Reason 107

A Soapdish moment. In 1991 a movie called Soapdish, which brilliantly satirizes soap operas, was released. It's chock-full of talented, well-known actors like Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robert Downey, Jr., as well as two women who were lesser known at the time - Elizabeth Shue and Teri Hatcher. I watched this gem of a film the other day and was tickled (and a bit disturbed) by a scene where Whoopi, pretending to be a fan of The Sun Also Sets, approaches Sally for an autograph, in turn setting off a chain reaction of mall-going, suburban housewives clambering for a piece of Ms. Field. This little charade was orchestrated because Sally was feeling unappreciated and needed some ego inflation in the form of fawning fans. Jason, with the way your star is rising I can't imagine you can be out in public for more than five minutes without being ignored. If that day ever comes, though, and you need a little paparazzi pick me up, I will be more than happy to pull a Whoopi and give you your very own Soapdish moment. My only request is that you reenact Sally's famous Oscar speech and triumphantly shout "You like me, right now, you like me!" once the fans have you surrounded.