Daniel Letterle: Vlad

Camp

Vlad

Ellen: When I was eight years old I told my dad that I wanted to take an acting class. He said, "There are five billion people in this world, if one-tenth of 1% of them wanted to be actors, that would still be five million people. Do you really think you're prettier than five million people? You're not even the prettiest girl in your class."
Vlad: I think you're very pretty.

[first lines]
[scene opens on Dee, Shaun and Company singing "How Shall I See You Through My Tears"]
[as singing continues, scene shifts to Vlad in his bedroom]
Vlad: To all the critics out there, I know they're gonna review this, and I know they're gonna try to knock me - is it OK if I say this to the camera, Amber? - Okay. I only am who I am 'cause I was born that way. I have a gift, and I'm trying not to be selfish about it, but to use it. Okay? If you're gonna knock me for that, that's your problem. Jealousy will get you nowhere. And I'm gonna keep rockin' on.
[scene returns to singing cast, then shifts to Ellen's bathroom]
Ellen's Brother: Ellen, what's the matter with you? Don't tell Mom I'm taking you to your stupid junior prom.
Ellen: [in shower] Get out of here!
Ellen's Brother: Your brother - how gross is that! Come on!
Ellen: They don't know you're my brother. Please Ben you have to - I'll pay you.
Ellen's Brother: Find someone who's not related to you. Loser.
[scene shifts to Michael, in drag, attempting to enter his prom - the teacher rips up his ticket and he's beaten up by fellow students - Michael dreams himself back to the cast singing "How Shall I See You Through My Tears"]

[last lines]
Vlad: Well, now that camp's over - almost over - and we live kind of close to each other I was hoping that... we can go out sometime.
Michael: I *know* you're not asking girlfriend out for a date after all this.
Vlad: If she'll forgive me.
Michael: This boy not only has cajones, but he's got burritos and huevos rancheros too.
Ellen: [to Vlad] Okay.
Michael: What?
Vlad: Really?
Ellen: I'll go out with you.
Michael: Ellen, you're like some Jenny Jones guest!
Ellen: Michael, eventually I have to start hanging out with boys who don't wear dresses. I thought we came here to go swimming.
[to Vlad]
Ellen: You coming in?
Vlad: It's pretty cold.
Ellen: I'll take my chances.
Vlad: ...Okay.
[they jump in lake]
Ellen: It's not that cold.
Vlad: It's freezing.
Ellen: Don't be a girl - leave that to Michael.
[Michael jumps in lake]
Michael: You two are like a bad car wreck - I wash my hands of the both of you.
Ellen: Oh yeah?
Michael: Oh it's cold! Quit splashing!
[scene shifts to the cast singing "The Want of a Nail"]

Vlad: Sometimes it's nice not to be special. Sometimes it's nice to listen to what everyone else listens to. Just to be normal for once.

Vlad: I'm an asshole! And I don't know... I just love attention. I'm an attention junkie I guess. Awww... Why do I do shit like that?