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Woody Allen: Autograph Seekers Are Feebleminded

Quote delivered by Colin Firth in Allen's new film, Magic in the Moonlight:

“Autographs are for mental defectives.”

Pure fiction, perhaps. But I suspect it reflects Woody Allen's underlying view.

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Permalink Reply by Lorne G on August 25, 2014 at 2:14pm

But at least he signs them. I saw him perform in Seattle a couple of years ago with his jazz band and he signed everything shoved in front of him for about five minutes. I wish I'd known that he did as I would have had something with me and ready.

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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on August 25, 2014 at 2:23pm

The title of your post makes me think this is about autograph hounds, but the quote you mentioned makes it seem like everyone who enjoys autographs. It's just a movie, probably colored by Mr. Allen's view of autograph hounds. I don't think there's anything mentally defective about the hobby. People buy screen-worn clothing. Someone just spent more than $3 million on a Superman comic. We collect autographs. One of Mr. Allen's biggest idols is Bob Hope. I'm sure he has some mementos dealing with Mr. Hope. Nothing mentally defective about that.

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Permalink Reply by Snark on August 25, 2014 at 3:26pm

Humans take pleasure in activities that are pointless without our interaction with them. Inane things make us smile, and that is certainly alright -- implicit meaning makes our world go round.