"Listen to the stage manager, and be on stage when they tell you to be. Nobody has time for this rock star bullshit, and the temper tantrums that you think are a part of your dubious position. The backstage techs could care less if you were David Bowie or the milkman. They were there hours before you
came, setting up the stage. They will be there hours after you leave, tearing it down. They should be paid your salary, and you should be paid theirs."