And then Phil walked into the room. I'm not certain exactly what he'd prepared - I think it was a scenario involving a death in the family - but he was a mess, bright red, sobbing, you couldn't even understand what he was saying half the time. But it was powerful. He was this 16-year-old ex-jock, and I remember very distinctly feeling that if I was going to act, I'd have to get serious about it. Because this guy completely gets it.
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