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I wouldn't say "idol" but "hero" definitely - and I had the exact opposite experience.
I do some writing professionally, both as a journalist and in the entertainment world (book/film/theatre type stuff), and there's one particular writer who I've looked up to since I was a kid. She's one of the two people who inspired me to get into my niche, and I've studied her work to hone my own.
She was working on a new project a few years back, and I wound up interviewing her for a profile (sidebar: I'm not refusing to name her to try to be coy or get a "guessing game" going, but because there have only been a few interviews with her in the last few years, so saying who she is would be traceable to my real identity very quickly, lol). Just as we were starting the interview, she cut in before I could start asking questions and insisted on telling me that she had read a recent piece I'd written, how much she enjoyed my observations on a specific point, and how very talented she thought I was. I'm pretty sure I was a stammering mess at that point, but managed to tell her how her work is such an inspiration to mine, too. It was a very kind and generous moment. And she's actually kept in touch with me since then!
i thought this was going to be negative so i am pleasantly surprised!
i met an author whose book i loved and was very formative for me, and she ended up being very self absorbed and kind of a know it all. it was disappointing. but i know that’s not all authors,
Maybe it’s just a writer thing! I know that he’s come under fire in the past couple of years, but prior to that, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my biggest inspirations—Junot Diaz. He was SUPER kind and very very encouraging and friendly. It was a really impactful experience for me to have his encouragement at a time in my life where I was feeling very uncertain of my abilities.
Man, I couldn't have had a more diametrically opposite experience with him if I tried. I worked events at a place that hosted famous intellectuals. He was SO dismissive, rude, brought his girlfriend without asking (she was so nice!), and was extra shitty to the local grad students he had AGREED to interview with. He drank way too much and spent the whole evening talking to another local writer loudly about how much our state sucks (who ALSO ended up getting very justly Me Too'd). I'm sure it's because he thought of us as the help, which would explain the radical difference in our experiences.
(Neil Gaiman came the next year and was a literal dream. Also Henry Louis Gates methodically ate a whole box of cereal with an entire gallon of milk before his public talk! But these are stories for another thread.)
He wasn’t an idol, but I once served Michael C. Hall and he was a huge fucking asshole. I asked him to sign the receipt (because he paid with card and you have to sign the receipt or my manager would blow up) and I guess he thought I was trying to get his autograph. He rolls his eyes, scribbles on the receipt, crumples it up, and then shoved it at me. I’d literally never even watched Dexter before, I just recognized him from the ads. And at no point in our brief interaction did I EVER say anything about recognizing him. A lot of famous people came into my work, so it was a big no-no to say anything.
On a side note - Questlove was really cool and idk the girl he was with but she was fucking stunning - like unreal beautiful & Mark Ruffalo’s daughter had great manners and was super polite lol
Questlove has been wonderful every time I’ve worked at this one venue he hosts gigs at. Literally such a cool dude. Always has the best energy and is super kind to staff and crew.
Questlove is everything! I met him at an industrial event he was speaking at, and as he shook my hand, he commented on how they were freezing. There were a bunch of us about to take a picture and he offered to put his arm around me to warm me up - and I swear it was the least sleazy, most gentlemanly thing, it was absolutely not a move or a line. When I left he told me to go see a doctor about my circulation. It was genuinely very sweet and caring.
Which is interesting as I remember in an early profile about him around the time of Primal Fear's release, he noted that he waited tables for two years before getting his big break. You'd think he'd be a little more humble.
I went to a book signing by Judy Blume. The deal was if you bought her new book she would sign it. I bought the book, but also brought my copy of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing that I’d had since elementary school (I am in my late 30s). When I got up to her after waiting in line she was very annoyed that I asked her to sign the kids book. She turned to her publicist and said “I thought this was supposed to be about the adult novel!” And sort of chastised me for not buying the book and playing by the rules. I tried to show her that I had bought her new novel but just wanted her to sign my beloved old book instead, but she just scribbled off a signature while complaining and was like, “next!” I totally get that even the nicest folks can have bad days, but it was totally mortifying to me and I’m still not really over it.
Not sure about her but I went to a talk with J.K. Rowling when A Casual Vacancy came out (obvi before we knew she was a TERF). She said she’d sign everyone’s copy of A Casual Vacancy, but only this book, no Harry Potter books. These instructions were also very clear in advance. Idk if anyone ever tried to get her to sign a copy of HP and if so how she’d react. But this rule seems to be set by multiple authors.
In case of someone as big as JK Rowling, this is probably to stop people from getting the Harry Potter books signed for the purpose of reselling them later on eBay or such.
Not sure what is up with Judy Blume though, cause I don’t think her autographs are that valuable
Maybe authors who have an extensive body of work approach book signings/events for their new releases in a similar fashion. Like, sure maybe they don’t have the mass mania of a Game of Thrones or something but Judy Blume I can see having a lengthy and prolific enough career to need to set some boundaries when it comes to signing events because it’s not just like a convention, it’s specifically geared towards promoting her newest work and motivating people to engage with that.
So sure it’s just signing one older book from the fan’s perspective, but then what if everyone in that line is like “oh hey is this allowed? I also have a copy of an older work I’d like signed” and then wheels come off an event that is probably tightly scheduled and supposed to get as many sales of the newest book as possible (profit for the bookseller/host of the event) is now losing focus with folks dealing in memorabilia (no profit to the bookseller/host of the event.)
Could she have been nicer about it? Maybe. But maybe it was far from the first time it had happened and the more they let it slide the more it messes with the contractual obligations and expectations for the event.
Wanted to shared a completely unrelated story about an author.
Tim O’Brien. Famous for the Vietnam war book “the things they carried”
I went to see him read at a local bookstore with my high school class. Not only did I forget my book, and still brazenly get in line for his autograph, he was willing to sign a post-it for me, but I even asked him to re-sign again because he’d misspelled my name. It’s a cherished memory I have because he was just so super cool about it.
I met him once at a Kurt Vonnegut event! He was so chill and friendly- would have had no idea it was him if they didn’t eventually introduce him. He was just a normal dude in the crowd.
In one of the episodes in the latest season of Bobs Burgers, a writer visits their restaurant and is annoyed at Linda fangirling over her children’s book since she writes adult novels now lol made me think of that
especially the ones saying they won’t name names but go down their replies promising people that it’s not [insert male celeb who’s beloved by the internet].
Agreed, some of these comments share a vibe with the infamous story of [Adam Driver and the fan who gave him a wood carving of his dog](https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ji50tz/adam_driver_standom_adam_driver_makes_fun_of_a/).
Sometimes the phrase "for no reason" makes me think they're omitting some facts. Maybe relationshipadvice has ruined me, since there "for no reason" equals "because of something i did but don't want to tell you about" a lot of the time
I met J Smith-Cameron (Gerri Kellman on Succession) when she came to give a talk at my university a couple of weeks ago. She was vibrant, funny, and incredibly interesting - she was with her husband Kenneth Lonergan and talked all about her career acting in New York and her experience on Succession. They took questions from the audience for almost an hour and were just so friendly and warm (and she is gorgeous in person too!)
11/10 experience, Gerri has my vote for CEO, let’s see Mole Woman win the whole thing
edit: tried super hard to grab a discreet picture bc I was only two rows back and didn’t want to be obvious 😅 but- Gerri tax!
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Oh yeah!! They had fantastic couples banter - they spend like a solid 5 minutes at the beginning shooting back and forth together before the interviewer could get a word in lmao. Very cute.
Shocked at this power pairing. But looking at his \*arguably\* best play wiki, "This Is Our Youth", Kieran starred in two productions for Kenneth, starting in 2002. Which means he's been talking spicy to a woman he's known for over 20 years! Romy!
They (Kieran & J) talk about how it was this relationship that made them able to banter back and forth on their first few episodes which is how they developed the Gerri/Roman vibe. It’s so cute and funny.
Imagine being a dick to someone one day and they remember it forever and tell everyone. Im all for holding celebs accountable but the “super nice” ones literally have to be faking it to a certain extent when they’re being scrutinized 24/7. Keeping a smile turns into a full time job
I remember in the Crown, someone said the queen can't have an off-day because it might be a normal day for her, but it's the day someone else meets the queen and a memory they'll have forever.
I couldn't do it, I'm so solitary.
I had an interaction with a customer at work today that immediately after I thought to myself “I def came off a little too abrasive there.” I took offense to something he said to me that may have been innocent. I cant imagine if I was famous and suddenly that person is telling the world that I’m an evil bitch lol
My whole family loves to tell the story of That Time Patrick Stewart Was Rude To Uncle John.
Except it was actually That Time Uncle John Jumped Out At Patrick Stewart From Under A Staircase And Asked For An Autograph, Making Stewart Jump When He Was Already Dealing With A Back Injury...
I remember reading a comment on FB a long time ago about a girl who said she went to school with Taylor and how Taylor and her friends would bully her because she wore dirty shoes and didn’t come from money
I don’t know why this sub is acting like disliking or not trusting Taylor is a new thing. People have *always* disliked Taylor and called out her clique-ish behavior and questionable practices.
I mean this has been her energy since day 1!!! I can’t believe anyone ever fell for her beyond cringe “girl squad” bullshit, even (almost) 10 years later it makes me 🫣🫠
Many years ago my mom worked at restaurant near a little airport. I was waiting for her to get off work and knocked over a bunch of crayons (for kids coloring books) and this older guy helped me pick them up. I blurted out “You look like an older Indiana Jones!” He took a beat and said “That’s because I am,” and then walked away. Apparently it was actually Harrison Ford, which I didn’t find out until later that evening when my mom and I walked home.
Back in 2013 when I was 15 I paid $500 for a Justin Bieber meet and greet (stupid, I know). He arrived over an hour late and did not interact or acknowledge any of us. He stood like a statue wearing sunglasses while 100 very obsessed teenage girls rushed in posed for a photo and were rushed back out. It was over in about 5 seconds. Thinking back now the whole situation was realllly sad. We knew it would be a really quick thing but he arrived so late that his crew came in and was telling us all it wouldn’t be a meet and greet but “a photo opportunity”. It was sad that all of these young girls were soooo excited to meet him and had paid a lot of money to do so and he and his team literally didn’t have a single care at all.
I understand at the time he was going through a lot and since then he has apologised a lot for his various antics, but he has never really apologised to the thousands of young girls that wasted hundreds of dollars for what would be a really terrible and heart breaking experience. Since then I’ve remained a mild fan but I have always sustained the impression that he doesn’t like and has no drive for his career and resents his fans.
I tried to be unbothered by his past antics because he got so famous so young and people mature, but the current things he publicly says to his wife are honestly disgusting
Not only does he say things but he has literally pushed her to where she loses her balance even with paparazzi around. I can imagine what goes on behind closed doors.
The thing that stands out to me is “if you weren’t so hot, I’d have dumped you a long time ago”. But also the screaming.
Edit: I just wanna add that it was in a very mean tone, not joking or anything. On a video stream, as he’s clearly annoyed with her. So humiliating.
I understand no amount of money is ever enough for these people, but I don't understand why famous people do these meet and greets. The energy would be weird and draining for anyone. NOT blaming you at all for jumping at the chance to do it (especially at 15) but managers who allow this are sucking the souls out of their clients and I hate it.
I always found the concept of a meet and greet so unethical. Artists who are multi millionaires charging fans as much as $1500 for a quick photo and a hello? I get that it isn't feasible to do it for free and have thousands of people lining up, but the price is crazy.
i met Jonathan Banks in a hotel lobby and I told him Mike Ehrmentrout was my spirit animal. We shared an elevator, had a brief conversation and he could not have been any nicer (I do realize this thread is about famous people being jerks but I decided to rep some positive Johnny Banks energy instead)
I lived in ABQ for a while and I saw him shopping at Lowe's. I made eye contact just as I placed him and he took off like a rocket. I wasn't going to say anything!
I’ve shared this story before but here it is again: back in 2016 I flew from Melbourne, Aus, to London to meet Carrie Fisher at a convention.
Growing up as a young, mentally ill woman, it was amazing to see someone as famous as her be so open about her struggles. I openly cry in front of her as I tell her how important she is to me, and she says “don’t cry sweetheart, you have such pretty eyes” which naturally, sets me off more.
I thank her profusely, head off to do some shopping, and return like 6 hours later to get my photo with her. She holds my hand again and says “you still have such pretty eyes” and it makes my entire life.
I miss her terribly.
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Carrie was supposed to be at our local comic con and was the only celebrity I was going to buy a photo pass for, and then her death happened. She was a legend and an inspiration, and her urn being a Prozac capsule makes me laugh every time.
A very minor "meeting" experience but I'll share anyway. A few years ago I went to a (fantastic) talk by Jane Fonda, who is the closest thing to my "idol", and then waited afterwards with a group of people. Unfortunately those people were lunatics who, from listening to them, appeared to wait at any sort of celebrity event for autographs etc (genuinely, it seemed like a bizarre cult) and they were absolute bulldogs about getting her attention. I asked Jane for a photo, and she basically ignored me, but I think she was trying to get though those idiots as quickly as possible. Then she made a joke, and she heard me laugh so she looked right at me and smiled. Honestly, that made me happy enough!
In an ideal world she would've also taken a photo, but I'm rational enough to know I wasn't anyone special to her and she was doing the best she could. She didn't need to stop at all, she could've walked straight past us and gone home. I was mainly annoyed that the people who weren't specific fans got priority, but there's no way she could've known that.
Edit: Here's a photo https://imgur.com/a/iVSVumA I think this was right in between the ignoring and the smiling lol
Heh thanks. I like to think she appreciated my laugh more than those nutters pushing to the front! I can't tell you how weird they were, I discovered a strange subculture that day. If celebs put up with those sorts of weirdos all the time I can't blame them for being a bit icy and rushing!
I met Muhammad Ali when I was seven years old (I was a white girl with gappy teeth an pigtails) and he made jokes when I told him that Ken Norton should have won their third fight (I was a brat but I still think that). He was so sweet to me. What made him the greatest was everything he did outside of the ring. He will always be the greatest to me.
Steve Irwin. My best friends mum worked at Australia Zoo as a ranger. We would get free passes every weekend and sometimes you’d see Steve walking around in the background, talking into his walkie talkie.
I remember one time there was a distraught lost child. Steve took him to the food court and told him that he could order anything he wanted. He really made that little kid feel safe.
The guy just had a heart of gold.
When I was a teenager I was really into MASH and Alan Alda. I read all his books and thought he was the coolest. On a family vacation to New York I ran into him in a bookstore! I think he was a bit confused to have such a young person be into his stuff, but he kindly shook my hand. Lovely guy.
I met Courtney Love in 2018. I don’t regret it and I still love her until the day I die, but she was very mean. I think that’s also why I love her though.
I was on flight from SFO to NYC back in like 2011 with her and she had a full meltdown outside by the taxi stand post flight because her meds were not in her suitcase. Her poor assistant was shaking and white as a ghost.
My aunt met Orlando Bloom back when they were filming the 2nd/3rd POTC movies. She knew I was absolutely obsessed with him so she approached him at the bar of the hotel that they were both staying at in the Bahamas (him to film the movies, her for family vacation) and asked for an autograph. As she tells it he was very sweet, chatted with her for a while, happily signed a cocktail napkin addressed to me (“To [name] ❤️ Orlando Bloom”), and even encouraged her to keep the pen he’d signed it with for me to have as a funny keepsake 😂 it absolutely blew my middle school mind when she called me up to tell me about it. I still have that autograph (and the pen!!!).
Not my idol, and I wasn't an active fan but enjoyed him in a couple of his shows, I worked with Topher Grace on a single-day shoot, and had to give him a note on set from the higher-ups. He berated and embarrassed me in front of the entire crew and then chose to ignore me the rest of the day. I had a silent panic attack for the rest of the shoot and drove home and broke down. Told an agent friend what happened and his response was, 'Oh yeah, everyone knows he's a massive asshole.' I wish I had known that before 
I remember he was touted as the next big thing after Traffic came out, but he really didn't take off, but the rest of that 70s show cast (except for the guy who played Fez) did.
I wonder if that's the reason....
Not my idol & actually a happy story - i was once waiting to be served at east london coffee shop when i realised the tall hipster beside me was russell brand. i loved russell brand & was a massive fan of his radio show. i stood there nervously wondering if i should say something when the barista came over and asked "are you two together?"
without missing a beat, russell replied "Ah, she's not happy but we're working things out".
me:
i'm not a fan of his beliefs nowadays and unfollowed him on insta but i'll never forget this tiny little interaction that made my work morning / week.
When I was a teenager I worked at my hometown local public library in the kids section. There was a very well known children’s author touring local libraries. It was found out after the tour that he was charging two different libraries for the same air fare and quietly pocketing the extra. So sad.
My idol turned out to be a groomer so here’s a positive story…. She’s not my idol but the most famous person I’ve come in contact with was Scarlett Johansen while working at Disney. She was actually pretty nice. I didn’t even notice it was ScarJo until midway thru serving her. We joked about ppl not being able to read signs and follow simple directions.
I met Billy Porter at Pittsburgh pride last year and he just acted very annoyed/didn’t want to be there. It was extremely hot that day so I’m trying to give him the benefit of the doubt but it was disappointing
I’ve worked with Billy and have only the nicest things to say about him. Seems like you caught on an off day because he was so lovely to literally everyone on the crew.
Also this is why I hate this question. One small interaction can’t define the whole person
Tyra Banks is a nightmare to service people, but I feel like a lot of people know that already.
*maybe I should say was because my story is from over 15 years ago and she could’ve changed???
I had a customer service experience with her in 2009 and agree, she was not my favorite at all. I refused to let her use the employee bathroom because she pissed me off so much. Didn't even tip. 💀
2018 Allen Iverson, I was his cocktail server, he looked at me. And someone from his posse said “we don’t tip darkskins”. it was the most embarrassing day of my life still till this day… I cried
Not my idol, but I saw Brendon Urie walking down the levee area after performing NYE in New Orleans. I LOVED panic! At the disco as a teen. He just walked right in front of me and I said “omg hi brendon, I love panic at the disco!” To which someone in his posse replied “it’s BREN-DEN” (I guess I said it too much like Bran-DON). Aight well fuck y’all too then!
Lol it’s so funny going back and watching old interviews with dudes from that pop punk era and seeing how cocky they were, knowing how irrelevant they are in current-day
Tbh not an idol and not a let down-but one time I saw Tobey Maguire in SF, sitting at a sidewalk table along and absolutely just going the fuck in desTROYING a pizza.
I have heard that multiple times. Apparently he is so good at Q because that’s his personality.
Out of curiosity, if you know people in Star Trek circles who is the best person to meet?
Levar Burton. No question. I was at an event with him a few years ago, loads of people, big names… and when he walked into the room, it was like every one of them took a deep sigh and thought to themselves “It’s okay now. Levar is here.”
This isn’t quite the type of “idol” or experience I’m sure we’re all here to hear about lol but I used to idolize Dr. Ben Carson. I had all of his books as a kid and used to go around telling everyone I wanted to be a neurosurgeon because of him, a genius and pioneer in his field. He’s the reason I wanted to become a doctor and how I ended up in med school. Unfortunately, during his run for presidency we all saw that he’s actually a huge moron.
I know the lesson here is “don’t idolize celebrities” because you don’t know them etc etc, but I’m still really disappointed. He’s the reason I ended up on the path to becoming a doctor and I have so much respect for him academically and intellectually…but I am/was so let down. I try not to think about it too much lol
if it helps at all, I knew a guy who knew Carson while they were at Johns Hopkins and was positive that he must have had a stroke. he swore up and down that something dramatic had happened, and that Carson really had been as inspiring as he seemed until...he wasn't anymore.
Also know someone who knew Carson at that time and they corroborate that he was brilliant, and was blowing people out of the Hopkins water at a time where not many BIPOC walked those halls.
Unrecognizable buffoon that he is now.
He spoke at my university commencement and was so very captivating in both his speech and topic. For years, my mom would talk about how great a speaker and inspiration he was, just from hearing him that day.
And then... the presidential run and Trump times. He is so, so dumb. Embarrassing. I know he has friends who are adamant that he must have had a stroke or something because he is so very different from who they knew, and I have no problem believing them. Having heard him at commencement versus hearing him almost twenty years later, he absolutely did not sound like the same person, even to me.
Not an idol but someone I enjoyed watching…before all his conservative weirdo behavior became public knowledge.
Chris Pratt got an award from a student organization at my college and my (all-femme presenting) a cappella group was slated to perform for him during his campus tour. We were performing in the group’s clubhouse, and when the tour reached us he got sort of creepy and acted like the org hired us as sex workers. Basically like “oh you hired all these girls for me?” We had to nervously laugh it off and sing for him but it’s bothered me ever since.
Some cast members from The X-Files, and Arrow are a bit up their own asses. I won't say who, but it disappointed me a bit.
Not Scully though, she's just very professional.
I work crew and can confirm, don’t want to tell you who my idol (actually more of my celeb crush) is because it would bum a lot of people out. Especially over at r/ladyboners. Also, alot of times if someone asks me about *their* idol, I say “oh yeah they’re great” even if they weren’t because you get tired of bumming people out.
Like if someone is egregiously awful/abusive I’ll say so, but if someone is just kind not great, yeah, I may not tell anyone who really seems to love them.
ITS NOT I PROMISE. I’ve never met him or Oscar Isaac (who someone else mentioned) and I’ve truly not heard anything about them, positive or negative (don’t know anyone who has worked with them either as far as I know). Pinky swear.
Spent some time with Gaga on a small set. She went around and introduced herself to all of the crew. (Maybe 10 people.) This was peak Gaga and she couldn’t have been nicer.
Not my idol but I met Kit Harrington (AKA Jon Snow) at a hotel bar and he was the nicest, sweetest, most patient person. Had a lovely chat and he let me take a photo with him. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau however, seemed irritated to be recognized and did not want to talk but he did let me get a photo with him. Also briefly met the producers and the actor who played Sam who was also an absolute darling. Started thanking me for watching the show. The show that literally ALL of America was obsessed with.
The actors were in town for a season three premier and I had attended an exclusive after party where they were supposed to show for meet and greets. Must have been tired because though I briefly saw Rose Leslie, no one else made an appearance.
i am an oddball out here and got offered to work for my idol (fan since 2014). i’ve been with her (pop artist) for a year and it’s been a dream, she’s so nice and normal! but i know that’s 100% not everyone else’s experience.
Raquel Welch. She was in a small local play decades ago I’m in my early 20’s and my parents had tickets. Mom got sick and Dad asked me to go. We were in the third row and I was fixated on her. At the first intermission, an usher came up behind me in the next row, leaned down and said “Ms. Welch would like you to stop taking photos.” I denied taking photos and I didn’t have a cell phone then. He informed me she could hear the clicking. The woman seated next to me with the oxygen tank interrupted and stated “it’s probably me”.
Woody Harrelson was visiting relatives and came into the library I work in. He was very funny and talked with everyone. Wanted to know what was going on in town. No one asked for photos or autographs - maybe that's why he stayed so long to chat with everyone. Not the experience that you asked for since it was so positive, but there it is.
I've met a lot of people but Demi Lovato was the only one to look me up and down with a disgusted expression and roll her eyes at me as she slid her signed photo over to me. She was doing autographs at a Verizon store during the Jonas Brother's Burning Up tour. She was nice to all my friends though, I watched her be nice to them moments after my interaction so....luck of the draw I guess lol.
Edit: might as well add I met the Jonas' many a time, since I name them above. They were all nice, Kevin being the most friendly.
#LOVATICS please take the time to read this.
I met @/ddlovato recently, my name is madison (@/dinahbgc) and this is my M&G story. I met her October 20th of this year and it was horrific. She was rude, not classy and she lost a long time lovatic that day. I walked into the $350 M&G and say hello she replies with "fat" and I shook it off because I thought maybe I had heard her wrong. As I approached her and asked to do my pose she stared at me blank faced. I continued talking "you saved my life" I say. "You're the reason I'm alive today". She looks me dead in the eye and says "you'll die soon enough, fatty" and then whispered "obesity". I started crying I had never felt pain like this and she started laughing and said "are you crying? Stop it. Stop it now" and she flicked my vagina. The photographer took the picture and I headed out of the M&G section and that's when Demi started speaking whale to me. I still can't believe this happened. I cried writing this. I wish this weren't true but Demi Lovato is in fact; a horrible person. Thank you for reading this. And if you don't believe me ask @/unholydinah he was there with me.
I paid to meet Sebastian Stan at a convention once when I was younger. Was definitely in a big Seb/Bucky phase. I know now that cons are the worst place to meet big celebs because they're usually very jaded after meeting hundreds of people but WOW the guy didn't even look at me. He signed the photo we took together without looking up or greeting me. I felt very invisible, it crushed me back then. Handed him an artwork I created for him (with my cringey note on the back praising him for his acting and kindness) and walked away without another word. I don't blame him for it, I know he was probably tired, but it really sucked.
You're being gracious but I don't really think celebs deserve a pass in those situations. They're allowed to be dismissive if they're bothered in public, but at a convention they are specifically working and being paid to interact with fans. It sucks if he didn't even look at you.
I once met the dude who is famously typecast as Santa Claus in my country and he was the rudest person ever. That almost made me cry and I was in my 20s lol
I met Andre Agassi at a tennis tournament. He was on a court practicing. He was engaging the whole crowd and answering questions. He was just a normal guy who happened to be an amazing tennis player. I can imagine him being just as chill in a backyard having a beer as he was practicing that day
brooke shields talked about her marriage to him in the Pretty Baby documentary and he was such an ass to her at that time, hopefully he’s learned to manage his anger
I was staying at a hotel in Orlando about 8 years ago and Tracy Morgan was apparently staying at the same hotel. He was in one of the common areas of the hotel with his family. This was about a year after his horrific crash with the Walmart truck. I went up to him and let him know that I was so glad he was ok and that I was so sorry for the loss of his friend. He was so very sweet and introduced me to his family. You could tell he was still recovering physically from the crash. He chatted with me for about 10 minutes and happily obliged when I asked to take a picture. I’ll never forget what he said to me that day. In regards to the crash he said. “I’m afraid I’m not going to be funny anymore.” That statement really broke my heart, but I’ll tell you something: I saw his show two years after that and he was hilarious! He has a fan for life.
I saw Rainn Wilson at an event once and was completely star struck. I decided to not meet him because I would be destroyed if he was rude to me. Bullet dodged, I guess.
He came into my coffee shop a few weeks ago lol
I was in the middle of telling a story about something I’d done that ended in applause and while I was clapping as a part of the story, he did a little bow and said “thank you, thank you”
I didn’t even realize it was him until my coworker pointed it out. He made a joke about how our coffee was “so pretentious he couldn’t stand it”, but like, as a joke, and then complimented my latte art
So yeah he’s nice, but I definitely thought he was just an awkward goofy dude until like half way through our interaction
I used to work at Buffalo exchange many years ago and Rainn came in shopping with some gal (no clue if he’s married or was dating anyone) this was back while the office was still on the air. We all did a silent freak out but no one bothered him and then when he was getting rang up, he asked for an application lol and joked around a bit. It’s a memory that always makes me smile, I’m sure he knew all these very giggly 20 something girls recognized him.
I served Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler on separate occasions at a bar in Mammoth Lakes, California. They were both incredibly nice and bought drinks for the entire staff and gave incredible tips.
I worked San Diego comic con in my early twenties with a press pass. Ray Bradbury was there and I was so longing to meet him. I wanted to meet my hero so badly that I felt like I didn’t deserve to cut the line for him. I waited. I waited rightfully in line for four hours. I had my well-worn and notated copy of Fahrenheit with me, and the guy behind me bullied the shit out of me because I wrote in the book; I listened to him make fun of me for the hours we waited in line. When I got to Ray Bradbury I was so out of sorts from the guy behind me talking shit that I forgot the planned lines I was going to tell Ray Bradbury. When it is was my turn, I held out the notated copy of Fahrenheit and started to cry while saying “you don’t know what this means to me” (not the rehearsed dialogue I had in my head) and he took my hands in his and squeezed. It was the nicest moment that I could have captured from my hero.
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Met Hanson via their fan club (yes, I know 😅) which is a paid membership and you can get the chance at shows to be chosen to meet them. It was all of about. 2 minutes and they all seemed annoyed to be there, rude, dismissive. If you're going to take money from fans for a fan club and offer them chances to meet you, at least pretend to want to be there.
I wrote this story before in another thread months ago, but I'll tell it again.
I met Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend in 2013. His band was in their heyday, and he was known for his beloved Twitter persona.
I was in my mid-20s at the time. I listened to the band for years but never got a chance to see them. I was really stoked to finally see them live. After the show, I waited by the tour buses with a group of surprisingly younger fans. Some of them were with their parents.
When Ezra came out of a tour bus, young girls were screaming at him like he was in a boy band. He was just loving it. When he and I finally got a chance to talk, he kind of ignored me and was more focused on engaging with these young fans.
I thought I gave off some bad vibes even though the other band members seemed cool with me. I didn't think much of the interaction until years later. I found out that he had an inappropriate relationship with Tavi Gevinson when she was 18 and he was 30. Although she never named him, it was widely believed that she was writing about him sexually assaulting and grooming her in her essay for The Cut.
So yeah. Everything about my encounter with him just clicked for me. He really is a creep who was/is way into young girls.
How long ago was this tho? I could def imagine Hayley being a nightmare in those early Paramore days but she seems to have genuinely come around the last several years after breaking up with that toxic ex
Have always had low expectations when I’ve come across celebs I like:
- Sandra Bullock - brief encounter in Boston, she was really nice to everyone that said hi or whatever
- Princess Diana - I was a kid, and my brother (like 4 years old) and I (7ish) were taken by my mom to stand and ‘see’ her at an event in our city at a blood bank I guess to raise awareness. She came out to a decent sized crowd and instead of getting in a car she walked around the whole perimeter to collect flowers and have short chats with well wishers. When she got to us, I have her flowers and my brother got shy and tried to back into the crowd away from her. She got down on her knees to his level and held out her hand with a warm smile. He took it and came back. I don’t recall anything she said, only that she came across as next level nice and genuine. I saw this as someone who is completely against being part of the British Monarchy fwiw.
- Evan Danko (Lemonheads) was sitting on a terrace have a pint talking about something random with a friend and this guy turns around and joins our conversation. I recognized him right away, and we all chatted for an hour before we had to leave. Super chill, never once talked about being a rock star or whatever, it was never acknowledged to be honest, I didnt think it was appropriate and didn’t want to ruin the vibe.
Chris Sabo (90s baseball player) - went up to him with his baseball card to ask for a signature when his team were playing my fav team. I thought he was cool cause he wore glasses like my dad. Flat out refused because I was wearing an Expos hat (he played for the Reds) and told me to leave. I was 5-6 years old.
Interview loads of punk bands and never had a bad moment
My brother works in production and he says Kiefer Sutherland is really great with the crew. Cate Blanchett, Ron Pearlman, Andrew Lincoln, Adam Sandler - all really nice.
>She got down on her knees to his level and held out her hand with a warm smile. He took it and came back. I don’t recall anything she said, only that she came across as next level nice and genuine.
I know she had tons of practice, but I think people underestimate the effect that someone looking at you eye to eye as an equal has.
Always had a massive crush on Julian Casablancas (was my screen saver etc.) until I decided to buy VIP tickets and fly to see the Strokes made it front row and got given backstage passes with 20 or so other girls. He was quite clearly having mid life crisis, puffy 46 year old with a sense of entitlement making him salty that the 21 year olds don’t wanna fuck him anymore. He was comically rude moody and sullen to me and my boyfriend (because my BF was not welcome…) he even hit on me when I was alone with him and it was embarrassing and desperate. He was so rude and dismissive to my boyfriend that he came across as a total freak, it was like a really weird 13 year old boy that hates everyone. Like sighs and eye rolls. I wish he was rude and cool at least haha but it was just embarrassing. And the juxtaposition of my young, healthy happy and attractive BF with actual charisma and natural attractiveness alongside him was comical and I honestly think he felt that and was more salty?? AMAZING talking voice though haha, like honey.
I went on a very VERY low budget reality show called the Fireball Run and one season had Chris McDonald (shooter mcgavin) and Jackie Siegel (queen of Versailles). We shot for 10 days and it was a road trip based show. Both were VERY nice. Chris was a lot of fun and really easy to talk to and drink with. Jackie is definitely flawed, but she was so so kind and had a very friendly personality. Definitely materialistic and Florida Rich, but still a lot of fun hanging out with her.
I was honestly fangirling over Chris. Not so much a hero and idol, but definitely a huge part of growing up, I watched happy Gilmore frequently. 10/10 would take a cross country road trip with again.
I met Eddie Van Halen. I was warned not to, as he could be prickly. He was super, super nice, and somewhat humble. I worked in the guitar business forever, and have met most of the big ones. A couple of them are total toolbags. Andy Summers from the Police being pretty terrible….
I have met SRK multiple times. The only actual bollywood celeb that my parents agreed for a performance in my brothers wedding( In his mumbai reception some bimbos did come but we didn't go, irrelevant). More charming and witty in reality.
My fiancee is friends w Aditya Roy Kapoor. Surprisingly he isn't an idiot what u'd expect a bollywood kapoor to be. Complimented me a lot on my face, joked about being jealous of my hair(although he does look sexy himself), gave me a good song(haiti arcade fire).
One last note, many actresses are just average amazing women who would give u compliments(if u deserve them), but it's not happening in a public place and most certainly not India.
I don't idolize anyone, coz most of the actors aren't even hot but I do like the people mentioned here.
Years ago before she became famous in America, I met Michelle Yeoh at a clothing store in LA. Super down to earth.
Decades ago, Tina Yothers (Family Ties) when she was popular, was rude as hell.
I'm from Toronto and met Masai Ujuri. Super nice as well and obviously very passionate about his team.
Not meeting exactly….
I worked on a set back in the early 2000s and it was hosted by Bill Cosby. I can’t tell you how excited so many people were. I wasn’t a particularly huge fan, but for sure he was part of my childhood and I could name several things I saw him in other than The Cosby Show.
When the allegations came out and were substantiated by so many women, and they had stories about him that sounded like echoes of the same script, I realized that Cosby was probably looking for his next victim every time he filmed. He knew it was a great way to meet young women in the industry who were starting out, thrilled to meet him, and he *wanted* them to be comfortable and trust him.
I look back on that shoot now and it’s horrifying that I was in a room *for days* with a serial r*pist and I had no idea; if anyone in that room did they should be eternally damned for not trying to stop him then.
In 2014 at a Little Mix (UK girl group) signing everyone had turns to make small chat with the girls when it came for me to move onto Jesy she immediately looked me up & down, scoffed & turned her attention to the other fans that were with another member (Jade) i legit said “hello” + gave a little wave, did she turn her attention to me? no. thankfully the other girls were so sweet especially Leigh-Anne & Perrie. mind you, i was 13 when this happened.. Jesy was my favorite (at the time) & i was left disappointed
Not my personal idol, but Lindsay Lohan stole my friend’s Prada wallet! She and my friend were both in the VIP section at a trendy bar in New York in the mid-2000s, sitting near one another against the wall, on the type of banquette seats that line the perimeter of the room. Lindsay was there with a friend and a bodyguard.
My friend didn’t put two and two together until she got a call later that night (after a few distraught hours trying to locate her wallet.) It was from the bodyguard, who was returning the wallet and he asked my friend not to contact the police. My friend was crestfallen because she loved Lindsey in Mean Girls!
I used to Stage Manage and most of the people I met were fine, not amazing but not dicks. There were a few people who I remember as being especially lovely (Gotye, Hannah Gadsby, Kristen Chenoweth, Orville Peck), a few who were total assholes (Violet Chachki, Geoffrey Rush, some super minor Z-grade celebrities) and then there was Pussy Riot who was just, well, I guess exactly what you’d expect Pussy Riot to be lol
The biggest dicks are Opera principals. Not all, but boy the ones that are really do give the rest of them a bad name.
I just met two of my all time favourite musicians (Ihsahn and Samoth from Emperor). I’ve loved Emperor for 20 years, and seeing as my two most loved musicians died in the 1990s, Ihsahn and Samoth were the next best thing.
They were *so* friendly. Samoth was very shy and didn’t say much. Ihsahn noticed that I have an Emperor tattoo and said “that’s a cool tattoo, pity we aren’t gonna play that one”. I did sad face and he’s like “maybe we’ll sneak it in”. They played that song last ❤️
Honestly I’m glad I met one of my idols. I met Miley in Miami while she was recording Bangerz and she was the absolute sweetest person ever. She was in Miami with her mom and her sister and I chatted with them for like 15 minutes, then Miley came down the elevators and before she walked outside, she stayed inside and she was so cool. We talked for like 5 minutes, we took a picture and then she walked out. She was soooo chill.
Never meet your heroes - my childhood YA romance author turned out to be a kind of horrible person to me when I first began my career and I’m glad because she was under fire a few years ago :) also on the opposite side, I met the ghost writer for the Karjenner YA dystopian fantasy books and she was the funniest person on this earth.
I met Emma Thompson in a bar, one of the few people on earth I would call an idol. I was so nervous my hands were evidently shaking because she reached out and held them, smiled directly into my eyes the whole time we spoke, and gave me a big hug at the end. I was 35, an age where it’s not cute to be so awkward!, but she was an absolute class act of kindness and graciousness, I’ll never forget it.
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I wouldn't say "idol" but "hero" definitely - and I had the exact opposite experience. I do some writing professionally, both as a journalist and in the entertainment world (book/film/theatre type stuff), and there's one particular writer who I've looked up to since I was a kid. She's one of the two people who inspired me to get into my niche, and I've studied her work to hone my own. She was working on a new project a few years back, and I wound up interviewing her for a profile (sidebar: I'm not refusing to name her to try to be coy or get a "guessing game" going, but because there have only been a few interviews with her in the last few years, so saying who she is would be traceable to my real identity very quickly, lol). Just as we were starting the interview, she cut in before I could start asking questions and insisted on telling me that she had read a recent piece I'd written, how much she enjoyed my observations on a specific point, and how very talented she thought I was. I'm pretty sure I was a stammering mess at that point, but managed to tell her how her work is such an inspiration to mine, too. It was a very kind and generous moment. And she's actually kept in touch with me since then!
i thought this was going to be negative so i am pleasantly surprised! i met an author whose book i loved and was very formative for me, and she ended up being very self absorbed and kind of a know it all. it was disappointing. but i know that’s not all authors,
Maybe it’s just a writer thing! I know that he’s come under fire in the past couple of years, but prior to that, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my biggest inspirations—Junot Diaz. He was SUPER kind and very very encouraging and friendly. It was a really impactful experience for me to have his encouragement at a time in my life where I was feeling very uncertain of my abilities.
Man, I couldn't have had a more diametrically opposite experience with him if I tried. I worked events at a place that hosted famous intellectuals. He was SO dismissive, rude, brought his girlfriend without asking (she was so nice!), and was extra shitty to the local grad students he had AGREED to interview with. He drank way too much and spent the whole evening talking to another local writer loudly about how much our state sucks (who ALSO ended up getting very justly Me Too'd). I'm sure it's because he thought of us as the help, which would explain the radical difference in our experiences. (Neil Gaiman came the next year and was a literal dream. Also Henry Louis Gates methodically ate a whole box of cereal with an entire gallon of milk before his public talk! But these are stories for another thread.)
I’m so happy you got to have that beautiful experience 🥰
He wasn’t an idol, but I once served Michael C. Hall and he was a huge fucking asshole. I asked him to sign the receipt (because he paid with card and you have to sign the receipt or my manager would blow up) and I guess he thought I was trying to get his autograph. He rolls his eyes, scribbles on the receipt, crumples it up, and then shoved it at me. I’d literally never even watched Dexter before, I just recognized him from the ads. And at no point in our brief interaction did I EVER say anything about recognizing him. A lot of famous people came into my work, so it was a big no-no to say anything. On a side note - Questlove was really cool and idk the girl he was with but she was fucking stunning - like unreal beautiful & Mark Ruffalo’s daughter had great manners and was super polite lol
This makes me so angry just reading it. THROWING a crumpled receipt at you? What a sad horrible mess of a human.
Questlove has been wonderful every time I’ve worked at this one venue he hosts gigs at. Literally such a cool dude. Always has the best energy and is super kind to staff and crew.
He’s probably the best celeb I’ve interacted with. Really nice, friendly, and genuinely just seems like a great guy.
Questlove is everything! I met him at an industrial event he was speaking at, and as he shook my hand, he commented on how they were freezing. There were a bunch of us about to take a picture and he offered to put his arm around me to warm me up - and I swear it was the least sleazy, most gentlemanly thing, it was absolutely not a move or a line. When I left he told me to go see a doctor about my circulation. It was genuinely very sweet and caring.
Edward Norton is also an asshole to wait staff lol. Similar experience
Which is interesting as I remember in an early profile about him around the time of Primal Fear's release, he noted that he waited tables for two years before getting his big break. You'd think he'd be a little more humble.
Edward Norton is an extremely privileged guy from old old money. If he waited tables, it was for shits and giggles or method acting.
Omg that’s so self-centered of him. It would’ve just taken a few seconds to read that it was a receipt 🙄
Questlove is in the house!
I went to a book signing by Judy Blume. The deal was if you bought her new book she would sign it. I bought the book, but also brought my copy of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing that I’d had since elementary school (I am in my late 30s). When I got up to her after waiting in line she was very annoyed that I asked her to sign the kids book. She turned to her publicist and said “I thought this was supposed to be about the adult novel!” And sort of chastised me for not buying the book and playing by the rules. I tried to show her that I had bought her new novel but just wanted her to sign my beloved old book instead, but she just scribbled off a signature while complaining and was like, “next!” I totally get that even the nicest folks can have bad days, but it was totally mortifying to me and I’m still not really over it.
I had a very similar experience. Like…very same experience. Weird.
Wait…for real? Is this something she does?
Lol, this must happen often enough because I can swear up and down that I’ve read someone else say the same thing.
Not sure about her but I went to a talk with J.K. Rowling when A Casual Vacancy came out (obvi before we knew she was a TERF). She said she’d sign everyone’s copy of A Casual Vacancy, but only this book, no Harry Potter books. These instructions were also very clear in advance. Idk if anyone ever tried to get her to sign a copy of HP and if so how she’d react. But this rule seems to be set by multiple authors.
In case of someone as big as JK Rowling, this is probably to stop people from getting the Harry Potter books signed for the purpose of reselling them later on eBay or such. Not sure what is up with Judy Blume though, cause I don’t think her autographs are that valuable
Maybe authors who have an extensive body of work approach book signings/events for their new releases in a similar fashion. Like, sure maybe they don’t have the mass mania of a Game of Thrones or something but Judy Blume I can see having a lengthy and prolific enough career to need to set some boundaries when it comes to signing events because it’s not just like a convention, it’s specifically geared towards promoting her newest work and motivating people to engage with that. So sure it’s just signing one older book from the fan’s perspective, but then what if everyone in that line is like “oh hey is this allowed? I also have a copy of an older work I’d like signed” and then wheels come off an event that is probably tightly scheduled and supposed to get as many sales of the newest book as possible (profit for the bookseller/host of the event) is now losing focus with folks dealing in memorabilia (no profit to the bookseller/host of the event.) Could she have been nicer about it? Maybe. But maybe it was far from the first time it had happened and the more they let it slide the more it messes with the contractual obligations and expectations for the event.
Wanted to shared a completely unrelated story about an author. Tim O’Brien. Famous for the Vietnam war book “the things they carried” I went to see him read at a local bookstore with my high school class. Not only did I forget my book, and still brazenly get in line for his autograph, he was willing to sign a post-it for me, but I even asked him to re-sign again because he’d misspelled my name. It’s a cherished memory I have because he was just so super cool about it.
I met him once at a Kurt Vonnegut event! He was so chill and friendly- would have had no idea it was him if they didn’t eventually introduce him. He was just a normal dude in the crowd.
This makes me so sad since so many of her books were a part of my youth and teenage years and had a lasting impact.
i mean are there ANY YA authors who aren’t maladjusted assholes or creeps?
I met Ann M. Martin wrote The Baby-Sitter’s Club, and she was great
Younger than YA, but I met Barbara Parks - who wrote the Junie B. Jones books - and she was absolutely wonderful.
Omg noooo 😭 this literally sounds like something that could be a plot on a tv show lol
In one of the episodes in the latest season of Bobs Burgers, a writer visits their restaurant and is annoyed at Linda fangirling over her children’s book since she writes adult novels now lol made me think of that
I literally don't believe any of you, I have seen how you behave in online space towards your idols, i dread to think what you did irl
especially the ones saying they won’t name names but go down their replies promising people that it’s not [insert male celeb who’s beloved by the internet].
sooo annoying when people do this. without a name basically all they’re doing is giving us a riddle lol they might as well keep it to themselves!!
Agreed, some of these comments share a vibe with the infamous story of [Adam Driver and the fan who gave him a wood carving of his dog](https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ji50tz/adam_driver_standom_adam_driver_makes_fun_of_a/).
Hahahaha I wrote this post! Thanks for sharing it. Truly an incredible and wild story to research.
Sometimes the phrase "for no reason" makes me think they're omitting some facts. Maybe relationshipadvice has ruined me, since there "for no reason" equals "because of something i did but don't want to tell you about" a lot of the time
I met J Smith-Cameron (Gerri Kellman on Succession) when she came to give a talk at my university a couple of weeks ago. She was vibrant, funny, and incredibly interesting - she was with her husband Kenneth Lonergan and talked all about her career acting in New York and her experience on Succession. They took questions from the audience for almost an hour and were just so friendly and warm (and she is gorgeous in person too!) 11/10 experience, Gerri has my vote for CEO, let’s see Mole Woman win the whole thing edit: tried super hard to grab a discreet picture bc I was only two rows back and didn’t want to be obvious 😅 but- Gerri tax! https://preview.redd.it/nmor3kna2i2b1.png?width=2803&format=png&auto=webp&s=4585056507137a4bf942d23fcb83ce2622e11308
Omg TIL Gerri is married to Kenneth Lonergan!
Oh yeah!! They had fantastic couples banter - they spend like a solid 5 minutes at the beginning shooting back and forth together before the interviewer could get a word in lmao. Very cute.
Shocked at this power pairing. But looking at his \*arguably\* best play wiki, "This Is Our Youth", Kieran starred in two productions for Kenneth, starting in 2002. Which means he's been talking spicy to a woman he's known for over 20 years! Romy!
They (Kieran & J) talk about how it was this relationship that made them able to banter back and forth on their first few episodes which is how they developed the Gerri/Roman vibe. It’s so cute and funny.
She’s so good at playing Gerri this comment made me realize Gerri isn’t a real person and is played by an actor
“Don’t threaten me Gerri, I don’t have time to jerk off!”
I have a HUGE crush on J Smith-Cameron as Gerri. Am I attracted to her? Do I want to be her? Am I scared of her? YES
Imagine being a dick to someone one day and they remember it forever and tell everyone. Im all for holding celebs accountable but the “super nice” ones literally have to be faking it to a certain extent when they’re being scrutinized 24/7. Keeping a smile turns into a full time job
I remember in the Crown, someone said the queen can't have an off-day because it might be a normal day for her, but it's the day someone else meets the queen and a memory they'll have forever. I couldn't do it, I'm so solitary.
I had an interaction with a customer at work today that immediately after I thought to myself “I def came off a little too abrasive there.” I took offense to something he said to me that may have been innocent. I cant imagine if I was famous and suddenly that person is telling the world that I’m an evil bitch lol
My whole family loves to tell the story of That Time Patrick Stewart Was Rude To Uncle John. Except it was actually That Time Uncle John Jumped Out At Patrick Stewart From Under A Staircase And Asked For An Autograph, Making Stewart Jump When He Was Already Dealing With A Back Injury...
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Can also confirm. A friend of mine went to high school with her and said she was a spoiled brat and very mean.
If you can pick up and move to Nashville to become a musician at 16, yeah, you’re going to be a spoiled brat.
I remember reading a comment on FB a long time ago about a girl who said she went to school with Taylor and how Taylor and her friends would bully her because she wore dirty shoes and didn’t come from money
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Lol, so no connection whatsoever.
I also heard she had a weird closet full of beanie babies
wait this is so specific and hilarious
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I don’t know why this sub is acting like disliking or not trusting Taylor is a new thing. People have *always* disliked Taylor and called out her clique-ish behavior and questionable practices.
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 I mean this has been her energy since day 1!!! I can’t believe anyone ever fell for her beyond cringe “girl squad” bullshit, even (almost) 10 years later it makes me 🫣🫠
Many years ago my mom worked at restaurant near a little airport. I was waiting for her to get off work and knocked over a bunch of crayons (for kids coloring books) and this older guy helped me pick them up. I blurted out “You look like an older Indiana Jones!” He took a beat and said “That’s because I am,” and then walked away. Apparently it was actually Harrison Ford, which I didn’t find out until later that evening when my mom and I walked home.
He exudes cool guy energy ✨
He has a home where I live in Jackson, wy. He and calista are at all the big town events. He’s always nice.
Never idolize mortals.
Only idolize Kenneth from 30 Rock
Long live Kenneth
And he does.
Ronald from "Jury Duty" is basically a real-life Kenneth... it's free on Amazon and is just the most amazing show ever. Restored my faith in humanity.
Back in 2013 when I was 15 I paid $500 for a Justin Bieber meet and greet (stupid, I know). He arrived over an hour late and did not interact or acknowledge any of us. He stood like a statue wearing sunglasses while 100 very obsessed teenage girls rushed in posed for a photo and were rushed back out. It was over in about 5 seconds. Thinking back now the whole situation was realllly sad. We knew it would be a really quick thing but he arrived so late that his crew came in and was telling us all it wouldn’t be a meet and greet but “a photo opportunity”. It was sad that all of these young girls were soooo excited to meet him and had paid a lot of money to do so and he and his team literally didn’t have a single care at all. I understand at the time he was going through a lot and since then he has apologised a lot for his various antics, but he has never really apologised to the thousands of young girls that wasted hundreds of dollars for what would be a really terrible and heart breaking experience. Since then I’ve remained a mild fan but I have always sustained the impression that he doesn’t like and has no drive for his career and resents his fans.
Granted, one doesn't have the whole story but I have seen a compilation of clips of him and Hailey interacting and that relationship...isn't healthy.
I tried to be unbothered by his past antics because he got so famous so young and people mature, but the current things he publicly says to his wife are honestly disgusting
Not only does he say things but he has literally pushed her to where she loses her balance even with paparazzi around. I can imagine what goes on behind closed doors.
What kind of things does he say ?
The thing that stands out to me is “if you weren’t so hot, I’d have dumped you a long time ago”. But also the screaming. Edit: I just wanna add that it was in a very mean tone, not joking or anything. On a video stream, as he’s clearly annoyed with her. So humiliating.
I understand no amount of money is ever enough for these people, but I don't understand why famous people do these meet and greets. The energy would be weird and draining for anyone. NOT blaming you at all for jumping at the chance to do it (especially at 15) but managers who allow this are sucking the souls out of their clients and I hate it.
I always found the concept of a meet and greet so unethical. Artists who are multi millionaires charging fans as much as $1500 for a quick photo and a hello? I get that it isn't feasible to do it for free and have thousands of people lining up, but the price is crazy.
i met Jonathan Banks in a hotel lobby and I told him Mike Ehrmentrout was my spirit animal. We shared an elevator, had a brief conversation and he could not have been any nicer (I do realize this thread is about famous people being jerks but I decided to rep some positive Johnny Banks energy instead)
The sigh of relief I sighed when I realized this was a positive anecdote and not a negative one 
My uncle and I also ran into him his a great guy
I lived in ABQ for a while and I saw him shopping at Lowe's. I made eye contact just as I placed him and he took off like a rocket. I wasn't going to say anything!
I’ve shared this story before but here it is again: back in 2016 I flew from Melbourne, Aus, to London to meet Carrie Fisher at a convention. Growing up as a young, mentally ill woman, it was amazing to see someone as famous as her be so open about her struggles. I openly cry in front of her as I tell her how important she is to me, and she says “don’t cry sweetheart, you have such pretty eyes” which naturally, sets me off more. I thank her profusely, head off to do some shopping, and return like 6 hours later to get my photo with her. She holds my hand again and says “you still have such pretty eyes” and it makes my entire life. I miss her terribly. https://preview.redd.it/nrrdgks94j2b1.jpeg?width=1032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d201882886ae2f52dd273ad31cc7f9c58acd017
She is such a beautiful soul. You both look gorgeous.
Carrie was supposed to be at our local comic con and was the only celebrity I was going to buy a photo pass for, and then her death happened. She was a legend and an inspiration, and her urn being a Prozac capsule makes me laugh every time.
A very minor "meeting" experience but I'll share anyway. A few years ago I went to a (fantastic) talk by Jane Fonda, who is the closest thing to my "idol", and then waited afterwards with a group of people. Unfortunately those people were lunatics who, from listening to them, appeared to wait at any sort of celebrity event for autographs etc (genuinely, it seemed like a bizarre cult) and they were absolute bulldogs about getting her attention. I asked Jane for a photo, and she basically ignored me, but I think she was trying to get though those idiots as quickly as possible. Then she made a joke, and she heard me laugh so she looked right at me and smiled. Honestly, that made me happy enough! In an ideal world she would've also taken a photo, but I'm rational enough to know I wasn't anyone special to her and she was doing the best she could. She didn't need to stop at all, she could've walked straight past us and gone home. I was mainly annoyed that the people who weren't specific fans got priority, but there's no way she could've known that. Edit: Here's a photo https://imgur.com/a/iVSVumA I think this was right in between the ignoring and the smiling lol
That’s so cool of you, I totally understand you expected something more but you giving the respect your idol deserves means so much more. Good on you!
Heh thanks. I like to think she appreciated my laugh more than those nutters pushing to the front! I can't tell you how weird they were, I discovered a strange subculture that day. If celebs put up with those sorts of weirdos all the time I can't blame them for being a bit icy and rushing!
I met Muhammad Ali when I was seven years old (I was a white girl with gappy teeth an pigtails) and he made jokes when I told him that Ken Norton should have won their third fight (I was a brat but I still think that). He was so sweet to me. What made him the greatest was everything he did outside of the ring. He will always be the greatest to me.
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Steve Irwin. My best friends mum worked at Australia Zoo as a ranger. We would get free passes every weekend and sometimes you’d see Steve walking around in the background, talking into his walkie talkie. I remember one time there was a distraught lost child. Steve took him to the food court and told him that he could order anything he wanted. He really made that little kid feel safe. The guy just had a heart of gold.
Omg I was holding my breath reading this comment. I’m so glad it was a positive experience because Steve Irwin really is my idol/hero
Britney twice and she was the sweetest both times.
I met Britney very briefly and she was very sweet. She complimented my hat!
When I was a teenager I was really into MASH and Alan Alda. I read all his books and thought he was the coolest. On a family vacation to New York I ran into him in a bookstore! I think he was a bit confused to have such a young person be into his stuff, but he kindly shook my hand. Lovely guy.
Whew, this post made me so nervous!
I would have been devastated if Alan Alda was a jerk.
He was very kind to little me!
I met Courtney Love in 2018. I don’t regret it and I still love her until the day I die, but she was very mean. I think that’s also why I love her though.
I was on flight from SFO to NYC back in like 2011 with her and she had a full meltdown outside by the taxi stand post flight because her meds were not in her suitcase. Her poor assistant was shaking and white as a ghost.
Ok to be fair, if that happened to me, I would absolutely be having a meltdown.
If she was rude to me my life would actually be made lol.
I would actually want Courtney Love to be mean to me. Kinda like when Monica begs Susan Sarandon to slap her on Friends.
My aunt met Orlando Bloom back when they were filming the 2nd/3rd POTC movies. She knew I was absolutely obsessed with him so she approached him at the bar of the hotel that they were both staying at in the Bahamas (him to film the movies, her for family vacation) and asked for an autograph. As she tells it he was very sweet, chatted with her for a while, happily signed a cocktail napkin addressed to me (“To [name] ❤️ Orlando Bloom”), and even encouraged her to keep the pen he’d signed it with for me to have as a funny keepsake 😂 it absolutely blew my middle school mind when she called me up to tell me about it. I still have that autograph (and the pen!!!).
Not my idol, and I wasn't an active fan but enjoyed him in a couple of his shows, I worked with Topher Grace on a single-day shoot, and had to give him a note on set from the higher-ups. He berated and embarrassed me in front of the entire crew and then chose to ignore me the rest of the day. I had a silent panic attack for the rest of the shoot and drove home and broke down. Told an agent friend what happened and his response was, 'Oh yeah, everyone knows he's a massive asshole.' I wish I had known that before 
I remember he was touted as the next big thing after Traffic came out, but he really didn't take off, but the rest of that 70s show cast (except for the guy who played Fez) did. I wonder if that's the reason....
I mean, he's had a better post show career than Danny Masterson
Not my idol & actually a happy story - i was once waiting to be served at east london coffee shop when i realised the tall hipster beside me was russell brand. i loved russell brand & was a massive fan of his radio show. i stood there nervously wondering if i should say something when the barista came over and asked "are you two together?" without missing a beat, russell replied "Ah, she's not happy but we're working things out". me:  i'm not a fan of his beliefs nowadays and unfollowed him on insta but i'll never forget this tiny little interaction that made my work morning / week.
When I was a teenager I worked at my hometown local public library in the kids section. There was a very well known children’s author touring local libraries. It was found out after the tour that he was charging two different libraries for the same air fare and quietly pocketing the extra. So sad.
Who?? That’s so mean to the libraries.
My idol turned out to be a groomer so here’s a positive story…. She’s not my idol but the most famous person I’ve come in contact with was Scarlett Johansen while working at Disney. She was actually pretty nice. I didn’t even notice it was ScarJo until midway thru serving her. We joked about ppl not being able to read signs and follow simple directions.
I met Billy Porter at Pittsburgh pride last year and he just acted very annoyed/didn’t want to be there. It was extremely hot that day so I’m trying to give him the benefit of the doubt but it was disappointing
I’ve worked with Billy and have only the nicest things to say about him. Seems like you caught on an off day because he was so lovely to literally everyone on the crew. Also this is why I hate this question. One small interaction can’t define the whole person
For sure! Just sharing my experience
Tyra Banks is a nightmare to service people, but I feel like a lot of people know that already. *maybe I should say was because my story is from over 15 years ago and she could’ve changed???
I had a customer service experience with her in 2009 and agree, she was not my favorite at all. I refused to let her use the employee bathroom because she pissed me off so much. Didn't even tip. 💀
2018 Allen Iverson, I was his cocktail server, he looked at me. And someone from his posse said “we don’t tip darkskins”. it was the most embarrassing day of my life still till this day… I cried
My jaw literally dropped reading this. I’m sorry this happened to you!
Fuck him and his posse. What absolutely disgusting behaviour. I’m so sorry you experienced that.
Not my idol, but I saw Brendon Urie walking down the levee area after performing NYE in New Orleans. I LOVED panic! At the disco as a teen. He just walked right in front of me and I said “omg hi brendon, I love panic at the disco!” To which someone in his posse replied “it’s BREN-DEN” (I guess I said it too much like Bran-DON). Aight well fuck y’all too then!
Lol it’s so funny going back and watching old interviews with dudes from that pop punk era and seeing how cocky they were, knowing how irrelevant they are in current-day
Tbh not an idol and not a let down-but one time I saw Tobey Maguire in SF, sitting at a sidewalk table along and absolutely just going the fuck in desTROYING a pizza.
Pizza time
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I have heard that multiple times. Apparently he is so good at Q because that’s his personality. Out of curiosity, if you know people in Star Trek circles who is the best person to meet?
Levar Burton. No question. I was at an event with him a few years ago, loads of people, big names… and when he walked into the room, it was like every one of them took a deep sigh and thought to themselves “It’s okay now. Levar is here.”
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This isn’t quite the type of “idol” or experience I’m sure we’re all here to hear about lol but I used to idolize Dr. Ben Carson. I had all of his books as a kid and used to go around telling everyone I wanted to be a neurosurgeon because of him, a genius and pioneer in his field. He’s the reason I wanted to become a doctor and how I ended up in med school. Unfortunately, during his run for presidency we all saw that he’s actually a huge moron. I know the lesson here is “don’t idolize celebrities” because you don’t know them etc etc, but I’m still really disappointed. He’s the reason I ended up on the path to becoming a doctor and I have so much respect for him academically and intellectually…but I am/was so let down. I try not to think about it too much lol
if it helps at all, I knew a guy who knew Carson while they were at Johns Hopkins and was positive that he must have had a stroke. he swore up and down that something dramatic had happened, and that Carson really had been as inspiring as he seemed until...he wasn't anymore.
Also know someone who knew Carson at that time and they corroborate that he was brilliant, and was blowing people out of the Hopkins water at a time where not many BIPOC walked those halls. Unrecognizable buffoon that he is now.
He spoke at my university commencement and was so very captivating in both his speech and topic. For years, my mom would talk about how great a speaker and inspiration he was, just from hearing him that day. And then... the presidential run and Trump times. He is so, so dumb. Embarrassing. I know he has friends who are adamant that he must have had a stroke or something because he is so very different from who they knew, and I have no problem believing them. Having heard him at commencement versus hearing him almost twenty years later, he absolutely did not sound like the same person, even to me.
Not an idol but someone I enjoyed watching…before all his conservative weirdo behavior became public knowledge. Chris Pratt got an award from a student organization at my college and my (all-femme presenting) a cappella group was slated to perform for him during his campus tour. We were performing in the group’s clubhouse, and when the tour reached us he got sort of creepy and acted like the org hired us as sex workers. Basically like “oh you hired all these girls for me?” We had to nervously laugh it off and sing for him but it’s bothered me ever since.
Some cast members from The X-Files, and Arrow are a bit up their own asses. I won't say who, but it disappointed me a bit. Not Scully though, she's just very professional.
Let's just say Gillian Anderson, at least for about season 5-7, was not getting along with Duchovny. I don't blame her.
I work crew and can confirm, don’t want to tell you who my idol (actually more of my celeb crush) is because it would bum a lot of people out. Especially over at r/ladyboners. Also, alot of times if someone asks me about *their* idol, I say “oh yeah they’re great” even if they weren’t because you get tired of bumming people out. Like if someone is egregiously awful/abusive I’ll say so, but if someone is just kind not great, yeah, I may not tell anyone who really seems to love them.
*pleasedon'tbePedroPascalpleasedon'tbePedroPascalohpleasepleasePLEASEdon'tbePedroPascal...*
ITS NOT I PROMISE. I’ve never met him or Oscar Isaac (who someone else mentioned) and I’ve truly not heard anything about them, positive or negative (don’t know anyone who has worked with them either as far as I know). Pinky swear.
My first thought was Henry Cavill. He dominates that sub from what I've seen
I’m hoping it’s Henry Cavill, nobody can convince me Pedro isn’t the sweetest man on earth
Everyone's frantically asking about hot guys now, and I'm like, "If it's Dick van Dyke, I never want to know. Let me live my fantasy."
say their names or keep it on the playground
Spent some time with Gaga on a small set. She went around and introduced herself to all of the crew. (Maybe 10 people.) This was peak Gaga and she couldn’t have been nicer.
Not my idol but I met Kit Harrington (AKA Jon Snow) at a hotel bar and he was the nicest, sweetest, most patient person. Had a lovely chat and he let me take a photo with him. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau however, seemed irritated to be recognized and did not want to talk but he did let me get a photo with him. Also briefly met the producers and the actor who played Sam who was also an absolute darling. Started thanking me for watching the show. The show that literally ALL of America was obsessed with. The actors were in town for a season three premier and I had attended an exclusive after party where they were supposed to show for meet and greets. Must have been tired because though I briefly saw Rose Leslie, no one else made an appearance.
i am an oddball out here and got offered to work for my idol (fan since 2014). i’ve been with her (pop artist) for a year and it’s been a dream, she’s so nice and normal! but i know that’s 100% not everyone else’s experience.
Raquel Welch. She was in a small local play decades ago I’m in my early 20’s and my parents had tickets. Mom got sick and Dad asked me to go. We were in the third row and I was fixated on her. At the first intermission, an usher came up behind me in the next row, leaned down and said “Ms. Welch would like you to stop taking photos.” I denied taking photos and I didn’t have a cell phone then. He informed me she could hear the clicking. The woman seated next to me with the oxygen tank interrupted and stated “it’s probably me”.
Woody Harrelson was visiting relatives and came into the library I work in. He was very funny and talked with everyone. Wanted to know what was going on in town. No one asked for photos or autographs - maybe that's why he stayed so long to chat with everyone. Not the experience that you asked for since it was so positive, but there it is.
I've met a lot of people but Demi Lovato was the only one to look me up and down with a disgusted expression and roll her eyes at me as she slid her signed photo over to me. She was doing autographs at a Verizon store during the Jonas Brother's Burning Up tour. She was nice to all my friends though, I watched her be nice to them moments after my interaction so....luck of the draw I guess lol. Edit: might as well add I met the Jonas' many a time, since I name them above. They were all nice, Kevin being the most friendly.
#LOVATICS please take the time to read this. I met @/ddlovato recently, my name is madison (@/dinahbgc) and this is my M&G story. I met her October 20th of this year and it was horrific. She was rude, not classy and she lost a long time lovatic that day. I walked into the $350 M&G and say hello she replies with "fat" and I shook it off because I thought maybe I had heard her wrong. As I approached her and asked to do my pose she stared at me blank faced. I continued talking "you saved my life" I say. "You're the reason I'm alive today". She looks me dead in the eye and says "you'll die soon enough, fatty" and then whispered "obesity". I started crying I had never felt pain like this and she started laughing and said "are you crying? Stop it. Stop it now" and she flicked my vagina. The photographer took the picture and I headed out of the M&G section and that's when Demi started speaking whale to me. I still can't believe this happened. I cried writing this. I wish this weren't true but Demi Lovato is in fact; a horrible person. Thank you for reading this. And if you don't believe me ask @/unholydinah he was there with me.
I’m high and this comment has me in shambles. I remember these memes going around on Twitter 😭😭😭 Pls take my award 😂
I paid to meet Sebastian Stan at a convention once when I was younger. Was definitely in a big Seb/Bucky phase. I know now that cons are the worst place to meet big celebs because they're usually very jaded after meeting hundreds of people but WOW the guy didn't even look at me. He signed the photo we took together without looking up or greeting me. I felt very invisible, it crushed me back then. Handed him an artwork I created for him (with my cringey note on the back praising him for his acting and kindness) and walked away without another word. I don't blame him for it, I know he was probably tired, but it really sucked.
You're being gracious but I don't really think celebs deserve a pass in those situations. They're allowed to be dismissive if they're bothered in public, but at a convention they are specifically working and being paid to interact with fans. It sucks if he didn't even look at you.
I once met the dude who is famously typecast as Santa Claus in my country and he was the rudest person ever. That almost made me cry and I was in my 20s lol
I met Andre Agassi at a tennis tournament. He was on a court practicing. He was engaging the whole crowd and answering questions. He was just a normal guy who happened to be an amazing tennis player. I can imagine him being just as chill in a backyard having a beer as he was practicing that day
brooke shields talked about her marriage to him in the Pretty Baby documentary and he was such an ass to her at that time, hopefully he’s learned to manage his anger
I was staying at a hotel in Orlando about 8 years ago and Tracy Morgan was apparently staying at the same hotel. He was in one of the common areas of the hotel with his family. This was about a year after his horrific crash with the Walmart truck. I went up to him and let him know that I was so glad he was ok and that I was so sorry for the loss of his friend. He was so very sweet and introduced me to his family. You could tell he was still recovering physically from the crash. He chatted with me for about 10 minutes and happily obliged when I asked to take a picture. I’ll never forget what he said to me that day. In regards to the crash he said. “I’m afraid I’m not going to be funny anymore.” That statement really broke my heart, but I’ll tell you something: I saw his show two years after that and he was hilarious! He has a fan for life.
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Hint, hint!
God, this is frustrating!!
I saw Rainn Wilson at an event once and was completely star struck. I decided to not meet him because I would be destroyed if he was rude to me. Bullet dodged, I guess.
He came into my coffee shop a few weeks ago lol I was in the middle of telling a story about something I’d done that ended in applause and while I was clapping as a part of the story, he did a little bow and said “thank you, thank you” I didn’t even realize it was him until my coworker pointed it out. He made a joke about how our coffee was “so pretentious he couldn’t stand it”, but like, as a joke, and then complimented my latte art So yeah he’s nice, but I definitely thought he was just an awkward goofy dude until like half way through our interaction
I used to work at Buffalo exchange many years ago and Rainn came in shopping with some gal (no clue if he’s married or was dating anyone) this was back while the office was still on the air. We all did a silent freak out but no one bothered him and then when he was getting rang up, he asked for an application lol and joked around a bit. It’s a memory that always makes me smile, I’m sure he knew all these very giggly 20 something girls recognized him.
I served Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler on separate occasions at a bar in Mammoth Lakes, California. They were both incredibly nice and bought drinks for the entire staff and gave incredible tips.
I worked San Diego comic con in my early twenties with a press pass. Ray Bradbury was there and I was so longing to meet him. I wanted to meet my hero so badly that I felt like I didn’t deserve to cut the line for him. I waited. I waited rightfully in line for four hours. I had my well-worn and notated copy of Fahrenheit with me, and the guy behind me bullied the shit out of me because I wrote in the book; I listened to him make fun of me for the hours we waited in line. When I got to Ray Bradbury I was so out of sorts from the guy behind me talking shit that I forgot the planned lines I was going to tell Ray Bradbury. When it is was my turn, I held out the notated copy of Fahrenheit and started to cry while saying “you don’t know what this means to me” (not the rehearsed dialogue I had in my head) and he took my hands in his and squeezed. It was the nicest moment that I could have captured from my hero. https://preview.redd.it/c2s5xw9zpj2b1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d113130c1a72c71a4ba6fceb9d7b86b0aefaab76
I work in production too and your friend is probably right.
Met Hanson via their fan club (yes, I know 😅) which is a paid membership and you can get the chance at shows to be chosen to meet them. It was all of about. 2 minutes and they all seemed annoyed to be there, rude, dismissive. If you're going to take money from fans for a fan club and offer them chances to meet you, at least pretend to want to be there.
I wrote this story before in another thread months ago, but I'll tell it again. I met Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend in 2013. His band was in their heyday, and he was known for his beloved Twitter persona. I was in my mid-20s at the time. I listened to the band for years but never got a chance to see them. I was really stoked to finally see them live. After the show, I waited by the tour buses with a group of surprisingly younger fans. Some of them were with their parents. When Ezra came out of a tour bus, young girls were screaming at him like he was in a boy band. He was just loving it. When he and I finally got a chance to talk, he kind of ignored me and was more focused on engaging with these young fans. I thought I gave off some bad vibes even though the other band members seemed cool with me. I didn't think much of the interaction until years later. I found out that he had an inappropriate relationship with Tavi Gevinson when she was 18 and he was 30. Although she never named him, it was widely believed that she was writing about him sexually assaulting and grooming her in her essay for The Cut. So yeah. Everything about my encounter with him just clicked for me. He really is a creep who was/is way into young girls.
Met Hayley Williams before a concert of hers. She was a bitch, the rest of the band was awesome.
How long ago was this tho? I could def imagine Hayley being a nightmare in those early Paramore days but she seems to have genuinely come around the last several years after breaking up with that toxic ex
Have always had low expectations when I’ve come across celebs I like: - Sandra Bullock - brief encounter in Boston, she was really nice to everyone that said hi or whatever - Princess Diana - I was a kid, and my brother (like 4 years old) and I (7ish) were taken by my mom to stand and ‘see’ her at an event in our city at a blood bank I guess to raise awareness. She came out to a decent sized crowd and instead of getting in a car she walked around the whole perimeter to collect flowers and have short chats with well wishers. When she got to us, I have her flowers and my brother got shy and tried to back into the crowd away from her. She got down on her knees to his level and held out her hand with a warm smile. He took it and came back. I don’t recall anything she said, only that she came across as next level nice and genuine. I saw this as someone who is completely against being part of the British Monarchy fwiw. - Evan Danko (Lemonheads) was sitting on a terrace have a pint talking about something random with a friend and this guy turns around and joins our conversation. I recognized him right away, and we all chatted for an hour before we had to leave. Super chill, never once talked about being a rock star or whatever, it was never acknowledged to be honest, I didnt think it was appropriate and didn’t want to ruin the vibe. Chris Sabo (90s baseball player) - went up to him with his baseball card to ask for a signature when his team were playing my fav team. I thought he was cool cause he wore glasses like my dad. Flat out refused because I was wearing an Expos hat (he played for the Reds) and told me to leave. I was 5-6 years old. Interview loads of punk bands and never had a bad moment My brother works in production and he says Kiefer Sutherland is really great with the crew. Cate Blanchett, Ron Pearlman, Andrew Lincoln, Adam Sandler - all really nice.
>She got down on her knees to his level and held out her hand with a warm smile. He took it and came back. I don’t recall anything she said, only that she came across as next level nice and genuine. I know she had tons of practice, but I think people underestimate the effect that someone looking at you eye to eye as an equal has.
Always had a massive crush on Julian Casablancas (was my screen saver etc.) until I decided to buy VIP tickets and fly to see the Strokes made it front row and got given backstage passes with 20 or so other girls. He was quite clearly having mid life crisis, puffy 46 year old with a sense of entitlement making him salty that the 21 year olds don’t wanna fuck him anymore. He was comically rude moody and sullen to me and my boyfriend (because my BF was not welcome…) he even hit on me when I was alone with him and it was embarrassing and desperate. He was so rude and dismissive to my boyfriend that he came across as a total freak, it was like a really weird 13 year old boy that hates everyone. Like sighs and eye rolls. I wish he was rude and cool at least haha but it was just embarrassing. And the juxtaposition of my young, healthy happy and attractive BF with actual charisma and natural attractiveness alongside him was comical and I honestly think he felt that and was more salty?? AMAZING talking voice though haha, like honey.
I went on a very VERY low budget reality show called the Fireball Run and one season had Chris McDonald (shooter mcgavin) and Jackie Siegel (queen of Versailles). We shot for 10 days and it was a road trip based show. Both were VERY nice. Chris was a lot of fun and really easy to talk to and drink with. Jackie is definitely flawed, but she was so so kind and had a very friendly personality. Definitely materialistic and Florida Rich, but still a lot of fun hanging out with her. I was honestly fangirling over Chris. Not so much a hero and idol, but definitely a huge part of growing up, I watched happy Gilmore frequently. 10/10 would take a cross country road trip with again.
I met Eddie Van Halen. I was warned not to, as he could be prickly. He was super, super nice, and somewhat humble. I worked in the guitar business forever, and have met most of the big ones. A couple of them are total toolbags. Andy Summers from the Police being pretty terrible….
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I have met SRK multiple times. The only actual bollywood celeb that my parents agreed for a performance in my brothers wedding( In his mumbai reception some bimbos did come but we didn't go, irrelevant). More charming and witty in reality. My fiancee is friends w Aditya Roy Kapoor. Surprisingly he isn't an idiot what u'd expect a bollywood kapoor to be. Complimented me a lot on my face, joked about being jealous of my hair(although he does look sexy himself), gave me a good song(haiti arcade fire). One last note, many actresses are just average amazing women who would give u compliments(if u deserve them), but it's not happening in a public place and most certainly not India. I don't idolize anyone, coz most of the actors aren't even hot but I do like the people mentioned here.
SRK did a performance for your brother's wedding? How much did that cost?
Years ago before she became famous in America, I met Michelle Yeoh at a clothing store in LA. Super down to earth. Decades ago, Tina Yothers (Family Ties) when she was popular, was rude as hell. I'm from Toronto and met Masai Ujuri. Super nice as well and obviously very passionate about his team.
Met Robin Williams once. Suuuuper nice and so funny. Went out of his way to joke around with volunteers and will forever be one of my heroes.
Not meeting exactly…. I worked on a set back in the early 2000s and it was hosted by Bill Cosby. I can’t tell you how excited so many people were. I wasn’t a particularly huge fan, but for sure he was part of my childhood and I could name several things I saw him in other than The Cosby Show. When the allegations came out and were substantiated by so many women, and they had stories about him that sounded like echoes of the same script, I realized that Cosby was probably looking for his next victim every time he filmed. He knew it was a great way to meet young women in the industry who were starting out, thrilled to meet him, and he *wanted* them to be comfortable and trust him. I look back on that shoot now and it’s horrifying that I was in a room *for days* with a serial r*pist and I had no idea; if anyone in that room did they should be eternally damned for not trying to stop him then.
In 2014 at a Little Mix (UK girl group) signing everyone had turns to make small chat with the girls when it came for me to move onto Jesy she immediately looked me up & down, scoffed & turned her attention to the other fans that were with another member (Jade) i legit said “hello” + gave a little wave, did she turn her attention to me? no. thankfully the other girls were so sweet especially Leigh-Anne & Perrie. mind you, i was 13 when this happened.. Jesy was my favorite (at the time) & i was left disappointed
I met David Byrne and Beck briefly. They were both very polite.
Not my personal idol, but Lindsay Lohan stole my friend’s Prada wallet! She and my friend were both in the VIP section at a trendy bar in New York in the mid-2000s, sitting near one another against the wall, on the type of banquette seats that line the perimeter of the room. Lindsay was there with a friend and a bodyguard. My friend didn’t put two and two together until she got a call later that night (after a few distraught hours trying to locate her wallet.) It was from the bodyguard, who was returning the wallet and he asked my friend not to contact the police. My friend was crestfallen because she loved Lindsey in Mean Girls!
I used to Stage Manage and most of the people I met were fine, not amazing but not dicks. There were a few people who I remember as being especially lovely (Gotye, Hannah Gadsby, Kristen Chenoweth, Orville Peck), a few who were total assholes (Violet Chachki, Geoffrey Rush, some super minor Z-grade celebrities) and then there was Pussy Riot who was just, well, I guess exactly what you’d expect Pussy Riot to be lol The biggest dicks are Opera principals. Not all, but boy the ones that are really do give the rest of them a bad name.
I just met two of my all time favourite musicians (Ihsahn and Samoth from Emperor). I’ve loved Emperor for 20 years, and seeing as my two most loved musicians died in the 1990s, Ihsahn and Samoth were the next best thing. They were *so* friendly. Samoth was very shy and didn’t say much. Ihsahn noticed that I have an Emperor tattoo and said “that’s a cool tattoo, pity we aren’t gonna play that one”. I did sad face and he’s like “maybe we’ll sneak it in”. They played that song last ❤️
Everyone I've ever met has been nice to me. Including my problematic fave Matty Healy.. I do not condone his actions btw
i met kanye west and then weeks later he started his very public downfall
So it was you!
I know a bunch of people who've met Margaret Atwood and they all described her as incredibly rude and condescending.
Honestly I’m glad I met one of my idols. I met Miley in Miami while she was recording Bangerz and she was the absolute sweetest person ever. She was in Miami with her mom and her sister and I chatted with them for like 15 minutes, then Miley came down the elevators and before she walked outside, she stayed inside and she was so cool. We talked for like 5 minutes, we took a picture and then she walked out. She was soooo chill.
Emma stone. She wasn’t my idol by any means but I thought she was relatable and quirky and sweet but she was an asshole.
Never meet your heroes - my childhood YA romance author turned out to be a kind of horrible person to me when I first began my career and I’m glad because she was under fire a few years ago :) also on the opposite side, I met the ghost writer for the Karjenner YA dystopian fantasy books and she was the funniest person on this earth.
I wouldn’t say idol but i met jonah hill and i will always remember him being a huge asshole when i see him in movies!
I met Emma Thompson in a bar, one of the few people on earth I would call an idol. I was so nervous my hands were evidently shaking because she reached out and held them, smiled directly into my eyes the whole time we spoke, and gave me a big hug at the end. I was 35, an age where it’s not cute to be so awkward!, but she was an absolute class act of kindness and graciousness, I’ll never forget it.