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A couple of weeks ago, my friend said that he saw Danny Elfman at West Los Angeles Music in California, he was shopping for some sort of cable, and he new it was him because the Manager was calling him “Dan”. He didn’t want to go up to him because he said he looked like he was in a bad mood, that would have been very tempting though, would any of you have gone up to him to shake his hand or ask for a autograph?
i would probly freeze in my tracks
He did the right thing. I never like to pressure or annoy celebrities, even when I’m introduced to them.
I would have probably said something to him, but I would be scared that he would be an ******* because if he was, I wouldn’t hear his music the same way again.
It reminds me an amusing story that happened to me a few years ago. With a few friends we went to a small Howard Shore concert that was performed in winter 1999. It was a small ensemble playing a suite from THE BROOD right in the middle of a Virgin Megastore mall. Both the composer and David Cronenberg were there listening.
So I was with these friends, watching the musicians preparing themselves. I look behind my shoulders and suddenly see Howard Shore himself a few meters away, wandering through the shelves full with discs. So… Should we go and shake hands ? My friends and I hesitate a lot, then I end up thinking, “let’s do it !”
Here I go… But just as I did a footstep or two – a woman, maybe even his wife, comes to him and warns him the concert is about to begin ! And the second after, he was gone.It was weird. Do you ever feel stupid, when you see a beautiful girl smiling at you, and then when you’re about to greet her, you realize she was actually smiling at her boyfriend or the guy behind ? Well, I sort of felt that way.
– Squeezir.
I dunno. I never go up and talk to a celebrity any differently than I would if they were some other stranger. For example, no autographs or rabid fan freaking etc. but I do chitchat if the person looks like they’re in a good mood
Although I have met a few of my “favorite” celebrities when I was with a very outgoing friend. There is a certain actor that I think is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous and he seems like a wonderful person as well, and I would not have met him had a friend not pulled me over, and ran up and asked him if she could shake his hand. He was busy so we only talked for a few minutes, but it was worth being perceived as a weird fan-girl.Definitely, though, beyond chitchat, I’d have nothing to say to Danny Elfman. He has better things to do, I’m sure, than sit and talk to strangers about his music. Sure, I have tons of questions I’d like to ask him about his music, but I’m not about to go up and ask him those questions any sooner than I’d ask a stranger at the mall how their job is.
By the way Elfmanzer . . . do you think you could e-mail me the address of this place? I’m still somewhat new to the area and I’m having the hardest time finding decent shopping around here. You’d think the second largest city in America would have decent shopping or something, but everything I’ve found around here is awful!
I think it’d be very easy to get annoyed if you were a famous person and had people grab you aside when you’re trying to do normal, everyday stuff. (Then again, the boy probably doesn’t have the same kind of problem actors do, what with composers being behind the scenes and not as recognizable and all).
But, I’d say if he looked not in the best of moods to begin with, it’d be a good idea to let it slide. Like The Dantz! said, if you went up to him and caught him at the wrong moment, you’d be looking at him in a different light from then on.
(Note: I don’t think Danny is an *******–I hope he’s not–but if you catch anyone having a bad day, they’re likely to snap your head off). Besides, he’s always walked a fine line of being the center of attention while maintaining a private life–which is something I admire.
The best time to meet celebrities would be during promotions and such, since that’s what they’re there for. I’ve only met two authors, both at book signings, and they’re my favorite writers (one, more so than the other), and they were both very, very nice. Granted, their job was to get people to buy their books–but it’s still snazzy to remember that they were nice, at that time, because that’s how I’ll always think of them.
I’ve learned that you must give great respect to celebrities. They mostly have had to go through a lot to get where the are now.
I had the opportunity to be backstage at the Justin Timberlake/Christina Aguilera concert when it came to Boston, because my theater teacher had formerly taught the production manager for Justin. as I was walking around backstage, Justin walks up and the manager introduced us, and I shook his hand. Of course, being in the presence of such a superstar (whom I wasn’t a huge fan of) I wanted a picture and an auograph to show off to my friends and my (now ex-) girlfriend, but I realized he was just a guy who was a performer, and he wouldn’t want to be bothered, so I left having received but a handshake and a great memory.
So, in conclusion, they’re all just people like all of us. Do what you think is right.
I want danny’s babies, move over bridget!!
Bleh. I don’t want anyone’s babies. Ever. They do eventually come out, you know. As in, come OUT.
I don’t think I’d bother to go near a celebrity I didn’t like and/or admire, even if I had the opportunity to be introduced. It’s just that I’ve a short attention span, and no interest and all.
Let me tell you a little story that happened to me several years ago. As I live in Rodeo country, I was at a HUGE rodeo and we went to one of the rodeo grounds eating area. I was sitting next to a guy and we ended up striking up a great conversation. He told me he had to leave to get ready for his ride and wished him luck and he went on his way. I was very quickly informed , after he had left, that that was the top reigning bull rider in the US and was very famous. I had NO CLUE. He, by the way, one the bull riding title with a 94 ride.
So what’s the point. I like talking to people. People are interesting and I’ve never had anyone turn down a discussion So, If they happen to be a star, which I probably wouldn’t recognize anyway, I’ll talk.
My big celebrity-brush-with-fame came when I stood 2 people away from Orlando Bloom and Brad Pitt as they stood in the concession line at a movie theater. Granted, it was in Malta when they were filming “Troy” there, but what’s ironic is the fact that – like Windless Farms – I simply had no clue. They didn’t look how I’d been expecting them to look – surprise, surprise. That’s ok; I really just wanted my Aero bar and to go back to watch the rest of “X-Men 2.”
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I would pee my pants if I was EVER that near to a celebrity.
Eh, see, I’m not much of a people person. It’s one thing if you know someone’s a celebrity–and approach them simply because they are. And another thing if you don’t know who they are and just up and start talking and all.
Figure they get the first kind all the time, and the latter one hardly ever–I think they’d appreciate the second kind most. It’s a change and such.
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