By Maria Di Angelis. Here, Di Angelis lifts the lid on simulated sex, wayward extras trying to hit on star Leonardo DiCaprio and the tensions that inevitably arise from shooting an orgy. Shaking hands with actor P. The trouble is that it significantly increases the chances of my face making the final cut.
What is my mother going to say? What am I gonna tell my wife? It feels surreal to be on a set in Brooklyn, made up as the interior of a luxury jet, and about to shoot an R-rated sequence showing simulated sex, binge drinking and a huge amount of drug-taking.
Dressed in red silk lingerie, red leather jacket, red fishnet stockings and red Manolo Blahniks, I slip off my robe and take a deep breath. How can you say no? The first step was e-mailing pictures of my body to prove I was still in the right kind of shape. They wanted to see how my butt and legs looked. After that, I got the go-ahead for the audition a few days later. They asked a few questions — how I felt about being nude on camera. They picked out a red lingerie set that I had brought along just in case.
It was retro — kind of loose-fitting. I looked around at the other glamorous women who were playing prostitutes. Scorsese certainly knows how to pick them, as they were all so young and beautiful.
It was like being in a Miss World pageant with various different countries represented. She shook her head. The call was at 7 a. On the subway, I was starting to get nervous. Just act! Just try and relax. What calmed me down the most was having my hair and makeup done. Everyone was very professional. With your hair curly or straight? Meanwhile, some of the younger women who were completely naked had fake hair glued to their nether regions.
