Now the reasons it is not obsession or idol-worship is that I have not gone out and bought all the possible paraphernalia and searched every website for just a little more information on this lovely creature. I've restricted myself to watching the movie over and over and when I'm in a crunch for time, simply selecting the scenes I like the most...and I may have, yes, even wandered onto the movie's website to check out the audio Q&A, and have lingered over a few pictures on Google Images...but I think that's reasonable when you have a healthy appreciation for something.
At certain intervals in my life I have been moved by a certain piece of media. At this mark in my life, it's a man in a movie. When I was 15 it was by Billy Joel, who's concert I went to and subsequently left wanting to learn piano in the aspirations of being his back-up singer/player...I actually envisioned singing duets with him. But I saw the light as soon as I realized I didn't have a piano at my disposal. So the dream was given up and I occupied my time playing volleyball every Sunday afternoon.
Now I am more sensible of those little ideas that creep up into our heads (I know others do it too, so no one can get smug here). I know that Gerard Butler and I will never marry, I know that he will never single me out of a crowd to sing an encore to Phantom, and I'm quite sure that he will not send a thank you note for that lovely Photoshopped image of him and me(filling in for the role of Christine)...
Surely, I'm only kidding. But I feel pretty confident stating that the majority of people, even the very sensible ones, have the same healthy appreciation for someone who has appeared in the limelight. Who is it?
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