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Post by lonegazer on May 12, 2010 12:04:35 GMT -5
I remember that Wholefoods story and I think I posted last year that I agreed with the security about that because I wouldn't want even Owen's cheesy feet near food. Anywhere else, well yes but not in a food store. There's a couple of pictures on Brunopress of Owen in the store barefooted and being shown out, but they're small and you can't download them.
No pictures from Tofino yet despite its tiny population but someone posted on Facebook that Owen didn't like having his photo taken but was ok with chatting to them.
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Post by cookie on May 12, 2010 17:47:03 GMT -5
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Post by lonegazer on May 15, 2010 11:37:26 GMT -5
Pictures of Owen and other cast members taken by a local Tofino photographer. Is that dog with Owen, Garcia?   Other pictures on the photographer's website. tofinophotography.wordpress.com/ |
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Post by texasgal on May 15, 2010 12:17:50 GMT -5
Yep, that's Garcia.  Thanks for the photos, Lonegazer.  |
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Post by lonegazer on May 16, 2010 14:39:33 GMT -5
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Post by Vera on May 19, 2010 12:20:16 GMT -5
I won't repost the tweets here, but there were two reports from a guy (from what I could gather, a photographer) that Owen was being a real turd on the set yesterday. I hope everything is alright with him. Maybe the gloomy weather of the NW is getting him down, or maybe he is tired as he has been working nonstop for months. I hope he gets to take a nice break before heading to Paris for the next one.
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Post by lonegazer on May 19, 2010 14:04:30 GMT -5
I have read various tweets and more on the Facebook page and I was thinking the same that I hoped Owen was feeling well enough to do The Big Year. I know he's had various issues in the past with depression and drugs, and I doubt that there will be much understanding by a lot of fans waiting to see him and only expecting him to be the funny guy all the time. Ironically, I'm watching now a programme on BBC Four Stephen Fry: Manic Depressive. Fry is brave revealing the times when he felt really suicidal. And admitting that he can be a difficult person to be with and often just wanted to be alone. Not easy when you've got work commitments. Richard Dreyfus is also in this programme. I think I'm more understanding as I've known people who've suffered with this illness and seen their mood swings and I know it can't be helped. I'm also a Ben Stiller fan and I know he has a reputation for being difficult but that hasn't put me off.
Anyway, I hope Owen has a rest before the Paris film - if that's what he feels he needs.
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Post by ali1988 on May 19, 2010 17:36:42 GMT -5
I have read various tweets and more on the Facebook page and I was thinking the same that I hoped Owen was feeling well enough to do The Big Year. I know he's had various issues in the past with depression and drugs, and I doubt that there will be much understanding by a lot of fans waiting to see him and only expecting him to be the funny guy all the time. Ironically, I'm watching now a programme on BBC Four Stephen Fry: Manic Depressive. Fry is brave revealing the times when he felt really suicidal. And admitting that he can be a difficult person to be with and often just wanted to be alone. Not easy when you've got work commitments. Richard Dreyfus is also in this programme. I think I'm more understanding as I've known people who've suffered with this illness and seen their mood swings and I know it can't be helped. I'm also a Ben Stiller fan and I know he has a reputation for being difficult but that hasn't put me off. Anyway, I hope Owen has a rest before the Paris film - if that's what he feels he needs. I have major depressive disorder myself and I can be difficult to be around as well but honestly it's hard to help it because I don't notice I'm being difficult, when you have a disorder like that you almost aren't even inside your own body, like your doing things and saying things and don't even realize you said or did it. It's very hard because a lot of people have a hard time being friends with a person who at times can be very mean and not even realize it! It's hard to explain, really. |
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Post by Vera on May 19, 2010 19:58:16 GMT -5
Ali, thank you for sharing that with us and helping us understand this disorder. I never realized what depression was until a friend was being severely affected by it, so I read a few books, including an autobiography by Patty Duke, the actress. I always had thought it was "Oh, I broke up with my boyfriend and I so depressed" type of thing. I didn't realize until I read the books that it is actually a chemical thing. Everything could be going just fine, and a person can still not want to get out of bed and lock themselves in a dark room all day. Then, when something does go wrong the depression can lead to suicidal thoughts. Creative people, like those mentioned by lonegazer, seem to have this issue in higher rates than the general population.
I wonder if Owen has given up on medication? Ali, does medication help for you (if you don't mind my asking)? Thank you again for sharing and opening up about this with us, and of course I wish you (and Owen) the best of luck with dealing with this disorder.
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Post by iluvtexas on May 19, 2010 23:05:50 GMT -5
It seems to me there is a lot of assuming happening in ref. to the tweets can't someone just have an off day and that be all it is? I know for myself some days just are not in my favor whether it be because of traffic or running late or not enough sleep etc. I would like to think it's simply just an off day....and not assume anything more.... |
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Post by ocw on May 21, 2010 16:58:39 GMT -5
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Post by texasgal on May 22, 2010 12:32:35 GMT -5
Back in January I was having so many personal difficulties I almost checked out (of life) one night. The only thing that kept me grounded was phoning Suicide Prevention and acknowledging the fact that, without me, there wouldn't be anyone to take care of my cats. Getting on prescription meds, getting more active, and the progression of spring (and the accompanying increase in sunlight) were big helps as well.
So yes, indeed, Owen may have an off-day. I have off-days too, and all I have to do to keep myself together is get my butt to work on time, screen my slides without error, and go home. I have none of the social pressures to live up to that A-listers like Owen have. In addition, he may be sleep-deprived, keeping late nights (or all-nighters), and working long hours. Plus we don't know how much Owen is enjoying this movie; the plot, the directors, the other actors, the location, etc, nor conflicts or tensions that may be going on in his personal life with his family and/or friends.
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Post by floot on May 30, 2010 5:57:07 GMT -5
Ironically, I'm watching now a programme on BBC Four Stephen Fry: Manic Depressive. Fry is brave revealing the times when he felt really suicidal. And admitting that he can be a difficult person to be with and often just wanted to be alone. Not easy when you've got work commitments. Richard Dreyfus is also in this programme. I think I'm more understanding as I've known people who've suffered with this illness and seen their mood swings and I know it can't be helped. Stephen Fry is brilliant. A funny, funny man, but painfully honest about the illness and the difficulties he's faced. It always blows me away when someone has one bad experience with a celeb and decides that person is simply a jerk. Seems that as a famous person you're not 'allowed' off days - sad, isn't it? |
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Post by lonegazer on May 30, 2010 7:27:33 GMT -5
He was really honest and you could see how much the illness had caused him so much pain and I remember how much he was criticised when he disappeared for a while. Shame.
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Post by SugarMagnolia on Jun 10, 2010 15:09:05 GMT -5
YEE-HAW!!! www.mynaramata.com/show854a/Naramata_Crew_Loved_Films_Green_Commitment_10th June 2010 Naramata Crew Loved Film’s Green Commitment Two Naramata residents who have just wrapped up their work on the set of Hollywood’s biggest film ever in the south Okanagan, have come away overwhelmed by the environmental commitment of the crew. With dozens of film projects under their belts, Hugh McClelland and Kurt Joudrey say it was truly inspiring to be part of “The Big Year.” The $100-million film was on location at Vaseux Lake over the past week. Former Naramata resident Di*k Cannings was present as a birding consultant. Joudrey says that nesting areas flagged by Cannings were highly respected by the film’s crew as ‘no disturb’ zones. The movie’s carpenters even stayed behind to rebuild and enhance the boardwalks and bird blinds of Vaseux Lake, an important migratory protected area. Joudrey acted as a liaison between the film crew/producers and representatives from Environment Canada, BC Parks and the Nature Trust of BC. Vaseux played the role of Patagonia Lake State Park in Arizona. He says the crew of 125 were very mindful of their ecological footprint. “I’ve worked movie sets that are strewn with coffee cups and other litter, but not so on this job. Everyone truly had a green approach,” says Joudrey. Owen Wilson, Steve Martin and Jack Black are the stars of “The Big Year,” a birdwatching comedy due for release in 2011. Joudrey says Owen Wilson even brought his own bicycle, so between takes he could goof around and get to and from his trailer without the need of a driver. “He kept the spirits up of the crew by hooting ‘yee-ha’ while on his cruiser bike, just like a rodeo cowboy on horseback!” Related link: www.mynaramata.com/show849a/Spotting_Birds_and_Elusive_Celebs_Di*k Cannings' Twitter is here, he mentioned going birding with people from the film a few days ago: twitter.com/dickcannings(Sorry about the star in Cannings' first name, apparently the safety features don't allow his name to be typed here.) |
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