Before CBS 5 I Was Star Struck. But Now...

Before I began working at CBS 5 in San Francisco between 2004 and 2005 I would get star struck easily. I didn't care who the person was, if I heard they were around I had to get a look and that would be it. No bragging, no nothing. Just had to see. But since working at CBS 5 and meeting a number of actors/actresses/musicians and such I am no longer star struck.

I met one who was the nicest person you'd ever want to meet and very down the earth and met another who had a very nasty personality without opening their mouth. I will not mention their names for I am not Perez Hilton. I want to make a name for myself while putting others down by name. But digress.

My view of people in the entertainment industry has changed quite a bit. I no longer like someone just because of what they do. I like them for who they are. My view changed because of my encounters. Not because of the bad one, but more so, because of the good ones. I have learned, and as cliche it may seem, we are all the same, just some of us are more known than others. I am still in the other category. I listen to stories about them from others or read articles about them (not in celebrity magazines) but in magazines about things they are interested in. I also do a lot of reading on IMDB via the trivia page and the message boards and try to learn something interesting about them that is not related to what they do. From all my readings I make up my own mind.

Twitter is a haven for celebrity followers. I was never one of them because I would have to like the person for who they are and not what they, as mentioned as before.

I also don't get excited about who is coming to town - unless it is Santa Clause coming to town and he better have my Mac Book Pro laptop with him or else.

But then there are people I like because of what they do and the list is long. What this means is that I would never want to meet them. The only person I like for what he does and who he is is Roger Waters and that is one person I would love to meet someday.

I have three or four people from the soap opera world I am following on Twitter and two have responded to me when I responded to their tweet. And my responses have nothing to do with their characters on the show or the entertainment world. I am sure that's the last thing they want to talk about.
 
I have learned that if you treat an actor/actress like everyone else and talk about things non-related to their job they are more responsive towards you for they feel you are there for them and not for what they do. In other, there's no ulterior motive.

The next time you are eager meet someone, don't approach them like a fan, although you may be the greatest fan, but approach them like they are one of us, which they are.

Always keep this quote in mind if your favorite person turns out to be a real a-hole:

"Whoever said fame makes you the person you are, must have had David Ruffin in mind"... From the movie The Temptations.