January 7, 2004
Camera phones are part of fan autograph frenzies
Star Stalking, concert going and autograph sessions take on a new dimension thanks to cell phones and camera phones.
If you look through the slide show on the BBC, where Cruise and Cruz spent two hours greeting ecstatic fans at the première of "The Last Samurai" in London, you will notice traditional autograph signing as well as fans taking pictures with their camera phones, and Tom Cruise being handed fans' cell phones to talk to their friends.
This reminds me of an older anecdote, when Tom Cruise was promoting his film "Vanilla Sky" in Taipei in 2001. Annoyed by the constant ringing of cell phones at the press conference, he announced he would answer the calls himself.
"When another phone rang, he grabbed the phone and answered: "Ni-hao (`hello' in Chinese). This is Tom Cruise speaking. We are having a press conference. Can I help you with anything?" This was his first move at the conference and it drove the media crazy". [cf Taipei Times]
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