“My favorite role of his was as Curt in “American Graffiti”. Get well soon Richard.”
Mine too. Without getting into detail, that movie along with a couple from my church were very influential in my life direction (In a good way)
I was fortunate enough to attend an event where he was meeting with fans and signing. I had him autograph my copy of the movie poster. I had a tough time explaining to him how the movie affected my life w/o choking up.
The line was long and slow moving. He took time with each and every fan - which I thought was incredibly generous.
I guess that explains your screen name. A brilliant movie in every way that resonates with so many people.
That is great to hear.
I always loved that movie too, if you’re an American, how can you not?
It warms my heart and increases my esteem of Richard Dreyfus. If what you said is true (not that I doubt it is)
I’m not in the celebrities. If I’m with friends, and they see some sports figure in the region, there’s at least always somebody who wants to go get an autograph, and other people who are interested in walking over with him to get it.
I’m really not into that at all, it just seems too rude and intrusive to me.
But that said, I am always extremely impressed with an athlete or a celebrity who handles that graciously.
I’m a big hockey fan, and I went up to Quebec to watch the 1987 NHL All-Star team play the Soviet national team. Me and three of my Hockey buddies rented a camper, and we drove up in February. Three of us in that Winnebago were named Bob, and by the end of that trip, my neck was killing me. Every time someone said “Bob“ two or three heads would twist in every direction.
Anyway, we got up there and we’re walking through the lobby of the Frontenac hotel, and we spotted Ray Bourque, and All-Star defenseman with the Bruins at that time.
Four or five of the guys walked over to talk to him, but I didn’t. I just hung back and watched from a distance, but I could hear what they were saying.
It was probably about 9 o’clock at night, and just looking at him, I could see that he was pretty beat. But what filled me with such admiration was when I heard him say “Guys, I have something I have to do right over here, but if you wait, I’ll come back.“
He walked away, and about 10 minutes later… He came back. He signed autographs and chatted very amiably ( if not sparsely) with the guys.
I’ve always admired celebrities and athletes who seem to understand that these people asking for autographs are the people who make them money.
I went out to Oshkosh Wisconsin many years ago, for the big aviation event they have out there, and I ran into Chuck Yeager. My buddy and I were both great admirers of Chuck Yeager and what he had done, and my friend just wanted to say hello, but I just thought Yeager was extremely rude.
It took me some time to think about it, but I eventually concluded that it would be right of me to be tolerant of Yeagers behavior. I thought about it, and I realized he had never asked for any of the fame that came his way. He just wanted to do the things he liked doing, and people put all kinds of weight on that, and I have heard it is something he never became comfortable with.
When I thought about it in that light, I realized I had been wrong to feel the negative feelings that I had felt initially.
Anyway, your description of Richard Dreyfus‘s behavior was a nice thing to know. Thank you for sharing it.