Columbus Day
So today was Columbus Day and in honor of a man who randomly wandered the Atlantic Ocean until he found land, my girlfriend and I ran errands today. That took us all the way to Burbank, where we hit up Ikea and Home Depot before heading back toward the Blick art supply store for some matting material. And who did we happen to see walking in to Blick as we were checking out?!?! Why, it was Hayden Panettiere! Star of Heroes and other miscellaneous Disney movies of the past (along with a few other indie titles as well).
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Surprisingly, she pretty much looked just as one would expect, as in, fairly similar to her Heroes counterpart. She also seemed pretty nice. I noticed her signing an autograph for a little girl while we were heading out the door. She didn’t skimp on it either. She got a permanent marker, found a hard surface, and filled out a decent little message for the girl, who I believe was jumping in excitement at the moment. I’m pretty sure I was doing the same thing, while the cashier and my girlfriend simultaneously rolled their eyes. They just don’t understand.
Nevertheless, I resisted my urge to serve up a plate of dolphin-safe tuna to the young startlet and left for my car. My friends tell me that I should start getting over this celebrity obsession. I can’t be getting giddy everytime I run into a celeb in Hollywood. The mentality here is that celebs are people too, to which I reply, “yeah, super-rich successful beautiful people that could boost my career with one phone call.”
I mean, that has to be one of the most hypocritical ideas I’ve ever heard. We live in a city that is entirely dedicated to the worship of celebrities and yet it is considered a faux pas to run up to one and say “hi” if you’re above age 5?
Well, screw that. Part of what got me out here is my love of this industry, these people. I can’t just “get over” it. That’s what makes me who I am. The moment I start acting nonchalant about this stuff is the moment I’ve lost touch with my own sense of fandom and what made me want to get into the movie business.
Of course, this philosophy will be all good and well until the day I have a meeting with Spielberg and the conversation goes like this:
Me: “OMG!!! You like totally did Jurassic Park, right?!?! I soooo loved that movie! Those sequels were so crazay. LOL. I can’t wait to work with you!”
Spielberg: “You’re fired.”
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