Update on the Sean at the Airport Quote --
It turns out that queenofthorns was the lovely soul who first pointed out John Rhys-Davies' "Sean at the airport" story, originally from Tolkien Online and available here. ((((QoT)))) *SMOOCH*
It appears JRD's story is making the rounds lately, as it was printed in a slightly longer form in the January 2003 issue of Impact Magazine. (Quote taken from the Feb. 21, 2003 edition of The Bean Zine.) --
"Another story -- and this really is an index of the real man...I met him in LAX (Los Angeles airport), he'd come direct from New Zealand. We were both going to London. He was carrying what seemed like 20 bags and he's got this old man and old lady there. I asked Sean if I could give him a hand. After waiting a few minutes, I asked whether he was going to introduce me to his friends. 'Is this your Mum and Dad?' He said he'd love to introduce me to them but he didn't know their names. The rather dazed old couple introduce themselves...they were just an old couple who had been on the plane and had been struggling with their luggage, he'd decided to help them out. They had no idea who he was.
We get to Heathrow and I'm running for a connection and out of the corner of my eye, I can see Sean very patiently taking their bags off, stacking them and steering them through customs. I don't believe, to this day, they had any idea who he was. The man is pure gold. I love him to death. He's just a thoroughly good man and a marvelous actor."
It appears JRD's story is making the rounds lately, as it was printed in a slightly longer form in the January 2003 issue of Impact Magazine. (Quote taken from the Feb. 21, 2003 edition of The Bean Zine.) --
"Another story -- and this really is an index of the real man...I met him in LAX (Los Angeles airport), he'd come direct from New Zealand. We were both going to London. He was carrying what seemed like 20 bags and he's got this old man and old lady there. I asked Sean if I could give him a hand. After waiting a few minutes, I asked whether he was going to introduce me to his friends. 'Is this your Mum and Dad?' He said he'd love to introduce me to them but he didn't know their names. The rather dazed old couple introduce themselves...they were just an old couple who had been on the plane and had been struggling with their luggage, he'd decided to help them out. They had no idea who he was.
We get to Heathrow and I'm running for a connection and out of the corner of my eye, I can see Sean very patiently taking their bags off, stacking them and steering them through customs. I don't believe, to this day, they had any idea who he was. The man is pure gold. I love him to death. He's just a thoroughly good man and a marvelous actor."