Graham preened a little, taking the 'terrifying' comment as a compliment. After spending years being terrorised by others, it was nice to be the terrifying one, for once.
"Perhaps I should just wear a white coat all the time, to keep the rubes in line," Graham joked back at him, a rare quip.
"I couldn't have said it better myself. In my experience, a lot of them could probably do well to have their egos knocked down a few pegs. I'm sure you'll do a lot better than the last few backstage managers. You know how to handle people."