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happened into Sean
Connery's official site the other day, and there was a button
that said write to Mr Connery. So I was like, oh, I'll do that.
So
I spent some time working on what to write.
When
I submitted it, it said it was too long. So, I cut some out. Resubmit.
Too long. Re-edit. Resubmit. Too long. And it went on like that
for a while. After about a dozen or so revisions, it was finally
accepted.
This
is what it ended up as:
R
House-L Crus-R Oct R fav of recent wrk-look fwd 2 LofEG-BUT want
see U more films-love U, ok if so-so pic-U=THE superstar-legend-icon
ala 1970s J Wayne-U=1 only things my dad-mom-sis-bro-I agree on-maybe
THE only-hope reach you+health-keep up+work
This
was the original version:
Mr
Connery,
I
have been a huge fan since, probably when the Bond films were
first put on video, which was around when Time Bandits was made,
and when Hitchcock's Marnie came out on video too. So, a while,
at least 20 years.
I
remember being so happy when The Untouchables came out, because
you finally got past being firstly associated with Bond. I also
remember being very happy when you won the Oscar.
Since
then, three of your best films have been The Russia House, Indiana
Jones and The Last Crusade and The Hunt for Red October. They
are also, I think, three of your best films overall.
My
main reason for writing is to say that I'm looking forward to
seeing The League of Gentlemen and I hope it's good... But --
and I know that maybe you're in semi-retirement -- and you deserve
that -- but you gotta give us more -- at least a film a year!
I'm
only partially serious, I'm not really demanding that you owe
your fans anything -- or anything like that. It's just that we
love you and we love seeing you, even if it's not a great film.
You're the closest thing to a John Wayne type of superstar-legend-icon,
since, well, John Wayne in the 1970s.
You're
really one of the only things that my dad, my mom, my sister,
my brother and I all agree on. In fact, you might be the only
thing.
Anyway,
hope you this email reaches you, and reaches you in good health
and everything. Keep up the good work!
I
don't know if you answer these, or have time to, but if you do,
I'd love to hear back.
Thanks,
Ted
Strong, 32, San Francisco
http://www.tedstrong.com
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