After the screening, they would attend the so-called "press conference", during which they would answer fawning, pre-selected questions with a rictus smile and processed answers.
He allowed himself a smile throughout this process.
Hug, photo, sign, smile, hug – the process lasts for hours.
And so, with perfection still over the horizon, Wilson abandoned "Smile," in the process becoming a shattered man who would spend the next 20-odd years in a wilderness of insanity and self-indulgence before righting himself and eventually reclaiming his visionary mantle with the triumphant version of "Smile" he finished with a new band in 2004.
Just like in English class, writing a great letter that will make her smile requires a process.
For 28 holes at the Ridgewood Country Club, Woods looked like his old self, controlling his shots and even cracking a few smiles in the process.
Carter was honored at Saturday's ceremony for documenting her coming out process on "Smile," a track from Jay-Z's acclaimed 2017 album, "4:44".
He was smiling, seemingly enjoying the process and not too concerned about the result.
And Watson, always the still centre of the creative process, just smiles.
Berkman is not complaining, just keeping things light, smiling through the aging process, happy to have a sturdier knee and his old, punchy swing.
