Saturday, February 7, 2009

Things I love about Toronto: #1

You could encounter a celebrity. The peak season for celeb hunting is September, during the Toronto International Film Festival. However, since Hollywood films are shot here often, movie stars could be in town anytime of year.

Favorite story: a homeless man approached Colin Farell hoping for a handout of maybe ten bucks. Instead, Colin brought him to a clothing store and got him proper clothes.. And then he went to the bank machine and gave the man enough money to rent a room. Not quite Cinderella, the man named “Stress” is trying to turn his life around.

Another story: a co-worker was late because she went to a Goodwill near her house where Natalie Portman was shooting a scene. “Tiny little thing”, she said.

One more: a friend of mine was playing pool one night. A man came up and offered to join the game. After a while, he looked at the guy and said, “hey, aren't you James Woods?