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Originally Posted by Donger
(Post 9729692)
Actually, from what I've seen, it would either be that or we would get along famously.
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Not to call you out personally (and I mean that seriously), I do find it interesting that the Average Joe believes that if they met their favorite celebrity, or someone in the ether that they admire, sparks would fly and a bond would almost instantly occur.
In reality, 99.99% of the time, people from various backgrounds, especially the Arts, have nothing in common with, nor anything at all interesting to share with a "fan". People think "Oh, I LOVE their work and LOVE them so much, that we'll have SO much to talk about!" but when they're face to face, there's nothing to talk about
: "Hey, I love your work!". "Thanks.".
My daughter attends a preschool in which most, if not all, of the parents work in the entertainment business in one aspect or another, be it acting, producing, screenwriting, as a "rock star", as talent scouts and management to some of the biggest selling bands in the world and so on. For the most part, the relationships that I have developed with some of these parents has taken months, if not years to form. Some haven't formed at all because there's just no common ground.
Case in point: I'm not usually one to "reach out" to people that I respect but after seeing someone at the preschool repeatedly during the morning drop off, we ended up parking next to each other. I said "Hey, aren't you _______?" He replied, "Yes, I am". "Dude, I remember your work on _____ years ago and really enjoyed it. Your current work is great as well". "Thanks, Brother!" he replied, then got in his huge SUV and drove off.
Now granted, this guy doesn't know me from Adam but our kids go the same school and are in the same class. He's been involved in several $200 million dollar earning films as well as hugely successful TV shows. Yet my introduction and admiration meant
zilch.
Fast forward to about 5 months later and I find out that his son has a massive crush on my daughter and even fixes his hair in the morning before school to impress her (4 year olds!). At that point, he becomes really friendly and at my daughter's birthday, we talk for more than an hour. Since then, we've had several play-dates and BBQ's and we really enjoy hanging out.
But long story short, the bottom line is that a chance meeting with someone "famous" rarely leads to anything at all.
Well, unless you're a smoking hot chick with big tits and a tight ass, which will lead to ****ing and a possible paternity suit.