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Right - but at least someone came out and gave you an explanation. That's all I'm asking here - a little humanity for heaven's sake!

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That's why I said she could have said it on the way to the car. Once to the whole group as she was walking past. Unless there were hundreds of people, that's all it would have taken. Not like every person there wouldn't have been paying attention to every word she said.

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Thank you, Lou, for saying it more efficiently than all my posts put together! :)

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If you read the post, you would see that wasn't the case. And if she KNOWS she's bad about it, maybe she should try a little harder. And I didn't read anything that said she was a bad person. I've never met her, I don't know her, I have no authority to make that kind of judgement. I'm just saying, be human. Like we all have to be every day in our jobs, whether we're tired or sick or hungry or annoyed. That goes for all of us as well as all performers. They don't get special dispensation for being rude or unpleasant - actually, they do, but they shouldn't. I've worked with plenty of stars, and I have to say the biggest Broadway stars (of the ones I've dealt with personally), no matter how awful and miserable they are to the people around them on a daily basis, are WONDERFUL to their fans - because they KNOW that that is where their bread is buttered.

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Updated On: 7/2/04 at 10:47 PM

Idina has always been gracious when I've seen her after the show. She's not very talkative, but she always signs for everyone, as far as I've seen. Someone like Nathan Lane, however (and yes, I know he reads here), has been rude and brusque every time I've encountered him. I once complimented him and he mocked me and threw it back in my face. He is a brilliant performer, but as a person he is severely lacking in appreciation for his fans or in common courtesy. Idina is not rude, but merely a little withdrawn.

wow, that's all I can say is, wow...........

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I'll echo whoever said you're on crack if you can't fathom a performer being shy. That's *about* the most asinine thing I've read on these boards yet - Robert DeNiro, Anne Bancroft, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullaly, Barbra Streisand, Nicole Kidman, I could go on and on.....all are shy people "in real life" - and "real life" begins where the show ends!

Acting 101 is learning to become someone else when you're acting. That, in and of itself is what draws so many shy people into the art to begin with! I am a very shy person, especially after I've just performed. You feel exposed, tired and in a way, embarassed, even though you know you've done great work.

I don't know why I keep feeling compelled to write on this. I have no need to convince anyone of anything - I think I just can't believe that there are people out there that think all actors HAVE to be extroverts and are REQUIRED to "stage door", regardless of whatever else they might have to do in their lives.

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Updated On: 7/3/04 at 01:05 AM

I dont see it as much as a obligation for stars to sign autographs and/or taking pictures but more of having to do with their image or just being nice and acknowledging their fans. You cant comdemn people because they wont sign, just be happy for the stars that do take the time to do it.

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