Imagine having conversations with famous people.  By imagining conversations that I have had with famous people, it saves me airfares, stalking convictions, and séance fees.

I start with something that a famous person has allegedly really said, imagine that he/she said it to me and imagine the next few lines of conversation…

Andy Warhol Andy: In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes. Sean: What about people who don’t want to be world-famous? Andy: That will be so unusual that they will be world-famous for NOT wanting to be world-famous.

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Russell Crowe

Russell: I’m sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause.  If I see a particular need, I do try to help but there’s a lot that can be achieved by putting a cheque in the right place and shutting up about it.

Sean:  Sounds like you’re promoting a cause there, Rusty – the cause for putting a cheque in the right place and shutting up about it.

Russell: Piss off, mate

Sean: That sounds like another one.  Put a cheque in my hand and shut up about it and I’ll piss off.

Russell: Right you are.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine: Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Sean: You can start by losing “not when there is nothing more to add, but”!

Antoine: Perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away.

Sean: Better, but still not perfection!  Try getting rid of  “is achieved when there is nothing left to take away”.

Antoine: Perfection.

Sean: Hmm.  Still a bit of residual paradox left.

Antoine:

Sean: Perfect!

Who else would you like to see me in conversation with?  Just names please – I’ll research some quotes for them.  Leave your suggestions below…