Personal-ity
I realize that nowadays, some 1,000 people know me more than I know them. It’s like I’ve had coffee with each of them, except they only heard about my way of thinking and learned about my way of living. These thousand people (who purchased the book in the past month), owe me their side of the story.
But because I have the book–the vehicle to talk to people just one-way, I can never catch up with all of them. I cannot reply to every email or answer every letter.Or send the emails and ask the questions. And often, I don’t really have to.
There is a fine line between a friend, a fan and a freak and it takes some time to decipher the areas. There is a thin line between being accessible and giving all access. But for us artists - whether photographers, filmmakers, actors, or writers - who need clients or followers to be ’successful,’ we must be out there, yet stay in here.
December 30th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
I read through this blog and made me think… Am I a friend, a fan or a freak…Hmmm…I guess all of them…hahahhaha…Merry Christmas Caris and I hope you will continue to share your thoughts.It’s worth all the while.And yeah, you don’t have to reply, I understand =p
January 3rd, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Yes, there are people who don’t understand that artists have personal lives that need to be kept private. But at the same time, many have publicists who are willing to whore out their client to get their name out to all media.
I know you’re smart enough not to let that happen to you though, Carissa.