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I do a fair few stake outs - usually the airports, or the hotels in London or movie
premiers. I'm lucky enough to know a couple of people at Heathrow who'll tip me
off if say Al Pacino, Jamie Lee Curtis or Michael Jackson is flying in.
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Soft approach
Minders aren't as much of a problem as you might think. You'd be very surprised
how many [celebrities] tend to wander out of their hotel on their own. If you catch
them on their own, the chances of getting a few signatures are better because
they're not feeling pressured.
I never just barge in. I'll say, 'How are you? Had a good flight?' A bit of polite
conversation and then ask if they'd mind signing something.
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My customers are just ordinary people - fans. People buy them as presents a lot
so Christmas is a peak time, as is the Oscars. And there's the 'dead factor' as
well.
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The autograph I've worked hardest for is Harrison Ford on a Blade Runner photo.
He goes in fits and starts, signs nothing for months and then maybe a couple one
night if you're lucky.
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That's on my wall now. It's not for sale.
(Thursday, 10 October, 2002)
A The only way to be 100% sure that the signature you've got is genuine is to
see the person signing it. About a quarter of my stock, I've collected myself. The
rest is from my contacts in America.
B The X-Files thing had just got going. I'm a fan and I thought that here are two
people I'm never going to meet at the same time. I think I paid about Ј55 for it.
C I've never been verbally abused or shouted at. If they refuse, I just say that's
cool, see you again sometime.
D Some people are quite happy signing more or less anything you put in front of
them. John Travolta would almost sign until his pen ran dry. Elizabeth Hurley likes
to sign, Pierce Brosnan, Elijah Wood. I'd sell Travolta for about Ј32; Liz Hurley for
a bit more.
E It's quite morbid but if you've got something in stock and the person dies it will
double in value immediately. I've had people come looking for Elvis Presley,
which would cost them the best part of Ј800 or Ј900.
F I keep up with what's happening on the circuit - read the tabloids, magazines,
the net; see who's in and who's out and what films are coming out.
G He's never liked signing Blade Runner stuff because he had such a rough time
making the movie. It's something I wanted quite badly and a couple of times he
turned my collector down. But he got it in the end.
H If this happens, the autograph hunters are not fans at all. They argue that
some celebrities are annoyed because they do not make any money from the sale
of their signatures.
I It doesn't always come off - you need the patience of a saint and a good
umbrella.
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