# Undeniably talented artists/performers who are also really nice people. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 30, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559 "2014-12-30T19:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559/81 "2015-01-07T15:38:44Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > I suspect facility with fans is part of the job description for playing The Doctor these days, particularly because a lot of the fans are kids. Quite so: [From the Doctor to My Son Thomas - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_The_Doctor_to_my_son_Thomas) ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559/82 "2015-01-07T15:57:27Z")
I’ve heard lots of wonderful stories about **Keanu Reeves** , including giving around $80 million of his income from the Matrix films to the crew (edit: [cite](http://us.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/200305283652/keanu/reeves/matrix/)). And I just saw a .gif of him being discreetly filmed riding the subway and offering his seat to a woman carrying a big bag, so there’s that, too. I bet he even helps old ladies cross the street. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559/83 "2015-01-07T17:27:28Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Who? Adam Sandler is one of the greatest actors in this generation of actors. He has been in such blockbusters as The Waterboy, Little Nicky and Jack and Jill. > **[Adam Sandler | Actor, Producer, Writer](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001191/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)** > > Known for: The Waterboy, Little Nicky, The Wedding Singer ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559/84 "2015-01-07T17:32:43Z")
_The Waterboy_ is basically _Hamlet_ on a football field. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559/85 "2015-01-07T17:35:40Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Adam Sandler is one of the greatest actors in this generation of actors. Please tell me this is a whoosh. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559/86 "2015-01-07T18:21:57Z")
Johnny Depp once visited Great Ormand Street Hospital dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and read stories to child patients. He also donated one million pounds to them the following year. It was to thank them for caring for his daughter during a serious E. coli infection. Seems like a pretty nice thing to do. ([cite](http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/entertainment/story.html?id=07e955a5-f706-4d3e-aba8-2a75049d3387&k=71254)) ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559/87 "2015-01-07T20:47:52Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Of course being pleasant when approached by fans doesn’t make you a super-nice person, it’s just the minimum level for not being judged a colossal asshole. > > Of course lots of celebrities love chatting with fans, most everyone likes being told how wonderful they are by adoring people. But some celebrities get jaded after the 1000th time someone comes up to them at a restaurant while they’re trying to eat dinner. Which is why, on the rare occasions I’ve run into celebrities in public places, I leave them alone and pretend I don’t recognize them. I have met and spoken to a few minor celebrities, but in every case it was because a mutual friend introduced me; they were perfectly nice, but arguably being civil to fans is part of the job description. No way in hell would I accost a celebrity who is trying to eat lunch or buy a quart of milk or whatever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undeniably-talented-artists-performers-who-are-also-really-nice-people/708559.md?page=4)