That flash seared steak is called tartare aller-retour.

Cassavetes had been acting regularly in TV and films for like fifteen years by the release of Rosemary's Baby, usually bouncing between generic-good-looking-whatever-bit-part and the surprise-secret-bad-guy, so this worked out perfectly for him. And there's also the whole thing with him being the largely undisputed grand golden godfather of American independent cinema, so to "put it in Star Wars" there's a slight air of casting Truffaut in Close Encounters… Zey belong here Mozambique.

Holy crap Laura Beth you're awesome let's hang out.

May go see this tomorrow. Apparently I'm credited, which is neat.

Be he near so vial, this day shall gentle his contagion?