nyir
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Post by nyir on Dec 10, 2007 6:13:50 GMT 9.5
No, I don't think so. Because she doesn't like to watch TV that much. She's a bookworm. ^^
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Post by Lady van Tassel on Dec 10, 2007 6:17:32 GMT 9.5
Oh. I used to be quite a bookworm. Hehe.
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nyir
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Post by nyir on Dec 10, 2007 6:44:51 GMT 9.5
*lol* Do you read things like Goethe, Schiller and Lessing? My teacher reads almost only classical literature and most of her books are from German authors. And she doesn't live TV. She watches one hour a week...that's what she told us. ^^
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Post by Libitine on Dec 10, 2007 7:30:01 GMT 9.5
i don't watch television. i read. ;D
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nyir
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Post by nyir on Dec 10, 2007 8:22:16 GMT 9.5
*g*
Okay...I think we are going off-topic. ^^
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Post by Lady van Tassel on Dec 10, 2007 16:50:25 GMT 9.5
Oh yeah.A little. ^
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Post by Libitine on Dec 11, 2007 11:45:55 GMT 9.5
. . . . . . . so . . . . . . . . .
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Post by Lady van Tassel on Dec 11, 2007 16:08:41 GMT 9.5
So......... after having read the other posts in this thread about Manda being shy and all that,what would you actually do if you saw her somewhere? I mean,I wouldn't like to walk up to her if that made her feel uncomfortable or anything..or maybe I'm just worrying too much..I don't know.
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Post by Rita, Oh Yes! on Dec 11, 2007 21:40:00 GMT 9.5
Gah, it's a hard one. Fran and I were at the Wah Wah premiere, and we approached her to say hello. I managed to get out 'hello, we just wanted to tell you that we love your work'. She smiled and said thankyou and then pretty much ran away. I had a box of chocolates for her that I didn't have the chance to give her.
Even that, I felt slightly guilty about, because yeah, shy person, rabid fangirl, and I totally didn't mind her being quick to escape. It must be strange to have people come up to you, wanting autographs etc etc. At the same time, though, acting is what you do, and fans come with the territory. I don't think it's rude or too forward to approach someone to tell them you like their work. I wouldn't have asked her for an autograph or a photo or anything like that, and I sorta wish she'd given me the chance to not do any of those things. For my own part, all I want is a chance to tell the people I admire that I enjoy their work, and give them something back (a smile, a box of chocolates, whatever). After all, they've given me a lot of enjoyment in watching their films.
I have a deep-seated hate of ebay autograph hunters and the like. They're the people, I think, along with fans with a sense of entitlement (harassing actors and actresses in cafes etc for autographs - I mean ffs, don't you get enough out of them already without harassing them for more more more?), are what make actors and actresses so shy like that.
It's grey, obviously. I mean, I don't see any inherent problem in asking someone for a photograph - but I think there's a time and a place for that. Approaching someone in a cafe to say 'hi, are you XYZ? I love your work. Thank you so much' is one thing. Asking someone for a pic/autograph in their private time? Just... no. Outside a theatre? Different story, as long as you're nice about it like any decent human being. And respectful. If you can see that someone's uncomfortable/shy/harassed talking to you, then for the love of god don't ask them to take a picture as well. If they're comfortable/open, go for it.
Actors and actresses are just people. We don't have any claim over them because of what they do and the fact that we omglove them. I think it's important to remember that. As fans, we sometimes feel like we know someone in a certain way. Especially if they're good at what they do. Film touches us, gets inside us, opens us up, affects us. It's normal, I think, to feel some sort of connection with the emotions on the screen and the actors that portray them. But they don't know us. Common human decency comes into play there, I think. No one's going to press a random stranger into a conversation that makes them uncomfortable. To an actor/actress, we are random strangers, and we need to remember that.
*gets off soapbox*
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Post by Libitine on Dec 11, 2007 21:56:37 GMT 9.5
*reads* *nods* um. yeah. i agree with the autograph part. i honestly would (like i have always said) just go right up and talk to her as if i don't know who she is. and of course i mean if she is alone or 'in a park' or w/e. i would walk away, or end it, if she got uncomfortable, but i wouldn't mention that i knew who she was. that way, i have talked to her like i want, and she wasn't harrassed by a fangirl. it's a win-win. ;D
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Post by Lady van Tassel on Dec 12, 2007 1:28:22 GMT 9.5
That absolutely made sense. I think there are maaaany fans out there who just don't realise that no matter how many films they watch with the actor/ess,no matter how much they read about them,how much they claim to know about his /her life,if they approach their idol and start a conversation,they will still be seen as strangers.It's all about respect.Like you said,actors are just ordinary people,and their purpose on this planet is not to serve you just because you consider yourself a fan girl.They have feelings.They do feel uncomfortable sometimes just like everybody else.I wish everybody could just understand that. I don't know whether I would tell her I knew who she was.If I did,I'd do it very carefully.
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Post by helen on Dec 12, 2007 8:35:35 GMT 9.5
So......... after having read the other posts in this thread about Manda being shy and all that,what would you actually do if you saw her somewhere? I'm completely with Rita, Oh Yes on this one. If it was outside a theatre she was performing at (how great would it be to see her in a play?!) or at an event where she was "working," like at a premiere, I'd probably go up to her and say that I admire her work. If she was willing to give me an autograph or have her photo taken with me, then it's a bonus! If I saw her in public, I'd never in a million, zillion years dream of approaching her looking for an autograph. I'd probably stare at her though, wondering where I recognised her from! I doubt I'd actually recognise her. I'm a bit thick like that!
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Post by Lady van Tassel on Dec 12, 2007 18:00:20 GMT 9.5
Oh yeah,at a premiere you could do that.But doing it in public places is just NOOOO! Like that guy somebody mentioned on IMDb,who apparently just walked up to her on a cafe! I mean what the hell was he thinking!
Haha I'm pretty good at recognising people.
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Post by Libitine on Dec 15, 2007 10:11:38 GMT 9.5
oh! i wasn't very clear. i would never never never never never never ask for an autograph if she was just, i dunno, out for coffee. i would start meaningless conversation about nothing (what coffee, shoes, compliment her necklace or something like that) but i wouldn't mention my fangirlness at all. THAT is rude.
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Post by Lady van Tassel on Dec 15, 2007 20:13:54 GMT 9.5
It is! It really upsets me how people can think like that. I'd hate it to be "attacked" while drinking coffee because it's just wrong and I would feel very uncomfortable with the situation.
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