Bad encounters with cast members
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Yes, but some are funny about it.
I just recalled a story about a fan who went up to Jack Nicholson (I think) with a picture of another actor (same age group,etc). Nicholson gave the fan a dirty look, the way we all would expect him to, as he walked away.
I just recalled a story about a fan who went up to Jack Nicholson (I think) with a picture of another actor (same age group,etc). Nicholson gave the fan a dirty look, the way we all would expect him to, as he walked away.
Cesar Romero?
Why is it that most celebrities are assholes? I mean take Brent Spiner for instance, in that video a few pages back there was no need for him to be 'terse' as he put it, he could have been gracious about not answering Star Trek questions and just say it from the off, rather than doing this powerplay thing. And no, he's not iconic outside of Star Trek, and no, he was probably not going to be a professional baseball player. I mean the narcissism is breathtaking.
In contrast to celebs one would think are cool but aren't, at least with Shatner, you know exactly what you are getting. Even Captain Kirk is a bit of an asshole, an admirable, likeable, heroic asshole but an asshole nonetheless. I think meeting one's heroes is impossible for the reason that they don't exist, you're meeting Shatner, not Kirk etc. The weird thing about acting is that one's work is conflated with fictional people who don't exist in a tangible sense yet seem so real that they may as well. Therein lies the rub.
Another thing I don't get is that they should be grateful to be where they are, as ICE T said, don't diss your fans, if you're rude you won't get far, that doesn't usually seem to apply but I think the point is people who get to act or perform or do anything outside the hell grind are incredibly lucky, talented or not, and they should savour it. If you're getting paid to go to conventions/autograph signings be nice about it. I can get why some actors might be perceived as standoffish if they're introverted/shy/socially anxious but I'm talking about actual asshole behaviour, not assholish demands for them to pretend to be something they're not as extroverted, shiny happy people. Maybe there's something just incredibly soul sucking about conventions but seriously, they frakking get to act for living! People pay them to write their name on a photo of themselves! They're living a life many can only dream of! And I say this as an asshole myself.
In contrast to celebs one would think are cool but aren't, at least with Shatner, you know exactly what you are getting. Even Captain Kirk is a bit of an asshole, an admirable, likeable, heroic asshole but an asshole nonetheless. I think meeting one's heroes is impossible for the reason that they don't exist, you're meeting Shatner, not Kirk etc. The weird thing about acting is that one's work is conflated with fictional people who don't exist in a tangible sense yet seem so real that they may as well. Therein lies the rub.
Another thing I don't get is that they should be grateful to be where they are, as ICE T said, don't diss your fans, if you're rude you won't get far, that doesn't usually seem to apply but I think the point is people who get to act or perform or do anything outside the hell grind are incredibly lucky, talented or not, and they should savour it. If you're getting paid to go to conventions/autograph signings be nice about it. I can get why some actors might be perceived as standoffish if they're introverted/shy/socially anxious but I'm talking about actual asshole behaviour, not assholish demands for them to pretend to be something they're not as extroverted, shiny happy people. Maybe there's something just incredibly soul sucking about conventions but seriously, they frakking get to act for living! People pay them to write their name on a photo of themselves! They're living a life many can only dream of! And I say this as an asshole myself.
I had never heard this and so did a little bit of research on Dwight Schultz. While he is a political conservative, he seems to be fairly middle of the road mainstream. I couldn't find any references or news items about him being a "Nazi," a National Socialist or holding extremist views.
Do you have any specific information on this subject?
Yeah...I got curious and googled "Dwight Schultz Nazi", and came up with the fact that he voiced a Nazi in a Castle Wolfenstein game.
Just because the Nazis may have held any or all of those positions, it doesn't follow that holding them makes one a Nazi.
you are unfunny.
Kinda like that new TV commercial where Benecio del Toro is mistaken for Antonio Banderas?
I am not among its followers personally, but my recollection of the Tea Party movement was that it was largely libertarian in nature, which is kind of the opposite of fascism, with the emphasis being on the individual over the State in the former and very much the reverse in the latter. I also understand "neo-con" to be a term that represents the kind of less-fiscally responsible conservatism the movement was actually opposed to. So whatever Dwight Schultz's actual beliefs may be, what you've said above makes very little sense to me.
(Sorry for furthering the off topic digression into politics. I haven't had any bad experiences with celebrities to speak of.)
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Schultz' political beliefs are quite right wing. Some examples below:
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/8156/Dwight_Schultz_Suggests_Obama_Will_Force_Him_To_Alter_His_Sex
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2012/09/dwight-schultz-is-howling-mad-about.html
http://www.redstate.com/diary/kjl29...alks-about-being-a-conservative-in-hollywood/
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/8156/Dwight_Schultz_Suggests_Obama_Will_Force_Him_To_Alter_His_Sex
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2012/09/dwight-schultz-is-howling-mad-about.html
http://www.redstate.com/diary/kjl29...alks-about-being-a-conservative-in-hollywood/
"Right wing" and "conservative" are very broad terms that cover a wide range of diverse beliefs, just as "left wing" and "liberal" are. Anyone who equates them generally with specific pejoratives like "Nazi" and "teabagger" is just showing their prejudice.
(Not endorsing or condoning any of Schultz's views here.)
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I equated them with neither.
Never said you did.
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That's fine, I'm just saying he is right wing, more specifically he's neo-conservative, which is an ideology I generally find distasteful (YMMV). That said, I know many wonderful conservatives who are kind, patient, and polite with others who do not share their beliefs, so Schultz isn't indicative of them, only for himself. It's just that I find his views disappointing, though I try not to let it color his characters.Never said you did.
fas·cism
ˈfaSHˌizəm/
noun
noun: fascism; noun: Fascism; plural noun: Fascisms
- an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
synonyms: authoritarianism, totalitarianism, dictatorship, despotism, autocracy;
Nazism, rightism;
nationalism, xenophobia, racism, anti-Semitism;
jingoism, isolationism;
neofascism, neo-Nazism
"a film depicting the rise of fascism in the 1930s"- (in general use) extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practice.
I hear Gary Sinise is a conservative Republican but from all accounts a gracious and polite man.
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