He was passing along another coaching tip, but he was not being pleasant about it.
What is wrong with us that we are afraid to be pleasant about someone living?
Everyone tsks because being pleasant about people is simply not good telly.
The Conservatives have not been pleasant about the Liberal Democrats, and it is unclear how well the two parties could work together.
John Huey is a magazine editor known for his Southern charm and pit-bull mentality: when he has an idea between his teeth, he might be pleasant about it, but he will never let go.
But if you go with that in mind, you may also begin to appreciate all that's pleasant about it: near-guaranteed sunshine, picturesque palm trees, a distinct lack of vomiting Brits and guest stars who are guaranteed to be starry, since LA's only down the road.
If you seem pleasant, thank even the lower people on the totem pole for listening, giving advice or just being pleasant about the situation they will be more inclined to advance your complaint.
But he was pleasant as he chatted about his other film, "Captain America," which eclipsed "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" last week at the box office.
They will say it was pleasant, but that's about it.
