| Being a celebrity means dealing with fan
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| | powerful talent agent in Hollywood.When
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| demands for autographs, ranging from
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| | stardom is new, autograph signing can be
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| polite and appropriate to rude and
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| | a thrill. One night in Paris the 60 year
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| overbearing. One time Katherine Hepburn
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| | old Cary Grant and 25 year old Sophia
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| was performing on Broadway and tried to
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| | Loren wished to go out to dinner. "But
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| exit backstage through a crowd of
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| | the people will come up to us. I can't
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| jostling autograph hounds. Bodyguards
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| | stand it!" said the jaded Briton. "I love
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| helped her to her limo and once safely
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| | it," said Sophia. When they left their
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| inside the very private star rolled down
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| | hotel Grant complete with his hat pulled
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| the window and shouted," Run em down!
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| | down,dark glasses, his scarf wrapped
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| We'll clean up the blood later!" The
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| | around his face, and his huge overcoat
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| crowd scattered and the limousine sped
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| | looked like the Invisible Man. Sophia
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| away, pausing long enough for Hepburn to
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| | looked like Sophia. As they walked the
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| roll down the window and wave goodbye to
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| | streets of Paris people began to come up
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| her fans, accompanied by an evil laugh.
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| | to her for autographs which she joyfully
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| Strangely enough, when she lived in
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| | signed. After a few fan encounters Grant
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| Beverly Hills the seclusion loving
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| | began to get jealous. Down came the hat,
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| Hepburn developed the habit of sneaking
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| | off came the glasses, the coat and the
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| into her neighbor's houses as a hobby.
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| | scarf and soon he was standing under neon
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| She became expert at climbing trees,
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| | lights to get noticed.Another English
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| avoiding alarms and dogs, and revealing
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| | actor named Grant was thrilled by his
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| herself just before her nervous neighbors
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| | breakout stardom due to the movie Four
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| called the police.Walt Disney had the
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| | Weddings And A Funeral (1994). Hugh Grant
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| strange experience in the 1930s of having
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| | would drive around New York looking for
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| his name famous around the world when his
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| | theaters where the film was playing then
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| face was not. Often he would forget his
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| | get out and wait in line, happy for the
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| identification and that combined with his
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| | attention and to sign autographs. Later
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| casual attire sometimes kept him out of
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| | when he was arrested in Los Angeles for
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| fancy restaurants. Later in the 50's he
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| | hiring prostitute Divine Brown, he turned
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| became a recognized figure because of his
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| | down requests to put his signature on
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| television hosting duties. The lack of
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| | tabloids containing his mug shot.Some
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| anonymity made it increasingly difficult
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| | actors just sign despite their annoyance.
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| for him to walk through Disneyland
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| | One time Arnold Schwarzenegger was being
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| without being badgered for autographs.
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| | interviewed at a press junket when a
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| Disney struggled not to be brusque while
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| | reporter asked him for an autograph for
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| explaining he didn't have time, he was
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| | his mother, a big no-no. The star
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| trying to make the park a better place.
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| | grimaced and said,"Of course. I wouldn't
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| In the 60's when the company was trying
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| | want to disappoint your mother." He
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| to purchase Florida marshland for a
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| | paused then added," I'm sure you have
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| second amusement park, he was warned by
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| | disappointed her enough
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| his advisors to stay away from the state,
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| | already."Autographs can cause internal
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| the real estate prices would go up once
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| | conflicts for stars who take themselves
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| the identity of the buyer was known. But
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| | too seriously. During the making of Klute
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| Disney couldn't resist. Eating in a
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| | (1971) Donald Sutherland received a
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| Orlando diner Walt was approached by a
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| | written request from a fan who wished for
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| curious waitress,"Pardon me. Aren't you
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| | an autograph for his daughter. Sutherland
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| Walt Disney?" Walt who was known for
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| | showed the letter to his humorless
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| being brutally honest, replied," Hell no!
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| | girlfriend Jane Fonda who expressed a
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| And if I see that sob, I'll give him a
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| | strong opinion that he should not sign
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| piece of my mind."Stars making movies at
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| | it, autographs imply that movie actors
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| Universal Studios often try to avoid tour
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| | are somehow superior to others.
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| guides leading autograph hounds. One
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| | Sutherland bowed to her philosophy and
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| particular fellow became ingenious at
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| | wrote a letter stating his reasons for
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| tracking down Michael Caine, who toyed
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| | refusing the request. The man wrote him
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| with the idea of having the young man
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| | back,"Dear Mr. Sutherland, thank you for
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| fired, then decided, "What the hell, I'll
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| | your letter. We think you are full of it
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| just sign" and was gracious. It turned
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| | but we ripped off the signature and gave
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| out to be a good move, the tour guide was
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| | it to our daughter.
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| Mike Ovitz who later became the most
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