Dancing on the site of the long-dead fourth wall, then pausing to excavate & mock its remains

[cimorene]

In this vid clip of a panel from Comic-Con, Misha Collins mocks that certain fannish mindset that fears, or even takes offense at, celebrities taking an interest in (or even verbally acknowledging) fanfiction about themselves.

"Isn't that weird though? We're not supposed to talk about it - well, I don't have anything further to say about it, but still, it's - people will get upset: 'It's our private thing that we do... about you.'"

Comments

[phosfate]

That private thing posted on the Internet? 'kay.

[cimorene]

Apparently they're just supposed to KNOW not to read what comes up when they Google themselves.

[northern]

That is fucking awesome.

[cimorene]

Fyeah. He usually is, in a deliberately surreal way. A bit of Viggo Mortensen, a lot of awesomely lame puns, a constitutional inability to be serious... a lot like my dad, actually. With less haikus.

[aquaeri]

Excellent.

Hint: if you're uncomfortable about the characters/actors talking about being the subjects of your fiction, you're objectifying them.

[cimorene]

Exactly.

[phosfate]

Ooo! Well put.