He took me around the upstairs dressing room and introduced me to the cast—and to my amazement, I recognized someone. Without her wig and makeup, I realized that the woman I’d be replacing was the very same woman who had followed me out of that audition to tell me that I was talentless. She showed no sign of remembering me, and I didn’t want to make a scene. But several years later we were seated together at an awards show. Relaxed and in a spirit of fun, I related the incident, about which she swore she had no memory. Funny how that is. The jockey never recalls using a whip. The horse never
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