Hey K Hale,K Hale wrote:There certainly are people like that. In Manetti's book, he talks about an incident where Selleck had to call the police because there was somebody on his roof -- I forget the details but it was pretty scary.Algernon Farnsworth wrote:Anyone else wonder if Milton was a commentary on the obsessive Magnum P.I. fans (*cough*) that the cast and crew likely met whenever they went to events?
Had I seen any of them in public, I would have been 1000% too shy to even admit I recognized them, let alone stalk anyone.
I remember reading that story in Manetti's book. My wife got it for me right when it came out. I've no idea if the writers of that episode were even aware of that story. Interesting thought though.
Living in the LA area and having worked briefly in the industry in the early to mid 90's, I was able to meet quite a few celebrities. I was generally meeting them in a work setting, so I had no qualms about talking to them. I did meet some in other places and have found that a simple "It's very nice to meet you. I'm a fan of your work." plus something specific that you enjoyed, works very well. We shake hands typically and I've never been rebuffed. For example, I met Clint Eastwood at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the early 90's and commented on Play Misty for Me, his directorial debut. He seemed genuinely pleased to hear mention of the 20+ year old (at the time) film.
I've told this story here before. I accidentally ran into Selleck at the NBC Studios in Burbank. He had an office there, but I was unaware of that at the time. I was there to meet with a producer about a production job and after I left his office in a small corridor, I looked down at the mail on the floor at the next door down and it said T. W. Selleck on one of the envelopes. I only paused a second to read it, but when I looked up, Selleck was coming around the corner so I met him for a moment. I said what I wrote above and commented on how I enjoyed Quigley Down Under. It had come out a few years earlier and not been a box office success. He shook hands, thanked me for the compliment and went into his office.
I have many other similar stories. If you get a chance, why not introduce yourself?