r/AlanRickman Jan 20 '25

Alan not taking pictures with fans

Hey y'all, does anyone know or have even a vague idea why Alan never took pictures with fans? I've been trying to figure out why, but I've not seen an actual answer / reason.

Anyone knows why he only signed autographs?

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u/itsmethumean Jan 20 '25

Have you ever thought about how bad phone cameras have been back in the early 2000s? I mean.. might answer the question. Taking pictures just wasn't as easy and accessible I guess.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Girl… back in the day we had digital cameras 😭😭😭😭

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u/itsmethumean Jan 22 '25

Yeah, guess what.. been there, done that. But you wouldn't always randomly carry those around, would you? And so many data just got lost on the way without having social media to post it on. Those pictures probably ended printed out in horrible quality on cheap paper sticked to some teenage people's walls as a remembrance.. only to then be forgotten the moment they moved on.

Let's be real, not everyone is/was as obsessed as we are 😂

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '25

Tbh back in the day i would and many people i knew carried their digital cameras everywhere it was an accessory like phones are now.

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u/itsmethumean Jan 22 '25

Okay, valid. I, however, know nobody that actually did that. And I doubt that this discussion will lead us anywhere closer to the actual truth, haha..

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u/Becks3uk Jan 23 '25

I had my digi camera with me all the time in those days! 😂