Quotes & Comments

With my daughter at the airport I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie.
—Woody Harrelson, after attacking a photographer  he mistook for a zombie in a New York airport.

Woody, Woody, Woody. In a time of Lindsay Lohans, Paris Hiltons and Hannah Montanas, how could we ignore this?
Quite simply put, because Woody Harrelson is awesome.

The youthful bartender from the TV series “Cheers” is currently filiming a movie, appropriately titled “Zombieland.” Claiming he was still in character, Harrelson attacked the zombie who took his photo, breaking his camera.

Our generation has grown increasingly obsessed with what our popular Hollywood stars do. If they’re going to the grocery store, we’re on it. Headed to the airport? We know about it. Visiting grandma? Here, take this pie for her. Just make sure to smile and look pretty. And if they even have the audicity to even make an appearance at a bar or nightclub, bring your cameras. We’ll do whatever we can to ruin them.

And then there’s the co-star of the smash hit, “White Men Can’t Jump.” The lovable actor has a sparkling reputation. No one ever seems to have a bad thing to say about him, no matter what crazy thing he says or does. So why does Woody Harrelson get a rite of passage in the judging eyes of the American public? I mean, the guy assaulted a guy in a public place because HE THOUGHT THE DUDE WAS A ZOMBIE.

But Harrelson gets away with this because of one reason: he’s just darn cool.

Don’t believe me? Take a look at Charles Barkley. Sir Charles was pulled over for drinking and driving recently. When the police officier stopped to ask why he was in such a hurry, he was quick to admit he was going to see a female friend for a more-than-casual experience. Instead of a public outcry, people felt sorry for him.

In all seriousness, both Barkley and Harrelson committed serious offenses, and no one should look past that. But it takes quite the person to claim it’s OK to attack a photographer if you’re convinced he’s a zombie.

Just keep Harrelson away from Joaquin Phonenix. That would be one nasty brawl. Instead, let’s bring him on campus. He would dominate in Zombies vs. Humans.

—Mike Feld
Sports Editor

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Posted by HeraldAdmin on Apr 15 2009. Filed under Opinion, Quotes & Comments. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

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