Matthew Rhys

No eating at home for Mattie. Rant: I wanna be a celeb too! No bus to take, no house cleaning, no "what's missing at home?", no cooking, ... /rant My rant now... Who says celebrities eat out (or go to parties) more often than ordinary people? It may just be that celebs get caught by paparazzi when they do (and this can have them going out for lunch/dinner or to parties less often that wish), while nobody cares to report on any media whether an ordinary person eats at a restaurant or goes to a party. And, honestly, I know of many ordinary people who never take buses (e.g., my brothers) or who have someone who helps them with house cleaning. Cooking may be fun (I attended several cooking lessons and I had to discover that there are many people who do the same and cookbooks sell well). Actually, celebrities might envy ordinary people their being able to take buses or go everywhere without worrying about paparazzi or fans following them. End of rant.

Having lived there, I must say LA's bus system is not conducive to getting somewhere quickly. On another note, could you image the paparazzi issues if popular celebs periodically rode the bus. Sadly, LA with its distances is set up for individual cars regardless if you are a celeb or not. There are very few express buses, no convenient underground, too far to walk, scary to ride a bike, and it's difficult to hail a cab as they must be called ahead of time unless you are at a hotel or major transportation center.

I remember from when I visited LA that walking, biking, or taking buses/underground trains are not options there, since LA is reallyset up for individual cars, so you have to drive anywhere, no matter if you are a celebrity or not. However, I met people who would never bike or take buses/trains anywhere even where these are viable options.

Actually, celebrities might envy ordinary people their being able to take buses or go everywhere without worrying about paparazzi or fans following them. Nobody forces them to live in LA or to be actors. OK: why didn't I become an actress and I did not try to get the Jessica Alba - Ioan - Mattie - Sienna Miller - Helen Mirren - Marion Cotillard - Lisa Rinna - Hayden Panettiere .... lifestyle? I am too ugly and too short.

Nobody forces them to live in LA or to be actors. True. Anyway, I was responding to your "Rant: I wanna be a celeb too! No bus to take, no house cleaning, no "what's missing at home?", no cooking, ... " Perhaps you were just joking and I missed this, but if you were not joking, I think that you envy celebrities for things that might not be true and that celebrities don't have an exclusive upon. In fact, you don't need to be a celebrity to own a car or go to the restaurant, the difference is that celebrities are spotted when they go to a restaurant or a party, ordinary people aren't. And unless they are A-listers, actors probably cook, go shopping and clean their houses with the same help as many ordinary people. What I would mention as something that celebrities can be envied for is that they usually earn their living doing something that they love, though their job has its down sides, too.

I think that you envy celebrities for things that might not be true and that celebrities don't have an exclusive upon. True. Not only celebs eat out, are brought from place to place in limos; ... et cetera. What I would mention as something that celebrities can be envied for is that they usually earn their living doing something that they love, though their job has its down sides, too. True and not true. A celeb most certainly loves his/her job. :) They are not the only ones who love their job, of course: I saw a great passion in nurses, doctors, teachers, farmers, tailors, hair stylists ... and so on.

Every job, no matter how much it pays and how much we want to do it, has its boring, hard, annoying parts. I love my job but it drives me crazy, upsets me and delights me in equal measures. Actors like Ioan who, despite having a real talent, are not up there in that ridulous stratosphere of the Brangelina ilk , undoubtedly do all those normal things that we do. He is not drowning in work and most likely has to spend a lot of hard time promoting himself. Anne, you mention Helen Mirren. I can tell you that Helen definitely leads a 'normal' down to earth life in this country. I can't speak for the others..... My Mum used to say "There's no such thing as a free lunch." and I think Ioan would probably agree.

True. Not only celebs eat out, are brought from place to place in limos; ... et cetera. I guess it depends on the celebrity we are talking about. I guess Tom Cruise, the Brangelina duo, or other A-listers of his calibre can be brought from place to place in a limo whenever they go out, or live the life that you imagine celebrities to live. However, most actors - including Ioan - are far from that stratosphere and perhaps they have limos taking them to premieres or awards events (which do not take up a huge part of their time), but their life is otherwise 'normal', perhaps more similar to ours than you imagine. True and not true. A celeb most certainly loves his/her job. :) They are not the only ones who love their job, of course: I saw a great passion in nurses, doctors, teachers, farmers, tailors, hair stylists ... and so on. So actors are normal people, in the end.

However, most actors - including Ioan - are far from that stratosphere and perhaps they have limos taking them to premieres or awards events (which do not take up a huge part of their time), but their life is otherwise 'normal', perhaps more similar to ours than you imagine. Seems to me that there was an article about a year or so ago where Ioan, Alice and Matthew Rhys were going to some party in LA and it said they took a cab - just like other people would or should if they were going to a party where they would likely be drinking.

ABC released promo-pics for Brothers & Sisters episode 2.14 and this yummie one was amongst them:

For the large version (up to 2000x2832) check http://brothersandsisters-tv.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=150 click on the thumbnail for larger picture (494x700), but click on larger pictures and you get the picture even bigger (2000x2832).

That is a very nice pic of Matthew. A tux is always a good looking choice. Unless of course, it's one of those powder blue or purple ones that were popular in the late 70's - early 80's. :roll:

With thanks to Annee, for finding this for me. 'Edge of Love' to open Edinburgh fest http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_festivals/news/e3ibf10b8ede3faa39d08ca2c3733ac44d9

And a release date for The Edge of Love was announced for The Netherlands, that is November 6, 2008. Yet TBA for other countries.

Too bad he won't come to Holland for a premiere. :love: Would make things so much easier. But I wonder if Matthew will really be there. They are still filming Brothers & Sisters, season 3, and it is expected they will be very busy until the end of July... We'll see.

Well, at least you already know that you will be able to see The Edge of Love in a theatre near you and when, which is something. I'd like to see this movie, but I'm not sure yet whether I will be able to see it in a theatre or whether I'll have to wait till it is released on dvd.

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