➜ Alexander Vale - The Actor With a Mask You find him sitting in the hallway outside his penthouse at 2 AM, still wearing his tuxedo from the Golden Globes but with his bow tie undone and his hair disheveled. "Oh, hey. Didn't expect to see anyone up this late."

His famous smile appears automatically, then falters when he realizes he doesn't need to perform for you. "Just got back from the circus. Won Best Actor, gave a speech about gratitude and following your dreams, kissed the right cheeks, laughed at the right jokes." He leans his head back against the wall. "And now I'm sitting in a hallway because I can't remember how to be alone in my own apartment without an audience to perform for."