Hanging with Gerard and Antonio
January 27th, 2010 | Published in Ian-ything Goes | 27 Comments
Yes, I’d like to believe that having shook hands and taken photos with them, I should now be on a first-name basis with Mr. Butler and Mr. Banderas - even if they don’t remember me at all.
So I met my two new best friends while on a working assignment in Los Angeles. There’s this tiny film studio, I don’t know if you’ve heard of it – DreamWorks – who’re releasing a couple of small-time animated films with some obscure actors/actresses… Yeah, DreamWorks likes to pick nobodies to be the voice talents their shows; people like…
One of the pictures at DreamWorks’ “Hall of Fame”.or…
Another obscure talent on The Wall.Since the Hollywood noobie actors they selected to voice their latest films (one of which is an animation called Shrek Goes Forth, about a kind-hearted ogre or all things… As if that’s gonna fly) were so green to the industry, DreamWorks decided to thrown a little dinner party so they could get some exposure with the media, and maybe learn a thing or two about talking to the press, y’know…
And I thought they did pretty well. Like the Spanish actor, Antonio - he was working the crowd, and I managed to get a photo with him. But I think he needs a bit of work on his personal grooming:
Antonio and I.
The Moses look is so Old Testament school.
Then there was this Scottish actor, Gerard, who apparently made a name for himself acting in some movie as an ancient warrior king who only wore a red cape and a pair of undies to battle. It’s weird, the kind of movies people make these days…
But he was pretty cool, though he got a bit annoyed when one of the reporters called him “Gerald”. If you asked me, I’d say you only get to be a diva when you’ve acted in like a REAL blockbuster movie, and you have some iconic line like “You jump, I jump” to your name. Sheesh…
Anyway, this is what Gerald Gerard looks like when he’s not angry over people forgetting his name:
Gerard wasn't quite ready for the photo...
Ianyway, for me, a good working trip isn’t all about meeting famous celebrities, and watching previews of the latest blockbuster movies. It’s also cool to be there at the beginning of some new actors’ careers, y’know, to see them stumble their way through the industry, get chewed up and spit out, or even face the humiliation of having a reporter not knowing their names so when they do finally make it, I could say that I was there at the beginning.
Btw, y’all know I’m just kidding right? I almost fainted when I took that picture with Gerard Butler. Jonah Hill (Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder, Knocked Up) and DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg were all at the dinner too. It was an experience I won’t soon forget.
January 27th, 2010at 9:45 pm(#)
You lucky girl.
January 27th, 2010at 9:54 pm(#)
MissDebbieBlue: Hi, I don’t know who you are but your comment totally made my day..week..month..heck, LIFE! The writer is definitely one heck of a lucky girl.
January 27th, 2010at 10:23 pm(#)
Ian, that’s a sign that you should cut your hair already. LMAO!!!
January 27th, 2010at 11:41 pm(#)
This isn’t a lucky girl, that’s a guy! “Ian” — man’s name.
Jeez, people, can’t you take your eyes off Butler for 10 seconds?
January 28th, 2010at 1:35 am(#)
Man wearing lipstick? I can tell that’s a girl, without taking my eyes off Butler.
January 28th, 2010at 11:12 am(#)
Lanny: That’s right, bro. You tell em =P
Jason: Yes, that haircut doesn’t seem like such a bad idea now.
Anna: It’s not lipstick! =( My lips just get chapped really bad when I go to LA… The air is so dry over there compared to Malaysia.
January 28th, 2010at 11:25 am(#)
An entertaining article, I’d say! Just to clear the confusion, sacrifice the metro look; sport a Moses’s beard, man.
January 28th, 2010at 11:55 am(#)
Rachel: LOL!! Thanks for the compliment!
But as for your advice on the beard, I think it might just backfire… Facial hair doesn’t quite come naturally to me, so with whatever little I have after weeks of not shaving, people might just think I’m a really gross girl.
January 28th, 2010at 12:54 pm(#)
yay! the sex changed worked
Now to gain a few kilos to fit into those frilly panties we gave u 
January 28th, 2010at 1:12 pm(#)
This is what I get for being the only guy in a female-dominated department: they keep trying to convince me to have a sex change, they leave lingerie all over my computer monitor, and they tell our dear readers that I am a girl…
But it doesn’t matter. I’m the one in the picture with Gerard Butler!! *evil laugh* MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!! (though Nasa does have that sexy photo with Megan Fox, even though her/his adam’s apple was bulging out…)
January 28th, 2010at 1:30 pm(#)
go shave ur head bald already lah hahaha and oh nemind i met most of the current 1st team ManUtd players and took a picture with them as well, HMPHF!!
*the comment above was solely posted to Ian and Ian alone and no one else, other people pls dont perasan k haha*
Hahaha
*extra evil laugh*
January 28th, 2010at 1:42 pm(#)
joshuaongys: You did not!!! How come you never told me that?? Did you get a picture with Giggsy?
January 28th, 2010at 1:57 pm(#)
haha just me and him alone no, whole team only hahaha =D
January 28th, 2010at 2:25 pm(#)
I’ll do some shameless promotion for you: Joshua just twittered me the link to his photo with the Manchester United first team, and it is sick!! =) Check it out here – http://bit.ly/b2bOZy
January 28th, 2010at 8:43 pm(#)
Ian, if you ever meet Josh Hartnett or Brad Pitt, you MUST help me get an autograph!
Hehehe The picture of you and Antonio… chun
January 29th, 2010at 2:00 pm(#)
sabrina: Sorry, but I think Josh Hartnett and Brad Pitt would be a bit out of my league… And I’m not saying that as a girl.
May 28th, 2010at 8:25 am(#)
i love the acting skills of Gerard Butler. he is definitely a great action star..:.
July 21st, 2010at 9:13 am(#)
Gerard Butler is the favorite actor of my sister because he got this macho factor.”,*
September 6th, 2010at 1:56 pm(#)
i think that gerard butler is one hell of a macho actor.,`
October 12th, 2010at 10:00 am(#)
Gerard Butler is definitely a macho guy that needs macho roles –:
October 23rd, 2010at 9:04 pm(#)
both Gerard Butler and Daniel Craig are my idols, they are great actors with strong personality-~`
December 14th, 2010at 1:37 am(#)
i love action movies and my idol is none other than Gerard Butler. this guy really rocks ‘”:
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