me in the lobby, and he goes, “I am so glad that you helped me.” And he goes, “It was such an honor to work with you.” And I was like, “Yeah, it was fun working with you too. I really appreciate it and I’m glad you’ve learned your line.” And then he laughed at me, and he goes, “Girl,” he goes, “I’m doing three separate series. I’m working in three different countries.” He goes, “I’m mixing my lines up. I don’t do that all the time.”

And I was like, “Well, we’ve got it done, you know.”

Then he gave me a hug. And he goes, “Well, keep in touch.”

And then I was waiting for the plane to come to Seattle. And I was sitting there watching the monitor, you know, they were having commercials and what have you on it. Then I looked up because a new Mandalorian [ad] was coming off, and he took his mask off. And then I was like, “Oh my god! I just worked with Pedro Pascal!” And I go, “You ditzy lil’ shit!…”

And then the lady . . . she goes, “I knew that was you. You’re the girl that drives that car backwards!” And then I looked at her, and she goes, “I knew it. I told my husband, that’s her!”

And he was like, ‘What would she be doing in Canada?’”