Coffee With Scott Adams — Knowledge Archive July 2, 2026
Scott Adams Philosophy Archive
Search ideas

Context —

seem to be Black somehow mattered, but it doesn't matter. The story doesn't require it, but somehow it adds flavor to the story or something. I guess maybe this is the angle on that that makes it a little special. It's just a great solution. Maybe we can see more of it. I don't know. Actor Peter Scolari passed away at age 66 from cancer. I have a Peter Scolari story. One of the weird things abou…

← Previous segment →

a conversation.

And so you pretend that when he tries out, he auditions, that he's actually just having a conversation with you. He's not actually auditioning. So it goes like this. You know, you'll be, "Hey, what do you think of this? You know, interested in this role?" You make conversation and stuff. And at some point the actor will say, "Yeah, you know, let me look at this. Were you looking for something like..." He'll do a voice. He'll do a take. And you'll say, "Yeah, yeah, that's pretty good. Well, we're thinking about that. Maybe a little more serious or something." Maybe give him a

Context —

note, but you wouldn't ask him to do it again. He would have to volunteer to do it again. So this whole weird etiquette of how to deal with different levels of celebrity. You just can't ask him to audition. He's got to volunteer. Anyway, he didn't get the job, but I will tell you he was very talented. The people who were successful professional actors and actresses—I'm not even sure if you use "a…

Next segment → →