From The Quotable Neil Gaiman:
“Maddy: Dad. I need to know the truth. Are you famous?
Me: No. Not really.
Maddy: But there are people who know who you are, aren’t there?
Me: Well, yes.
Maddy: And they think you’re famous?
Me: Some of them do, I suppose, yes. Why?
Maddy: Well, you see, I’ve been looking at people a lot recently. People in cars. And sometimes I think that maybe they’re movie stars or people I’ve seen on the TV. And I thought to myself, “Don’t be silly. People on the TV wouldn’t just be driving about.” But then I thought about you. I mean there are people who’d see you, and go “He wouldn’t just be driving about” and you are. So I think probably they are movie stars after all.”
– Neil Gaiman [Quoting Maddy Gaiman] 09/20/02
That’s absolutely brilliant, and fits in with something Nick Lea said to me when I met him at an X-Files convention.
Nick: So, how are you?
Me: Um, honestly, a bit nervous.
Nick: Why? We’re just people.
Awesome. Famous people really are just people. I suppose some of them let the fame go to their head and become asshats, or get freaked out by the fame and hide, but the cool ones are just folks. Awesome.
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