A Hollywood director is learning a hard lesson about the No.

1 rule of trash talking on Zoom calls: Always check the mute button.

“Yeah, it’s a s—-y apartment,” Gage said.

Lukas Gage

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“Give me this job so I can get a better one.”

Taking it in stride, Gage reiterated his position.

“Listen, I’m living in a four-by-four box, it’s fine.

Just give me the job and we’ll be fine,” he said.

Not that it should matter for the audition anyway.

Sorry, you had to take that inbefore an audition, no less.

Many people, includingHaunting of Bly Manorstar Rahul Kohli, praised the way Gage handled the situation.

“Holy f I thought this was a bit!

Absolutely disgraceful behaviour, sorry @lukasgage, you handled that with class,” he said.

So far, Gage has not named the director or the project he was auditioning for.