Post by frantic_like_a_cat on Jun 24, 2004 19:30:57 GMT -5
this is a memo to all u that wish that you met an actor, and consequently fell in love and had a relationship.............. i always wished this, meeting a famous dude and getting personal. well, it has happened....and it wasn't all its cracked up to be. i post this here because i think it is appropiate to the theme "famous dude idolatry"- no offense but we all know what we r doing here rite? iam fuming at the acting biz for making a good guy go bad. and i pray that Cillian doesn't lose his way in all the glitter and lites like how my Ex- boyfriend did. Cillian seems to be really levelheaded and focused from what i have read in the media, but hollywood will break one unexpectedly, and maybe one will not realize until the damage is done.well a few years ago i met a up and coming actor that i shall not name, to protect all parties involved. he's from here in Canada and was doing press for a new CBC (a broacasting company here in Canada)
TV movie he did and was to air. This would lead to a movie offer in L.A, i was working as an intern at the local entertainment magazine as an assistant to one of our best journalists, doing stuff like scheduling, driving and just hanging around. and one sunny hot day, we were to meet an interview at a inner-city botanical garden. this was to be a cover story for this weeks edition and i was really nervous, this guy was soo hot. he also took an interest in me, as i was getting stuff loaded into my bosses suv , he approached me and asked if i would like to go get a bite with him that evening, i was starstruck! i couldn't believe he liked me!
i accepted and we went on our first date. we found alot in common and even had the same fave band! i wasn't expecting much, as i knew he was busy and lived on the east coast. but after that we kept in touch and slowly built a relationship over a year. he came to town as much as possible and we fell in love. one nite, he called while i was asleep and left a message i will never forget, he was called to do a audition for a major director in Los Angeles and he was to leave that following morning. i was estatic! this is what he dreamed of ever since he was a child, making home movies with his little buddies in the nieghborhood as his supporting cast.He got called two weeks later ans was told to pack up and board a plane for New York. He was in. He was in a supporting part. we put the romance on hold for 3 months as he filmed at various locations. it was like a whirlwind, like a dream, it was over and the movie was done. it opened and made a killing at the box office
we were only 17 at the time. four years later, just like the typical Story we hear all the time, my beautiful love has a bad Hollywood Monkey on his back, in the form of a needle...........our relationship fell apart as soon as i found out, it seemed that he had thought he could hide it all from me, i tried and flew to Cali to see him thru a 28 day program, he ran away from the facility after 9 days and promptly got back to his old habits. i never got to see the hollywood scene for myself but from what i hear its a bit like high school, just with a bunch of money. i went home that month to start my first year in U and with all the promises that we will remain friends and stay in touch. We havent spoken since that day at LAX and i will always tresure our times together, as for his career, i hear it going great. i hope that he has found a cure, and that he's happy. i only wish the best for him. In hindsight, i wish that i could have done more but i also realize that it was totally out of my hands. the Vampires surrounded him and i was swept to the side. Now, im engadged to be married. and that part of my life is in the past. Sometimes having a steady relationship and good supportive background can't save you from the Pitfalls of Stardom. Trust me.
Something to think about............
