If you admire someone's work, should you meet them? Whether they be celebrities or creators, if you have a chance to talk to them, should you? What if they don't live up to your expectations? If you really are a fan of their stuff, and you're excited to meet them, how could they live up to those expectations? If they're having a bad day, and if they're off their game, odds are they aren't going to be what you were hoping for. But the context is important. If it's a situation where they are making themselves available, in some kind of public setting, shouldn't they be, 'on'? Or what if they're simply a jerk? That could be disappointing. Would that change the way you feel about their work?
Bogart said, "All you owe the public is a good performance."
If that's the case, and it very well may be, why would you want to meet that person? At the end of the day, they don't owe you a thing. But sometimes encounters do turn out well, and you gain a great memory to go along with your admiration. Is the gamble worth it?
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