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I like Hugh Laurie's rationale for why he's uncomfortable letting fans takes pictures with him...

Posted by znufrii Sep 12 '11, 09:55

�Can�t you say to your friends, �I met Steve Martin?� Why is that insufficient? Do your friends not believe you?�

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A friend of mine ran into Martin Sheen in Texas a week or two ago and got a picture with him. - Ender Sep 12, 10:13 3
- I got his autograph in 9th grade. - znufrii Sep 12, 10:16 2
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    - yup. -- nm - znufrii Sep 12, 10:22
That's kind of an odd example to bring up, given the way Steve Martin deals with fans. -- nm - mara Sep 12, 10:03 7
- ? -- nm - Beaker Sep 12, 10:06 3
  - You had not seen these? -- (link) - The Ruiner Sep 12, 10:08 1
    - heh, awesome -- nm - Beaker Sep 12, 10:09
  - he gives out special business cards. -- nm - Reagen Sep 12, 10:07
- I expect it's deliberately chosen. -- nm - Reagen Sep 12, 10:06 2
  - He chooses as his example of not needing proof the one guy offering proof? -- nm - mara Sep 12, 10:09 1
    - no, of a guy who refuses to take photos. -- nm - Reagen Sep 12, 10:09
if there's no picture, it didn't happen. -- nm - loosilu Sep 12, 09:58
If I were a celeb, I wonder if I'd get a rep as a jerk? I'd just want to be able to live my life. - ty97 Sep 12, 09:57 32
- I would take such innapropriate pictures with fans. It'd all be in fun though. -- nm - MDH Sep 12, 10:16 1
  - "Rihanna ain't got shit on me!" -- nm - TFox Sep 12, 10:16
- I'd be nice provided they threw me a houseparty with real people. [nm] - Mel Profit Sep 12, 10:09
- However, if you're the type to be out and about a lot...that would die down, I think. I have single point analysis to back up this point too! - Jim Sep 12, 10:03 1
  - Your IM is how much of Hollywood/Beverly Hills functions -- nm - con_carne Sep 12, 10:08
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- that's the deal. everyone knows it going in. -- nm - loosilu Sep 12, 09:58 2
  - Just because it's a known quantity doesn't make it appropriate. -- nm - ty97 Sep 12, 09:59 1
    - Nor does a celebs desire for privacy make all unwanted attention inapropriate. (nm) - musubi Sep 12, 10:04
- so then give up the big paydays and be a nobody like the rest of us then. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 12, 09:57 22
  - He should charge for his picture. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 10:03
  - That's not to mention the reality stars who actually pay to have cameramen following them around -- nm - con_carne Sep 12, 10:03
  - yes....nm - x Sep 12, 09:58
  - ehh, that's a bullshit argument -- nm - ty97 Sep 12, 09:58 18
    - I disagree. It might be a coarse way of saying it, but with the spoils of success you can't just ignore the downside of fame. - musubi Sep 12, 10:02 16
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        Totally agreed. It's a 2-way street, Celebs still deserve privacy and respect, and do not give that up by being famous. - musubi Sep 12, 10:08
        
        Right, there's a time and place for how you handle seeing a celebrity.... - Will Hunting Sep 12, 10:06 1
        
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      - as long as people are snapping photos, means people are still interested in you. - groiny Sep 12, 10:04 1
        
        Word. -- nm - Pete Best Sep 12, 10:06
      - If someone's in it for the fame, I can see this argument. I don't believe all famous people are in it for fame I guess. - ty97 Sep 12, 10:04 6
        
        Musubi called it a "down side," not something that is strived for -- nm - con_carne Sep 12, 10:10
        
        I look at it this way, the fans are basically who are paying your salaries. You have to be grateful to them for letting you do what you do and live - pmb Sep 12, 10:08
        
        No, I don't think that's right. Whether fame is the untimate goal or not, it's a reasonable by-product of success. - musubi Sep 12, 10:06 3
        
        If that were true of success in all fields, I might buy it. -- nm - ty97 Sep 12, 10:14 2
        
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        If the field is intrinsically tied to face/name recognition for success, then it's absolutely valid. - musubi Sep 12, 10:18
      - the whole notion of celebrity hinges on the notion that someone else's life experiences are better and more valuable than your own. -- nm - znufrii Sep 12, 10:04 2
        
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        At least I managed to avoid using "predicated". -- nm - znufrii Sep 12, 10:09
    - no, it's not. - groiny Sep 12, 09:59
You could apply this rationale to any picture that is taken for good memories - Guigue Sep 12, 09:57 1
- Why photograph a wedding? I mean, *GOD*, how lame is THAT? -- nm - Hugh Laurie si Sep 12, 09:57
(apropos to the videotaping your life instead of experiencing it discussion) -- nm - znufrii Sep 12, 09:57
This is true. It is what he says every time we hang out. - The Ruiner Sep 12, 09:56

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