What I Think of Harrison Ford

I used to be a giant fan of the man that would be Indiana Jones years ago and then I read and saw a few interviews with him and because of a few things he said I started to sense that he was more a businessman than an artist.
Nothing wrong with that, by the way, just not as appealing when what you admire is the art.
A recent appearance on Letterman confirmed for me that is a selfish greedy prick when he said that the only reason he even signed a few autographs on the way in is because the shows camera was on him.
He made the statement that those people wanting autographs were not fans, they were “merchants” and without the camera on him he would have signed no autographs.
I understand the first thought is, good for him, damn those vultures making money off him.
But, think this through, the only real reason anyone would care about someone making money off their signature is that they do not get a cut. The autograph ends up in the hands of a fan regardless.
To be honest, someone that pays for the signature is probably a bigger fan on average than people that only get the autograph if it is free.
Another actor, I wish I could remember the name, got it right when he said he loves signing for the guys that resell the autographs, not only does he know a true fan that otherwise will probably never get the chance to meet him and get an autograph, gets an autograph, but he also knows that he helped someone who will never make as much money as he does, make some money.
He also pointed that he realized the more autographs he signs the cheaper his signature sells for on the open market. His fans win both ways, they get the autograph and they get it cheaper and he even makes someone a few dollars in the process.
A very intelligent understanding of economics and a very humble way of understanding the importance of your celebrity.
Mr Ford also probably has an ego about how much his signature goes for on the open market and probably thinks its because he is so important and famous.
Screw you Harrison.