Does My Blog Bring Bad Luck?
I’m gonna have to stop giving my favorite famous people shout-outs in print, because as soon as I do, something goes wrong. My dear Eli Manning and the New York Giants went down with a whimper in the playoffs. Caroline Kennedy withdrew her bid to become the Senator from New York. And now my idol Clint Eastwood, so wonderful in Gran Torino, has been unjustly overlooked in the Oscar nominations.
What’s happening, people? One word from the mighty ME ME ME should ensure enduring success to all those offered my blessing! For I am always right. (Oops, a little Virgo-ness slipped in there. The sin of pride! It’s a sin that I can spot in others a mile away, and I’m talking about YOU, George W. Bush. But his pride surely DID goeth before a fall. You, too, Cheney!
There was a joke when I worked at Child magazine that anybody I interviewed ended up getting a divorce, sometimes at the very moment the issue (featuring my fawning story of their happy family life) showed up in print. I broke up Melissa Rivers’ marriage, for example (after having been in her L.A. home on 9/11! But that’s another story). Christian Slater’s wife (allegedly) cut his ear in a stairwell with a glass just after giving me a serene-sounding interview. Dylan McDermott and his gorgeous wife Shiva Rose broke up soon after I spent a day photographing their home. So, celebrities — beware!
January 25th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
A word of advice
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:14 pm · January 22nd, 2009
To any actors who might find themselves in the hunt for an Oscar nod next year: don’t let me interview you.
Seriously. It appears that the mere act of shaking my hand, or even greeting me over the phone, placed an immediate hex on the Oscar chances of several deserving thesps this season. If your publicist informs you that you’re due to speak to one Mr. Guy Lodge, proceed at your peril. (Directors, however, are apparently safe.)
To Sally Hawkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, Eddie Marsan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Michelle Williams and Elsa Zylberstein, I’m sorry you had to learn this the hard way. It doesn’t make me love your performances any less.