On the set of *Phoenix*, Sean Shepherd brandished the script in his hand and roared at Kimberly, "You're Consort Ruby! When you find out the Emperor is choosing new consorts, what are you supposed to be feeling inside? Anger, obviously. Do you understand what 'honey on your lips, a dagger in your heart' means? On the surface, you have to be gentle, gentle, but your eyes should be sinister."
Narrowing his eyes at Kimberly, Sean Shepherd continued, "But look at the garbage you just performed! You're not some girl from a brothel who only knows how to cling to a man, begging to be held. Consort Ruby is a high-born lady, after all. Even if she knows how to win over the Emperor's heart, she wouldn't stoop to that kind of behavior."
Sean Shepherd stopped just short of pointing a finger at Kimberly and calling her vulgar. Hearing him lose his temper, most of the crew stood silently to the side, heads bowed, not daring to make a sound.
