ENTHUSIASTIC FAN: You know all about the actor (what roles he/she has played, where they studied, etc.)
STALKER: When said actress hurts himself/herself you hold a vigil outside of the theatre where he/she is currently working saying "praise *insert name of actor*"
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
The Golden Rule works rather well here. Don't do anything that you wouldn't want a relative stranger to do to you. Old fastioned notion? Yes. But still true.
"And the postman sighed as he scratched his head, you really rather thought she ought to be dead..."
Um, when you make things for the person, and dance for them on their last day of a show, and know every single facet of their life, and make clay sculptures of them, and don't respect their privacy, and fail to realize that they are indeed a human being, with a home and a life, and that what they are doing is their job, and nothing more--thats a stalker. Honestly, this is a topic that really bothers me. A lot of people (and I hate to pick on some people, but I'll use the Wicked Fans) need to learn how to respect the borders of Broadway Performers. They are PEOPLE! Leave them alone. I have no problem with asking for their autographs, and telling them how wonderful they are, but so many people go way too far. Pretending to be them on those stupid LiveJournals. It absolutely disgusts me. Everytime I read those things, I feel like throwing up. Stop obsessing over what they eat, wear, say and etc. Just appreciate their work. Get out of their face, b/c sometimes they just might be tired.
I think the main difference between a stalker and I fan is realizing the boundaries that you should or shouldn't cross. There are a couple of performers whose work I am very fond of, but I would never ever think of sending them Christmas cards, scrapbooks, pretending to be them on the internet, b/c that is sick and a little obsessed.
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
Okay in regards to Diva's post, sometimes you can also get to know the actor you are a fan of on a more personal level. You realize that they are a person too, but through encounters you almost start to become friends, and do love them as a person as well as an actor. The actor might love you as a person too, not as a fan. That is not stalker-ish to me. But there is a fine line. If the actor doesn't feel the same friendship, then it might be considered stalker-ish.
But yes, telling an actor you love them when you don't know them is a bit stalker-ish.
