Fanboying NY! Will Says, Taissa Farmiga Rules! Zachary Quinto is Weird! and Ed Harris is …Ed Harris! Autograph Goodness!
Sometimes you have days that a whole bunch of fun and then there are days that it’s a lot of work. Thankfully, for MTF Reader Will he had a great day getting three people who are currently in plays.
Star Trek Star Zachary Quinto, Apollo 13 star Ed Harris and Taissa Farmiga from Wicked City.
Check out Will’s recap below!
All Taissa Farmiga, Zachary Quinto and Ed Harris are doing Off-Broadway productions (Taissa and Ed are in the same one), in theaters 2 miles apart, so I got a good amount of exercise yesterday. I brought an American Horror Story logo 8×10 for Quinto and Taissa, one 8×10 for all 3, and a Creepshow DVD for Ed.
We woke up at 6am and drove to the Hamilton, NJ train station, arriving in NYC at around 8:30am. After wandering around for a while, we stood at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on Christopher Street from 10am until 2pm, when the nice lady at the door informed me that Zachary Quinto was already inside, rehearsing. Either he snuck by us (doubt it), or he got there before we did. We then walked to 42nd & 10th to the Signature Theatre complex where Ed Harris and Taissa Farmiga were performing. There are 3 (4?) theaters in the building, and their stage doors all let out into a common area with a cafe and bar.
Ed Harris popped out first. He signed the Appaloosa 8×10 I brought and put the cap back on the pen. I asked him to sign the Creepshow DVD, and he laughed and signed it. I think he’s embarrassed by the film.
He said:
“If I took a photo with you, I’d have to take one with everybody.”
I’ll never understand that logic. Just look up for a second. We’re both here and you’re standing in one spot.
Taissa Farmiga came out and couldn’t have been cooler. We told her how much we enjoyed Wicked City and how sad we were that it got canceled. She seemed surprised that we brought the show up. I guess she thought nobody liked it.
We ran out of the building and frantically caught a cab since we had 45 minutes until Quinto’s play let out 2 miles away. We MIGHT have made it if we walked, but we didn’t want to risk it. We stood around, and the play let out maybe 15 minutes after we got back. Quinto eventually emerged from the attendee entrance.
I approached him, and he saw me uncap the black sharpie. I handed it to him, and he put squeezed his thumb into the tip like it was a clicky pen. He saw me uncap it. I apologized, and he signed away. He was moving a little slow and wasn’t talkative. Or smiley. I was hoping he’d sign the pic of him on the light part of the photo, but nah. If I was a famous person, I’d try to sign stuff on a spot that would look the best. What do I know, though? I appreciate him doing it, at least.
We got home at 8pm that night, and that’s pretty early for one of our autograph adventures.
Thanks for reading.
Will
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I have a few serious issues with this “report!” First of all, I don’t read this site a lot, but this one shared with me by a friend. The amount of flat-out venue naming is appalling!!! WTF you get what you want, and blow it up for everyone else? I simply don’t agree with that.
Moving on, my friend and I were also at both venues. I won’t get into specifics, but suffice to say, Quinto was not “rehearsing,” but he was running late and politely declined us, and promised “after the show.” I’m not sure why you would walk and/or take a cab when the subway entrance/exit was within a couple blocks of both venues? We had no issue hanging around Zach’s later and making it to Harris before Will did using the 1 train.
Onto Harris, yes he’s very unfriendly and yells at you for trying for photos. I’m miffed that an American Horror Story fan could have been there that day though, and failed to obtain Evan Peters or Emma Roberts, who both attended Taissa’s play that day? We got them, as we hung around for quite awhile there, and took the train back down in plenty of time.
Back to Quinto, he came out, recognized us, and did a photo for my friend. However, before I could get mine, “Will” shoved an 8×10 in his face, and yes Zach was somewhat annoyed to have grabbed the ink end of the pen. He then went from stoism to glee as he recognized his friends and hugged them. To say that he was “drugged up” is not only outrageous, but flat out wrong! Again, WTF? The man signs and does photos for you and you call him on drugs? I’ve seen him before with fans, he’s always very quiet and Spock-like, he’s not on drugs. Good grief.
What’s wrong with venue naming? You type in “Zachary Quinto off broadway”, and you’ll see what theatre he’s at. It isn’t like I told people where he eats every day.
The lady at the stage door told us he was already in there rehearsing. So, he declined you because he was running late. I’m running on information that I was given by someone that worked at the theatre. I’m guessing you’re one of the two guys that blew me off when I asked you if you were waiting for Quinto, so I could give you the information the lady told me. We like to walk in the city. That’s why we walk. Congratulations for preferring the subway.
You’re mad that we were focused on the stage door area instead of who was coming out of the audience section? Great job in getting Evan and Emma. I bow to your greatness.
I did not “shove” any photos in anyones face. I uncapped my pen and held it up with my photo, respecting his personal space. I’ve been doing this for a while and know how it’s done.
The point is you were lied to, yet fell for it. He was not inside rehearsing. Also you missed two big names from the show by being oblivious. So I don’t think the smug “I know how it’s done” is remotely accurate. You clearly don’t, your list of failures show that.
You’re right. I’ll never, ever see them again. Shucks.
I didn’t blow you off, you asked if we were waiting for Zachary, and I said “yeah it’s been a long wait” and you made the snarky comment and stormed off. It’s not my first rodeo, I don’t listen to employees at the venues, because whether they’re honest or dishonest, they’re often wrong. I like to walk too, but when you’re trying to get celebrity stuff done, why waste time? You can walk any day of the week. The only thing I’m mad about is you badmouthing Zach Quinto.
PS: You missed Luke Wilson too.
I’m not a Luke Wilson fan, so I don’t care about that. I only approach actors that I’m a fan of.
I’m not badmouthing Quinto, either. I relayed my experience with him, and he seemed high. As you can read at the end of the post, I said that I appreciate him signing for me. I’m not calling for his head on a platter. He was a little weird. So what? These articles are about an individual’s experience.
I knew how long it took to get from building to building, and I had plenty of time between shows. When we got to the Signature Theatre building, I was able to get something to eat and look around the place. It isn’t just about “getting celebrity stuff done” to me. It’s about the entire experience of the trip to New York. Taking it all in, looking at the local weirdos and looking at puppies in pet shop windows. I got everything accomplished that I set out to do, got 7mi worth of exercise in, and had a fun time with my girlfriend.
I’d call that a 100% success for the day. If you get off by ranting on some dude’s article online about why you disagree with his story, then good for you.
Greg seems like the type to pick fights and cry about stuff on the Internet. Get a life dude. Great job Will!
your pictures are wack! don’t mess with my boy GREG! those actors look confused in your photos
I see the short bus forgot to pick up a passenger.
Lol, dude above me has a point about the actors looking confused in your photos, however no hate here man! Actually, a thank you. Because I went to meet Taissa and Nat Wolff a couple days later and the Ed Harris pic have me an idea of where they’d come out. Taissa was great! Congratulations on your night as well, glad it was a success.
@JTfanboy – I’m glad my post was able to help! Nat seems like a really cool dude.
I agree that it is a dick move to give your opinion that he was “self-medicated” when he was nice enough to sign for you. How about tired and extremely exhausted from being on stage for nearly two hours in which he has costume changes and plays multiple characters. But you wouldn’t know that because you didn’t actually see the show. And bitching about where he signed the photo? It is the middle of winter in NYC outside of a theatre at night. Choosing a spot for signing is probably not the first thing on his mind. And if he put his thumb on the tip of the sharpie, then no, sweetheart, he didn’t see you upcap it.