This morning, I clicked on one of those tantalizing MSN links on Hotmail--this one advertising some press event with Oscar nominees, because I, as much as anyone else, get sucked into the celebrity vortex and convince myself that I must know what's going on in their lives, what they wore to that gala, how their kids are doing. But this article and accompanying video were different.
Apparently, every year, Newsweek asks some of the Best Actor and Actress nominees to gather for an Oscar roundtable, where they're asked candid questions about their work, but also allowed to simply discuss anything amongst themselves--politics, artistic inspiration, family, etc. If you find yourself getting too wrapped up in celebrity press and putting people on ridiculous pedestals like I do sometimes, I encourage you to watch this (link
here) and find what I found: when you watch these actors and actresses at length in a very normal setting, you realize how normal they actually are. They all interrupt each other; they each have a story to tell; you can see them listening politely to each other even if they're a bit bored; they compliment each other's work; and, amazingly, they're all quite gracious and humble about their own careers. Behind their universally recognizable and bankable faces, they are all just people. It's something our country--and I--would do well to remember.
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i've got 14-15 credits (6 classes), and i'm living with Ranae Norris down on the island. It's an interesting thing, but at least i'm in the right place. How are you doing? What are you up to?