A lot of people don't recognise that television production is a business. Ratings, networks, executives, and casting the right folks all matter. Sure, the objective is to entertain, but at the end of the day, if no one is watching, nothing else counts. That being said, some folks are cast as "characters," but I never felt pressure to pretend to be someone I'm not. I never felt the need to embellish or say and do things that aren't characteristic of my personality. Even with cameras and chaperones in tow on the date, it was important to me to be present and fully attentive, because at the end of the day, it was a novel experience that not many people can say they've done. I owed it to myself (and him) to make a genuine effort.