The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread — Page 18

He's sure quick with responses, for what it's worth.

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Maybe but i thikn i heard he wasn't always nice.

good to know.

I'd probably go with that, gav. If you provide the supplies, he's quick (and he even returns your sharpies).

greatdct, I think I'd feel like the whole thing were more cheesy if you just ASK for something straight-up. When I left that picture at the theatre for him, I left a long note with it. It's silly, but I felt like I owed him more in writing than "dude, sign this, you're hot."

dlthom, he's usually very friendly, sweet and totally accomodating, and he's just... a good person. Nobody's always nice, though.

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Updated On: 8/30/05 at 12:18 AM

Exactly. People respond to niceness. My note was superbly sappy, but hey, he's a sensitive fellow, so I figured I might as well!

(I just used the word "fellow." I really think I shouldn't be awake.)

Which picture was the other one? I lost the full scan of my autographed ShowPeople picture. It had a little personalized "all the best" note, and then the chest hair thing. heh.

I love love LOVE his signature. The first time I saw Chitty, I brought my Tick, Tick... BOOM! poster with me. He took full advantage of having an entire poster to sign, let me tell you.

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I wonder why he added 'Jon'...peculiar.

Aw! I love that he signed it "Jon".

I see that a lot of TTB stuff that he signs - CD jackets my friends have, etc. He had said something about wishing the poster that at least had cast credits and names on it was still circulating, and that there used to be one. He seemed surprised that I'd dug this one up, at any rate.

This is really high on the emotional scale, but after I listed to that American Theatre Wing interview, I think I realized why he signs "Jon." I had made fun of it at first, and been like "no, I thought he played SUSAN," and figured it as some strange gesture of diva-dom. But after hearing that interview, and learning that he felt such a connection to Jonathan in the sense of him being a character he played, and in the sense of him being an incredibly capable person, and a huge loss to our community. I think that his ability to tap into the show's themes, and how important the project was to him, and how PROUD he is of that... I think that's why he signs it. When I realized that, the poster suddenly meant the world to me.

I'd like to think he reads the stuff. When I got the photo back, something told me he read what I wrote to him - something about the wit and... can we call it charm? that was in my little note back. Maybe I delude. Who knows?

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Updated On: 8/30/05 at 12:41 AM

That's definitely a treasure you have!

I think it's incredible that he gives so much of himself to his characters. So much so that they become a part of him. I think that shows how talented he is. It's not something I can say about too many other actors.

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I laughed ALL the way home. More power to a man who can wear chest hair so well.

And yeah - there's nobody like him. I've never seen (and never will see) another actor like him.

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I love it - better than just a scribble of a name. Shows that he has a good sense of humor.

*sigh*

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dlthom, just keep it short and sweet; tell him that you greatly admire his work, etc, etc, and that you'd be honored if he'd sign __ for you. He won't be mad!

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You could mail it, or drop it off at the stage door. Either way, you'll get it back. Or, should you get lucky, you could just have him sign whatever in person, if you can catch him.

He's softspoken and shy, but quite a sweetheart, on good nights. If he goes out the stage door, chances are he'll sign autographs and take pictures more-than obligingly, though (not to scare you) like any normal person, he has his moments and can be a little snippy. It's a crapshoot, though, as he's often sneaking out a different exit. And even though he is shy, if you can break the ice, he's friendly enough that he'll be pretty chatty. He's one of the most incredible men you could ever meet, though. Good luck!

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Updated On: 8/30/05 at 01:06 AM

The funniest thing about the kids is that many of them don't understand that the people in front of them, signing their Playbills are actors playing parts. They're not actually Truly and Caractacus. It's kind of amusing to watch the parents (and sometimes the actors) try to get the point across.

And no, I wouldn't call him afraid, at all. If he's in a good mood, he'll ham it up for the cameras for a good twenty minutes or so, and is really good with the kids, etc, etc - I could go on. Just one of those genuinely good people.

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