From a Marilyn Beck Netscape posting

ha ha i just thought of piccys of him in restaruants now.

poor michael. although it comes with the job

That explains an increase in Michael wearing those Harry Potter esq glasses.

Now, I just make him wear a hat and glasses as much as possible!"

My opinion: Carrie is jealous Michael to his fans and his fame. Or it's her joke?

He's actor. The fame (or not-fame ) and the fans is the part of his life. This is rules of actor's life. She's actress herself and she should understand it. Or not?

IMHO, it's one thing when an actor is at a premier or press event - then it is absolutely part of their job to have their picture taken, wave at their fans, and maybe, just maybe sign an autograph or two. But when they're "off the clock" so to speak, enjoying time with their family, I don't think they should be bothered by people taking their picture or bugging them for autographs.

Some actors are generous enough to accommodate fans in those situations, but I don't think they should be expected to. It's definitely an infringement of their privacy.

It's the paradox of their work. On the one hand, actors are actors because they want people to watch them, yet so many are also shy or reclusive. So it's funny in one respect, but as someone who used to be extremely shy, I understand their feeling vulnerable and they are also at greater risk of becoming victims of stalkers, but I think both Michael and Carrie believe (prolly correctly) that this is fleeting. A couple years after "Lost" ends, all the attention will end. They're smart enough to know not to reject this. And I think they prolly are very polite in intrusive situations.

American society, as it's become more casual, has also become more crass and rude. Although I'm glad many of the rules about dress and conduct that I was told to follow are not so severely enforced (such as addressing people with whom you are not familiar as Mr., Mrs. Miss (or Ms.)) but OTOH, I realize those rules were there as a way to maintain courtesy and respect, and that is disappearing from our lives.

Now people believe they can intrude on others, interrupt them without apology, and they think it's OK to talk about them whether or not that person can hear them and they feel no obligation to be discreet.

Snivellus, I empathize. I, too, much prefer direct approach. I grew up as the only bi-racial child in my town, thus I was stared at at first, excluded at times. Only in rare instances, was I called names or told to stay away. It hurt, of course, but actually in the long run it was more honest than the passive-aggression of some others. I knew where those kids stood, I never knew who the P-A kids were, although I knew they were there. My greatest leverage at that time was school. If you get As or excel in something, that helps to put things right.

So yes, it's not just public figures who suffer the indiscretion of the teeming hoard. It's hard, as you know, if you are different, and I think it's even harder now because people don't feel that pressure to "behave themselves."