If you're like me and you've ever wondered what fans say to movie stars when they see them on the street, then you'll be pleased to hear that the wait is finally over! BBC Radio 1 uploaded a series of videos on their TikTok account with actors answering exactly that question. The responses some of our fave actors gave ranged from hilarious and even heartwarming to just downright weird. It's a fun way to start your Monday morning and I definitely hope you feel the same way. It's also perfect proof that you can't avoid your fans, your reputation, and your earlier roles, no matter how hard you try.
I wanted to find out what the proper etiquette is for when we spot a movie star on the street, so I reached out to celebrity expert Mike Sington from LA. He was brutally honest that we shouldn't be doing what plenty of fans do. "When encountering a celebrity, don’t blurt out a well-known line from a movie they’ve acted in. They’ve heard that over and over again, and it gets very old. What they never get tired of is a compliment," he told Bored Panda.
"Simply be kind and pleasant and compliment them on their work: 'I thought you were extraordinary in such-and-such a movie,' or 'I really admire the work you do, I’ve been following your career for years.' Stars, just like anyone, simply want to meet a nice person, saying nice things. There’s no need for gimmicks," Mike pointed out that simplicity and being genuine is best.
Scroll down, check out what the celebs shared with the BBC below, upvote your fave lines, and use this as a great opportunity to be way more genuine if you ever see them in the street. Meanwhile, I'll be trying to puzzle out how I can become an overnight silver screen success so I can get cakes as gifts from fans, too.
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Patrick Stewart
Chadwick Boseman
Anthony Mackie
Brad Pitt
Lupita Nyong'o
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mark Ruffalo
Dylan O'brien
I could look him up but I'd probably end up as an "Oh I haven't seen that".
Paul Rudd
Denzel Washington
Emilia Clarke
I'd tell her that I loved that movie where she took care of a terminally ill guy and make his life awesome.
Chris Pratt
Russell Crowe
Leonardo Dicaprio
Jennifer Lawrence
Michael Fassbender
Paul Rudd
Tom Holland
Margot Robbie
Orlando Bloom
Literally if I met most of these people, I would be like hOLy s**t YoUr *famous person* oH mY GoD i CAnT bElIEvE iM mEetInG yOu
I don't know most of these people, so of course I would say nothing to them.
I'm so totally out of touch that I could probably share a cab clear across the country with any of these people and never know they were anyone "famous". Literally the only one I even can connect with a movie role is Arnold Schwhatever and all the rest are just random faces that don't even trigger a connection when I read their name. I think I need to get out more...
Yeah I'm right there with you on this- I don't watch much popular media... but I honestly don't believe that I'm missing out- I just have different "heroes" which most people wouldn't recognize.
Load More Replies...I have met some famous people and managed to act like a normal person. Then I met Jared Leto and was instantly transformed to a 12 year old girl who said. "You were awesome." I was 44 years old. ack!
Jared Leto completely exempts you from having to act cool, that doesn’t count ;)
Load More Replies...My Dad was involved in high level stuff while I was growing up... Hanging with generals and industry folks... No fear in that man. He was in England and they were filming a movie and he just sits down next to Pierce Brosnan and they chat like they're old friends as my Dad tells him he got robbed by not getting a second Bond movie. I'll never be cold stone calm like that man, but I don't get impressed by movie people. They're just folks working for a living by acting, an old and proud profession, but other than having a lot of money they're no better or worse than you or me.
Met loads of famous people, only had to compose myself meeting Lemmy, I fan-boyed hard.
Literally if I met most of these people, I would be like hOLy s**t YoUr *famous person* oH mY GoD i CAnT bElIEvE iM mEetInG yOu
I don't know most of these people, so of course I would say nothing to them.
I'm so totally out of touch that I could probably share a cab clear across the country with any of these people and never know they were anyone "famous". Literally the only one I even can connect with a movie role is Arnold Schwhatever and all the rest are just random faces that don't even trigger a connection when I read their name. I think I need to get out more...
Yeah I'm right there with you on this- I don't watch much popular media... but I honestly don't believe that I'm missing out- I just have different "heroes" which most people wouldn't recognize.
Load More Replies...I have met some famous people and managed to act like a normal person. Then I met Jared Leto and was instantly transformed to a 12 year old girl who said. "You were awesome." I was 44 years old. ack!
Jared Leto completely exempts you from having to act cool, that doesn’t count ;)
Load More Replies...My Dad was involved in high level stuff while I was growing up... Hanging with generals and industry folks... No fear in that man. He was in England and they were filming a movie and he just sits down next to Pierce Brosnan and they chat like they're old friends as my Dad tells him he got robbed by not getting a second Bond movie. I'll never be cold stone calm like that man, but I don't get impressed by movie people. They're just folks working for a living by acting, an old and proud profession, but other than having a lot of money they're no better or worse than you or me.
Met loads of famous people, only had to compose myself meeting Lemmy, I fan-boyed hard.

