Vivian Cross, sixty-five, leaned against the frame. Her hair was a severe silver bob, her pantsuit sharp enough to cut glass. Once a titan of the studio system, now a producer who had to crowdfund her passion projects. Their rivalry had been the stuff of tabloids in the eighties—Margot the muse, Vivian the power-behind-the-throne. But time had a way of sanding down sharp edges into something that resembled friendship.
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Back in the dressing room, after the cameras had gone, after the flowers had been claimed, Margot found the orchid again. She turned over the small card. Vivian Cross, sixty-five, leaned against the frame
Margot touched the girl’s cheek. "You stop performing for them. You start performing for yourself. The rest is just box office." Their rivalry had been the stuff of tabloids
"Ms. Lane?" Celia clutched her phone. "I just wanted to say—you’re such an inspiration. I hope I can have a career as long as yours."
"Come in, Celia," Margot said, patting the stool beside her. "Let me tell you something they don’t teach you in acting class."
Vivian smirked. "Preach."