How to talk to celebrities

A celebrity is just another human being. On the other hand, no 2 people are completely alike, and neither are any 2 celebrities. These tips should help you feel comfortable making small talk with anyone!

Instructions

How to Talk to Celebrities

1. Follow the same common sense rules you would when you meet any stranger. Be reserved, polite and gracious. Then, follow the celebrity's lead. If they're open to conversation, they will give you some clue. This is a strange situation for you, but they face it all the time. And they do face it all the time. If they give clues that say, "leave me alone" then do that.

2. If you have a genuine compliment to pay, do so quietly and politely. Don't prolong it. If you have a question about a particular project that you think they haven't answered a million times, and they've been receptive, ask them. Don't ask personal questions. For whatever reason, they've given up a lot of their privacy, but you don't need to make it worse.

3. Judge your approach by the circumstances. Is the person at a booksigning event, or some kind of public appearance? They can reasonably expect their fans to approach them. Be polite, be friendly, be brief, be gone.Is the celebrity at a museum with her kids? Is she just enjoying a quiet dinner? Be a real fan. Leave her alone and let her have her quiet time with the family. You will be the fan she remembers when she goes home that night.

4. Don't take the celebrity's actions or words personally, unless they are genuinely pointing out some issue they have with you. There are sweet, friendly celebrities; there are stuck up, standoffish celebrities. Funny, huh? Just like real people.

5. The Golden Rule works in this situation. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Remember that if you are a fan, you are probably one of thousands, maybe millions. It's very flattering and fun the first thousand times a celebrity meets a fan. By the ten-thousandth fan this month, it has gotten a little old, no matter how nice you are, no matter how nice the celebrity is.

Tips & Warnings

• Have fun with this. If you are a really enthusiastic fan and you can't keep it under control, the celebrity may find it as exciting as you do. Most celebrities know that their fans are the people who keep them where they are.

• Remember, a celebrity is another human being. You owe them the same consideration you would expect in the same situation.

• Observe the niceties. Every human has their times when they just want to be left alone. Use your common sense.

• Remember, a celebrity is another human being. You owe them the same consideration you would expect in the same situation.